The Rambler - Cathedral Prep

SPORTS
Athlete spotlight: golfer Marco
Montefiori
By Conor Colpoys, contributing writer
Cathedral Prep Golf has been a dynasty for many years. The Rambler
wanted to see what made these boys tick, so we caught up
with senior golfer Marco Montefiori by surprising him on the first
tee box at Whispering Woods. After playing a casual nine, we got
down to the nitty gritty of the interviewing process.
Q: Where does the golf team practice?
A: We practice at Whispering Woods the toughest course in the
area. We are fortunate enough that Andrew Britton’s (a junior
golfer to watch) father owns the course.
Q: What is the golf team’s record?
A: So far we are undefeated in all team region matches.
Q: When do you square off on the links with rival McDowell?
A: Well, they compete against us in all of the regional matches, but
the McDowell Invitational kicks off on September 20.
Q: Who are some golfers to watch on the team?
A: Junior Andrew Britton and sophomore Ryan Podufal are both
playing extremely well this year and are only getting better.
Q: If you had to compare yourself to someone on tour, who would
it be?
A: I would say Webb Simpson because he came from nowhere and
made a name for himself and that is what I am trying to do in the
district. Also he hits a draw similar to mine and the chicks dig him
Q: Okay, the final question. I’m not sure if you know this, but the
new assistant principal Mr. Swanson was the golf coach at Central.
Do you think you could take him? What’s your assessment of how
he developed the Falcons in his time there?
A: Well I feel I could give him at least a stroke a hole and still
cruise to victory. And to address the second part of the question;
Central has a golf team?
Q: What are the team’s expectations this year?
A: We want to continue to improve both individually and as a team
as the year goes on. Hopefully by the time that the playoffs come
around we can be poised to make a state run.
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