Eagles Head to a Familiar Course for Hurricane Invitational
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- After a couple of weeks off, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team heads to Albany, Georgia, on Monday and Tuesday to compete in the Hurricane Invitational.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- After a couple of weeks off, the Carson-Newman men's golf team heads to Albany, Georgia, on Monday and Tuesday to compete in the Hurricane Invitational.
The course at the Doublegate Country Club is one the Eagles have familiarity with, tying for 6th in the same event last spring. With prior success, head coach Randy Wylie is excited for the opportunity to return.
"We've played well there in the past," Wylie said. "The course setup is pretty good… It has some par 5s that I think we can get."
While the Eagles performed well the last time at the Hurricane Invitational, the event was played in the spring season as opposed to the fall. The differences in the course due to the time of year present challenges to Wylie's crew, but he believes they can be overcome.
"We have played this event in February," Wylie said. "It might be quite different in October… We're not expecting it to be exactly February conditions, but it'll be cool and wet, and we should have more lush conditions this time of year. We expect it to be a little different, and it'll be a bit of a challenge, but we know the greens well, and a lot of guys have played there before, so we're going down there with a lot of confidence."
Freshman Noah Cambridge, one Eagle who has yet to play in the Hurricane Invitational, looks forward to the new challenge in his second appearance for the Eagles.
"I'm looking for a bit of a better performance," Cambridge said. "I'm playing good golf, but it's all about putting it together daily."
Going into the Hurricane Invitational, Cambridge hopes he and his team can play loose to compete to their potential.
"I think sometimes we just get too focused on scores," Cambridge said. "We start to think about where we are in events… We've just got to put all that aside and focus on every shot."
Throughout the early fall season, consistency and confidence have been common themes for the Eagles, and Cambridge believes those things remain important heading into this week's event.
"I think they're big things," Cambridge said. "We're all good players… It's all about reducing our bad scores and making our scores around par. Confidence is also a big thing… There are certain times when we've thought we don't really like the tee shot or some guys aren't comfortable in certain parts during the game, but at the end of the day, we're all good players, so you have to trust yourself."
The Eagles look to build on the early season momentum at a familiar course on Monday at 9 AM.
