Spring 2010 Golf Team
FRONT ROW: Mike Baltus and Nick Morocco
BACK ROW: Head Coach Bobby Cala, Jesse Sopczak, Zack Underwood, Ron Ritner, Assistant Coach Bob Brodnon
May 5, 2010
At tonight’s Athletic Awards Banquet, Jesse Sopczak was give the Coach's Award for his performance during this season.
May 3, 2010
At the OCCAC conference tournament today, three Lakeland golfers qualified for next weekend’s regional tournament. The conference tournament was played at the Belmont Country Club in Perrysburg, Ohio. Two eighteen-hole rounds were played.
Team leader Jesse Sopczak recovered from an average performance in the first round to shoot two over par in the second round. Ron Ritner and Nick Morocco also qualified for the regional tournament.
Team scores for each round, as well as the team totals are listed below. These scores are followed by the individual scores of the Lakeland golfers in each round, and their total score.
TEAM SCORES
Columbus State CC 319-318-637
Owens CC 333-307-640
Cincinnati State T&CC 340-312-652
Lakeland CC 333-331-664
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Jesse Sopczak 81-74-155
Nick Morocco 81-83-164
Ron Ritner 85-86-171
Mike Baltus 85-89-174
Zack Underwood 101-89-190
April 30, 2010
It was 85 degrees and sunny, a perfect day for golf, but Cincinnati State dominated the field on their home course at the Wildwood Golf Course in Middleton, Ohio. The Lakers finished in their usual spot in the field; however, Owens, Columbus and Lakeland’s scores were only seven strokes apart on the par 71 course.
In a rather unusual finish, Lakeland’s top four golfers all shot an 83 on the day.
The OCCAC tournament takes place on Monday, May 03, at the Belmont Country Club.
TEAM SCORES LCC INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Cincinnati State 308 Jesse Sopczak 83
Owens CC 325 Ron Ritner 83
Columbus State 327 Zack Underwood 83
Lakeland CC 332 Nick Morocco 83
Lorain (only three golfers) Mike Baltus 86
April 23, 2010
OCCAC match hosted by Lakeland Community College on the Devlin Course at Quail Hollow Country Club
TEAM SCORES LCC INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Columbus St. 304 Jesse Sopczak 79
Owens 308 Ron Ritner 82
Cincinnati St. 314 Mike Baltus 89
Lakeland 342 Nick Morocco 92|
Lorain County 347 Zack Underwood 95
April 22, 2010
OCCAC match hosted by Lorain County Community College at the Elyria Country Club
TEAM SCORES LCC INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Columbus St. 313 Jesse Sopczak 76
Cincinnati St. 318 Mike Baltus 84
Owens 328 Ron Ritner 86
Lakeland 341 Zack Underwood 95
Lorain County 378 Nick Morocco 95
April 21,2010
The golf team's participation in the Owens Invitational, scheduled for Monday, April 26, has been cancelled.
April 13, 2010
In back-to-back conference matches the team took twenty strokes off of its team score, unfortunately, the rest of the field posted similar improvement at the Northstar Golf Course in Columbus. The Lakers again finished fourth out of five teams, ahead of Lorain but behind Owens, Columbus and Cincinnati who continue to jockey for position at the top of the league standings.
Jesse Sopczak continues to lead the team. He shot a respectable 74 (two over par), but there was no first place finish today as Blake Harpenan from Cincinnati shot a 68 to pace the Surge.
The team will be shooting practice rounds at Quail Hollow this week, in preparation for next week’s home match. On Thursday, April 22nd the team will play at Elyria Country Club, before hosting the conference teams on Friday the 23rd at Quail Hollow Country Club.
Team and individual scores from today’s match in Columbus follow.
TEAM SCORES LAKELAND SCORES
Cincinnati 306 Jesse Sopczak 74
Owens 307 Nick Morocco 79
Columbus 312 Mike Baltus 82
Lakeland 319 Ron Ritner 84
Lorain 332 Zack Underwood 90
April 12, 2010
Lakeland golfer Jesse Sopczak was the medalist in this conference match played at Belmont Country Club and hosted by Owens Community College. Sopczak shot a 77 to lead the field, along with Preston Robenette of Columbus State. Team and individual scores are below.
TEAM SCORES LAKELAND SCORES
Owens 324 Jesse Sopczak 77
Columbus State 325 Ron Ritner 84
Cincinnati State 329 Zack Underwood 89
Lakeland 339 Nick Morocco 89
Lorain 387 Mike Baltus 93
April 2, 2010
The Lakers participated in their first tournament this weekend. They were the only junior college in the field of the John Carroll University Spring Invitational Golf Tournament that was played at Fowler’s Mill in Chester Township.
First time jitters plagued the inexperienced Lakers, who finished last in the eight team field. However, Zack Underwood did finish in the top 20.
The tournament, played on Friday, was the first of three days on the links for the team. Coach Bobby Cala was pleased with the team’s improvement as the weekend progressed.
The team scrimmaged at Wildwood and Northstar Country Clubs on Saturday and Sunday. These are the home courses for Cincinnati State Tech and CC and Columbus State CC respectively, and the team will play them again later this season in conference play.
This week the team will play Forest Hills Country Club in Lorain, in a non-conference match.
Individual scores from the John Carroll Tournament are listed below. The team played a total of 27 holes. The scores are the first nine holes, followed by their score on 18.
Zack Underwood 36 – 79
Ron Ritner 36 – 81
Jesse Sopczak 41 - 86
Mike Baltus 38 – 89
Nick Morocco 44 - 89
Spring 2010
The golf team made their annual trek to South Carolina over spring break. Coach Cala schedules the team to play 36 holes a day. The team stays, and plays at the Hickory Knob Resort that is located on the Georgia border. However, they sometimes squeeze in a side trip to see the sites. A highlight is always a visit to the legendary Augusta National Golf Club.
 
Although Augusta is a private club and the golf team cannot golf there, they do enjoy visiting one of golf's most renowned courses. Here the team takes a look down the club's entrance drive, Magnolia Lane.
S.T.A.R. Student Athletes: Fall 2009
Congratulations to Jesse Sopczak and Zachary Underwood who each achieved a 3.0 grade point average during the fall semester, while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours.
FALL 2009 -- GOLF TEAM SCRIMMAGES/ACTIVITIES
The golf team’s home course is Quail Hollow Country Club in Concord Township. In addition to playing that course this fall, the team will also participate in the following events:
Wednesday, September 2 @ 1:00 @ Little Mountain Country Club in Concord Township.
Wednesday, September 9 @ 1:00 @ Forest Hills Country Club in Elyria.
Saturday, September 12 @ 8:30 Shotgun Start @ the Great Lakes Invitational at Blackbrook Country Club in Mentor.
Wednesday, September 16 @ 1:00 @ Little Mountain Country Club in Concord Township.
Saturday, September 26 @ 1:00 the team will host a Challenge Hole during the Lakeland Community College Athletic Department Golf Outing at Quail Hollow Country Club in Concord Township.
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