Golf tees off April 1 against Baptist Bible

Brandon Gubitosa, Interim sports editor

April 1, 2014

The Wilkes University men’s golf team tees off at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, against Baptist Bible College at the Huntsville Country Club in Dallas.

Senior Michael Daubert is back as the No. 1 golfer and looks to lead the Colonels this upcoming season after putting up an impressive fall season.

Senior Darren Mensch returns as the No. 2 golfer this season and will play a big part in contributing to the team’s success this upcoming season.

Freshman John Scalese will be playing from the No. 3 position this season after putting up impressive numbers as a freshman in the fall season. In his first collegiate match in the fall, Scalese shot 15 over par finishing seventh among all golfers.

The Colonels will be a part of six matches this upcoming season and they play their home matches in Huntsville.

After their match April 1, the Colonels are back in action on April 7 at Huntsville against the University of Scranton. From April 13-14 the Colonels will be participating in the Glenmaura National Collegiate Invitational which takes place at the Glenmaura Country Club in Moosic.

The MAC Golf Championship takes place from April 26-27 at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey. Wilkes will look to improve from last year’s seventh place finish.

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About the Contributor

Brandon Gubitosa, Sports Editor

Brandon Gubitosa is a sophomore Business Management major and is currently the Sports Editor of The Beacon. After taking over midway through the second semester as Sports Editor, saving the sports section Brandon is back.

Brandon is a native of Stony Point, New York which is thirty minutes away from New York City. Sports have always been his passion since he was younger and can always be found attending an sporting event. He is a die hard Jets and Mets fan and is still waiting for one of them to win a championship.

At home he writes for his local paper and works as a cart boy at Patriot Hills Golf Club. After he graduates from Wilkes, Brandon hopes to be working for a professional sports team. When he is not working at home, he can be found playing with his dog; Cole who can always put a smile on his face