9 Quotes by Donnie Darr

I am really excited where the program is heading and the guys are really starting to play well. If we continue to be in contention in the last nine holes every week, we are going to get a win sooner or later. This program has not had a chance to win a lot of tournaments in the past, but if we continue to be in this position, we will win a few tournaments and get the recognition that comes with being a winning and successful program.

We are really excited to start the season and see where we stand. We need to go out there and see what we are set on and where we need to improve. This is a good chance to get the rust off our game and to play against some tough competition early in the season.

We were really close all tournament and we felt we had a chance to win it. We were able to play in the last group for the first time in a long time and that was a great experience builder. That was a really big step for our program and we are beginning to move in the right direction.

Colin was hurt last week and all he did was chip and putt during practice and that paid off for him this week. Brad was in the running for a top-10 finish late in the round, but had two bad holes, but has now finished in the top-20 for the second week.

This is a really good field with a lot of regional schools and a couple big teams. This is a great chance to see some of the MAC schools that we have not seen yet. It is always important to make a good first impression with conference opponents and we have done that so far, going 2-1 against the MAC.

This is a fairly new golf course and is very exclusive. It helps to open the season closer to home since the environment is similar to what we are use to. The field is a strong field and will give us a good test of where we stand.

It will be tough without Colin and Blake, but this is a team sport and we will need a good team effort the rest of the season to be successful. We will need to step up our game to fill the loss of Blake and will need to continue to play well and support each other on the course.

Anytime you can post a sixth and fourth place finish in back-to-back weeks and are in position to win, you have to be happy with those results. Winning is an art form and if we continue to play like this, we will be able to perfect that art form.

The field this weekend will be a strong field full of East Coast schools, some of which are very strong programs. We will need to play some very good golf to finish high in a field like this.