WHEELING, W.Va. - The Cardinals Men's Golf season has come to an end, though they showed lots of success in the fall season. Through their five events golfed this season, the Cardinals as a team averaged 292 shots per round. The team also had three second-place finishes, with one coming in the Mountain East Men's Golf Championships.
The Cardinals' best golfer this season was freshman Cormac Pearson, who led the team with a 72 scoring average. His stellar freshman year started with a first-place finish on the Cardinals team and being tied for eighth overall. He had a third-place finish in the MEC Championships, which was best on the team. To end the fall season, he had his best showing, as he hit nine under par through two rounds of play. In this last invitational, he tied teammate Sean Dobson for the least amount of shots in one round with 65. A very impressive start to his young collegiate career.
Graduate student Sean Dobson averaged 73 shots per round and made some Cardinal Golf history this season; as previously mentioned, he had 65 shots in a single round. He solely held the record for a month before teammate Pearson tied it. Dobson started the season with a 12th-place finish overall and just one stroke behind teammate Pearson for the best on the Cardinals team. Dobson saved his best play for the MEC Championships, where he placed fifth overall and helped the Cardinals place second. Dobson brought some good leadership and was able to help his team place high in the Championships.
Another underclassman having a good season was sophomore Lodin Femoen, who too averaged 73 shots per round. He only participated in two invitationals and the MEC Championships, but he never finished outside of the top-20 in all three events he golfed. In the first invitational, he finished 15th overall and shot only six over through three rounds. He finished 19th overall in his second invitational, which was the Pitt-Johnstown Invitational. He then placed 16th overall in the MEC championships.
Lastly, for the top four was senior Brandon Lee, who had an amazing second half stretch of the season. Lee struggled in the first two invitationals he played in but did not let it get the best of him. In the final two invitationals he played in, Lee finished 13th and 11th overall. Lee also had a first-place finish on the Cardinals team in the Findlay Invitational. He had a scoring average of 74 through the four events.
The Men's Cardinal Team will be back for the spring season.
