Cody Glenn recently competed in the NJCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship held at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, IN. The four round event was contested by 132 golfers from all school over the United States. Cody finished the event tied for 38th position at +22.
"I feel like Cody went into the event well prepared and ready to compete. He had been playing really solid golf heading into the week and we knew that competing for a top spot would require his best," commented Coach Craig Sager.
Cody got off to a solid start to the championship with +5 scores in each of his first two rounds. Round three saw his worst score of +13. "Although the scorecard says the fourth round was the best, I would argue that his first round was actually better. He got off to a very hot start, two under par through his first eight holes of the event, and then he committed a couple of out-of-character mistakes. Nonetheless, it was a very carefree round with lots of birdie opportunities. The second round was much of the same, hitting fairways and greens. The third round is the one we'd both like to forget. A bad golf swing on the tough par-3 second hole got to him pretty good and he just never really got back into a rhythm," Sager detailed.
The final round Cody posted his only under par round (-1) and jumped 23-spots on the leaderboard. "Sleeping on a terrible round is a tough thing to do, but he owned the mistakes and moved on quickly. That is the benefit a multi-sport kid has, the ability to move on and compete. He did just that on the last day. To know that you've knocked yourself out of contention, but still have the pride to compete and tie your career best round says a lot about his character," remarked Sager.
When all was said and done, Cody had placed higher in the national tournament than any other NCMC men's golfer in program history, besting Jasper van der Zon's T51 place in the 2018 championship. "A T38 in a National Championship is a great accomplishment. We know that he was playing to a higher level than the 310 score shows, but when the field is that stacked with talent, every little mistake will knock you down a few spots on the leaderboard. It was still a great ending to his competitive golf career," Sager concluded.