Game Notes
TOURNAMENT CENTER:
CACC Championship
Host: Chestnut Hill College
Course: Whitemarsh Valley Country Club – Lafayette Hill, Pa. (Par-72, 6,629-yards)
Dates: April 10-11, 2012
LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. – The Post University golf team will try to win its sixth Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship in the last seven years beginning on Tuesday, April 10. The Eagles have played well in the spring, notching two team top-five and five individual top-ten finishes.
Post is coming off its best outing of the season. The Eagles shot a season-low 588 (290-298) in the Carolina Sands Intercollegiate on March 31-April 1. The 290 in the first round was also a season-low round. Sophomore
Anthony Netto (Dusseldorf, Germany) became the first Eagle to shoot two rounds under-par in the same tournament. He carded a six-under 138 (70-68) to finish in a tie for third.
POST IN THE CACC TOURNAMENT:
The Eagles have been the premier program in the CACC over the past six seasons, winning five of the last six CACC Championships. Their run of five straight conference titles ended in 2011 as Wilmington took its first crown with a 601 (300-301). Post finished in second place with a 607 (304-304).
NETTO SWEEPS CACC WEEKLY AWARDS:
Anthony Netto of the Post University golf team was named CACC Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week on April 3. Netto finished in third place at the Carolina Sands Intercollegiate over the March 31-April 1 weekend.
Netto is the first Eagles golfer to be honored by the CACC since
David McGregor* (Helensburgh, Scotland) and
Ross Earnshaw (York, Enlgand) were named Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, on March 28, 2011.
At the Carolina Sands Intercollegiate, Netto carded a six-under 138 and finished tied for third with Wingate's David Crawford. He became the first Post golfer to shoot two rounds under par in a tournament, following up a two-under 70 in round one with a four-under 68 in round two.
SCOUTING THE FIELD:
Defending champion, Wilmington, will be a favorite in this year's CACC Championship. The Wildcats return all five finalists from last year's team, headlined by reigning CACC Player of the Year, Dan Ott. Ott has a scoring average of 73.9 this season. His low round was a 68 at the Buccaneer Invitational. He finished 2
nd at the Jennison Memorial this fall.
Goldey-Beacom is the only other team besides Post and Wilmington to win a CACC Championship since 2004, winning back-to-back in 2004-2005. The Lightning have finished second or third in every year since then. The Lightning finished first at the Philadelphia Fall Classic, defeating Division I school, Drexel, with a 300. They have finished in the top-3 in six of their nine tournaments this season.
COURSE INFORMATION:
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club is a private course located in Lafayette Hill, Pa. The course is a par 72 and, from the championship tees, plays 6,629-yards. The course rating is 72.6 and it has a slope of 134.
ON THE HORIZON:
Next up for the Eagles is the NCAA Super Regional on May 5-6. It will be played at Hershey Links in Hershey, Pa.
