By: Emily Dubes
Milligan’s men’s and women’s golf teams wrapped up their fall seasons at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Fall Preview, held Oct. 19-20 for the women and Oct. 26-27 for the men in Georgia. The women’s team finished fourth at Old Union Golf Club in Blairsville, while the men’s team placed sixth at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville.
The women’s team finished fourth overall with a three-round total of 1,007, finishing eight strokes ahead of fifth-place Tennessee Wesleyan University. Senior Bailey McGaha led the Buffs individually, earning a seventh-place finish with a total of 237 strokes.
McGaha improved her score in each round, opening with an 82 before shooting a 78 in the second round and a 77 in the final round which moved her into the top 10.
“I feel like, as humans, we tend to get frustrated and then speed up. But I found in golf you have to do the opposite,” McGaha said. “I feel like it’s a lot easier to kind of just take a step back, breathe and really just think about all the techniques there are to it.”
On the men’s side, Milligan finished sixth with a total of 945 strokes. The team improved its score throughout the tournament, opening with 321 strokes before recording 314 in the second round and 310 in the final round. The improvement helped the Buffs climb from 10th place.
Sophomore Aidan Sinclair led the men’s team, tying for 21st individually with 232 strokes. Sinclair improved in each round, shooting an 81 in the opening round, a 77 in the second and a 74 in the final round.
“The main thing that helped me improve was reminding myself that there was a lot of golf left to play and to just stay in it and fight on each hole, which resulted in my improvement throughout the tournament,” Sinclair said.
The AAC Fall Preview marked the end of the fall season for both teams.
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