By: Will Purbaugh For the Yellow Jacket When Jim Nantz opens the telecast on Sunday and utters his traditional “Hello Friends,” golf fans will feel a sense of normalcy that comes with a Masters Sunday, but 2020 has turned the 84th Masters from a “tradition unlike any other” into a “Masters unlike any other.” For … Continue reading
By: Will Purbaugh For the Yellow Jacket Over the last 25 years, golf has had two heroes that so many have looked up to and modeled their games after in Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. On Sunday, golf fans realized that they had a new villain to root against, and like Thanos in the Marvel … Continue reading
The final season for senior Alex Orlandini was cut short right after the Waynesburg University men’s golf team went on their annual Spring trip. Orlandini, a member of the golf team since his freshman year , was honored as part of the 2016 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll. In high school, he played hockey … Continue reading
Growing up, Sunday afternoons for young Will Purbaugh were spent in his grandmother’s living room watching Tiger Woods play golf. Purbaugh’s grandmother, Carol Chitester enjoyed the company, and formed a loving bond with Will over time. The grandmother and grandson would share thoughts on the golf matches. But they shared more than the love for … Continue reading
The fall portion of the PAC Golf championships is complete, and strides were taken by both the men and the women, just not as big as they hoped. “Overall, there’s improvement from last year,” first year head men’s coach Mike Cipoletti said. “But I am seeing things that we need to improve on, and that’s … Continue reading
With Contributions from Caleb Yaguer Homecoming is often a chance for students to see those they haven’t seen in a while and take a break from classes. This will not be the case for the men’s and women’s golf teams at Waynesburg University, as they will be in preparations for the President Athletic Conference Championships … Continue reading
Michael Cipoletti is heavily involved on the academic side at Waynesburg University as an assistant professor of forensic science. More was added to his plate earlier this year, however, when he was named the head men’s golf coach. Q: What made you initially want to take the men’s head coaching job? I didn’t ask. I … Continue reading
This past weekend the Waynesburg University men’s golf team participated in the Penn State Altoona Invitational where they finished eighth out of 15 teams. Head coach Mike Cipoletti said he was impressed with how the team performed Saturday. “We played a solid round of golf for most of the day on Saturday,” Cipoletti said. “A … Continue reading
The Waynesburg women’s golf team is continuing to build its program both on and off the course, as the fall portion of the season winds down for the Yellow Jackets. With just one invitational left before the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Fall golf championships Oct. 7-8, head coach Sam Jones wants his team to be more … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s golf team traveled to Grove City Thursday to compete in the Grove City Invitational and finished in 12th place out of 16 teams. Despite the low finish, there were plenty of positive takeaways from the tournament. “The team was 28 strokes better at this course from the last time … Continue reading
