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.r:2Strong leadership and good attitudeswere two important criteria the 77golfers set as a basis for their season.April stood as a busy month for theHarding golfers as they traveled tovari ous cit ies for matches. The Bisonsplaced second in a triangular meet atOBU, plac ing behind OBU, butoutscoring Hendrix for the first timeever. Junior Lynn Pettus was theleader for the Bison';, stroking 80.Traveling on to Benton, Hard ing tookthird in a four-team match betweenOBU, Central Arkansas, and ArkansasTech. Coach Watkins stated that theBisons were getting the opportunitiesto play agai nst the best teams in theleague.I n the final AIC championships heldin Benton on the Long Hills CountryClub course, Hardin g placed sixth witha score of 653. Harding's best performancewas shown by junior JimEri ckson with a score of 160.1. CURTIS SKELTON putts the golf ball steadilyto si nk it into the hole.2. GOLF TEAM. ,Front Row: Johnson, Pettus,E rickson, Hendricks, Skelton. Back Row:Showalter, Price, pfeifer, Phipps, Emerson,Spars, Coach Watkins.3. ENJOYING a sunny afternoon on the golfcoorse, Rick Emerson slices into the ball.4. EYEING the ball with precision, Stan Phippsdetermines the position for his next move.1977 AIC GOLF RESULTSOuachita Bapti st Uni versityUniversity of Central Ark ansasHendrix CollegeSouthern Arkansas UniversityHenderson State Univers ityHarding CollegeArk ansas Tech UniversityU of A-Pine Bluff605633637641652&53658662192 • Golf•