2007-08 Poets Golf Overview
The Whittier College golf program is under new direction with
the addition of Richard Kim to the Poets coaching staff. His
task will be to rebuild a Poets golf team that finished in seventh
place in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference last season. Whittier plays in the toughest
conference in all of Division III with national powerhouses La
Verne, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Reclands all ranking in the top
ten nationally.
The 2007 Poets picked up a pair of non-conference wins against La
Sierra, beating the Golden Eagles 341-383 at home, then again less
than a week later, 322-332 in Riverside, Calif. The Poets'
best conference finishes were in the SCIAC's third and fifth
events, where Whittier finished in sixth. In the third
conference event at Los Serranos, the Poets shot a team total 333,
and were led by senior Wes Carty who shot a three over par, 77,
good for 17th place in the event. Senior Tim
Fanning shot an 83 and finished in 32nd.
The Poets play their home matches at Candlewood Country Club in
Whittier, Calif., and will be hosting the 2008 SCIAC Championships.
