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George Youstra

putter tees Colorado Springs, CO

Junior

Kappa lota Alpha

Jamie Zehnder

St Petersburg, FL

Junior

Dayne Ziara

Salisbury, MD

Freshman

Alpha Delta Sigma

For Gallary Listort, Lucas Morris,Clay Whitfield,and Mike Morris,

the opportunity of hitting at the driving ranges and treading the

putting greens free of charge was a good enough reason to make

them try out for the team. But even for such a young team, playing
Row one: Kathy Hildebrand, Bob Stitzinger, Ed Cone, Beverly

for the college meant so much more than just another extra bucket Cormican; Second row: Bill Sutton, Scott Tewes, George Tripp,

Clay Custer, Alan Benson; Third row: David Foreman, Barbara
of golf balls during practice, or more than just another beautiful
Hunter, Dan Leatherwood, Dave McNamara, Fourth row:

golf course at which to play.The team recognized and appreciated David Yearick, Chuck Bonadies, Phil Gordon, John Barch; Back

row: George Youstra, Tim Hallace, Richard Stratton, Roland
the lessons they had learned from the coaches and the game itself.

Thompson, Billy Gotcher.

They had to improve the way they developed their swings and

listen to Coach McEntire

when he told them which

habit to drop and which

to hone. But more impor­

tantly, they learned to develop character in competition. Gallary

believed "golf can teach anyone life lessons like integrity and

honesty." Mike Morris joked that playing for the team had taught

him "not to cheat." Gabrielle Webb and Dayne Ziara both agreed

that patience was what they had learned the most. Clay Whitfield

added, "Together with patience, one can have confidence in God

that no matter how a game would turn out,God was still in control."

Matt Armstrong (Chairperson and Vice Chairperson), Bobby
To remind himself, Clay used a heads-up penny to mark his ball on

Berry (Parliamentarian), Justin Makso (Chaplain), Jorge Natal

the green—the side that reminded him that "In God we [should] (Song Leader); Not pictured: Hillary Bess (Secretary), Jaimie

Robinson (Treasurer)
trust." Although each player was determined to help build a stron­

ger and better team next season, one thing was certain; the game

had already made them better—for free.

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