Men’s Golf Gears Up for Spring
The MC men’s team is fresh off a successful fall and equipped with new facilities.
After three top ten performances this past fall, the Choctaws are ready to continue their strong performances into the spring. The team has three tournaments left before the GSC tournament on April 17-19. The team is kicking off the spring season February 10-11 in Houston, Texas.
The team is largely made up of underclassmen with three new freshmen this year: Alex Augustine, Cole Flesher, and Landon Germany. Flesher has already broken into the scoring five for the Choctaws.
Jeffery Lebeau, a senior from Sherbrooke, Ontario, has consistently been a top finisher for the Choctaws. Prepping for the spring season, Lebeau stated the Choctaws have been practicing five times a week alongside morning weight sessions. The team practices by either playing nine holes, 18 holes, or using the driving range. They will also do qualifying rounds to determine the starting five for their next upcoming tournament.
Lebeau also talked about how grateful he was for their brand new golf facility, the McMath Golf Facility, on rainy days. He also stated the team has been using an app called Decade to help analyze and enhance their practices.
Lebeau believes the team’s camaraderie is what differentiates them from other teams. “Golf is a sport that's very individual, but at tournaments, you count the 4 best rounds out of the 5 starting players, which makes you strive to work on your game collectively to help keep accountability through the team,” Lebeau said. “Additionally, I think our team has some very different, vibrant personalities which keeps team gatherings funny and interesting to say the least.”
Lebeau wants to set MC history this year and go farther than the GSC conference tournament as a team. “Individually, myself, I'd like to make it past conference, but ideally our program makes it past conference for the first time since joining the GSC, which would be our goal for this spring season.”
Lebeau is graduating this semester after three years at MC. His goal is to finish the season strong with his team. “This is my last semester in college completing my MBA,” Lebeau said. “I've been at MC for three years, two as captain, and hopefully our team succeeds in its objectives to make it past conference. I simply want to enjoy my time and compete hard with my friends and teammates.”
Will Porter, a junior on the team, says Coach Ethan Doan has faith in their team. “I think this team has a lot of hard working guys who are willing to put in a lot of effort to become better,” Porter said. “Coach has told us this is the best team we’ve had since he has been here, so that is making us drive to become better.”
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