The Baptist College of Florida (BCF) Men’s Golf Team participated in two tournaments last week placing second place in South Georgia tournament. First, the team traveled to Smithfields Country Club in Easley, South Carolina, for the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) South Region Championship on September 28-29. In spite of their hard work and promising results during the practice sessions before each tournament, BCF finished fourth in the five team field the first day, and then fell to fifth the second day.
Players from every team grumbled about the difficult playing conditions. The 6,785 yard, par 72 course was water logged due to heavy rains and had several holes with out-of-bounds markers within a few feet of the fairway. Strong winds gusted throughout both days of tournament play which led to higher than usual scores for the entire field. Southeastern University won the tournament with a four-man, two round total of 619 strokes. They were followed by Southern Wesleyan University with 640, Truett-McConnell with 648, Toccoa Falls College with 716, and BCF with 723.
Looking back on the tourney, BCF Coach Rick Freeman commented, “Our guys have the potential to play much better, and I think they will show improvement soon. The main problem at this point seems to be lack of tournament experience. When they get a few tournaments under their belts, I think they will begin to relax, swing smoother, and score better.”
Ryan Kirk led BCF with a two round score of 167. Barol Bailey carded a 175. Travis Turner finished with a 193, Kyle Hannah a 202, and Jarrod Odom a 205.
Later in the week, the BCF men sought redemption at an NCCAA four-team, 18-hole match hosted October 3 by Christian Clearwater College at the Golf Club of South Georgia near Tifton, Georgia. Christian Clearwater won with a four-man total of 337. BCF found a measure of redemption by finishing in second place at 346. Toccoa Falls College came in third at 376. Southeastern Bible College of Birmingham lagged behind at 478. Barol Bailey was low scorer for BCF with an 83. He was followed by Ryan Kirk with an 86, Travis Turner with an 87, Jarrod Odom with a 90, Kyle Jenkins with a 92, and Kyle Hannah with a 102.
Encouraged and motivated by their second place finish at Tifton, the BCF men asked for and got a rematch with the Tifton teams to be played at the Golf Club of South Georgia on Saturday, October 17. Plans are also underway for BCF to host a two-team match in the Dothan area late in October.
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