Zips poised to win MAC
Posted May 3rd, 2007 by mrasor
Golf
Akron leads by 10 after the first two rounds of the MAC Tournament.
Four of the Zips' five golfers are in the tournament's top six, individually.
Leading the whole thing is Brad Wright, who is 6-under. Colin Clemente (3-under), Ryan Culbertson (2-under) and Blake Sattler (2-under) are close behind.
Ten strokes back, Ball State is in second place, followed by Kent State (11 behind Akron), Eastern Michigan (12 behind) and Ohio (14 behind).
The nine-team field will play a round Friday and a round Saturday to determine the conference champ. If Akron can close it out, it will be the first secondary sport that actually followed through on a promising nonconference performance to win the MAC (track and soccer not included).
May 4th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
When did Akron golf get so good? If I remember right, they were terrible just a few years ago.
May 4th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
I think Blake Sattler was the first golfer to really turn the program around. It can almost be considered a blessing in disguise now that he had to take a medical redshirt last season.
If not, he wouldn't be around on this year's team.
Coach Porten probably should get some credit, too. But as a former competitive golfer, I can tell you that most real instruction is done privately, not through the team. My golf coach, and most like him, was more of an administrator.