Record Setters

I talked a couple of weeks ago about how scary good the UCO men's golf team has been this fall and after spending parts of the past two days at Lincoln Park Golf Club in Oklahoma City it's obvious that the women can't be overlooked in 2010-11.

All Michael Bond's Bronchos did was win their own UCO/Mahogany Golf Classic with the two best rounds in school history on the par-70 East Course. UCO fired out a nifty 289 in Monday's opening round -- besting the previous school-record by seven shots -- and backed it up with a 293 Tuesday.

The Bronchos started women's golf in 2003-04 and had played 154 tournament rounds entering this week, with the previous best score a pair of 296s. Then this year's team goes out and beats that two days in a row. Impressive.

The high score for UCO's five players in the tournament was a 79, once. The remaining nine scores during the two days were between 71-75. Doubly impressive.

It's a good mix of experience and youth on this team, with two true freshmen, two juniors and a senior in the starting lineup.

Raelynn Farthing is the lone senior on the squad, a steadying influence who has started throughout her career. Emily Leahey showed her renewed focus this week with a runner-up individual finish after rounds of 73-71 and fellow junior Erica Bensch is a long-ball hitter ready for a breakout year.

Rookies Chaney Uhles and Taylor Neidy are the keys to this team, having quickly proven they will be forces to reckon with. Both show poise and composure beyond their years and they will just continue to get better.

The performance at Lincoln Park should do wonders for the confidence of this team and it will be fun to watch them continue to develop throughout the course of this year.

Speaking of golf . . . it was nice to see the men's team at Lincoln Park supporting the women Monday and Tuesday. I know Coach Bond and his players appreciated that, as well they should.