The 2009 Baldwin-Wallace College women’s spring golf team is looking to improve on its 2008 fall season and build on a third-place finish at last year’s Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Tournament.The Yellow Jackets are led by Head Coach Sean Strickland, who is in his first season as women’s golf coach and assistant women’s basketball coach.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The First Week

Ok so I can't even begin to explain how nervous I was for the first week of golf!! Never playing on a girls team before and finally having true competition was overwhelming for me.  I don't know why I was ever so scared!! The BW womens golf team is AMAZING. Nicole, Caci, and Sam are the most welcoming upperclassmen ever and the five new freshman really seem to click! Also, coach is always there supporting us whether we hit the best or the worst shot of our round.  

I can honestly say that even though one week has passed....we DEFINITELY have made some great memories so far.  Everyday that we practiced last week the sky looked awful and we would ask coach if it was going to rain.  He would respond NO and tell us it was going the other direction.  So finally on Friday we were going out to play at Creekwood and once again the sky did not look promising, but coach reassured us that the storm was not going to hit.  After playing about 4 and a half holes and the sky turning darker every minute, coach calmly stated that after we putted we should hop into the cart because we were going in.  All of us SCARED to death, we asked coach what was wrong and he would NOT tell us! Finally, as we were back to the van the thunder and lightening was louder and more visible than before.  After the loudest strike Nicole threw her clubs into the van and jumped over three rows of seats to ensure her safety! As we began to drive back coach told us that there was a tornado warning in the Berea area!  About twenty minutes later we were finally back at BW and in the safety of our dorms. With only one week done I can tell this is going to be a great season!! :)

~Rebecca

P.S- I would like to thank Mrs. Strickland for calling coach and telling us about the tornado warning!