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Ever wonder what a college golf team’s itinerary looks like for a road trip?
Earlier this spring (well, it was still winter), in late February the Buffaloes traveled to Palm Desert, Calif., to participate in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate, a tournament which has become a regular early spring season event for the Buffs.
“Two aspects of college golf that are really different than most college sports are the length of the trips and how busy the team is while we are traveling,” Colorado head coach Roy Edwards said. “For this trip to California for the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, we traveled out of Boulder/Denver on Friday evening, getting to the hotel in Palm Desert around 10:15 pm. We used Saturday, Sunday and Monday for extra rounds and practicing,
“They are great days but they are long as we would leave the hotel each morning at approximately 9:30 and return after sunset and dinner. The extra time the guys have they hang out a bit and catch up on school. For the official practice round and the tournament days the team is usually up at 5:30 and to the golf course to eat breakfast and warmup prior to their rounds. By the time the rounds conclude, we have lunch, and then practice for a short time, we get back to the hotel around 4. We have a lot of time together and that is why many of our players and teams stay so close over the years.”
I joined the team to Palm Desert for the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. Two coaches, seven players and the sport supervisor for men’s golf, Orville Jennings, were with the team in addition to myself.
Many probably think that the team heads to the location, has a practice round then plays what is most often a 54-hole tournament over either two or three days. A handful of tournaments will have three rounds over as many days; but if over only two, they play 36 holes on day one and the final 18 on day two. (For the Pac-12 Championships, a 72-hole affair, it’s a 36-18-18 format.)
Day one can often be grueling, as they usually carry their own clubs (some rent a pull cart) and rounds can take as a long as…
Earlier this spring (well, it was still winter), in late February the Buffaloes traveled to Palm Desert, Calif., to participate in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate, a tournament which has become a regular early spring season event for the Buffs.
“Two aspects of college golf that are really different than most college sports are the length of the trips and how busy the team is while we are traveling,” Colorado head coach Roy Edwards said. “For this trip to California for the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, we traveled out of Boulder/Denver on Friday evening, getting to the hotel in Palm Desert around 10:15 pm. We used Saturday, Sunday and Monday for extra rounds and practicing,
“They are great days but they are long as we would leave the hotel each morning at approximately 9:30 and return after sunset and dinner. The extra time the guys have they hang out a bit and catch up on school. For the official practice round and the tournament days the team is usually up at 5:30 and to the golf course to eat breakfast and warmup prior to their rounds. By the time the rounds conclude, we have lunch, and then practice for a short time, we get back to the hotel around 4. We have a lot of time together and that is why many of our players and teams stay so close over the years.”
I joined the team to Palm Desert for the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. Two coaches, seven players and the sport supervisor for men’s golf, Orville Jennings, were with the team in addition to myself.
Many probably think that the team heads to the location, has a practice round then plays what is most often a 54-hole tournament over either two or three days. A handful of tournaments will have three rounds over as many days; but if over only two, they play 36 holes on day one and the final 18 on day two. (For the Pac-12 Championships, a 72-hole affair, it’s a 36-18-18 format.)
Day one can often be grueling, as they usually carry their own clubs (some rent a pull cart) and rounds can take as a long as…
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