Hilbert College

Men's Golf

2009 Golf Recap

Release Date:: November 3, 2009

2009 Season Review— The Men’s Golf team completed a successful 2009 campaign. The team competed in 4 matches during the month of September before they swung down to the AMCC championships the first weekend in October. The day before the conference-wide match, Hilbert and D’Youville College faced off in a dual meet on the championship course giving them a sneak peek where the end of the season meet would occur. That October 3^rd match and the 4^th and 5^th championship event completed the 2009 season for the Hawks.

Senior Brian Rathke (Buffalo, NY/ Bishop Timon-St. Jude) was Hilbert’s top golfers this season earning AMCC All Conference Honorable Mention for his performances. Rathke finished 4^th place (Spartan Invitational) and 6^th place (ECC Invitational) individually in tournaments early in the season. Hilbert's other golfers this fall were senior Ian Frost (Cherry Creek, NY/Pine Valley), freshman Tim Hourihan (West Seneca, NY/St. Francis), freshman Matt Lamb (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro), freshman Shane Olivieri (Hamburg NY/Hamburg), freshman James Costaines (Hamburg, NY/Frontier) and freshman Cody Troutman (South Dayton, NY/Pine Valley).

As a team Hilbert had its highest finish placing 3^rd in the Spartan Shootout in early September posting a score of 354. In the finale of the season at the AMCC Championships at Tom’s Run at Chestnut Ridge Golf course located in Blairsville, PA, the team took an 8^th place finish among the nine conference teams that participated. Hilbert earned an overall score of 731 for the two-day tournament. Hourihan was the overall low for the Hawks totaling 178 for the two-day tournament placing him 21^st out of 45 golfers.

The Hawks will look to take their experience and success they gained in 2009 and move forward with it for the 2010 season. Season recap notes.

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Hawks Drop Match to D’Youville: October 7, 2009; BLAIRSVILLE PA — The Hilbert golf team played in a head to head match against D’Youville College on Saturday, October 3. The match took place the day before the Alleghany Mountain Collegiate Conference championship at Tom’s Run, a 72 par, 6, ...

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