With only one more match between the golf team and the GAC tournament, the Bisons are working toward a championship to close out the season.
“My favorite thing about golf is getting to travel with the team in the small buses where we get to spend time with players and coaches,” team captain Lucas Collins said. “Those are the memories that I will never forget the rest of my life.”
Collins takes his role as team captain seriously as he keeps the team’s focus on the task at hand.
“I try and keep the guys focused at practice as well as informing them of everything that is going on,” Collins said. “I also work to instill confidence in my teammates as that is one of the more important factors in this sport.”
This season Collins has posted a personal best, scoring an average of 76 through 15 rounds. Collins leads the team in scoring average and wins this season.Even though Collins puts up solid numbers, there is always room to improve both individually and as a team.
“Some of the improvements we are looking to make can be found around the green,” Collins said. “If we can cut down on out strokes in the short game, I think we will all see improvements in our scores.”
Ultimately Collins and his teammates work on improving to reach their goals for this season.
“We as a team set a number of goals that we hope to reach at seasons end,” Collins said. “Our main goal is to bring home the GAC conference championship which will be played in three weeks, along with a bid to the regional tournament.”
One of the players who is looking to contribute to those goals is freshman Alex Williamson. Williamson, scoring just slightly higher through 15 rounds at 77, has made his presence known as a young athlete.
“I put more pressure on myself than others do; I put pressure on myself to play at a higher level than my competition,” Williamson said.
Williamson said he likes to bring his high level of play to the course when Southwest Oklahoma University is in the mix.
“We want to beat them wherever we go, and, with them being ranked ahead of us in the region, it stacks up well when competing with other universities,” Williamson said.
The Bisons next tournament is the Natural State Classic on April 8-9 in Heber Springs.
