Watching his team’s opening round at the NCAA golf regional, West Virginia coach Sean Covich saw calming indicators and a favorable leaderboard.
“We don’t have the deer-in-the headlights look,” Covich said. “The whole vibe has been pretty normal for us. The important thing is that we’re not treating this like it’s something totally different.”
Of course, playing postseason golf is quite different for the Mountaineers, who last made the NCAA field in 1947. Their return looked promising after a 2-over-par composite score Monday moved them into fifth place out of 13 teams at the University of Louisville Golf Club.