KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The 2021 Kalamazoo College men's golf team is set to begin its spring season on Saturday, March 27 as it travels to Olivet for the first MIAA Jamboree. The Hornets' schedule features eight MIAA Jamborees, one hosted at the Kalamazoo country club. Their roster has four returnees, one freshman and one sophomore transfer.
Key Dates
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The Hornets will open their season on Saturday, March 27 at Olivet's Jamboree held at The Medalist golf course.
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The first MIAA Jamboree of April is set for Saturday, April 3 at Adrian.
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Kalamazoo will host an MIAA Jamboree on April 21 at 1 p.m.
The Players
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Three of the four returning Hornet men's golfers (Zach Colburn, Jackson Jones and Parker Pickell) each carried sub-80 MIAA scoring averages.
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Jones returns the best overall (74.7) and MIAA (75.8) averages for the Hornets and was named First-Team All-MIAA in 2019.
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Jake Waun joins the team as a transfer from Grand Blanc, Mich.
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Parker Pickell was named to the All-MIAA Second Team at the end of the 2019 season with a 76.0 average.
Head Coach Josh Burt
Josh Burt begins his first season with the Hornets as the Director of Golf at Kalamazoo College. He will serve as head coach for both the men's and women's teams. Burt came to Kalamazoo College from Gull Lake Country Club, where he was the first assistant golf professional for five years. As a PGA Professional, Burt taught private lessons and directed tournament operations while managing the Junior Golf Programs and coaching the PGA Jr. League. Prior to working at Gull Lake, Burt was an assistant pro at Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath, Mich., and was an assistant instructor with the Greg Webber Golf Academy at Hawk Hollow. Burt graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2012 with a degree in sports management and played NCAA Division II golf while attending.
Quoting Coach Burt
"Our team has been hard at work since the day we were allowed back on campus. Going a year and a half without golf has been tough, but these student-athletes persevered! I have high hopes for our men's program this spring. With Jackson Jones and Parker Pickell leading the way, this team has a chance to contend for a conference championship. The players go through testing and take many precautions to make this season happen so I praise them for the work they have done to get to this point."