The Eagles Golf Team is in Sorrento, Florida today preparing for the South Regional of the NCAA tournament that begins tomorrow at Red Tail Golf Club. The Eagles received an at-large bid from the NCAA after finishing 2nd in the Southern Conference Tournament last month.
Following the SoCon tournament, I was able to spend a few minutes with players Drew Lethem and Joe Monte along with Coach Larry Mays (see video below). The most obvious thing to me in talking with these guys is that they are team players in every sense of the word. In spite of all the individual awards the team has won this year (and there have been a lot!), their focus is on nailing a Top 5 finish at the Regional Tournament so the team can move on and compete in the National Championship.
That’s it, plain and simple. Coach Mays stated to me what he’s been saying all year long: this year’s group has the best team chemistry he has seen in a long time. These guys trust each other and play hard for each other.
It doesn’t hurt that they are all extremely talented golfers either. Oh yea, and one more thing. That battle on the back nine with Chattanooga on Day 3 of the SoCon tournament-- I say the Eagles draw on that experience and use it to move on to the National Championship.
Go Eagles!
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