The 2017 - 2018 Men's golf team had a strong season that has earned them a 15th straight selection to the East/Atlantic Super Regional. The tournament will be played at The Resort at Glade Springs, Cobb Course from May 7th-May 9th in Daniels, WV. The Spartans are the #3seed in the East Region and will compete in the East/Atlantic Regional.
Golf Championship East/Atlantic Regional Site
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Some info about the 2018 Spartans:
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The team finishes the year with a 300 team scoring average which ranks 5th in school history.
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During the fall, they played in 10 tournament rounds and were able to record 7 team scores under 300. They had their best round at the Penman Invitational where they shot a team score of 275 which ranks 4th in school history.
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In 9 tournaments over the fall and spring, the team placed in the top 5 in 8 of those events and had 3 runner up finishes
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They finish the regular season ranked 3rd in the East region.
Senior Michael Miranda finishes his career having played 100 collegiate rounds and maintained a 74.17 scoring average while doing so. Over his career he posted 28 rounds of par or better and shot in the 60's on 11 occasions. He earned 4 first place finishes and holds almost EVERY record in STAC golf history including:
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Lowest individual scoring average of 72
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Rounds of par or better in a season with 15
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Number of birdies in a season with 107
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Number of eagles in a season with 6
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Lowest Par 3 and par 5 scoring average in a season
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Low round with an 11 under par 60
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On top of this, Miranda has also earned Academic All American honors for the past 2 years for his work in the classroom.
During the 2017-2018 season he maintained a 73 scoring average through 18 rounds and finished runner up in 3 of our 9 events.
Fellow senior Hamish Houston, has become one of the best players on our team, lowering his scoring average over 3 full strokes to 73.69 ranking him 6th in school history. Houston also earned his first collegiate victory this fall at the Post Invitational.
