GC golf finishes off an unideal season

Christian Castillo Staff Writer

The Bobcats did not have the time they hoped for on the links this season. However, next season will bring new opportunities for a talented young roster that has gained experience and been taught lessons by the strong yet few players on this year’s team that will not return.

GC showed promise in some tournaments but ultimately struggled to find consistency. Due to this struggle, the team found themselves fighting to finish in the top half of the leaderboard.

The Bobcats played their best golf in September and October, when they grabbed two fourth-place finishes. The more promising of the two was at the Matt

Dyas Invitational hosted by the University of West Georgia. After day one at the par-71 Oak Mountain Golf Club in Carrollton, Georgia, GC was sitting in eighth the second round was highlighted by both senior Isaac Samples and freshman Parker Houck posting a score of 73. While this lack of consistency was frustrating, them with days of high scores or vice versa. Next year’s team will know that if they can keep their foot on the gas, for either both rounds or three rounds of the event, finished in eighth place at the event and did not play great. Seniors Nathan Moore and Samples led the Bobcats on the leaderboard at the event.

“The PBC champion- source of motivation for next season. GC will trust the process and go out much stronger next year. Returning players will want to go out and ensure better finishes.

“It was a challenging season, but I believe it shaped the team in a way that will prepare them for success in coming years,” Samples said. “The last two years were very much rebuilding years for our program, but this season helped us learn to put the pieces in place to go forward.” place — out of nine.

On day two, the team played to their potential and fired themselves back up the leaderboard.

Three Bobcats ended up finishing top 20 for the tournament, and it shows a good aspect of next season, in that GC can play some good golf. The team would have great days, finding fairways and rolling the rock to go low, but, unfortunately, would follow they can find themselves in a good spot.

The toughest stretch of the season, unfortunately, fell on GC towards the end, and at the Peach Belt Conference, or PBC, Championship. The team ship did not go as we had planned, but we battled the entire time,” Samples said. “I would say the PBC championship reflects our season as a whole.”

Poor performance in the final event is a great

Although this year was no success, expect GC to make some noise on the course next year and have much better finishes and scores to stand on. The Bobcats are going to work the most so they can play the least, or at least hit fewer shots.