MCC Golf Returns To Alabama For Spring Fling Invitational

03/13/2007

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – The Meridian Community College golf team returns to the state of Alabama the fourth time during the 2006-07 golf season. The Eagles will participate in the Spring Fling hosted by Illinois Central Community College in Scottsboro, Ala., beginning on Thursday, March 15, at the Goose Pond Colony Golf Course.

MCC opened the 2006-07 season at the Central Alabama Fall Invitational, played in the Sylacauga, Ala. area in late September. In November the Eagles closed out their fall session with an appearance in the University of Mobile Ram Classic, played in Mobile, Ala. Then earlier this semester MCC continued their travels to ‘Bama with a trip to the prestigious Wynlakes Wynter Nationals in Montgomery, Ala.

The 54-hole Spring Fling tournament that will be played over a three-day span features nearly 20 teams from across the country.

“This is definitely a strong field this week,” said MCC head golf coach Sean Covich. “We’ve got some special feelings at this place for a few reasons: this is the same course that host nationals where MCC finished third in the nation last year and it’s the home of one of our freshmen (Jarrod Lemaster), I hope he can give us an advantage.”

The MCC line up features sophomores Justin Eaves and Dustin Petit with freshmen Joshua Ivy, Jarrod Lemaster and Bryant Self.

Eaves shot 69 (-3) in tow rounds during last year’s NJCAA national championship held at Goose Pond. Petit fired two under par rounds of his own, shooting 71 (-1) twice during the nationals last year. For Lemaster, the trip will serve as a homecoming. The Eagle freshman is from Scottsboro and played most of his golf at Goose Pond. The trip to the Spring Fling will be the first time that Ivy and Self have seen the course.

The opening round of the event will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday at the par 72, 6,965-yard Goose Pond Course.