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Sophomore Olivia Cooper at the 2024 Bucknell Invitational, Sept. 6-8.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

Women’s golf looks to ‘make a pathway’ for future Hawks

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor October 9, 2024

Theresa Luu’s parents put her in a golf camp at seven years old. The two things she noticed were: She was the only girl there, and she was a lot better than most of the boys around her. After switching...

Coach Theresa Luu ’22 coaches at the 2024 Bucknell Invitational.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

Women’s golf head coach Theresa Luu on her time as a Hawk

Monica Sowinski ’26, Sports Reporter October 9, 2024

Theresa Luu ’22 was announced as the head coach of the new St. Joe’s women’s golf team in January. At St. Joe’s, Luu earned a bachelor’s in marketing with a minor in communication studies. Luu...

Spina is averaging 76.29 strokes per round in the 2021-2022 season.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

St. Joe’s golf prepares for A10 Championship

Ben Delaney April 26, 2022

St. Joe’s men’s golf team is hoping to finish a challenging season with a good showing at the Atlantic 10 (A-10) championship, which begins April 29 in Orlando, Florida. The Hawks are coming off...

Montgomery averaged 75 strokes per round last season.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

Golfer Wills Montgomery discovered links after baseball injury

Nick Klingman April 12, 2022

There are many instances of injuries causing people to switch sports or athletic career paths, from former English football player Jimmy Bullard to Olympic silver medalist Rebecca Romero. What each athlete...

Freshman Kevin Smith secured a top 25 finish at the Temple Spring Invite. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s golf getting back to par before A-10 Championships

Aaron Tully April 13, 2021

The St. Joe’s golf team has great potential with a number of new players on the team, according to junior JT Spina.    “We have a bunch of new guys that are just starting to get their feet wet...

The popularity of golf grew approximately 20% during the pandemic when compared to previous years.
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Golf swings in popularity thanks to coronavirus pandemic

Adam Fine April 13, 2021

Chris Barletta, club manager and head golf professional at Bala Golf Club in Philadelphia, has been nervous about his club ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But Barletta’s concern is...

Kyle Higgins, the Head Golf Pro at Inwood Country Club, holds a model of one of the posters auctioned off. PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM COYNE

Professor turns golf background into sizable coronavirus donations

Riley Frain April 30, 2020

Tom Coyne, M.F.A., associate professor of English, made his golf experience at 50 of the previous U.S. Open venues a way to help those most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. While working on his fifth...

Coyne played 250 rounds of golf in all 50 states over the course of eight months. PHOTOS: Courtesy of Tom Coyne

Professor Coyne travels the U.S., playing golf in all 50 states

Nick Karpinski February 4, 2020

Thomas Coyne, M.F.A., associate professor of English, spent the better part of 2019 on the road, traveling to and playing golf at 50 U.S. Open venues in all 50 states. He played other courses throughout...

Senior Ross Pilliod takes a swing (Photo Courtesy of SJU Athletics).

Going out with a bang

Dan Matranga September 25, 2018

Senior golf captain Ross Pilliod enters his final season    Senior golf captain, Ross Pilliod, enters his last year on Hawk Hill hoping to bring home tournament victories. Pilliod is in a unique situation...

Tiger Woods (left), Rory McIlroy (right) in good spirits at the BMW Championship (Photos by Luke Malanga '20).

Tiger Woods headlines the BMW Championship in Philadelphia

Nick Karpinski September 11, 2018

Thousands of fans swarmed the area, all of them crammed together, boxing each other out to get a glimpse of one of the most transcendent athletes of all time. The crowd sprinted from hole to hole, refusing...

Sokolis follows through on his swing (Photo courtesy of SJU Athletics).

Leadership and focus on the fairways

Dan Matranga February 26, 2018

Tyler Sokolis on his senior golf season Senior Tyler Sokolis,  a co-captain of the St. Joe’s golf team always displays his gifts as a golfer and a man of pure class on the course. Whether participating...

Driving in a new season

Alex Hargrave September 4, 2017

Golf team has high hopes for the fall After a summer of rest, the Saint Joseph’s University men’s golf team is preparing to hit the course again. With their season beginning Sept. 9 at the Alex Lagowitz...

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