Alex Price says that golfers like to play on courses similar to the ones they grew up playing. The LSU super-senior was thinking about this as he played the Dalhousie Golf Club twice in Cape Girardeau in Missouri on Monday. He made 12 birdies, and two eagles.
He said, “I have always felt comfortable and loved golf courses that are set up this way.” It’s my familiarity and where I learned how to play. It’s what I know and it’s where I learned to play. It’s also in great condition.”
Price will make his first LSU start this week, at the Golfweek Collegiate Kickoff. He played four seasons with Christopher Newport in Newport News, Virginia. Price played for Christopher Newport, an NCAA Division III school located in Newport News Virginia, for the past four seasons.
Lightning forced the cancellation of play late in the day on Monday, and only three teams from the Dalhousie field completed all 36 holes. Price, who played 35 holes, is four shots ahead of Missouri’s Jack Lundin at 13 under. Price is also responsible for a significant portion of LSU’s team score, which was 20 under par. Stetson is the next closest team at 12 under, followed by Missouri at 7.
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Chuck Winstead, LSU’s head coach, said that a lot of good things occurred on opening day. “Alex played well, and it was great to see Connor Gaunt play well. And Cohen Trolio bounced back after his 18th game. He played like he always does.”
Price, Gaunt, and Trolio all rank in the top 10, but it is Price who has taken the crown.
Price, a veteran newcomer who had tied Luke Haskew, his teammate, for the top qualifying spot at LSU, began the day with four birdies, and one eagle, in his first six golf holes. Price said he felt that he was hitting every shot on his first nine. From there, the day went smoothly. In his second round, he played 17 holes without a bogey.
Price stated, “I have been playing much better.” Price said, “I’ve been playing a lot better.” I hadn’t played well for the last two to three weeks but I found some new feels and have been hitting better and better. “I came out feeling good today.”
Price, who is from Hillsboro, Virginia was an interesting player for many teams when he entered the transfer portal to enter for a 5th year. Price left Christopher Newport in the spring of last year as one of its most successful players, and he had impressive numbers to back it up.
He received the Div. He was awarded the Div. Price won 1,020 to 15 in 26 competitive rounds as a senior, and that came after a quarterfinal run at the 2022 U.S. Open. Price’s senior record was 1,020-15 over 26 rounds of competition, which came after his quarterfinal appearance in the U.S. Amateur at Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey. He was surprisingly ranked No. The World Amateur Golf Rankings at the time ranked him No. He’s now closing in on 200th place.
Price was attracted to LSU because of the environment it provided.
He said that “almost every athlete who attends LSU knows this won’t be their final step.” “They are coming here to take the next step in their professional career.” I’ve always admired that attitude.
Price thought he was the only one at Christopher Newport who felt this way, but he would be odd if he did not feel that way at LSU.
Winstead believes that, in regards to Price’s transition from one division to another, the ball does not know which NCAA division a competitor is competing in.
Winstead added, “If he keeps doing his thing, we’ll do all we can to ensure he plays great tournaments. If there are ways we can help him get to the next level, then we’ll do it.”
Price found out this weekend that his Division I debut didn’t feel that much different. Price’s history in the U.S. doesn’t mean he has no idea what it is like to play at the highest level of amateur and college golf. Amateur Plus begins this summer with the Sunnehanna Amateur and other amateur events, including the North and South Amateurs, Southern Amateur and Eastern Amateur.
“You have to treat every tournament as the same,” he reiterated, repeating something his coaches had stressed. “It didn’t feel like it was that different because I didn’t approach it differently. “Even when I play for the U.S. Am team, it’s nothing different from what I do.”
You also need to be able to play on the course that is in front of your face. It’s even better if you feel at home.
