Timothy Hamm

Past Entries

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Entry 2

October 16, 2004

Last week we went to Myrtle Beach, S.C., to play in one of the best college tournaments in the country, the Gordin Collegiate Classic.

A few minutes after we arrived we learned that the long-drive contest was being held and we needed to send one person within the next few minutes to compete. We selected our freshman Drew Harker from Barrington, Rhode Island, who is proud of his relationship with the VP of Titleist, and how he lives oh so close to Brad Faxon. His relationship with Brad Faxon is very questionable due to Drew's cut-putting stroke, but nonetheless he started warming up on the driving range by only hitting drivers, a highly unusual warm-up.

Drew took about five swings then went over to the contest. After his first swing he threw down his club and said "Oh my god, look how far that is!" The result was a 303-yard drive. He had two similarly arrogant reactions after his next two drives. Two of his three drives were straight enough to count and the one that didn't, went 313 yards and was out of bounds by two feet. He won the contest with a long drive of 309 yards.

Our goal was to sweep the tournament competitions by winning the real tournament as well. We got off to a great start with the help of Mike Lebow, who is our horse this year. He fired a 69. The help of Drew with a 72 followed by Keith Rourke's 75 set us up in very good position. My continuing mediocre play out of the No. 1 spot brought us down a little bit with my 76, but still put us in second place, only one shot out of first.

After the round we all decided to grill out behind our room which is right next to the Welshley Arms Hottub. The last part is a reference from a Will Ferrell skit on "Saturday Night Live." Burgers and brats filled us up and gave us the energy we needed to make a strong showing the next morning.

Everything was looking good after the first nine holes. The four scorers that would end up counting were a combined one over par. But, on the back nine, the team shot a whopping 16 or so over par. Some may call this a collapse and I guess it was, but we still ended up finishing in fifth place ahead of two district rivals.

Although the tournament was filled with highs and lows, the end result was acceptable. The result also helped us come closer to gaining entry into the NCAA national championship. All in all, this was a very successful trip because the team chemistry went up tenfold. We are all a much tighter knit group then we were before and we should be all the better for it. Nationals, here we come!

Timothy Hamm is a senior from Niskayuna, N.Y. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.