Carson Zellers, a sophomore from Marquette Academy and Chandler Creedon, a freshman from Ottawa Township, have been standouts on the golf course for the Eagles.

Zellers has been the leader in the eyes of coach Jesse Cavanaugh.

“I look to Carson to be the leader as a sophomore as well as his maturity.”

Zellers has been swinging the clubs well lately as he has had multiple top finishes. Zellers has been focusing on his putting, which has been huge in his play.

Zellers said, “the short game has been coming in really clutch,” attributing his strong play to “putting more than driving.”

Zellers also has been strong mentally and “been really good at double bogey avoidance.”

The other top golfer for IV is Creedon, a former State Champion. While being the No. 1 golfer in his senior year at Ottawa, he has also been having a solid freshman campaign right alongside Zellers.

Creedon has had multiple showings scoring points for the Eagles displaying his newer approach to the fall season.

“I think what is going well for me is controlling my nerves and maintaining focus. It was something I struggled with my first semester, so becoming better at that has been a priority.”

The duo between Carson and Chandler has been keeping the Eagles in their tournaments and racking in the majority of the points.

As Coach Cavanaugh mentioned about Zellers being a leader on the team, Creedon mentioned him as teammate: “Carson as a teammate has been great. He helps push me to play better, gives me a little extra competition in practice and that extra pressure in practice goes a long way.”

Coach Cavanaugh is new to the program just starting this semester, and this being his first season. For Cavanaugh, coaching here is returning to his roots.

“I played golf at IV about 25 years ago and have kept up with the program from afar,” he said. “I had a relationship with a couple of the players on the current team so while taking over mid-semester is not ideal, I thought it was a good start building something for the future.”

Coach Cavanaugh hopes to bring success to the program this year and in the coming years, bringing in new recruits to fulfill his future plans.

The Eagles have one regular-season tournament remaining on April 23 in Morris, with the regional tournament played in Byron.

The Eagles look to finish the season strong earning a spot in the National Tournament in Indiana in May this year.