| | Stan Guerrero tied for first place in the Raines tournament to open the 2006-07 season. |
CHAT LIVE WITH MURRAY RUDISILL AND GUERRERO MONDAYChat live with head men's golf coach Murray Rudisill and junior golfer Stan Guerrero on Monday, Sept. 25th at 12:30 p.m. Send in your questions about the Monarchs, the season, general golf questions and golf tips . Rudisill is a five time conference and four time Virginia State Coach of the Year has been the Monarchs head coach for 32 years. His Monarchs have won four Virginia State Championships and in 2003 ODU captured the CAA crown and placed 15th at the NCAA West Regionals. Thus far this season, ODU took second at Mid Pines and sixth at the Raines Tournament. Stan Guerrero is originally from Tijuana, Mexico. He is off to a fine start this year tying for first at the Raines tournament, forcing a three-hole playoff. He tied for tenth at the Mid Pines tournament. Last year he finished tenth at Joe Agee Tournament and 19th at Wofford. |
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| Larry (Virginia Beach): Congratulations on your fine startthis fall. Stan, what got youinterested in ODU? |
| | Stan: I was at the Ledbetter Academyin Florida. I wanted to studyand keep playing golf in theUS. My coach got in touch withcoach Rudisill and I decidedto take an official visit. I really liked coach Rudisilland I bonded with the teamreally well. I also like thecourses we play. |
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| Kim (Chesapeake): Murray,What's the best way to findthe right golf clubs to use? |
| | Coach Rudisill: I would suggest you go toa fitting person at one ofthe golf shops like International golf or golfgalaxy. They would put youon a computerized machineto properly fit you with theright clubs. |
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| Debbie(Norfolk): Stan,What's the toughest course youhave played on since comingto ODU and why? Good luck therest of the season. |
| | Stan: I would say Pinehurst, number6 where we played the CAAChampionships last year. Thegreens were not flat at all. |
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| George (Virginia Beach): Murray,What got you interested in coaching and are you still teaching? |
| | Coach Rudisill: Just a love for the game asa teacher. Teaching and coaching go hand in hand.I have since retired fromteaching two years ago, justcoaching now. |
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| John (Hampton): Stan,What is your major and what areyour plans after graduation? |
| | Stan: My major is finance and afterI graduate I would like to playprofessionally. |
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| Tom (Norfolk): Murray,Best of luck this season.Can anyone play at Lambert's Pointand How do I contact? |
| | Coach Rudisill: Yes, the course is open to thepublic. ODU faculty and staffget a reduced fee. THe nubmer is 489-1677. |
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Ken (Norfolk): Murray, Why is putting so difficult? |
| | Coach Rudisill: Because of the fact your mindcan controll your hands makesit difficult. You have to controllyour muscles and once youget confidence in a strokeits not very difficult. It takesa lot of practice. |
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Paul (Norfolk): Stan, Were you suprised at the RiderCUp results? |
| | Stan: Yes I was. I new Europe hada really strong team. We havesome great players, but I didn'tknow they would win by sucha wide margin. |
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| Arch (Middletown): Coach Rudisill? Have you signed anyone for next year yet? If not, are you actively recruiting anyone in particular?Stan? Are you taking Onesi under your wing? |
| | Coach Rudisill: Eric came in with one of thebest junior records of anyoneI have every had. He has already proven that he canhandle the pressure ofDiv. I college golf. We havefour freshman, three sophsand two juniors. So we haveno scholarships available. Weare looking at juniors. |
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| Mark (Portsmouth): Murray What are the differentlevels of professional golf, andhow do you make it to the PGAlevel. |
| | Coach Rudisill: You start after graduationby playing on one of the minitours. Try to get use to thecompetition before going foryour card. Two of our recentgrads are going to qualifyingschools (Adam Condello andGregg Condello). It is verydifficult, dyou have to go through four stages. |
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Dave (Virginia Beach): Coach, Great start to the year. My question is what kind of impact has the opening of the Lambert's Point course had on your program, and do you practice there full time or do you still play local courses? |
| | Coach Rudisill: Had a geat impact on ourrecuriting. THe last two havebeen outstanding. It's greatto have the dorms adjacentto the course as well. We practice there, more thanwe actually play there. Thisis a great short game andputting facility. |
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| Terry (Suffolk): Why is the sport such a humblingone? |
| | Coach Rudisill: Its a little bit like life. Ithas so many ups and downs.You really can't conquer it.Its a game unlike other sports. Its a very mental game, because you reallydon't react. You are standingthere with the club in yourhand thinking about your shot. |
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| Moderator: Everyone,Thanks for your questions. |
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