PGA professional Kevin Kurcoba has been named the new head golf at Tompkins Cortland Community College. Kurcoba takes over the program for the 2024 season.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College golf season came to a close Friday at the Jefferson Cannoneer Invite. Playing the par 72 Highland Meadows Golf Course in Watertown, Brogan Winton (Sherburne/Sherburne-Earlville H.S.) was credited with a score of 96 while Zackary Willson (Dryden/Dryden H.S.) carded a 98.
Madison Kelley (Moravia/Moravia H.S.) tied for second among females with a score of 108.
Three Panthers golfers took part in the Niagara Invitational on Saturday. Playing the par 71 Willowbrook Golf course in Lockwood, Brogan Winton (Sherburne/Sherburne-Earlville H.S.) tied for 30th out of 39 with a score of 99. Zackary Willson (Dryden/Dryden H.S.) finished in 34th place at 101.
The Jamestown Invite on Friday gave the Panthers golfers the opportunity to play the host course for the NJCAA Division III Men's National Championship. Playing the par 72 Chautauqua Golf Club, Zackary Willson (Dryden/Dryden H.S.) finished in 28th place out of 25 men with an even 100. Brogan Winton (Sherburne/Sherburne-Earlville H.S.) tied for 30th with a score of 103.
Tompkins Cortland Community College hosted the first golf tournament of the NJCAA Region 3 season on Friday, welcoming seven teams to Elm Tree Golf Course in Cortland. The team event was won by Niagara County Community College with a score of 304, with the Thunderwolves’ Sean Barrett claiming male medalist honors with a 73. Niagara’s McCarthy Lang was the top female with a score of 91.
The Tompkins Cortland golf program will hold an informational meeting Monday, December 6 at 12:15 p.m. in the VIP Room (second floor of the athletics facility). Anyone interested in golfing for the Panthers in the spring should plan to attend to find out more about the program.
An information meeting will be held Monday, December 6 for anyone interested in joining the varsity golf team in the spring. Coach McDaniel will host the meeting from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in the VIP Room on the second floor of the athletics facility.
The first ever golf season for freshman Madison Kelly (Moravia/Moravia H.S.) came to an end Friday with a fourth-place finish at the Jefferson Invitational. Held at the par-72 Elms Golf Club in Sandy Creek, Kelly carded a 134.
Having never golfed before the start of this season, Kelly showed tremendous consistency all season, finishing fourth among female golfers at each event.
The freshman campaign for first-year golfer Madison Kelly (Moravia/Moravia H.S.) continued Saturday at the Niagara Invitational. Held at the par-71 Willowbrook Golf Course in Lockport, Kelly once again came in as the fourth best woman at the tournament. By posting a score of 133, she earned her fifth straight fourth-place finish this year.
Madison Kelly (Moravia/Moravia H.S.) took part in the Jamestown Invitational Friday. Playing in very difficult conditions on the course that annually hosts the NJCAA National Championship tournament, the freshman finished as the fourth woman. In the wind and cold, she carded a score of 125 on the par-72 course.
The SUNY Adirondack Golf Invitational on Saturday again found David Benjamin (Cortland/Cortland H.S.) and Madison Kelly (Moravia/Moravia H.S.) representing Tompkins Cortland Community College on the links.
David Benjamin (Cortland/Cortland H.S.) and Madison Kelly (Moravia/Moravia H.S.) represented Tompkins Cortland Community College at the Mohawk Valley Golf Invitational on Friday.
The 2021 NJCAA Region 3 golf season got under way Saturday as Tompkins Cortland Community College hosted the Panther Invitational at Elm Tree Golf Course in Cortland. The host team fielded two golfers for the event, which also served as this year’s Mid-State Athletic Conference championship tournament. Jefferson Community College won the team event, but Tompkins Cortland’s Madison Kelly (Moravia/Moravia H.S.) captured the women’s individual championship.
Kelly, making her competitive golfing debut, had a solid round. She finished with a score of 125, which was third overall among women, but tops among women from MSAC schools. She is the second consecutive Panther to win the MSAC women’s title, following in the footsteps of Mackenzie Constable, who brought home the trophy in 2019. The 2020 season, including the MSAC championship was cancelled.
After careful thought, consideration, and dialogue, SUNY Community Colleges (27 of 30) that are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), have collectively decided to cancel intercollegiate competition for the 2020-21 indoor sports that are considered "high risk" for COVID-19 exposure and spread of infection. For Tompkins Cortland Community College, that means the cancellation of the basketball and volleyball seasons for this academic year. Campuses will have the option to hold on-campus workouts and training with student-athletes, which Tompkins Cortland plans to allow in a structured and monitored environment. The College still plans to have baseball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, and softball seasons during the Spring 2021 semester.
Tompkins Cortland Community College student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics during the 2020-21 academic year will not use a year of eligibility, thanks to a decision by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The NJCAA ruling means student-athletes will retain their year of eligibility if they return to Tompkins Cortland following this academic year. Both the NCAA and NAIA, the governing bodies of intecollegiate athletics at the four-year level, have agreed to recognize the NJCAA ruling and not charse a year of eligibility for 2020-21 to any student-athlete that transfers on to a four-year institution.
Tompkins Cortland Community College, in alliance with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), has announced changes to its athletics schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic. The men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball seasons – which typically occur during the fall semester – have been postponed to the spring semester. The men’s and women’s basketball seasons – which typically start during the fall semester and continue into the spring – will now be entirely in the spring semester. While all teams will be able to practice during the fall semester, cross country, a non-contact sport which can compete in a manner that is in alignment with current safety protocols, will be the lone team competing for Tompkins Cortland this fall.
Tompkins Cortland Community College has cancelled all its intercollegiate athletics program for the Spring 2020 seasons. The move follows the announcement today that the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) was cancelling all spring competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Interested in joining the Panthers men's or women's golf team? Want to take a shot at becoming the next Panther National Champion? Any student who thinks they'd like to hit the links as a member of the Tompkins Cortland team should plan to attend an information meeting on Thursday, February 6 at 4 p.m. in the VIP Room (across from the athletics office on on the second floor of the Athletics Facility). If you are interested but can't make the meeting, or you have questions before the meeting, stop by the athletics office, email davisa@tompkinscortland.edu, or call 607.844.8222, Ext. 4491.
A team score of 379 was good enough for the Panthers to claim third place in the Mid-State Athletic Conference golf championship Friday. And while the team took third place, Mackenzie Constable (Sidney/Sidney H.S.) earned co-medalist honors among female golfers, carding a score of 107 to finish in a tie with Hannah Kirk from Onondaga Community College. Constable's effort marks the first time a Panther woman has brought home that trophy.
With just a partial team available, three Tompkins Cortland golfers competed as individuals at the Mohawk Valley Invite on Friday. Playing at the Oneida Community Golf Course. Sean McDaniel (Dryden/Dryden H.S.) carded a 97 and Jacob Beber (Fort Ann/Fort Ann H.S.) came in at 102 for the men while Mackenzie Constable (Sidney/Sidney H.S.) finished fifth among nine female golfers with a 119.
The weekend ended with a solid showing by the Tompkins Cortland golf team at the Panthers Invitational Sunday at Elm Tree Golf Course. With four golfers scoring in the 80s, the Panthers took fourth out of nine teams with a score of 334. Cayuga Community College won the event with 403. Cayuga Community College won the event with a 312, just one stroke ahead of Niagara County Community College. Hudson Valley Community College was third with a 322.
The first tournament of the season always brings it with it the chance of less-than-ideal conditions. The 2019 season-opener was no different, as the NJCAA Region III schedule teed off Friday at the Nicholas J. DeSocio Memorial Invite, hosted by Cayuga Community College at the Highland Park Golf Course in Auburn. With eight teams battling 30+ mph winds and fast greens, the Panthers came in with a fifth-place finish with a score of 403. Niagara County Community College won the event with a 356, six strokes ahead of the host school.
PGA Pro Named Panthers Golf Coach
February 08, 2024PGA professional Kevin Kurcoba has been named the new head golf at Tompkins Cortland Community College. Kurcoba takes over the program for the 2024 season.
