Freshman golfer Matt Jaye spent all of last week telling everyone he could about how excited he was to be starting last weekend. After a week of buildup, though, Jaye finished his first day of collegiate golf with a 77 (plus-7) at the St. Bonaventure Invitational.
“Instead of thinking, ‘Go out and win,’ I was thinking, ‘Go out and don’t gag,’” Jaye explained. “I was lucky enough to play well during qualifying and get a start for this first tournament. I didn’t want to screw it up and give coach a bad impression of me.”
Jaye’s teammates didn’t point to a lack of talent for his poor day, however. Senior Bret Perry chalked Jaye’s first-day struggles up to nerves.