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Information

Meeting

2018

Season

Coaches • Mike Davidson – Varsity (11th year)

A thirty-five year coaching veteran, joined the Raiders football staff prior to the 2002 season.

Mike graduated from the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, where he participated in football,

basketball, baseball, and track. After graduation, he attended Mars Hill College in North Carolina

where he played football.

Mike and his wife, Missy, have three daughters, Mackenzie, Mackalie and Malindie.

• Jim Rockwell – JV (4th year)

Teacher in Cobb County for 10 years, 4 years in Tennessee. Sprayberry JV baseball coach for 3 years.

Jim graduated from the University of the South, where he played baseball and golf. After graduation he earned an MBA from the University of Tennessee and MEd from the University of West Georgia.

Mike and his wife Ann, have two sons, Tom and Chris.

Walton Golf History

• State Championship

• Best finish T-4th (2014)

• Region Championship

• 8 time winner – last in 2014

• Low 18 Hole Team • Region Championship (2014) - 289

• Low 18 Hole Individual • A. Yowell (2016) - 66

Year Alum School

1987 Brad Champion Troy

2005 Mitch Van Zelfden Penn State

2009 Cole McIsaac Rhodes College

2009 Tommy Caswell Georgia State

2010 Anthony Amodeo Oglethorpe

2014 John Yi Augusta State

2014 Michael Sheahan Oglethorpe

Raiders in College Golf

Men’s Golf Website

https://waltonathletics.com/teams/2250378/boys/golf/varsity

• Roster

• Schedule

• Results

• Calendar

• Season Statistics

• News

• Photo Galleries

Via App

2018 Player Fees

• Apparel

• 1 Team Golf Shirt

• 1 Team Hat

• Use of Walton Golf Bag

• New sleeve of balls for every

match / tournament

• Tournament Entry Fees

• Snacks, Drinks at Tournaments

• Supplemental Coaches Salary

• Area Tournament

• Practice Round

• Meal

• State Championship

• Hotel

• Meals

• Practice Round

• Senior Night

$650 per player

Due by Mar 7th

Payable to: Friends of Walton Golf

Team Apparel

Team Apparel • Starting in the 2018-19 school year, Walton golf will wear Nike Hats,

shirts and shoes.

• Golf will begin the transition early, starting in the Spring of 2018 with

shirts and hats

• Optional Nike golf apparel will be available for purchase at the beginning

of the 2018 season

• For both players and parents

• Purchases via BSN Sports

• www.bsnteamsports.com

• Items will be listed for a limited

time period

• Delivery is usually around 10

days

Attending Golf Matches / Tournaments

• Always welcome to attend home and away matches / tournaments

• All holes or walk in reverse to find the players

• Final hole gathering

• Walking is encouraged

• Some courses will rent golf carts

• Transportation to and from away matches

Multi-Year

• Golfing for life

• Improvement from Freshman to Senior

• Sponsorships

• Provide Coaches the resources for tournament entry fees and travel

• Nike apparel 2019 and beyond

• Team Golf Bags

• Off Season practice

• Middle school participation

• Exposure to high school and junior golf

Senior Night • Late April or Early May

• Recognition of Senior Players @ IHCC

• Looking for gift ideas

Junior Golf Tournaments • Get a Golf Handicap

• Club

• Junior Club Championship

• Club Championship (may have handicap max)

• Georgia State Junior Amateur (low 144 handicap entries)

• USGA Junior Amateur Qualifier

• Georgia Junior Golf

• 9, 18 & 36 hole tournaments

• Almost one every day during the summer in greater Atlanta

Junior Golf Tournaments

National

Regional

State

Club

Rules of Golf

usga.org/RulesQuiz/rules_quizzes.html

Players are expected to know the rules of golf

1. Download the Rules of Golf App by the USGA to their phone for

reference during a round

2. Take the USGA Rules Quizzes on the USGA website

3. Common Rules will be provided in Walton Yardage Books

App

Help Needed

• Transportation • Rides to and from away matches / tournaments

• To Indian Hills for practice and / or matches

• Photographs

• Matches

• Tournaments

• Please email to peter.feste@gmail.com

Communication • Players: Tryouts, team concerns, absences ...

• Parents: Discipline, school, college, medical, program ideas

• Head Coach: Mike Davidson

• Cell: (770) 596-6238

michael.davidson@cobbk12.org