The fifth in our series of profiles of local college golf programs. John Edholm, head coach of the Medaille College men\u2019s golf team, completed our questionaire, and we thank him and assistant coach Marlene davis for it.
\n1. What does your program provide that is unique to college golf?<\/p>\n
Medaille is a small private college competing at the Division III level competing as a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC).\u00a0 Most of the AMCC schools are located in PA.\u00a0 Medaille offers very small class sizes and a variety of choices for majors.\u00a0 While as a DIII school, we can not offer scholarships for athletics, scholastic scholarships up to $12,000 annually are available.<\/em><\/p>\n 2. Where does your team have practice access and what does this course access contribute to your program?<\/p>\n Our golf season is mainly in the Fall (8-10 tournaments) ending with the AMCC Conference Championship.\u00a0 In the Spring, we play 3-4 tournaments and most years take a trip to Myrtle Beach during Spring Break.\u00a0 Players get to play a vast variety of Courses.\u00a0 A favorite is the St Vincent Invitational played at Latrobe CC where Arnold Palmer learned to golf and is the current owner).\u00a0 Medaille golfers during our season get to play a Glen Oak anytime they wish after 2 PM.\u00a0 Glen Oak is a Robert Trent Jones, Senior course with an excellent driving range and putting\/chipping green.\u00a0\u00a0 Coach John Edholm is a retired business executive who focuses on the mental aspects of the game and golf course management.\u00a0 Assistant coach Marlene Davis is a registered Class A LPGA teaching pro and is an excellent swing doctor.\u00a0 Edholm and Davis make up a solid team and are heading into their 6th year together at Medaille this Fall.<\/em><\/p>\n 3. What fitness\/non-golf activities do you employ and how do they make your team members better, fitter golfers?<\/p>\n We encourage physical conditioning and especially increasing flexibility.<\/em><\/p>\n 4. What short-term goals do you have for your team and how will you reach them?<\/p>\n During the past 4 years, we have finished 2nd twice and 3rd once at the Conference Championship.\u00a0 OUR GOAL IS TO WIN THE AMCC CHAMPIONSHIP!\u00a0 This would earn us an automatic berth to the National Division III Championship held in the Spring. Medaille has never competed in this event.<\/em><\/p>\n 5. How much does a player\u2019s potential go into the recruiting process?<\/p>\n Our ideal player consistently shoots in the 70’s.\u00a0 Being DIII we also take players who can shoot in the low 80’s with the potential to break in the 70″s.\u00a0 Our team best score is 304 (average 76\/player). <\/em><\/p>\n 6. What factor do golfing alumni play in your program?<\/p>\n Currently alumni do not play a role, but we hope that will change soon.<\/em><\/p>\n 7. Golf is an individual sport that is played in team format at the collegiate level. How do you balance players\u2019 individual and team goals?<\/p>\n We play 5 players and 4 scores count.\u00a0 We emphasize that an individual can never<\/em> quit.\u00a0 Every stroke counts.\u00a0 We finished 1 stroke out of 2nd at last year’s<\/em> Conference Championship out of 650 strokes!\u00a0 Individuals make up the team, but the<\/em> team is also the coaches, the school and all its integrity.<\/em><\/p>\n 8. How does the weather affect your training program during the winter?\u00a0 How do you combat it?<\/p>\n Weather is a big issue.\u00a0 We hold many practices at the Paddock Golf Dome in Tonawanda to keep the swing rhythm and focus on chipping and putting.<\/em><\/p>\n 9. What areas of the country are your key recruiting areas?<\/p>\n Most of our recruits come from New York State.<\/em><\/p>\n 10.\u00a0 What element besides weather could make collegiate golf in western New York better\/How can the existing programs work together to make better college golf in WNY?<\/p>\n Perhaps getting all the local high school and college coaches together to discus how to make both high school and college golf better in WNY would give a better answer to this question.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The fifth in our series of profiles of local college golf programs. 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