By The Beacon Sports Staff

Robert Redford, the actor and director, reflecting on the interwoven aspects of life and sport, noted, “Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played — skiing, baseball, fishing — there is no greater example than golf, because you’re playing against yourself and nature.” Contrary to the position that Mark Twain took that, “golf is a good walk spoiled,” Redford’s meditation on the game seems more to the point of understanding the task at hand: reaching your potential.

The SMCC golf team has hit the links over the course of the past three weekends, playing twice in New Hampshire at Beaver Meadow Golf Course and once at Valhalla Golf Course in Cumberland, Maine. Last weekend the SeaWolves took to the links to tee off against New Hampshire Technical Institute and University of Maine-Augusta at Valhalla.

This past Saturday the ‘Wolves would fail to qualify their team score, as only three golfers would make the trip to New Hampshire. Four players from each team need to finish play in order to qualify the team’s score. Hunter Carignan carded an 88, Kevin Dwyer a 91, and Tyler Hensley finished with a 102.

The first weekend of play also saw the SeaWolves in New Hampshire finishing off the day’s play 35 strokes behind the Lynx of NHTI (360-395). The Moose of UMA and the Herons failed to officially record the day’s scores.

The SeaWolves would take to the links against UMA and NHTI again last weekend at Valhalla, trimming 43 strokes from their team scoring, as they finished second behind NHTI by one stroke. The Lynx would record a team low score of 351, as the ‘Wolves would finish with a four-player effort of 352. UMA would fail to qualify their score.  

The SeaWolves would be led by Kevin Dwyer, who matched a tournament low score, shooting an 81 after 18 holes. Teammate Hunter Carignan finished four-strokes behind Dwyer, with She Chim recording a 92. McKenzie Coyne, the sole female player on the squad, shot a 94, and freshman Tyler Hensley rounded out the scoring with a 104.  

After the team’s outing at Valhalla, SMCC golf coach Ethan Wells, commenting on the team’s effort, said, “This was the lowest SMCC golf has scored as a team since the 2012 season and now is the new benchmark for this season. When this team comes together to shoot what they are capable of, we will be in the mix every time.”

The SeaWolves travel to Augusta this coming weekend and then will play at Purpoodock Club in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, the following weekend.