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The Williams Men's Golf Team is one of the most successful Division III golf programs in the country. The team has made the 23-team NCAA Tournament field 9 of the last 11 years, with its best finish a 10th place showing in 1999. Roster size generally ranges from 10-14 players whose golf games range from scratch to 3 or 4 handicaps. Certainly one of the best perks of making the team is enjoying unlimited playing and practicing privileges at the beautiful [[Taconic Golf Club]].
The Team and Nicknames:
Class of 2005 - Kurt Brumme (Old Saggy, Old Saggy Brummbag, General Brumsfeld), Zach McArthur (Z-Mac, Uncle Z, Beached Whale, Uncle Th)
Class of 2006 - John Kildahl (Johnny Booze), Will Sirignano (C-Ring, High Octane, Nano), Matt Slovitt (Slops), Tim Evans (Timmy)
Class of 2007 - Kevin Kellert (Stilts, Lambda, Shits, Sandhill Crane, Tuberculosis, Chief Tall Bear), Alex Mallory (Dirtbag, 13, DB)
Class of 2008 - Brendan Conley (Lapdog), Jeff Lin (Linny the Pooh, Linnypooh), Nicholas Nottebohm (Nick, on occasion?), Nick Ryder* (Cup, Walmart), Don Wieczorek* (Gary, Wicklsakdack)
Class of 2009** - Rahul Bahl (Hard H, Squirrel), Chris Chiang, Matt Felser, Logan Gerrity, David Ramsey
* - no longer with program. Either plays Ivy League golf or is a 3rd string hockey goalie
** - not a well known class to the writer of this article
Housing on Spring Break has varied quite a bit in recent years. 2003 and 2004 were spent in one of the grossest Motel 6's in the world, where dogs ran wild, some rooms appeared to contain entire extended families, a prostitute wanted to smoke up with Ned Wydysh and Bryan Harmon '04, and Matt Slovitt used the parking lot as his personal urinal. In 2005, after getting kicked out of Motel 6 (maybe it was the plywood thrown in the pool, BH?), Rick Pohle hooked the team up with 2 condos overlooking the PGA Golf Club. It was paradise. Night golf on the par-3 course out back was common, more beirut was played than ever, and the accommodations were even nice enough that girls came over one night.
The team enjoys weekly trips to the [[Guide_to_Off-Campus_Dining#Ye_Olde_Forge|Old Forge Restaurant]], Bob Seger, and Lapdog.