M e n ’s  G o l f  S e a s o n

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Blake Northey, Staff Reporter

Blake_Northey@CSUMB.edu

Feb. 28, 2008

The CSU Monterey Bay (CSUMB) men’s golf

team is ready to tee off for the spring season.

In order to prepare for the season, the team

has been practicing on their home course, the

Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside.

Martin Hardenberger, a sophomore

Kinesiology major and first year golf team

member said, “Bayonet is challenging, tough,

and the course improves everyone’s skills.”

Bayonet has over 7,094 yards of long and

narrow fairways and it is known for holes

11-15, which have a series of sharp doglegs,

affectionately called “Combat Corner,” which

can be challenging to the best of players.

Sophomore and ISSM major, Oskar Nystrom,

agreed with Hardenberger about the difficulty

of the home course. According to Nystrom,

“When you play well there, you can play well

anywhere.” There are so many great golf courses

on and around the Monterey Peninsula, but

Bayonet is a true under par golf course.

The Bayonet course, which was designed in

1954, is also going through major renovation.

Nystrom and the CSUMB golf team are excited

about this, “I’m looking forward to the new

driving range,” he said.

Nystrom also said in addition to golf practice

at Bayonet, the assistant coach, Ryan Thompson

“has all the team members creating individual

and team goals to get everyone in the right frame

of mind.”

Second year golf team veteran and Business

major, Bobby Campbell, said the team bowling

night strengthens the already strong team

camaraderie. Additionally, Hardenberger said

“team bowling nights are another way the team

is coming together for this spring season.”

CSUMB Golf Coach, Bill Paulson, is excited

about this up coming season. He feels the team

has not played to their full potential but he is

happy with his young team’s progress and hopes

this season will raise their national ranking. He

said the competition in the NCAA Division II

is rough, but believes the Otter team can play

with the best of them. He also feels the Bayonet

course has both negative and positive qualities

for his young players.

“It is a great course to learn on,” said

Paulson.

Paulson’s expectations are high, “Our goals

are first to make it to regionals, and then go to

nationals.” Their first tournament will be against

CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 25 at the Seven Oaks

Country Club in Bakersfield.