Golf

Joseph Gaines named ABH Player of the Week

2008-04-02T14:50:52Z

Athens Academy senior keeps his cool

Athens Banner-Herald Player of the Week

Boys Win Madison Co. Invitational

2008-03-31T17:59:02Z

The boys team won 1st place at the 22-team, Madison County Invitational played at the Double Oaks Golf Course in Commerce, Ga. on Saturday, 29 March. Here's the ABH article and here's the team picture after the rainy day:

(l-r)Coach Callinan, Blake Soni, Colt Crymes, Joseph Gaines, Edward Gardner, Tom McArthur

Team Pictures for 2008

2008-03-21T19:55:49Z

(l-r)Seated: Dani Buchner (2009), Amanda Kittle (2009), Ashley Powers (2009) Standing: Lauren Daniel (2011), Priya Desai (2011), Neal TImberlake (2010), Lena Adams (2010) (Not Pictured: Elizabeth Boswell (2010), Maggie Haden (2011)) (l-r)Seated: Colt Crymes (2010), Tom McArthur (2009), Joseph Gaines (2008), Edward Gardner (2009) Standing: Christian Lapp (2010), Sam Berding (2010), Jack Wishon (2010), Gil Seo (2010) (Not Pictured: Blake Soni (2010))

Golf Match against Peachtree Ridge

2008-03-21T19:51:12Z

The boys team defeated Peachtree Ridge at the Georgia Club, 163 - 164. Joseph Gaines was low medalist with a 38, with Colt shooting a 40, Tom a 41, and Edward and Christian shooting 44.

The girls lost to Peachtree Ridge 106 123. Lena Adams emerged as the new low medalist for the Lady Spartans with a 61 and Amanda shot a 62. Here's the ABH article.

Golf Match against Eastside & Morgan Co. @ Long Shadow GC

2008-03-10T00:19:41Z

The boys team shot a 148 at the new Long Shadow Golf Course in Madison, Ga while to win a 3-team match against Morgan County and Eastside. Blake Soni was low medalist with a 34, while Joseph shot a 1-under 35, Colt shot a 39 and Tom shot a 40. The girls came in third with a 123 with Ashley leading the team with a 61 and Dani and Amanda shooting 63's. Here's the newspaper article.

Girls & Boys Teams practice putting at the Long Shadow Golf Course in Madison, Ga.
Click here for additional pictures from the match.

Information on Thursday's Match against Eastside & Morgan Co.

2008-03-04T20:04:21Z

Congratulations to the boy's JV team for defeating the Oconee Co.'s JV boy's team yesterday at Lane Creek Golf Course. Coach Hilimire advised that Edward, Christian, Gil, and Jack played very well. Just so you know, she called the scores into the Banner-Herald, but I guess they decided not to print it.

The Banner-Herald selected Amanda Kittle as Honorable Mention for athlete of the week in leading the girls to Athens Academy's 1st victory for girls golf. I did not call them after they erroneously reported the score as a 9-hole match instead of 6, but I was still happy to see recognition for Amanda's efforts. I hope to see more girls getting after it on the practice range and in matches!

For this Thursday, I will be taking as many boy's and girl's varsity to play at the new Long Shadow Golf Course in Madison to compete against Morgan Co and AAAA Eastside. I've heard great things about this course, especially the club pro, Mr. Ed Hoard. The weather forecast is great; mostly sunny, 5 mph winds, 71°.

Many of you have requested time to hit practice balls before playing in matches. To do this, we must leave campus ASAP after school. I will have the mini-van parked in the Science & Art building parking lot at 3:00. Students who do not have class should bring their bags and get on the bus NLT 3:05. Other students should leave their bags at the Tillman Center at lunchtime. I will load the bags on the mini-van so that all you have to do is leave class immediately and RUN to board the bus at the end of the day. Wear your uniforms to school so that we don't have to wait for changing! Boys should wear green shirts and girls should wear a white polo. All should wear khaki pants (girls only can wear skirts).

Teams will be announced tomorrow in another email after discussions with Coach Hilimire.

Boy's Win Match against N. Oconee, Heritage, and Morgan Co.

2008-02-29T20:17:31Z

The boy's varsity completed a 4-team match against North Oconee, Heritage, and Morgan Co. at Hard Labor Creek. Led by Joseph Gaines' even par, Blake Soni's and Tom McArthur's 38, and Colt Crymes' 41, the boys won the match.

The girls were not able to complete the match due to darkness, but got some excellent practice against Morgan Co.

Girls Win 1st Match of the Program, Boys Win 1st Match of the Season

2008-02-27T14:14:17Z

The Athens Academy Golf Teams opened their seasons yesterday against Newton High School under difficult windy and cold conditions at the Athens Country Club. The weather prevented completion of the nine-hole match, so scores were tallied for 6 completed holes. The boys won their match with Blake Soni shooting even par, Joseph Gaines and Colt Crymes shooting 2 over, and Edward Gardner at 4 over par. This score defeated Newton's boy's team by 35 strokes.

The big excitement was the girl's team, led by Amanda Kittle and Dani Buchner, defeating Newton's #1 & #2 golfers by 3 strokes each. This is the first match ever won by the Athens Academy's Girl's Golf Team. Congratulations Girl's Golf Team!

Here are some pictures of yesterday's match:

Amanda Kittle (w/flag)	Dani Buchner
Joseph Gaines (by bags) and Blake Soni (putting)
Tom McArthur (putting) and Colt Crymes (w/flag)
Christian Lapp and Edward Gardner

Interesting Web Sites with Golf Instruction

2008-02-24T18:22:39Z

PGA.com
Golf Tips Magazine