Hoyas best Calvert Hall by 30

Denny McCarthy tossed in 3 birdies on the back nine at his home course of Argyle CC Thursday afternoon on his way to a 33 and Nate Cohan fired a very business-like 1 under 34 to lead the Hoyas to a 179-209 win over the Cardinals of Calvert Hall.
An annoying drizzle greeted the golfers at the first tee, but as the rain grew a little steadier over the first two holes threatening to end the day, it slackened and the rest of the way was rain free. The skies were leaden and the temps hung close to a 2hand-warmer level.
Greg Bourdon mixed 1 birdie with 1 bogey for an even par 35 and Carter Connelly marched to steady and stress-free beat with 7 pars and 2 bogeys for a 37. Justin Butler and Chris Rolle both turned in 40 although their rounds had some drama on the last few holes. Justin finished birdie, double bogey , bogey and Chris had par, triple bogey , birdie. Tough way to finish for both.
Denny's round was marred by a three-putt on the 15th green which was offset by his birds at 11, 14, and 17, the final putt was close to 20 feet. Nate's only bird on the day also came at the 17th as he too drained a long putt.
The Hoyas improved to 2-0 and face a key league contest on Monday, April 4th against Episcopal High School at Belle Haven in Alexandria, VA

Individual Scores:
Denny McCarthy - 33
Nate Cohan - 34
Greg Bourdon - 35
Carter Connelly - 37
Justin Butler - 40
Chris Rolle - 40
Brendan Peel - 41
Joey Brigatti - 46

Prep Total - 179

Will Ellis - 40
Casey Taylor - 41
Jimmy Grem - 41
Alex Church - 42
Nick Smearanan - 45
Grant Burton - 45
Matt Mudderman - 46
Sean Cavanaugh - 46

Calvert Hall Total - 209

Archbishop Spalding Scrimmage

The first "match" of the season we faced Spalding at Lake Presidential and we were very rusty. The course was in good shape given that it was March 16th so there were no excuses for the high scores. We shot 210, Spalding 215.
Denny McCarthy - 39
Nate Cohan - 40
Greg Bourdon - 41
Justin Butler - 45
Chris Rolle - 45
Brendan O'Hare - 47
Joey Brigatti - 55
Sam Spikell hurt his hand (broke it) just before the match. There were a number of stories circulating but the guys all think it happened when he slammed his fist on a desk because of a grade he received in Math. Don't know how long he will be out; hopefully, he can make it back before IACs. He got sick right before the IAC tournament started last year and had to withdraw after 4 holes.
Rough start for the Hoyas almost 21 stokes above their average last season.
An interesting note: the boys from Spalding were excited that they came close to beating Denny. He will have a target on him all season, and beating him will make some kid's highlight for the year!

2011 Myrtle Beach Wrap-up

Denny McCarthy again prevailed at the annual golf trip to Sunset Beach, NC with a 5 round total of 371 while Nate Cohan staged a valiant comeback effort to draw within 4 shots after spotting Denny 10 strokes over the first day. Greg Bourdon slipped on the last round to third place after being just 1 behind after the fourth round.
The team played Sea Trail (Byrd) twice on Monday, Leopard's Chase (Tuesday), River's Edge (Wednesday) and Oyster Bay (Thursday). Everyone played an extra round on Tuesday at Tiger's Eye but the round did not count toward the total. 8 guys went back out on River's Edge for yet another 36 hole day. In all, they played 126 holes in just 4 days.
The weather was the best we have had; clear skies, temps near 80 or above, a little breezy but not more than a 3-club wind. Everyone broke out the shorts and sunscreen.
Here are the day-by-day total results:
371= 74 - 77 - 74 - 74- 72 - Denny McCarthy
375= 77 - 84 - 71 - 69- 74 - Nate Cohan
384= 72 - 80 - 73 - 75- 84 - Greg Bourdon
404= 83 - 86 - 80 - 75- 80 - Justin Butler
411= 91 - 78 - 79 - 77- 86 - Brendan Peel
416= 86 - 86 - 81 - 81- 82 - Chris Rolle
418= 84 - 88 - 82 - 82- 82 - Jon Carr
428= 84 - 86 - 79 - 92- 87 - Carter Connelly
428= 92 - 88 - 87 - 79- 82 - Joe Reyes
434= 89 - 87 - 87 - 88- 83 - Andrew Lundquist
443= 83 - 96 - 91 - 86- 87 - Elliott McKoy
443= 90 - 91 - 91 - 87- 84 - Brendan O'Hare
448= 82 - 93 - 89 - 89- 95 - Joey Brigatti
469= 93 - 100- 91 - 90- 95 - Jeb Bearer
509= 110- 103- 97 - 106-93 - Ryan Rogers

Special thanks to the chaperons who donated their time and driving skills for the week - Mr. Tony McCudden, Mr. Andrew Lundquist, and Sue Barry.

Our next match takes place on Thursday, March 31st against Calvert Hall. Let's hope the weather cooperates more than it did last year when we were drenched by a violent rainstorm just as we teed off.