Times Argus Sports Guide Fall 2017 | Page 20

The Times Argus Fall Sports Guide 20 Friday, October 6, 2017 Harwood Golf Sawyer Belongia Sam Crafts Chloe Cummings Korinna Cummings Katie Delaney Ryan Dessureau Brendan Gildea Brian Gilhuly Eamon Gilhuly Ian Groom Liam Guyette Nathaniel Honeywell Ethan Lynds Jake Lynn Aidan Melville Ivan Morse Kyler Shea Elias Skjoldborg Zakary Wing Northfield Golf Sara Angelillo Sophia Ashford Kayla Audette D.J. Baroffio Taylor Baroffio Garrett Bean Corine Bolding Kylee Bolding Adam Gerdes Serena Hanrahan Abigail Hebert Natalie Higgins Faith Hoagland Conner MacDougall Paige Moorby Nicholle Papas Jacob Preston Kaitlyn Stone Williamstown Golf (right) Colby Gingras Riley Herring Kail Johnson Tyler Orton Nathan Poulin Derrick Ruel Coach Adam Wheatley Golf: Season tees up to be a good one By JAMES BIGGAM STAFF WRITER Vermont’s golf courses have been a little rain- soaked but most coaches and players agree it still beats the spring season. Early feedback has been positive during golf’s debut as a fall sport for high school. So far, the only thing sub-par about the change has been some of the scores. Breaking 40 has been a common occurrence for many players in the opening two weeks, with several Central Vermont teams proving they’re capable of winning a championship. “We’ve only had two matches but it’s after the kids have played all summer,” Northfield-William- stown coach McNair said. “The ball’s rolling, the ball’s compressing. Even in the rain, it’s been fairly pleasant. The course is in great shape and the scores are much lower than before.” McNair joked that the biggest downside to the switch has been the limited time coaches now have