MUNCIE, Ind. — The Ball State Men’s golf team is coming off an Invitational at Purdue University, where they placed 10th overall. It was a slow start to the invitational as they struggled through the wet weather of Sunday Afternoon. However, the team rebounded Monday, firing the best round of 15 teams during the final round of play to secure themselves 10th place.
Senior Men’s golf player Braxton Kuntz believes this team still has much left to prove for the rest of the season.
“We’ve had a bit of a slow start to the season. It’s not how we would’ve wanted to start the year, so it is what it is. It’s behind us now, so we’ve got to learn from it,” said Kuntz. “I think we are a little bit rusty. We can be performing a little better, but if you look at what Coach Fleck did before the final round, he challenged us to come out firing, and I think we did.”
Kuntz believes that this team's depth will help them improve. The Men’s Golf team is looking to repeat as MAC champions, having won the conference last season for the first time since 1986.
“I think we’re deep if you look at who we have in the lineup right now, and you know how many players we have on our team that are competing for spots in the lineup,” said Kuntz. “It’s really encouraging. Obviously, we proved it last year we played well when it mattered and I think that’s what our team is good at doing we have the talent, but you still have to rise to the occasion and perform well when it matters most.”
Even with the season still being young Kuntz has been off to a strong start as he won MAC Men’s Golf Player of the Week.
“My games really been trending lately if I look at the last couple months of Golf and how I’ve seen myself develop I’m really encouraged seeing results from the work that I’ve put in so I’m hoping to keep it going here through the fall and try to finish off strong,” said Kuntz.
The Men’s golf team's next match will be at Purdue for the Purdue Fall Invite from September 22nd through September 23rd where the Cardinals look to show out in West Lafayette.
Contact Jalen McKissic with comments at jalen.mckissic@bsu.edu.
