Spring Break Day 1

Day 1

The team started our day out way too early, but our eagerness for sunshine and outdoor golf kept the spirits high. We landed in Phoenix at 9 and after packing up the vans we headed for In-N-Out Burger.  This year we have the one and only Nick Jarrett along for the trip. He couldn’t get enough time with the team the last 4 years and now is coaching. While he is awesome on the course, there may be a few complaints about his slow driving and poor navigational skills J

The rest of the day was filled with a good practice session at Toka Sticks GC and trying to soak up the sun. It was so nice to hit off real grass, but the wind affected our ball flight a little more than it did in the simulators…  

The house we are staying in is GORGEOUS. From the fountain in the driveway, 7 bedrooms, huge pool, and putting green it will be hard leaving it.

Tonight we are looking forward to our annual mini-golf tournament and tomorrow we are going to hike up a mountain.

Later,

LOWA (aka-Laura)

Well, this is the first post of 2012.  The spring season is upon us.  I'm very excited for this spring, even more so than others past.  I think we are in really good position to do very well over the next few months.  The teams have been putting in alot of hard work over the winter months and I believe it will pay off! 

We leave one week from today for our annual spring break trip.  We will be flying out to Arizona and spending a few days in Mesa before driving over to Palm Springs to spend a few day there.  We will again be hosting a men's and women's tournament at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, CA on March 7th-8th.  Last year we had team members blog on a regular basis during spring break and I'm sure we will have some team members blogging over break this year! 

Our schedule is out for this spring.  You can find the Men's golf schedule here and the Women's golf schedule here.  Again this spring, we will be playing against some of the best teams in the country.  I am very excited for the challenge and I know the athletes are also! 

Lastly, this spring we had an addition to our coaching staff.  Former standout golfer Nick Jarrett has joined my staff as an Assistant Golf Coach.  I look forward to working with him on a daily basis throughout the spring!  I am also reminded how fortunate I am to have a coaching staff, that I believe is, one of the best coaching staffs in Division II Golf!!  Coach Waryan, Coach Maize and Coach Jarrett bring a wealth of knowledge, talent, experience and dedication to this program!  I truly feel blessed to work with such a great staff!   

Coach Higgins