Where are they now?

This is the second "where are they now" blog.  This blog is about another female golfer that gradated from the program- Leah Lambert

Leah played golf at Concordia for two years.  She graduated from Concordia in 2005.  Today Leah resides in Milwaukee, WI.  She keeps herself busy by training for the Olympics in Speed Skating!!!  She also works for a company that trains elite and pro hockey players.  It is called DC Hybrid Skating.  It is run and owned by her speed skating coaches.  You can visit their website at http://www.dchybridskating.com/.  

Leah writes that one of her favorite CU Golf memories was "spending spring break in Southern California."  That was the first spring break trip ever for the golf program.  It was a fun trip.  The ladies got to play golf at some great courses in the L.A. area.  We also made a trip down to San Diego and into Hollywood and Beverly Hills.  I've posted a picture of Leah and the team on the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre the day before the Oscars. 

(Leah, Jennie, Laura, Kelsey)

Leah is currently in Vancouver watching the Winter Olympics!

Where are they now???

Today I'm going to post the 1st "where are they now" to update you on some of our past players and what they are doing now. Today I wanted to update you with one of my first players... Nikki Long (Jaycox).

Nikki played golf for two years. She was a basketball player here at Concordia also. She graduated in 2004. Today Nikki is married (Ryan) and they live in Lakewood, CO. Nikki is currently the Assistant Athletic Director of Compliance and Head Women's Golf Coach at Colorado Christian University.

She writes "One of my favorite memories would be playing up in Detroit Lakes in a downpour...thought it was supposed to be postponed and then Coach comes in the van and tells us we are playing... It was miserable. And I remember Coach getting mad at us because we thought he was playing around. :)"

She also writes "Loved being apart of the first 2 years of women’s golf at CU. Its so neat to see how well the program is doing and to know we were the start of something even though we were not that good!! Its funny because I am having to build program here at CCU as well and its neat how God put the CU experience in my life to prepare me for this today!"

Quick Golf Lesson

One thing we will be posting on this blog are "quick tips."  We will be posting these throughout the year.  Hopefully these quick tips will help you with your golf game.  These tips will be done by the golf coaching staff at Concordia University-St. Paul.  We will also have some special guests that will help with these also!  Our first tip comes from Matt Just.  Matt is the PGA Professional at the Golf Center at Lifetime Fitness in St. Louis Park, MN.  As you read in the previous entry, Lifetime Fitness is our winter home for the golf team.  I hope this helps your golf game!!!

Practice has finally started!!!!

Today we wrapped up our first week of practice for the spring season.  It was good to see everyone.  It was also good to get some of the rust off from the winter.  There were a number of golfers who went somewhere warm over break and played, but a majority didn't have that chance.  After a few swings, everyone was back to normal.  Both teams are extremely excited to get out and play in some tournaments!

Our winter home for the second straight year is the Golf Center at Lifetime Fitness in St. Louis Park, MN.  We practiced out there last winter and they were nice enough to invite us back to practice there this winter also!  The Golf Center was built a couple years ago and I believe it cost over $500K to build it.  It is beautiful!  They have 6 state of the art golf simulators, 3 big screen HD Televisions and tons of seating with bar areas around each simulator and leather furniture to relax in.  It also has a small putting green where we can practice our short game too. 

Like I said, the simulators are state of the art!  They are from Full Swing Golf.  They are the most accurate simulator in the market today.  We have the ability to hit on a range, do contests like closest to the pin or long drive.  We also have the opportunity to play golf at over 50 courses all over the world.  Some of the courses include Pebble Beach, Oakland Hills, The Old Course at St. Andrews, Four Seasons Resort, Banff Springs, Bay Hill, Castle Pines, Cog Hill, Firestone, Harbour Town, Innisbrook, Kapalua, Oakmont, Torrey Pines, Troon North, and Valderrama. All courses feature options to control such as green speeds, wind variables and weather conditions.

(Matt Just, Mike (aka.Phil) and Kevin)

Class A PGA Professional Matt Just is the GM/Head Professional at Lifetime.  He has shown our program tremendous support in letting us use their facilities! 

Matt is TPI Certified and has worked all over the country.  Besides running the Lifetime Golf Center he also is the Head Pro at Brookview GC and works for ESPN Golf Schools. 

if you're ever in the St. Louis Park area, stop by and check it out!