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Women's Golf Hopes Consistency Leads To Success This Fall

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Jordan McArleton, ’04, fostered an atmosphere of competition balanced with fun in his first season as coach of the Albion College women’s golf program. That consistency will continue this fall as McArleton hopes to lead the Britons to a top four finish in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

“We finished three shots out of fourth place last year and we want to improve our placement in the league,” McArleton said about his squad which posted a 364.5-stroke average in six league rounds last fall. “I believe cracking the top four are seas we can swim in if we continue to improve as we have in the past year.”

Two of Albion’s top four players from the 2010 season return in seniors Erica Mazur (Northville/Livonia Ladywood) and Morgan Reed (Brighton/Brighton).

Mazur posted the 18th-best scoring average in the league last fall at 89. Her low round of the season, an 84, placed her sixth on the individual ladder in the round played at The Medalist Golf Club in Marshall. She also posted a score of 84 in the second of three rounds the MIAA used to determine the league’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championships.
Reed posted a 95.5-stroke average last year, and she will be joined by senior Melissa Megerian (Rochester Hills/Rochester Adams) and junior Mariah Fiorillo (Weidman/Chippewa Hills).

The Albion players are not known for the distance they get off the tee and that places a premium on the short game. The Britons hope to get a break in the courses they play as they host one of the league’s four jamborees at The Medalist Golf Club Sept. 29 and they are familiar with the Bedford Valley Country Club, site of the 36-hole MIAA Championships Oct. 7-8.

“All of the players on my team hit it pretty straight and we tend to be on the green, or around it, in two shots,” McArleton said. “The best thing to do is to make all of our short putts, and when we get the opportunity to chip, chip it close. That’s where we can drop our scores the most.

“The schedule is favorable. Hosting a round at The Medalist will give me the opportunity to set up the course the way I think will benefit our players,” McArleton said. “I think we’ll have a good chance of putting up a good score.”