Godfrey sets new Harry Mussatto Golf Course record
Mike Vaught
Issue date: 9/2/09 Section: Sports
Sophomore golfer Andrew Godfrey set a new record at the Harry Mussatto Golf Course, shooting a 61 for the round.
"It was a little match between another one of my teammates Jake Weeber, and Claire Gursh and Lindsay Wandrey from the women's team," Godfrey said. "It was just a practice round, just to get back into the swing of things and get to know the course again before tryouts."
Godfrey started the round with an eagle on the first hole and birdied the next two holes, to drop to four under. He would go on to make two more birdies to finish at six under through the front nine.
"It actually started out real quick," Godfrey said. "I was four under after three holes, and that kind of sets the tone right there. I made a couple good pars coming in on the front side to shoot 30, which was pretty solid on that side, I've never done that before."
Almost as impressive as his score for the round was his composure. Godfrey knew how well he was playing, and was still able to keep his cool and play well on the back nine. He finished by making five more birdies to get to 11 under for the round and set the new course record as well.
"I just tried not to think about it on the back side," Godfrey said. "It was just me trying to focus, to play my own game, and just try to talk to my teammates about other things like sports."
Godfrey was redshirted last year, which left him unable to play for the team. However, he is a competitor, and even though being redshirted was a disappointment, he seemed to use it as motivation to improve this year.
"I just went to work during the school year and the rest of the year," Godfrey said. "During the summer I worked pretty hard and tried to see where it all went. Shooting a 61 was great, to see that my work during the summer paid off."
Godfrey's record breaking performance was a testament to how hard he has worked over the summer in order to improve his game.
"He's had a good summer," Blasi said. "He's won a couple tournaments, and I knew that he was playing well."
Blasi expected that Godfrey would find his place on the team and believes that if he can keep this up then he should have no problem finding his place.
"He doesn't have a lot of experience playing at the collegiate level," Blasi said. "But he has a very good shot at being in our top five. We have a deep team with competition for all the spots, and right now he's in third place, and I expect him to be right up there."
Godfrey may continue to play well as the Leathernecks prepare for the upcoming season, although, even he will admit that there is some pressure to go back out there and do it again.
"Every time you go out again, you think 'can I do that again?'" Godfrey said. "It's kind of cool to think about it every now and then, but it's a great task that I never thought I could do."
Godfrey's record-breaking performance gives him hope for the season, and when he graduates his scorecard will be on the wall in honor of his performance.
"It was a little match between another one of my teammates Jake Weeber, and Claire Gursh and Lindsay Wandrey from the women's team," Godfrey said. "It was just a practice round, just to get back into the swing of things and get to know the course again before tryouts."
Godfrey started the round with an eagle on the first hole and birdied the next two holes, to drop to four under. He would go on to make two more birdies to finish at six under through the front nine.
"It actually started out real quick," Godfrey said. "I was four under after three holes, and that kind of sets the tone right there. I made a couple good pars coming in on the front side to shoot 30, which was pretty solid on that side, I've never done that before."
Almost as impressive as his score for the round was his composure. Godfrey knew how well he was playing, and was still able to keep his cool and play well on the back nine. He finished by making five more birdies to get to 11 under for the round and set the new course record as well.
"I just tried not to think about it on the back side," Godfrey said. "It was just me trying to focus, to play my own game, and just try to talk to my teammates about other things like sports."
Godfrey was redshirted last year, which left him unable to play for the team. However, he is a competitor, and even though being redshirted was a disappointment, he seemed to use it as motivation to improve this year.
"I just went to work during the school year and the rest of the year," Godfrey said. "During the summer I worked pretty hard and tried to see where it all went. Shooting a 61 was great, to see that my work during the summer paid off."
Godfrey's record breaking performance was a testament to how hard he has worked over the summer in order to improve his game.
"He's had a good summer," Blasi said. "He's won a couple tournaments, and I knew that he was playing well."
Blasi expected that Godfrey would find his place on the team and believes that if he can keep this up then he should have no problem finding his place.
"He doesn't have a lot of experience playing at the collegiate level," Blasi said. "But he has a very good shot at being in our top five. We have a deep team with competition for all the spots, and right now he's in third place, and I expect him to be right up there."
Godfrey may continue to play well as the Leathernecks prepare for the upcoming season, although, even he will admit that there is some pressure to go back out there and do it again.
"Every time you go out again, you think 'can I do that again?'" Godfrey said. "It's kind of cool to think about it every now and then, but it's a great task that I never thought I could do."
Godfrey's record-breaking performance gives him hope for the season, and when he graduates his scorecard will be on the wall in honor of his performance.
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