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2021 GOLF
Year of Celebration,
Year of Remembrance
As the Cardinals tee off once again in 2021,
we celebrate & remember the importance of
faith, family, community, and team
Celebrating
& remembering MSA MIAA
1946 MSA 1996
three special 1971
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table of contents
School Profile.................................................................................................................................................. 2-3
Athletic Department...........................................................................................................................................5
About CHC Golf..................................................................................................................................................7
Conference Affiliation.........................................................................................................................................7
Coaching Staff................................................................................................................................................. 8-9
Season Preview........................................................................................................................................... 10-11
Golfing Facilities......................................................................................................................................... 12-13
Schedules..........................................................................................................................................................14
Varsity Golf Profiles .................................................................................................................................... 15-19
JV Golf Team.....................................................................................................................................................20
History......................................................................................................................................................... 21-22
Championship Anniversaries............................................................................................................................23
Honorees...........................................................................................................................................................24
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Special Acknowledgements: Drew Forrester, Brian Hubbard, Owen Dawson, Meaghan Knapp
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school profile
Calvert Hall College (also known as “CHC” or “The Hall” to its students, alumni and friends) has a rich history
as an academic institution, dating back more than 175 years. CHC is widely recognized for its Catholic
and Lasallian tradition, a stellar academic reputation, continued excellence in athletics and extracurricular
activities, and the success and loyalty of its alumni. The largest all-male prep school in the state, Calvert Hall
has twice been named an “Exemplary School” by the U.S. Department of Education. This year, CHC has
been recognized as “Best Private High School” by The Baltimore Sun, The Daily Record Reader Rankings, and
Baltimore Style.
After more than a century downtown, the school relocated to its current location on a 32-acre campus in
Towson in the fall of 1960. Keelty Hall was the first academic building on the grounds of the new Calvert
Hall. Succeeding decades witnessed the construction of the Carlo Crispino Center (formerly the Activities &
Pool Building), the Marion Burk Knott Center for the Performing Arts, George Young Hall, and some of the
state’s finest athletic facilities. Over the last decade, there has been significant renovations and upgrades to
Keelty Hall, including construction of Noppinger Commons, the addition of new science labs, build-out of the
Cardinal Shop, and a thorough redesign of the campus Dining Hall.
Calvert Hall was the first permanent
academic institution of the Christian Administration of Calvert Hall
Brothers order in the United States. The • Brother John Kane, FSC, Ed. D. – President
mission of St. John Baptist de La Salle,
• Mr. Charles S. Stembler ’83 – Principal
founder of the Christian Brothers and
• Mr. Joseph Baker ’76 – Chief Administrative Officer
patron saint of school teachers, calls
for an educational environment where • Mr. Jeffrey D. Blake – V.P. of Academic Affairs
academic prowess thrives, where young • Mr. Kristopher Mitchell – Dean of Students
men are involved in their community, and • Mr. Marc Parisi – Director of Student Activities
where a brotherhood is created that will
last a lifetime. Calvert Hall is accredited
by the Maryland State Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools.
Calvert Hall is also affiliated with the Christian Brothers Conference and the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Academic Overview
Calvert Hall has a uniquely designed and rigorous academic program that offers college prep, honors, and
Advanced Placement courses.
• Class sizes average only 17 students per class. The faculty has on average almost two decades of teaching
experience.
• The school offers honors courses in nearly every subject and 24 Advanced Placement classes. In the 2019-
2020 academic year, 305 students took 726 AP courses, with 83% of students receiving a three or better on
their AP exams.
• Honors & Specialty Programs include: McMullen Scholars Program, Brother Tom Miller Honors Program,
Leadership Institute, STEM Program and the La Salle Program for students with identified learning disabilities
Student Activities: Campus Ministry, Extracurriculars & Fine Arts
There are more than 65 clubs, student publications, community service organizations, and music and
performance ensembles at Calvert Hall. Over 92% of students participate in athletics, fine arts, or another
extracurricular activity.
• Campus Ministry activities include liturgy, prayer groups, spiritual retreats, and community service projects.
Lasallian Youth for Justice, school-sponsored Immersion Trips, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes are
further ways the young men of Calvert Hall can expand their faith.
• The widely-acclaimed Calvert Hall Fine Arts program offers a wide-range of creative arts options including
Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Visual Art, and the Theater Program.
• Media: Newspaper, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, Television
• Academically-Focused Activities: It’s Academic, Speech & Debate, Mock Trial Team, Robotics
• Community-Focused Organizations including the Black Student Union, Spanish Club, Irish Club, Italian Club
Interested in Becoming a Cardinal?
Prospective students and their families are invited to see how a Calvert Hall education
is a transformative experience that continues long after graduation.
https://www.calverthall.com/admissions/
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Athletic Department
Continuing a History of Excellence
Calvert Hall participates in 17 sports with 39 different teams, the largest athletic department in Maryland
among all-male schools. The school has some of the finest on-campus athletic facilities in the region. Competing
in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (“MIAA”), Calvert Hall is the only school in the MIAA to
participate in the “A” Conference in every sport. Dating back to the 1920’s, the Cardinals have won 190
varsity conference championships, while garnering both regional and national recognition.
Performance Center & Weight Room
The performance center and weight room
housed in the Crispino Center features
Hammer Strength weight racks, kettle
bells, dumbbells, agility plyometric boxes
and ample room for multiple agility ladder
use. This modern and top-of-the-line facility
rivals the performance and weight rooms
of any MIAA school. All Calvert Hall teams
have access to the facility for pre-season
conditioning.
Louis J. Eckerl III begins his 39th year as
athletic director at Calvert Hall. In addition
to his administrative duties at CHC, Lou
Eckerl has taught, coached in the football
program, was an assistant coach within
the baseball program for 15 seasons, and has been head coach of
the varsity baseball team since 2002. As the skipper of the Cardinals
baseball squad, he has won eight MIAA Championships and has
posted a record of 488-147. Lou graduated from Cardinal Gibbons
High School in 1970, and from there went on to become a four-
year letter winner in football and baseball at Juniata College, where
he’s been inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame. After
Lou Eckerl college, Lou returned to Gibbons, where he coached baseball and
Athletic Director later served as the Crusaders’ athletic director. Lou Eckerl is the
39th Season longest-serving athletic director in the MIAA.
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ABOUT CHC GOLF
Golf at Calvert Hall has a legacy of championship success dating back eight decades. Golf is one of the school’s
most competitive and difficult teams to make, as the varsity roster typically carries only 10-12 players. These
golfers are all capable of shooting scores in the 70’s for 18 holes, and historically the team’s top performers
boast USGA handicaps of 3.0 or less.
In addition to the on-course expectations placed on them, Calvert Hall golfers are also expected to maintain
impeccable behavior and proper golfing etiquette during practices, matches and throughout their normal
routine at school.
“Those obligations aren’t taken lightly,” says head coach Drew Forrester. “Our players hear it time and time
again: play your hardest, never give up, and above all, conduct yourself appropriately in every circumstance.”
Since Coach Forrester assumed his role in 2013, Calvert Hall golf has remained a consistent contender in the
MIAA’s “A” Conference. But he is quick to point out the reasons behind the program’s success.
“We take our golf very seriously at Calvert Hall,” Forrester explains. “To that end, we are looking only for
student-athletes who are truly dedicated to the sport and their golf game. If you think you ‘like’ golf, our
program isn’t for you. But if you ‘love’ golf and want to improve and compete at the highest level you can,
we’re likely going to be a great fit.”
MIAA “A” CONFERENCE
Calvert Hall is a proud member of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic
Association (“MIAA”), the premier high school athletic association in the state.
The MIAA was formed in 1994 as the immediate successor to the old MSA
league, which was founded in 1919. The MIAA is comprised of 29 members,
religiously-affiliated schools and private educational institutions located within
the Baltimore metro area. Based on an ideal of fair competition, the MIAA
divides its teams into “A”, “B” or “C” conference for every sport, depending
on the relative strength of the schools in that particular discipline.
Calvert Hall golf, like the school’s other 16 sports, competes in the MIAA’s “A” Conference. The MIAA “A”
is the state’s best and most competitive scholastic golf league. Every team in the conference has won a
team championship at least once since 2008. The “A” Conference schedule includes a double round-robin
format (home/away) in the regular season and an end-of-season match play tournament to determine the team
champion. The MIAA’s team championship is traditionally hosted by Caves Valley Golf Club, rated as one of
the top courses in the nation. The MIAA individual champion is crowned following a two-round stroke-play
tournament. Calvert Hall is joined in the “A” Conference by the following schools:
• Archbishop Spalding – Chartwell Golf and Country Club (Severna Park)
• Gilman – Elkridge Club (Baltimore)
• Loyola – Hunt Valley Golf Club (Phoenix)
• McDonogh – Woodholme Country Club (Pikesville)
• Mount Saint Joseph – Rolling Road Golf Club (Catonsville)
• St. Paul’s – Baltimore Country Club (Timonium)
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COACHING STAFF
Calvert Hall’s head coach is Drew Forrester, a longtime fixture on the Baltimore amateur
golfing scene. Forrester, currently a member at Eagle’s Nest Country Club, spent two
years as head coach of the golf team at John Carroll (2011-12) before accepting the
position at Calvert Hall prior to the 2013 season.
As a player, Forrester’s resume is filled with titles and accomplishments. He won the
Baltimore Publinx title in 2000 (spring), 2004 (fall) and 2009 (fall). He has made 13
appearances in the Maryland Open since 1997, was a three-time club champion at
Mount Pleasant, a four-time club champion at Mountain Branch, and won the Baltimore
Senior Amateur championship in 2018. In 2019, Forrester was an alternate at the U.S.
Senior Amateur in Durham, NC. Participating in the Maryland Senior Amateur the last
two years, Forrester tied for fourth and tied for third respectively.
Calvert Hall’s third-year assistant coach is Brian Hubbard, a 1992 CHC graduate
who played soccer and lacrosse for the Cardinals, before playing college lacrosse
at Michigan State. Hubbard is a 3-handicap member of Eagle’s Nest Country Club.
His son Jacob is a freshman at Calvert Hall and member of this year’s JV golf team.
“Brian has been a wonderful asset to me and the program,” says Coach Forrester.
“He loves the game, loves coaching and teaching, and has been a terrific influence
during his time with the Calvert Hall golf program.”
In his initial campaign with the Cardinals in 2013, Drew Forrester guided Calvert Hall to its first MIAA golf title since 1997.
In his previous seven full seasons at the helm, Calvert Hall has made the “A” Conference playoffs five times, appeared in
the finals twice, won the ’13 MIAA title, and has sent nine players on to play college golf, including two players from the
powerhouse 2020 team -- Michael Crowley at Loyola University and Austin Steckler at St. Joseph’s University.
In 2013, the Cardinals stormed through the playoffs, beating McDonogh in the quarterfinals, shocking Mount Saint
Joseph in the semifinals, and then edging Gilman in the championship match at Caves Valley.
In the semifinal win over Mount Saint Joseph, CHC ended the Gaels’ four-year, 19-match home winning streak at Rolling
Road Golf Club. “That day at Rolling Road is probably the best golf I’ve ever seen a high school team play,” Forrester
says. “We beat them 14-7 and every player on the team contributed points. Breaking their home winning streak was
quite an accomplishment.”
Three days later at Caves Valley, the Cardinals rallied late on the front six to take the lead, then held on with clutch
putting to win the MIAA title. Three players from that 2013 squad went on to play college golf at Towson University:
Jimmy Grem, Nick Smearman and Jake Hormes.
“I inherited an amazing group that year,” Forrester recalls. “Everyone was all in, or ‘Hall In’ as we like to say at Calvert
Hall. They competed hard against one another in practice, supported each other during the matches, and in the end,
they really just wanted to win. That team willed themselves to the title.”
The following season, 2014, Calvert Hall went 4-1-2 in the regular season, but the host Cardinals were eliminated in the
semifinals by Mount Saint Joseph, who revenged the semifinal loss from the previous year. The 2015 edition of Calvert
Hall golf returned to the playoffs once again, and gave eventual champion Archbishop Spalding a battle in the semifinals,
but eventually fell short. Three players on that season’s roster would go on to play Division I collegiate golf: Doug Grem
(Towson), Finn McGinnis (Fairfield) and Ryan Camille (Holy Cross). After missing the post-season in 2016, Calvert Hall
8returned to the playoffs the next year, only to lose to Loyola in the semifinals. In 2018, an inexperienced Cardinals team
with only one senior starter, narrowly missed making the playoffs, finishing 5-7 on the season.
A young Calvert Hall team posted a 9-3 regular season record and earned the #1 seed in the conference playoffs in
2019. But after disposing of Archbishop Spalding in a closely contested semifinal match at home, the Cardinals fell in the
finals to Loyola, 14-7. Despite losing to the archrival Dons in the championship, Forrester felt the 2019 campaign was an
overwhelming success.
“We did every single thing we set out to do at the beginning of the year except for one thing . . . winning the MIAA title.
We were the #1 seed in the conference, we had the MIAA Individual Champion (Michael Crowley), we had two players
make All-Conference (Crowley and Austin Steckler) and in the regular season we beat both St. Paul’s and Loyola for the
first time in four years. And we got to Caves Valley. Everything on our list got checked off except for that last item.”
Last spring, before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the MIAA golf season, the Calvert Hall golfers and staff were
enthusiastic and optimistic as the Cardinals were going to field the most experienced, most talented and coming off the
championship loss, arguably the most highly motivated squad in the conference. Coach Forrester’s projected starting
line-up included five seniors and the MIAA’s top sophomore (Lorenzo Sanz). The seniors unable to participate in their
final season were:
• Michael Crowley – MIAA Individual Champion 2019, All-MIAA 2019
• Austin Steckler – All-MIAA 2019, three Top 20 finishes in the MIAA individuals
• Harrison Silva – All-MIAA 2018, four-year varsity member
• Matt Cover – three-year varsity golfer, winner of team’s Coaches Distinction Award in 2019
• Alick Dalrymple – three-year varsity golfer
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Twelve months after COVID-19 shut down the 2020 season, dashing
the hopes of one Calvert Hall’s best varsity golf teams of the last
several decades, the Cardinals take to the course in 2021 brimming
with enthusiasm and anticipation, eager to start another era of golf.
Calvert Hall returns five players from last year’s team that was the
clear-cut favorite in the MIAA’s “A” Conference. Joining the five
returning golfers are seven newcomers, including four freshmen, the
highest number of 9th graders to make the varsity roster during
Drew Forrester’s nine-year tenure as head coach.
Forrester and his third year assistant, Brian Hubbard, see lots of
opportunity for this edition of Calvert Hall golf.
“We’re young, obviously, with just two seniors on our 12-man roster,”
Forrester states. “This is one of those seasons where we don’t really
know exactly who will get to play and how much. It’s going to be
a matter of who plays the best golf and who can understand the
match play format. Brian [Hubbard] and I both think the whole team
is capable of competing and contributing throughout the season.
It’s going to be an interesting campaign, for sure.”
Seniors Grant Dalrymple (third year on varsity) and Jeff Martini
(second year on varsity) have both impressed the coaching staff over
the off-season.
John Wright is one of seven talented newcomers for
Calvert Hall’s varsity this spring. “You could see right away in early February when we gathered for
practice that Jeff and Grant had really improved,” Forrester says.
“Jeff’s pre-season scores were very impressive and Grant made a
couple of nice changes to his set-up and posture that made his golf
swing much more reliable. Those two definitely worked hard over
the last 12 months.”
Junior Lorenzo Sanz, a three-year varsity starter, set a Calvert Hall
record for freshmen during the 2019 season, winning 34.5 points
(out of a possible 42). A standout on the local and regional junior
golf circuit, Sanz enters 2021 as one of the top prospects in the
MIAA.
“Everyone knows what Lorenzo is capable of,” Forrester says. “We
thought he was the best kept secret in the area when he decided
to attend Calvert Hall, but he’s no longer a secret. His golf speaks
for itself. I’m excited to see him go up against the other top “A”
Conference players this year. We’re expecting big things from him.”
Jack Langford, a reserve on the 2020 varsity, returns for the Juniors Jack Langford and Haden Cheek were part of the 2020 team
Cardinals this season with hopes of cracking the starting and they’ll be joined this season by classmates John Wright and
line-up. Ryan Kaifer, newcomers to the Cardinals golf program. “All four of
10these young men have a chance to earn
playing time this season,” assistant coach
Brian Hubbard remarks. “We’ve seen lots
of good golf from Jack and Haden during
their time with the varsity team. The door
is open for both of them to step up and
play key roles for us in 2021.”
Wright and Kaifer were both impressive in
off-season evaluations. “They both have
a lot of quality,” Hubbard says. “Once
they learn the format and the nuances of
match play golf, there’s no telling what
kind of contribution they might make.
We’re excited to have both of them with
us this season.”
Sophomore Ben Dawes is a graduate of
the school’s successful JV program and
will make his varsity debut in 2021. “Ben
is another young player who has vastly
improved over the last 12 months,” Coach
Forrester explains. “We see a lot of good
things in his golf swing and his approach
to the game. He’s hopefully going to be Lorenzo Sanz (left) and Grant Dalrymple (right), who will serve as team captains
a fixture for us over the next three years.” in 2021, survey the approach shot in team match play competition.
The varsity’s freshmen quartet are Peter Butarrazzi, Felix Endler, Caleb Itzoe and Sam Telljohann. Endler is a newcomer
to competitive golf, having just started playing last year, while Butarrazzi, Itzoe and Telljohann are all products of the local
summer junior circuit that plays throughout the Baltimore metro area.
“Those four young men represent an outstanding nucleus for our program moving forward,” Forrester says, “but there’s
a chance they will all contribute at some point right away in 2021. There’s playing time available to be had and I won’t be
surprised in the least if we see lots of freshmen in the lineup this season.”
The Cardinals begin play at home against Gilman on March 29 and play three matches in the first week of the season.
Their toughest stretch comes on April 19-21 when they play three consecutive road matches over a three-day period.
The top four teams in the seven-team MIAA “A” Conference make the playoffs.
“Making the playoffs is always the first goal,” Forrester states. “You can’t win the championship at Caves Valley if you
don’t finish in the top four. So that remains our biggest goal. But more than that, we really want to solidify Country Club
of Maryland as a place where visiting teams don’t want to play. We need to assume full ownership of our home course,
which is something we’ve done a pretty good job of since 2013.”
Forrester has some team goals that don’t involve Caves Valley, though. “I’d like to see one of our players win the
individual championship in late May,” the coach states. “And I’d like to see us have at least two All-Conference players, if
not three. It would be great to accomplish those things in addition to making the playoffs and having a shot at returning
to Caves Valley for the championship match.”
11GOLFING FACILITIES
Country Club of Maryland
Calvert Hall golf is proud to call the Country Club of Maryland “home” since 1999. Situated just a ¼ mile from the CHC
campus, Calvert Hall’s varsity practices and plays its MIAA matches at the classic golfing gem every spring. The 6,460-
yard golf course opened in 1925 in the previously rural outskirts of Towson, and the layout through the rolling terrain and
natural valleys remains relatively unchanged almost a century later. Golfing facilities at the Country Club of Maryland
include a driving range, chipping green, practice bunker, putting greens, and full-scale pro shop. The Country Club of
Maryland has hosted numerous state and sectional events in its history, including the Maryland Open, Maryland Senior
Open, Maryland Amateur and other state and regional qualifying events. Head PGA Professional Mike Healy has been a
longtime supporter of Calvert Hall golf and continues to serve as a friend to the program and its players.
12Eagle’s Nest Country Club
Overlooking the Loch Raven Watershed in Phoenix, MD, Eagle’s Nest (also known historically
as “Towson Golf and Country Club”) offers a rustic and rural setting on a 6,719-yard
championship course lined with dawn redwoods and sycamores. The course hosted a U.S.
Open Qualifier for decades starting in the early 1990’s, and has been home to the Maryland
Amateur and the MIAA Individual Championship. CHC golf utilizes Eagle’s Nest for practices
throughout the year and the beautifully renovated clubhouse annually hosts the Captain’s
Dinner.
Hillendale Country Club
Hillendale is the home of the JV Cardinals. Since its relocation from Parkville to the Dulaney
Valley region in 1954, the “new” Hillendale has hosted the PGA Tour’s Tournament Players
Series, the Middle Atlantic Section PGA Professional Championship, the Maryland State Golf
Association’s Open Championship, the MSGA’s Amateur Championship, and the USGA U.S.
Open Qualifier. Hillendale’s golf course, 6,844 yards for championship play, is known for its
rolling hills and small, undulating, well-bunkered greens.
Calvert Hall Golf Practice Facility
In 2016, Calvert Hall golf unveiled an off-campus indoor practice space, located just two blocks north of campus. This
facility allows the players the ability to practice year-round. With the inclement weather that is infamous in Baltimore in
the winter and early spring, an indoor practice facility is vital to the development of a championship-level golf program.
The room includes two large hitting bays, a launch monitor and additional golf-instructional software designed to
provide team members with vital swing and statistical data.
13SCHEDULES
VARSITY
Date Opponent
Mon March 29 vs. Gilman
Wed March 31 at Archbishop Spalding (Chartwell G & C.C. )
VARSITY
Thu April 1 vs. St. Paul's
Date Opponent
Mon April 12 at Mount Saint Joseph (Rolling Road G.C. )
Mon March 29 vs. Gilman
Tue April 13 vs. Archbishop Spalding
Wed March 31 at Archbishop Spalding (Chartwell G & C.C. )
Thu April 15 vs. Loyola Blakefield
Thu April 1 vs. St. Paul's
Mon April 19 at McDonogh (Woodholme C.C. )
Mon April 12 at Mount Saint Joseph (Rolling Road G.C. )
Tue April 20 at Loyola Blakefield (Hunt Valley C.C. )
Tue April 13 vs. Archbishop Spalding
Wed April 21 at Gilman (Elkridge Club )
Thu April 15 vs. Loyola Blakefield
Tue April 27 vs. Mount Saint Joseph
Mon April 19 at McDonogh (Woodholme C.C. )
Wed April 28 at St. Paul's (B.C.C. Five Farms )
Tue April 20 at Loyola Blakefield (Hunt Valley C.C. )
Tue May 4 vs. McDonogh
Wed April 21 at Gilman (Elkridge Club )
Tue
Wed April
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Tue May 4 vs. McDonogh
Mon May 17 MIAA Individual Championship (Eagle's Nest C.C. )
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Wed May 1219 MIAA Team Semifinals
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Sat May 15 MIAA Team Finals (Caves Valley G.C. )
JUNIOR VARSITY
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Mon May 17 MIAA Individual Championship (Eagle's Nest C.C. )
Date Opponent
Wed May 19 MIAA Individual Championship (Eagle's Nest C.C. )
Mon March 22 at Archbishop Spalding (Crofton C.C. )
Calvert Hall
Tue March 23 vs. Mount Saint Joseph
JUNIOR VARSITY
Tue March 30 at Loyola Blakefield (Pine Ridge G.C. )
Date Opponent
Mon April 12 vs. Loyola Blakefield
Golf
Mon March 22 at Archbishop Spalding (Crofton C.C. )
Wed April 14 vs. Gilman
Tue March 23 vs. Mount Saint Joseph
Mon April 19 vs. Archbishop Spalding
Tue March 30 at Loyola Blakefield (Pine Ridge G.C. )
Program
Tue April 20 at Mount Saint Joseph (Rolling Road G.C. )
Mon April 12 vs. Loyola Blakefield
Thu April 22 vs. St. Paul's
Wed April 14 vs. Gilman
Mon April 26 at St. Paul's (Fox Hollow )
Mon April 19 vs. Archbishop Spalding
Wed April 28 at Gilman (Mount Pleasant )
Tue April 20 at Mount Saint Joseph (Rolling Road G.C. )
Thu
Mon April 22
May 10 vs. St.
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Team Finals (T.B.D. )
Mon April 26 at St. Paul's (Fox Hollow )
Wed April 28 at Gilman (Mount Pleasant )
All regular season team matches begin at 3:15 PM
Mon May home
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All JV home matches held at Hillendale Country Club
All regular season team matches begin at 3:15 PM
All Varsity home matches held at the Country Club of Maryland
All JV home matches held at Hillendale Country Club
14VARSITY GOLF PROFILES
RETURNING PLAYERS
HADEN CHEEK
JR | 6’ 2” | 185 LBS.
RIDGELY M.S. | HAYFIELDS COUNTRY CLUB
Haden is one of five returning golfers on this year’s varsity.
He only began playing golf two years ago and credits
his father for his quick development as a golfer. Last
spring was his first season of competitive golf. As an
underclassman he competed on Calvert Hall’s powerhouse
track program. Haden has been a participant in CHC’s Leadership Institute. He has
earned a spot on the Honor Roll in three semesters and carries an overall grade point
average of 3.65.
Favorite Club: 3-wood
Favorite Golfer: Justin Thomas
Favorite Golf Course Played: Wee Burn Country Club (Darien, CT)
Dream Golf Course: Whistling Straits
GRANT DALRYMPLE
SR | 5’ 9” | 145 LBS.
DUMBARTON M.S.
COUNTRY CLUB OF MARYLAND
Grant begins his third and final season on the varsity,
competing for one of the top spots in the starting rotation.
As a freshman, he played on the JV, in the team’s No. 1 slot
for most of the season. Sophomore year, he was a reserve
on the Cardinals varsity team that finished as MIAA runners-up. He was projected to
contend for the No. 6 spot in the rotation last spring before the season was cut short.
As a youth golfer, the Country Club of Maryland’s head professional Mike Healy was
influential in helping to improve his game. At the Country Club of Maryland, he has
won the club’s juniors competition four times. Grant carries an overall 3.90 GPA and
as a senior is enrolled in four AP classes. During his years at The Hall, he has played
in the brass section in CHC’s nationally-recognized band, and participates in the
school’s Ski Club, Italian Club and Culinary Club. Grant’s older brother Alick, who
graduated from Calvert Hall last June, was also a three-year member of the varsity
golf team.
Favorite Club: Putter
Favorite Golfer: Justin Thomas
Favorite Golf Course Played: Pinehurst No. 2
Dream Golf Course: The Old Course at St Andrews
Favorite Golf Event: LPGA International Crown at Caves Valley, 2014
15VARSITY GOLF PROFILES
JACK LANGFORD
JR | 5’ 9” | 180 LBS.
ST. JAMES ACADEMY
WINTERS RUN GOLF CLUB
After earning a spot on the varsity as a sophomore in 2020,
Jack Langford returns for his full season of golf this spring.
As a freshman, he played in the team’s No. 2 spot and won
3 of 5 matches. Jack began playing golf at the age of 4, learning the game from his
father. He has participated in the Junior Tour of Maryland, winning events at Winters
Run, Geneva, Mountain Branch, and Greystone. He has been coached by Matt
Ferguson of the Ferguson Golf Institute. Jack is a goalie for Calvert Hall’s soccer
program, having played JV as a freshman and on the varsity the last two years. In
2019, Jack was the starting goalie in the Cardinals’ Reif Cup victory over archrival
Archbishop Curley. He sat out most of his junior soccer campaign with a knee injury.
He is a member of the school’s Italian Club. Through his first three years at CHC,
Jack has appeared on the Honor Roll twice and has a 3.25 GPA.
Favorite Club: 7-iron
Favorite Golfer: Rory McIlroy
Favorite Golf Course Played: Medalist Golf Club (Hobe Sound, FL)
Dream Golf Course: TPC Sawgrass
Favorite Golf Event: Senior Players Championship, 2017
JEFF MARTINI
SR | 5’ 6” | 145 LBS.
SOUTHAMPTON M.S.
WINTERS RUN GOLF CLUB
Jeff begins his second year on the varsity
and his fourth season in the Calvert Hall golf
program. The left-hander joined the varsity
squad last spring after making significant improvement in his game
during his time on the JV. His father taught him the game of golf while
in kindergarten. Jeff has been victorious three times in the Junior Club
Championship at Winters Run and has won a Junior Tour of Maryland
event at Greystone. Academically, Jeff maintains a very strong resume,
including induction into the National Honor Society, a cumulative 4.00
GPA, and enrollment in three AP courses. He is planning to pursue a
major in civil engineering at Virginia Tech or Delaware, He has been a Favorite Club: 7-iron
member of CHC’s championship Robotics team for the last four years. Favorite Golfer: Rickie Fowler
His brother Jackson ’19, father Michael ’90 and grandfather Robert Favorite Golf Course Played: St Andrews
Martini ’55 are graduates of The Hall; Robert Martini was captain of the Dream Golf Course: Pebble Beach
CHC golf team in his senior year.
16LORENZO SANZ
JR | 5’ 8” | 175 LBS.
RIDGELY M.S.
HAYFIELDS C.C.
A young and inexperienced Calvert Hall squad will rely on
talented veteran Lorenzo Sanz in the No. 1 spot this spring.
As a freshman on the varsity two years ago, Lorenzo made
an impressive debut, starting in every team match, capturing
79% of the points in individual play, and winning 11 of 12 matches in group match
play. He tied for 10th at the MIAA Individual Championship in 2019 and the Cardinals
finished as runners-up in the MIAA tournament. As a youth player, he participated
in the junior clinics run by Julieta Stack at Pine Ridge Golf Course. In 2019, Lorenzo
was selected to participate in the PGA Tour Champions pro-am event at Pebble
Beach. This past summer, he won the AJGA Baltimore Junior Championship and the
Bob Benning Mid-Atlantic Championship, and qualified into the Final Round of the
Middle Atlantic Amateur Championship. He also played for Team Maryland in both
the Capital Cup and the Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitational. In the Class of 2022, Lorenzo is the state’s top ranked golfer
by the Rolex American Junior Golf Association Scoreboard and is rated 38th nationally by the Junior Golf Scoreboard.
Lorenzo has earned a spot on the Honor Roll all three years at CHC and maintains a 3.90 GPA in an honors curriculum.
Interesting Fact: Lorenzo carries a wooden cross in his golf bag, and attributes his success
to the support of his parents and his faith.
Favorite Club: 5-wood
Favorite Golfer: Justin Thomas (current) and Seve Ballesteros (all-time)
Favorite Golf Course Played: Pebble Beach Golf Links and Medalist Golf Club (Hobe Sound, FL)
Dream Golf Course: Cypress Point
Favorite Golf Event: TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club, 2018 (Tiger Woods was victorious)
NEWCOMERS
PETE BUTTARAZZI Favorite Club: 7-iron
FR | 5’ 8” | 130 LBS.
Favorite Golfer: Justin Thomas
Favorite Golf Course Played: Bulle Rock
COCKEYSVILLE M.S. Dream Golf Course: Augusta National
Favorite Golf Event: Senior Players Championship at Caves Valley, 2017
PINE RIDGE G.C.
Pete Buttarazzi is one of four freshmen on the varsity squad in 2021. He’s been swinging a golf
club since he was a child, but only began playing golf while in middle school. He participated in
the junior golf program at Pine Ridge under the tutelage of LPGA teaching professional Julieta
Stack. In only his first year on campus, Pete has already made a significant impact in the Calvert
Hall community. In the fall he was elected Freshman Class President. A member of the McMullen Scholars Program and
a recipient of the prestigious Knott Scholarship, he posted a 4.00 grade point average in the first semester in an honors
course load that includes AP Human Geography. Pete participates in the school’s acclaimed Speech and Debate Team.
Coming from a family with a large number of Loyola Blakefield alumni, Pete is the first member of his family to attend
Calvert Hall.
17VARSITY GOLF PROFILES
BEN DAWES Favorite Club: 58 degree wedge
Favorite Golfer: Rickie Fowler
SO | 5’ 7” | 110 LBS. Favorite Golf Course Played: Rolling Road GC
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Dream Golf Course: Augusta National
Favorite Golf Event: Looking forward to volunteering
SPARROWS POINT COUNTRY CLUB at the FedEx Cup’s BMW Championship at Caves Valley,
Aug. 2021
Following an abbreviated season on JV last year, Ben moves up to the varsity for his sophomore
season. Throughout his youth career, he has played at Sparrows Point Country Club, where he
has been coached by the club’s professional Erick Brock. Ben has won the club’s championship
at his age group several times, and in both 2019 and 2020 he captured Sparrows Point’s Junior Club Championship. In
the last four years, Ben has participated in the Junior MAPGA and Junior PGA programs. He began playing golf as a
toddler and credits his mother for helping him learn the game as a child. Ben has been a long-distance runner on the
CHC cross country and indoor track teams the last two years, winning multiple JV team championships. In the classroom,
he has earned a place on the Honor Roll in two of his first three semesters, and currently maintains a 3.30 GPA. Ben is
involved in the school’s Peer Ministry program and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
FELIX ENDLER Favorite Club: Driver
FR | 5’9” | 130 LBS. Favorite Golfer: Justin Thomas
Favorite Golf Course Played: Country Club of Maryland
HEREFORD M.S. Dream Golf Course: Pebble Beach
GREYSTONE GOLF COURSE
Felix Endler is relatively new to the game of golf, but in only one year of competitive play, he has
already developed into a solid varsity level player. This past summer and fall, he played in the
Under Armour Junior Golf Tour. A solid student, who lists English as his favorite subject, Felix
recorded a 3.30 GPA in his first high school semester. He participates in the school’s spirit club, the Cardinal Crazies.
CALEB ITZOE Favorite Club: 7-iron
FR | 6’0” | 145 LBS. Favorite Golfer: Tiger Woods
Favorite Golf Course Played: Queenstown Harbor
REDEEMER CLASSICAL Dream Golf Course: Pebble Beach
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
HILLENDALE COUNTRY CLUB
Another of the quartet of freshmen on the Cardinals varsity this spring is Caleb Itzoe. Hailing
from the Hillendale Country Club, Caleb has been playing golf for four years. During the course
of his youth career, he has been under the tutelage of Jaime Gylan from the Golf Academy at Royal Manchester. Most
recently, Caleb played in the Under Armour Junior Golf Tour this past summer. Academically, he has adapted fairly quickly
to the rigors of high school, earning a GPA of 4.00 in the first semester. He is enrolled in Calvert Hall’s Brother Tom Miller
Honors Program. Caleb’s father Josh Itzoe ’93 was an All-Metro shortstop for the Cardinals baseball team that won two
MSA titles during his years at The Hall.
18RYAN KAIFER Favorite Club: 9-iron
JR | 5’10” | 150 LBS.
Favorite Golfer: Matthew Wolff
Favorite Golf Course Played: Teton Reserve Golf Course
SAINT JAMES ACADEMY (Victor, ID)
HAYFIELDS COUNTRY CLUB
Dream Golf Course: TPC Sawgrass
The Cardinals will have another two-sport athlete joining the varsity this season with the
addition of Ryan Kaifer to the roster. This is Ryan’s first season of competitive golf. He only
began playing the sport two years ago, inspired and taught by his father. Ryan has played
defender for the CHC soccer program the past three years. His freshman season on JV was cut
short due to injury, but sophomore year he was captain of the JV team that captured the MIAA championship. This past
fall in the abbreviated season, Ryan made the varsity. In addition to athletics, he has excelled in the classroom and in the
community. With five straight appearances on the Honor Roll with an honors course load, Ryan has a 4.00 GPA midway
through junior year. Ryan is involved in the school’s Peer Ministry program and has previously participated in the Campus
Ministry’s service immersion volunteer trip to help the disadvantaged in Camden, NJ. CHC is a tradition that runs in the
Kaifer family, with his father Sean ’91, uncle Mark ’93, and brother TJ ’19 all having preceded Ryan at The Hall. Mark
was a member of two MSA title winning golf teams in 1992 and 1993. TJ competed in the pole vault for the 2019 MIAA
indoor track champions.
SAM TELLJOHANN Favorite Club: 7-iron
FR | 5’10” | 130 LBS. Favorite Golfer: Jordan Spieth
Favorite Golf Course Played: Piney Branch Golf Club
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST (HYDES) Dream Golf Course: Augusta National
GREYSTONE GOLF COURSE
Sam Telljohann joins the Calvert Hall golf program, debuting on varsity in his freshman year. In
large part due to the tutelage and encouragement of his grandfather and his uncles, he began
playing golf while in elementary school. Sam has previously played in the PGA Junior League
with the team from Eagle’s Nest. In both of the last two seasons on the Under Armour Junior
Golf Tour, he qualified for the year-end National Championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL. The Country Club of
Maryland’s Director of Instruction Owen Dawson has been one of Sam’s past teachers. With a curriculum that includes
several honors courses, Sam earned a 4.00 grade point average and a spot on the Honor Roll in the first semester of the
academic year. Both his father Richard Telljohann, Jr. ‘96 and uncle Steven Telljohann ‘01 are Calvert Hall grads.
JOHN WRIGHT Favorite Club: Driver
JR | 6’0” | 155 LBS.
Favorite Golfer: Tiger Woods
Favorite Golf Course Played: Links at Lighthouse Sound
COCKEYSVILLE M.S. Dream Golf Course: Augusta National
GREYSTONE GOLF COURSE
Moving from baseball to golf, junior John Wright begins his first varsity season in his first year
in the Calvert Hall golf program. A self-taught golfer, John started playing the sport just two
years ago. In his first two seasons at Calvert Hall, he was a member of the Cardinals JV baseball
team. As a freshman, he was a reserve on the MIAA runner-up. Last year, he was a projected
starter, but the season was cancelled after only a few weeks. John has been a member of the Brother Tom Miller Honors
program since freshman year, has earned a place on the Honor Roll in every semester at CHC, and maintains a 4.00 GPA.
This past fall he was inducted into the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. His father Clayton Wright, Jr. was
a 1992 graduate of Calvert Hall.
19JV GOLF & COACHING STAFF
RYAN HENNEMAN JACOB HUBBARD CONNOR HUGHES GRADY KEHL
FRESHMAN FRESHMAN FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE
ALEX LANGFORD CARSON ORGANT BRADLEY PALM
FRESHMAN FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE
TATE ROBERTS WILLIAM SCHWAB WILLIAM SMITH JOHN SMITHBERGER
FRESHMAN JUNIOR FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE
ALEX CHURCH ’12 – HEAD COACH
Former Calvert Hall star golfer Alex Church begins his second season as head coach of the JV Cardinals. His debut
season was abbreviated as the season was cancelled shortly after play had officially begun. In his playing days at The
Hall, Alex was a three-time All-MIAA selection (2010-2012). He captained CHC golf as a junior and senior, years in
which the Cardinals advanced to the MIAA semifinals. In the summer before his senior year at Calvert Hall, he was the
medalist at the USGA’s local qualifier at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Course, and advanced to the U.S. Junior Amateur
which was won by Jordan Spieth. Alex played four years of golf for Towson University. He is currently a scratch golfer
and a member at Eagle’s Nest Country Club. Alex’s father John Church is a 1974 graduate of Calvert Hall.
NICK SMEARMAN ’13 – ASSISTANT COACH
Nick Smearman will be assisting his former Calvert Hall teammate Alex Church with the 2021 JV golf team. He was
the captain and one of the leaders of the 2013 varsity squad, Drew Forrester’s first season at Calvert Hall. The 2013
Cardinals captured the MIAA team championship. In the finals, his come-from-behind victory was crucial in the team’s
win over Gilman. Following the 2013 season, he was selected to the All-MIAA team. After graduation from Calvert
Hall, Nick was a four-year member of the Towson University golf team. A 1-handicap, he is a past winner of the club
championship at Baltimore Country Club. Nick’s father David ’83 and his brother Jake ’12 are both CHC alumni.
20HISTORY
Calvert Hall golf boasts a tradition of excellence including several of the greatest dynasties in league history, legendary
coaches, individual champions, and a record number of team titles. In 1926, Calvert Hall’s first golf team competed in the
annual scholastic tournament sponsored by the Maryland State Golf Association. As many as 13 local high school teams
and over 100 golfers would participate in this annual springtime event. Seeing the interest in the sport, the Maryland
Scholastic Association (“MSA”) introduced golf as a sanctioned varsity sport in 1931. At the inaugural MSA Championship,
held at the original Hillendale Country Club, the Cardinals finished in sixth place out of six teams.
Beginning in 1945, the Cardinals established themselves as a links contender, when they finished in 3rd place at the MSA
team championship and placed two golfers in the MSA’s individual match play quarterfinals. The following season, Calvert
Hall captured both its first MSA team championship and produced its first winner of the league’s individual tournament. In
a six-season span (1946-1951), CHC had a dominating run, winning four conference team titles and finishing as runner-up
once. The Cardinals, who played their home matches at the now-closed Bonnie View Country Club in Mount Washington,
had four individual titlists and three individual finalists during this dynasty. John Bruff ’47 won the MSA individual title as
a sophomore at City in 1945. After transferring to Calvert Hall, he repeated as MSA champion in his junior year and was
a semifinalist in the individual match play tournament senior year. Bill Baumgartner ’48 won consecutive MSA individual
championships as a junior and senior. Walter Gaynor ’47 was an individual semifinalist as a sophomore in 1945, and
finished as league runner-up to his CHC teammates the next two years.
In the 1950’s the balance of power in the MSA shifted to the public schools (Poly, Forest Park, City), who captured nine
titles in 11 years. In this era, the home of Calvert Hall golf was Clifton Park and later Forest Park, two of Baltimore’s classic
municipal courses. Cardinals golf had a resurgence itself with consecutive second place team finishes in 1959 and 1960,
with a trio that included Gene Johnston ’61, Bobby Worsham ’60 and John O’Donnell ’61. Worsham twice finished as the
MSA runner-up and O’Donnell finished in the top six at the MSA’s individual finals all four years at The Hall. Calvert Hall
remained in the top third of the MSA standings throughout the first half of the decade. Mount Pleasant became the new
home course for the Cards when the school re-located from Downtown Baltimore to its current Towson campus in 1960.
In 1965, Calvert Hall won its first golf championship in 15
years when the Cards finished the regular season with a 10-1
record in league play. The MSA had revised its determination
of a team champion in the mid 50’s to be the team with the
best regular season record in conference play. The Cardinals
were successfully able to defend the MSA crown in 1966
when the team had a perfect 13-0 regular season match play
record. Three-year letterman Rich Tilghman ’67 and Harry
Young ’66, the first golfer in MSA history to be a three-time
individual runner-up, were Calvert Hall’s stars.
The CHC golf program had one of the most dominating runs in league history in 1969-1971 led by Brooks Bolte ’71, Steve
Bozell ’71 and the Ball brothers. The Cardinals won three consecutive MSA titles and in these three seasons there were
eight Calvert Hall golfers finished in the top 5 in the league’s individual stroke play tournament. Bolte finished his career
with the Cardinals with the distinction of three consecutive second place finishes in the MSA’s individual championship.
The Cardinals, captained by senior Tom Grem ’75, grabbed a share of the 1975 MSA team title as tri-champions with
Mount St. Joe and Poly. The move to LaSalle Road in the early 1960’s allowed Calvert Hall to attract more students from
the burgeoning suburbs, where golf was flourishing in the era of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. The vast majority of
the team during this decade of success from 1965-1975 were student-athletes who had grown up in the Towson area and
had learned to play golf in the junior program at the Country Club of Maryland.
21The Cardinals continued to field strong teams and produce scores of talented golfers in the 1970’s and 80’s. However,
it was rival Mount St. Joe which built a golf powerhouse in that era, winning 10 MSA team championships between
1973 and 1985. Immediately following the end of the Gaels run, CHC captured the “A” Conference title in 1986
knocking off Loyola in the championship match. Following losses in the MSA team finals in 1989 and 1990, and missing
out on the championship match the next year, Calvert Hall was able to hoist the MSA team trophy in 1992. Four-year
starter Serge Hogg ’92, who placed third in the MSA individual finals in three consecutive seasons, captained what
was the beginning of yet another CHC golf dynasty: 1992 was the first title in another championship “three-peat” and
it was the first of five titles in six seasons.
Jason Snyder ’98, who completed his career at The Hall with two team titles, three top 10 finishes in the MIAA’s
individual stroke play finals, including an individual conference championship, was the Baltimore area’s most decorated
scholastic golfer of the late 90’s. Upon his graduation, Chris Baloga ’01 took the baton as the team leader for CHC
golf. In a storied career for the Cardinals, Baloga (now the head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds men’s golf team)
twice finished in second at the MIAA’s individual tournament and had a third place finish as a junior.
This was an era of significant change for the Cardinals golf program. For six decades, the golf team was always
coached by a Christian Brother on the faculty. Bernard Loraditch became the first lay coach of CHC golf in 1985 and
the next year Jules deFries took over the program. In his tenure as Cardinals golf coach, deFries won six conference
championships and coached two individual champions. The MSA, which had sponsored golf for 63 seasons, disbanded
after the 1992-1993 school year when Baltimore City’s public schools voted to join the MPSSAA. The successor MIAA
was immediately formed, and the new league brought about the creation of an annual all-conference team and the
eventual establishment of Caves Valley as the permanent home of the team championship match. After nearly four
decades at Mount Pleasant, the Cardinals took flight and began playing their home matches at the Country Club of
Maryland in 1999.
Calvert Hall has remained a prominent force in scholastic golf throughout the
21st century. Since 2000, the Cardinals have made the MIAA semifinals 13
times, made four appearances in the finals, won the conference title once,
produced two MIAA individual champions and had dozens of golfers earn
all-conference recognition. Upon the retirement of long-serving coach Bernie
McGinn, Drew Forrester became the Cardinals head coach in 2013 and he
begins his ninth season at the helm of the program this spring. As the game of
golf has changed and scholastic golf has evolved over nearly a century of play,
a focus on the key tenets of hard work, sportsmanship, faith, and brotherhood
have remained a constant focus of the Cardinals program. Michael Crowley, 2019 MIAA Individual
Championship, is the most recent Cardinals
golfer to capture the league’s title
Calvert Hall has won 17 conference titles within the MSA and its successor league
the MIAA, more than any other rival.
1946 1965 1970 1986 1994
1947 1966 1971 1992 1996
1948 1969 1975 1993 1997
1950 2013
There are nine Calvert Hall golfers who have captured the conference individual championship.
1946 - John Bruff 1950 - Lou Schilling 1997 - Jason Snyder
1947 - Bill Baumgartner 1971 - Mike Ball 2009 - Jason Burton
1948 - Bill Baumgartner 1989 - Tim Osgood 2019 - Michael Crowley
22HISTORY - ANNIVERSARIES
75th Anniversary -- 1946 MSA Champions
The nucleus of a strong 1945 Calvert Hall squad returned in ‘46. But, they added a key addition in John Bruff, a transfer
from City who was the defending MSA individual champion. The Hall opened the regular season with a blowout
victory over the three-time defending champions from City and never looked back. On a cool, rainy and windy day at
Bonnie View Country Club, the Cardinals romped to an 11-stroke win over Poly in the MSA’s stroke-play team finals.
This was the first of the CHC golf program’s record 17 team
championships. Five Cardinals qualified for the MSA’s 16-
man individual match play tournament and four advanced to
the semifinals: sophomore Bill Baumgartner and juniors John
Bruff, Walter Gaynor and Charles Herling. Bruff successfully
defended his MSA individual championship, knocking off his
teammate Gaynor 3&2 in the finals. In the 89 years of MSA/
MIAA golf competition, 1946 is the only time a single team
has produced the top four finishers at the league’s individual
championship.
50th Anniversary -- 1971 MSA Champions
The Cardinals returned six of their top seven golfers from the prior season’s undefeated MSA championship. With an
incredibly talented and experienced roster, Calvert Hall’s coaching staff decided to again enter the prestigious Lindy
Invitational scholastic tournament, held annually at the Rock Hill Golf & Country Club on Long Island. A young Cardinals
team competed there in 1970, but performed below expectations. In 1971, the Cards surprised the competition by winning
the Lindy Invitational by 13 strokes, defeating some of the best teams from New England, New York and Pennsylvania.
Returning to conference play, the Cardinals stormed their way
through the regular season and clinched the MSA championship
“three-peat” in fitting fashion, by crushing Loyola in the regular
season finale. The MSA individual tournament was dominated
by the Cardinals, as sophomore Mike Ball shot a two-day total of
150 over the Mount Pleasant course, finishing ahead of seniors
Brooks Bolte in second and Steve Bozell in third. The champion’s
older brother, Eddie Ball, was fifth place in the MSA’s. The
Cardinals starting line-up also included seniors and three-year
The starting six for the 1971 MSA Champions (left-to-right): varsity lettermen David Gutierrez and Jeffrey Fick.
David Gutierrez, Steve Bozell, Eddie Ball, Jeffrey Fick,
Brooks Bolte, and Mike Ball
25th Anniversary -- 1996 MIAA Champions
In the MIAA semifinals, the Cardinals knocked off an up-and-coming Boys’ Latin 10-8 to advance to the program’s sixth
finals appearance in eight seasons. Arriving to Caves Valley for the championship match, the odds were stacked against
Calvert Hall, as they faced the task of defeating Gilman, the MIAA’s defending champions, whose top two golfers in
‘96 were the league’s individual champion and the fourth place finisher. The Cardinals were led by junior Alan Phillips,
who was the lone starter remaining from CHC’s 1994 championship team. The Hall got big performances from seniors
Benjamin Tebbs and David Livermore, as well as sophomores Jason Snyder and Lance Bajkowski for an 11-7 upset victory
over the Greyhounds. In his 11th season, this was the fifth “A” Conference championship for head coach Jules deFries.
A week prior to the team finals, Jason Snyder finished ninth at the MIAA individual tournament at Pine Ridge, one of
five Cardinals to place in the top 20.
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