Page 18-Thursday, May 7, 1981-The Michigan Daily
MORSE PERFORMANCE LEADS TEAM
Linksters take 2nd at invitational

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By JAMES THOMPSON
After placing fifth in the Kepler Invitational, the
men's golf team went on to place second in the
Michigan Invitational, and seventh in both the Mid-
American and Northern Collegiate Invitationals.
At the Michigan Invitational held at the University
Course, the linksters placed second behind Indiana
with the swing of John Morse, Steve Maddalena and
Ed Humenik. "I feel the most consistent man has
been Morse, who mixes with others to form the great
nucleus wehave," said coach Tom Simons.
Michigan was followed by Minnesota and Eastern
Michigan, who had the 36-hole winner. Morse finished
third in this event, tied with Gary Stickl from Indiana
but swept first in the 18 holes.
THEN ON APRIL 27 in Kalamazoo, at the Mid-
American Conference Invitational, Michigan's top

players were Maddalena, Morse, Humenik and Jim
Becker. The individual champion there was Min-
nesota's Tom Lehman, and Michigan's too finisher
was Maddalena who took third.
After these two performances coach Simons felt
that the only problem the team has is everyone just
doesn't seem to get it all together at the same time.
He also noted the team isn't consistent. "We always
lose the first round and come back to win the second
and third."
Coming off these second- and seventh-place
finishes, the team went to West Lafayette to place
seventh once again, in the Northern Collegiate In-
vitational, with contestants from 15 other schools.
Morse again led the Wolverines, with Maddalena
close behind. The overall winner was Ohio State.
Minnesota, who had beaten the Wolverines earlier in

the season, finished behind them this time in 11th
place. Purdue, Indiana, Michigan State, Iowa and
Ball State also finished-in front of Michigan.
SO FAR THIS SEASON, THE Michigan linksters
have been led by the swing of Morse, with Mad-
delena, Humenik, Pursell, and Becker following
respectively.
"We're on our way to make a three-tournament
swing, and all we have to do is have everyone at their
best during the same time," said Simons.
The team will travel to East Lansing for the Spar-
tan Invitational this weekend and then travels on to
Madison for the Badger Invitational. Last year the
men finished 11th in the Spartan Invitational and took
a respectable third in the Wisconsin tournament. The
season comes to an end when they tee off at the Big
Tens to be held in Minneapolis on May 15-17.

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