MONROE - Despite perfect conditions on their home course, the Monroe golf team fell to Badger South foe Fort Atkinson 159-178 on Wednesday, May 9.
One bright spot for Monroe, though, was Eric Timm, who finished first overall with a 37. Fort Atkinson's Nate Gilbert and Mitch Strom tied for second with scores of 38.
Monroe sophomore Matt Miller (43) finished second on the team, while senior Caleb Pagel (47) finished third.
Monroe coach Braden Rindy said it was a great day for golf at the Monroe Country Club. The Cheesemakers just couldn't stay in contention with their scores.
"We started at noon which was a little different, but it was a beautiful day," Rindy said. "Everything was fine, so we have no excuses. We just didn't shoot well on our home course.
A handful of high scores for the Cheesemakers could have been OK if Fort didn't play well on their end, but such was not the case.
"(Fort) played pretty solid. Everyone on their team was below a 43," Rindy said. "It's kinda hard to win when you've got a couple high scores."
Rindy said he was pleased with the way Timm performed and was impressed by the way the junior rebounded from a rough round in Stoughton on Tuesday, May 7.
"He's shooting well," Rindy said, of Timm. "Yesterday we played Stoughton and he didn't have a very good putting day. He's still playing solid. He's been consistent the whole day. He bounced back and had a good score today."
With Timm's improved play of late, Rindy is thinking a repeat of last season may be in the works, when Timm peaked at the end of the season.
If Timm and the other players are just now getting into a groove, it might be because of the wonky schedule this year, which was uprooted at the beginning and compacted at the end.
"It's such a strange year," Rindy said. "We've only had a couple practices."
Practices were something Rindy was heavily involved with last year as an assistant coach. This year, in his first full season as the head coach, he is experiencing a whole new type of season: little practice and lots of competition.
"I learned how to schedule really well in my first year," he joked, "definitely interesting."
Monroe will look to ride the home course to victory when they host Monona Grove at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 10.
One bright spot for Monroe, though, was Eric Timm, who finished first overall with a 37. Fort Atkinson's Nate Gilbert and Mitch Strom tied for second with scores of 38.
Monroe sophomore Matt Miller (43) finished second on the team, while senior Caleb Pagel (47) finished third.
Monroe coach Braden Rindy said it was a great day for golf at the Monroe Country Club. The Cheesemakers just couldn't stay in contention with their scores.
"We started at noon which was a little different, but it was a beautiful day," Rindy said. "Everything was fine, so we have no excuses. We just didn't shoot well on our home course.
A handful of high scores for the Cheesemakers could have been OK if Fort didn't play well on their end, but such was not the case.
"(Fort) played pretty solid. Everyone on their team was below a 43," Rindy said. "It's kinda hard to win when you've got a couple high scores."
Rindy said he was pleased with the way Timm performed and was impressed by the way the junior rebounded from a rough round in Stoughton on Tuesday, May 7.
"He's shooting well," Rindy said, of Timm. "Yesterday we played Stoughton and he didn't have a very good putting day. He's still playing solid. He's been consistent the whole day. He bounced back and had a good score today."
With Timm's improved play of late, Rindy is thinking a repeat of last season may be in the works, when Timm peaked at the end of the season.
If Timm and the other players are just now getting into a groove, it might be because of the wonky schedule this year, which was uprooted at the beginning and compacted at the end.
"It's such a strange year," Rindy said. "We've only had a couple practices."
Practices were something Rindy was heavily involved with last year as an assistant coach. This year, in his first full season as the head coach, he is experiencing a whole new type of season: little practice and lots of competition.
"I learned how to schedule really well in my first year," he joked, "definitely interesting."
Monroe will look to ride the home course to victory when they host Monona Grove at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 10.
