Sooo, I graduated college yesterday. wow crazy. And I'm so glad that I decided to golf this year, after playing softball for 3 years at BW, i went out of golf this year and I'm really glad that I did. I have made some of the best friends one could ever ask for this year while golfing, it was such a great experience and I'm really glad that I had the privaledge to meet all of you and spend tons of time with you. Like the picture says that i picniked, friends that turned into family, you guys will always be my little golf family and i hope that we stay in touch, which i know that we will specially since were playing in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the end of may. But i guess i really wanna thank you guys for being part of my senior year and being great friends. I love you all and cant wait til we hang out soon! and get our amazing neon green shirts!!! Love all of you!!! Pretty Princesses and Mighty Ducks ruleeeeeeeeeee.
I also wanna thank you coach, for putting up with all my crap haha. I know that I can be difficult at times, but thanks for working with me. :) And always being there for us!
Dont forget,
You can pay for school but you cant buy class! :-)
oh & BW GOLF-"COMIN IN HOT!"
PEACEEEEE OUTTTT BWWWWW :-)
ITS BEEN REAL
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Thanks Ladies!!
It’s been a couple of weeks since our year ended and I finally have a chance to sit down and recap our year a little bit. It has been an exciting year in which we are rebuilding the program to get back to the days when BW was one of the better golf teams in the nation. Our captain, Lydia Cole, was named All-OAC and received BW’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year award. We competed in the most tournaments BW has competed in since the 2003-04 season when the team was ranked #25 in the nation coming into the season. On top of that, and just as important, the team has formed special friendships that will last a lifetime : ) It has been a very fun year and has me very excited about what is to come for the future of women’s golf at Baldwin-Wallace!
First, I have to recap our OAC Conference Championship tournament. Our goal at OAC’s was to finish 3rd as a team. The top 2 teams, Otterbein and Ohio Northern, were in the top 20 in the nation so no one was catching them this year (notice I said this year!). So our goal was to be the best of the rest and finish 3rd in the conference. The great thing about setting that goal is the whole team completely bought into it and it was the big motivating force of our spring season.
Unfortunately we did not reach that goal. However, what I liked the best about how the team handled not reaching our goal was that they didn’t make any excuses. We lost our overall #3 and #4 best scorers for the year due to injury and early graduation. We also had a rough weekend at OAC’s where not everyone had the type of rounds they thought they should have. But yet there was never an excuse made. They just kept fighting through the adversity and really believed they could still reach their goal.
Sometimes when you go through a season you are so caught up in it that you don’t take time to realize what all is happening. That’s why it’s great to have an end of the year get-together or dinner to kind of wrap everything up. We did that as a team as we had a team dinner at Macaroni Grill. It was so great to look around and see just how much this team really got along. They laughed and shared stories of the season and had a great time together. The underclassmen even got the seniors some gifts which was really nice. From the words expressed to each other, and just the overall feeling of the night, it was very apparent that this team had grown very close as a team.
Honestly, I couldn’t be more proud of our team for all they accomplished and how far they have brought the program in just one short year. Our biggest thing to do this year was to change the culture of women’s collegiate golf at BW. We weren’t as concerned with how we did golfing this year because we had so much adversity to overcome, but we did want to change the overall culture inside the golf program. We needed to be more disciplined; more committed; and take more pride in being a golfer on the BW women’s golf team! These ladies not only reached that goal, but they exceeded it. They have laid a GREAT foundation for the future of the program which is so very important!
Less than 10 years ago the team was back to back conference champs and finished in the top 10 in the nation. It’s our goal to get the program back to that point! The ladies this year have taken care of changing the culture inside the program, which I think was a HUGE part in the fact we were able to recruit a very good freshmen class. The team worked very hard at making sure that recruits saw what they were all about and where we were headed as a golf program. I expect this momentum in recruiting to continue as we head into recruiting another very good class with 2010 graduates! The future looks VERY bright for the golf program here at BW!
Thanks for a GREAT year ladies!! As the BW women’s golf program continues to grow and improve, I want you to be able to look back at this year and see what a huge difference you all have made to make the program better. You should take great pride in the fact you did the hardest part of building a program, which is to lay the foundation for success. It might not have shown up in our win-loss record, or where we finished at OAC’s, but it will show up in the future success of the program. And you all were a BIG part of the reason that BW women’s golf will be back on top! Thanks Ladies….you are the best!!
Coach Strickland
First, I have to recap our OAC Conference Championship tournament. Our goal at OAC’s was to finish 3rd as a team. The top 2 teams, Otterbein and Ohio Northern, were in the top 20 in the nation so no one was catching them this year (notice I said this year!). So our goal was to be the best of the rest and finish 3rd in the conference. The great thing about setting that goal is the whole team completely bought into it and it was the big motivating force of our spring season.
Unfortunately we did not reach that goal. However, what I liked the best about how the team handled not reaching our goal was that they didn’t make any excuses. We lost our overall #3 and #4 best scorers for the year due to injury and early graduation. We also had a rough weekend at OAC’s where not everyone had the type of rounds they thought they should have. But yet there was never an excuse made. They just kept fighting through the adversity and really believed they could still reach their goal.
Sometimes when you go through a season you are so caught up in it that you don’t take time to realize what all is happening. That’s why it’s great to have an end of the year get-together or dinner to kind of wrap everything up. We did that as a team as we had a team dinner at Macaroni Grill. It was so great to look around and see just how much this team really got along. They laughed and shared stories of the season and had a great time together. The underclassmen even got the seniors some gifts which was really nice. From the words expressed to each other, and just the overall feeling of the night, it was very apparent that this team had grown very close as a team.
Honestly, I couldn’t be more proud of our team for all they accomplished and how far they have brought the program in just one short year. Our biggest thing to do this year was to change the culture of women’s collegiate golf at BW. We weren’t as concerned with how we did golfing this year because we had so much adversity to overcome, but we did want to change the overall culture inside the golf program. We needed to be more disciplined; more committed; and take more pride in being a golfer on the BW women’s golf team! These ladies not only reached that goal, but they exceeded it. They have laid a GREAT foundation for the future of the program which is so very important!
Less than 10 years ago the team was back to back conference champs and finished in the top 10 in the nation. It’s our goal to get the program back to that point! The ladies this year have taken care of changing the culture inside the program, which I think was a HUGE part in the fact we were able to recruit a very good freshmen class. The team worked very hard at making sure that recruits saw what they were all about and where we were headed as a golf program. I expect this momentum in recruiting to continue as we head into recruiting another very good class with 2010 graduates! The future looks VERY bright for the golf program here at BW!
Thanks for a GREAT year ladies!! As the BW women’s golf program continues to grow and improve, I want you to be able to look back at this year and see what a huge difference you all have made to make the program better. You should take great pride in the fact you did the hardest part of building a program, which is to lay the foundation for success. It might not have shown up in our win-loss record, or where we finished at OAC’s, but it will show up in the future success of the program. And you all were a BIG part of the reason that BW women’s golf will be back on top! Thanks Ladies….you are the best!!
Coach Strickland
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Some Pictures From OACs!
Ali sporting her Prom dress for us!
Our whole team at OACs!
Our seniors, Lindsey and Lydia, being recognized with Coach.
Honorable Mention - Lydia Cole!
All the OAC seniors with their coaches.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Pink Nailed Golfers.. We're Comin' in HOT!
Hi everyone! :) This past weekend we had our OAC Championship. We all played really hard and we had a great last weekend together. Lydia, our senior captain, received Honorable Mention so high five to that! And Lindsey, our other senior, shot her career low of 90! Woohoo!! :) On Friday, we drove down to River Greens for our practice round which was very useful because we got to test out how to play in the wind for Saturday. After a day of practice, Ali's family had a big cookout for us, which was AWESOME! We are so thankful for everything they do for us!! We had a lot of fun and it was great weather to be outside having some fun! On Saturday we played with Otterbein and Capital and on Sunday we played with Muskingum and Wilmington. At the end of the tournament on Sunday, we stayed for the awards session which our seniors were recognized and Lydia received her awards. I have to say that the best part of the weekend would be our pink nailpolish. I painted everyone's nails bright pink for Sunday and we looked stunning!! :) Overall, we had a great weekend and really bonded as a team. Thank you so much to Coach who was battling strep throat all weekend for sticking it out for us. We appreciate it so much and wouldn't be able to do it without you! The spring season ended on a good note and we are certainly going to miss our seniors. We have had so much fun over the course of the year and we have all improved our golf game a lot. Next year is right around the corner and we are looking forward to it already! Have a great week!! :)
- Nicole AKA "Doyle"
COMIN IN HOT!!!!
So this past weekend we had OACs. It was by far the best weather we (I) have ever played OACs in. It was so hot!!!! I didn't play very well this weekend, actually I can't lie....I played awful. I'm not sure what my problem was but all I have to say is stuff happens you have an off day. I just hope I never have another one. lol On a better note Linds had her career low (90). It was a great way for her to end the year. She played the rounds so fast we were on hole 12 by the time she was on 18. WOW. Other then this we had a great weekend. It was great to see parents come out for the event. Nicole,linds, ali, and caci all had family come down at some point during the weekend.
It will be sad leaving such a great team. We have really bonded this year and have really come together as a golf team. The new coach has really put some structure into the team which I think we needed. I know that the team will only improve from here...i just wish i had more time to spend.
So over all golf this weekend was great. Coach was sick but he hung in there. We had a great time at Mr. Lees (we ate there) and hanging out in the hotel room. Ali had a great time at PROM :) and we all got our nails painted bright pink for the last day of OACs. I don' t think that really helped me at all...lol. We have the team dinner on Thursday and are going to get shirts that say coming in hot before we leave from summer. :) Ok thats all I got for right now!
It will be sad leaving such a great team. We have really bonded this year and have really come together as a golf team. The new coach has really put some structure into the team which I think we needed. I know that the team will only improve from here...i just wish i had more time to spend.
So over all golf this weekend was great. Coach was sick but he hung in there. We had a great time at Mr. Lees (we ate there) and hanging out in the hotel room. Ali had a great time at PROM :) and we all got our nails painted bright pink for the last day of OACs. I don' t think that really helped me at all...lol. We have the team dinner on Thursday and are going to get shirts that say coming in hot before we leave from summer. :) Ok thats all I got for right now!
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