BOYS GOLF – 2007
Head Coach: Denny Van Houten
J.V. Coach: Jon Aydt
Assistant Coach: Phil Hamilton
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Varsity:
- The Blue Lightning golf squad played exceptionally well in the Regional tournament at Boone Links on Sept. 24. Windy, hard and dry conditions made for high scoring for several of the better players in the area, but Villa posted its fourth best finish ever in a Regional and its second best score ever with a 350, good for 8th place out of 20 teams. Villa was just eight strokes behind third place finisher St. Henry. Soph David Schuh paced Villa with an 85, just 3 strokes out of a playoff spot for State. Playing their best rounds of the year, considering the conditions, were Junior T. J. Duggan who shot an 86 and 8th grader Seattle Stein who came in with an 88.
- On Sept. 22, Villa placed 9th out of 18 teams at the Grant County Invitational at Eagle Creek C.C. Schuh led the team with a 76 and Senior Brian Hamilton shot a 78, their best 18 hole scores of the season.
- Villa unfortunately could not "4-peat" in the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference tournament at Hickory Sticks on Sept. 17, coming in second to Beechwood. However, Hamilton took home a second place trophy in Division III with an 81. Schuh tied for third with an 82 but lost in a playoff for the trophy.
- Senior Night was Sept 19 against Brossart. Schuh led Villa with a 38 and Seniors Vince Kreinist and Tony Clark played and Clark shot his best 9 hole round of the year, a 43.
- David Schuh was our low man at the Mason County-St. Patrick's Invitational with an 86.
- David Schuh fired a 3-over 37 on KentonCounty's Pioneer front nine on August 31 for the match medal, his first of the season. Villa produced some strong scoring with a 38 from Ryan Schroth and a 39 from Brian Hamilton.
- Brian Hamilton was low scorer for Villa in the Boone County, Holy Cross and Highlands matches. In those matches he shot a 42, 40 and 41.
- Will Gross was low Villa scorer against St. Henry on Sept. 5.
- Schuh fired a 78 for low Villa scoring honors at the Madison Southern Invitational at Battlefield Golf Course in Richmond Aug. 25. Schuh tied for 14th out of 101 golfers competing.
- T.J. Duggan's 6-over 41 led Villa's scoring in a dual match with Holy Cross Aug 17 at Summit Hills C.C. Villa's 170 was one of the lowest team scores in recent years at Summit.
- Sophomore Ryan Schroth tied for 6th out of 90 golfers at the Conner High School Cougar Classic at Boone Links on Aug. 8 with a 7-over 79, helping Villa finish 11th out of 18 teams. Schroth drove beautifully and solved the fast and rock hard greens at Boone with great short game touch in his career-best round in his first week of fulltime varsity action as a Blue Lightning golfer.
- Brian Hamilton and David Schuh both shot 83's for Villa's low rounds at the Catholic Cup Aug. 6 at Hickory Sticks, earning 7th place medals.
- Vince Kreinest led Villa's "B" Squad at the Beechwood Invitational at Ft. Mitchell C.C. on Aug. 6.
- At the All-A Tournament at Perry Park on Aug. 7, Hamilton's 83 was good for 9th place and Schroth's 84 earned 10th place.
Junior Varsity:
- The JV team, coached by Jon Aydt, finished at 3-8-1. Coach Aydt thanks all the players for their hard work and determination over the season. "I saw growth in every golfer," he said.
- In JV action Aug. 24, 6th grader Radek Lord birdied No. 5 at World of Sports after hitting his approach to 5 feet. His 48 was second best for Villa, with 5th grader Daniel Lee leading the way with a 43.
- Villa won its second match of the season over Covington Latin August 20. Stein earned medalist honors with a 46 on Kenton County Pioneer's back nine. Chris Desmarias was the second leading scorer in the match. Stein shot a 47 at Devou on Aug. 22 against St. Henry as the low Villa golfer.
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