GREENSBORO – Mike Coakley captured the club championship at Mountain View Country Club last month with a record low closing round of 68.
Coakley’s two-under record low round on Sunday, closed the door on runner-up Matt Bacsardi and a championship record field of 18 other golfers. Coakley recorded a two-day total of 142 (74-68), with Bacsardi finishing at 147 (70-77). Coakley ended the three-year championship run of former Hazen Union standout Aaron Molleur.
Jamie Mills won First Flight honors with a two-day total of 164 (87-77).
Participation numbers spike for Wildcat golf team
HARDWICK – With the addition of a middle school option for the Hazen Union golf program last season, early numbers are encouraging for head coach Andy Hunt’s team this fall.
Hunt introduced middle schoolers to the program last fall and participation has swelled this year with four varsity players and six middle schoolers on the roster. The addition of players from Craftsbury Academy (CA) have also been a welcomed benefit for Hunt. Middle schoolers will get the chance to practice and play at a high level at Mountain View Country Club (MVCC) as they prepare to compete for the Wildcats at the varsity level starting as freshmen.
Hunt lost one of the program’s most accomplished golfers to graduation last spring in Brendan Moodie. Moodie was a six-time medalist in his three-year career with the Wildcats and capped off a stellar high school career with a top ten finish in states at Burlington Country Club.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
Junior Braydon Stratton returns for Hazen this fall as Captain and the only varsity starter last season for Hunt. Hazen freshman Kolten Lumsden, Roni Quinn, and fellow Craftsbury Academy freshman Max Royan give Hunt four eligible players for the varsity team. Eighth graders Hollis Allen and Jonah Wohlberg also join the Wildcats this season from CA on the middle school team. Seventh-graders Harvest Barsalow, Remy Hodgdon, James Stratton, and Ryan Holbrook round out the roster. Mark Royan and Aaron Molleur will assist Hunt with developing his young team this season.
“We aren’t putting lofty expectations on this young team this fall but the future looks bright for Hazen golf, and I think we could be very competitive next year. Despite being only 12, Harvest has grown up with a golf club in his hands and is already our most accomplished player. Ryan is already a natural as a seventh grader, Brayson begins his run as captain, and we’re really excited to add athletes from Craftsbury Academy this season. We have a lot of development to undertake and a lot to work on before our season opener. Teaching golf requires a lot of one on one and I’m very fortunate to have Aaron and Mark on the coaching staff. This season will be an important year for these kids to gain experience on the golf course but look out for Hazen golf next season and in the future,” said Hunt.
Hazen officially opens their season at Orleans Country Club on Wednesday and are scheduled to have their home opener at MVCC on Friday.
