Maul named All-Conference,
Jersey fourth at MVC meet
BY AARON OTTIS
SPORTS EDITOR
WOOD RIVER – Junior Andrew Maul earned All-Mississippi Valley Conference honors Thursday at Belk Park.

Maul shot a 43 on the front side and a 39 on the back nine for his 82. That score put him in fifth place for the match, tied with three other golfers.

Getting his drives into the fairway was important for Maul, and he said he felt good early in the match.

“I was hitting my driver pretty straight,” Maul said. “When I wasn’t, I was able to pull my 3-wood and hit that club straight. I was also hitting my wedges pretty well. I played the par 5 No. 7 hole pretty well. I hit my driver right down the middle. I pulled out my five iron and hit it short, chipped on real close to the pin and birdied.”

Mental toughness helped him play well against the rest of his group, Maul said. Every hole presented a new opportunity to beat the group and card a good score.

“I thought they were pretty good competition, but I figured I could beat them,” Maul said. “You just have to have that attitude. You have to know that you are better than all of them.”

Maul described Belk as a tough course, but said he really like playing the facility.

“It was a great course. I really liked it,” Maul explained. “Given the way that course is set up, I can play it pretty well.”

His birdies came on holes seven, eleven and thirteen. Maul had five bogeys, two double bogeys and one triple bogey.

The Panthers’ team score of 341 was good for fourth place. Waterloo won the match with 318 strokes. Highland was second at 325. Triad and Mascoutah tied with 335. Civic Memorial shot a 381.

Waterloo’s Wils Hawn finished in first place. He shot a 37 on the front nine and a 40 on the backside for his 77.

For Jerseyville, senior Kyle Wilson shot an 85. Kyle Stagner had an 86, while Bradley Davis carded an 88. Josh Steckel and Matt Murphy each shot 90s, and Mitch Madson shot a 97.

Andrew Maul watches as his ball accellerates across the No. 8 green at Belk Park. Maul shot an 82 to earn All-Conference honors Thursday at the MVC golf meet.
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