Golf team chases a comeback

This golf season, the Fords have had a rough start, losing their first two invitationals.
Fifth Former Quinn Gallagher said, “We played very well, but sometimes it’s not just enough for the Inter-Ac.”

This year, the Inter-Ac looks strong compared to previous years, with Haverford’s biggest competitor being EA, which, as of September 27th, is on a six-match winning streak, having won all of their matchups so far.

The golf team has six total invitationals each season. For every invitational, all six Inter-Ac teams come together to play one match. Invitationals are unique in that you do not play with your teammates; instead, you play with someone who is seeded the same as you from another school. After nine holes, everyone comes together and adds up the scores to see who has the lowest four out of six scores for each team. The team with the lowest number wins.
With four invitationals left, the Fords still have room to sway the charts, but not by much.
Gallagher speculated on why the Fords are off to such a hard start.

“Nine holes is not a lot of golf, so you kind of have to get after it really fast. Sometimes it’s tough to do that because we’ve been playing eighteen holes for so many years, and we’ve been taught to just be patient. However, when you’re playing nine holes, you can’t be patient. You kind of just have to get after it really quickly.”

Quinn Gallagher ’27

“Nine holes is not a lot of golf, so you kind of have to get after it really fast. Sometimes it’s tough to do that because we’ve been playing eighteen holes for so many years, and we’ve been taught to just be patient,” Gallagher said. “However, when you’re playing nine holes, you can’t be patient. You kind of just have to get after it really quickly.”

Gallagher recalls that last year’s 2024-25 likely Hall of Fame golf team had a similar struggle at the beginning of the year.

“If I’m not mistaken, we did get third in the first invitational year, which is what happened this year,” Gallagher said.

With four invitationals left, the Fords know they need to step it up and find their rhythm quickly to bring them back to life.

Gallagher said, “We’ve said all season, it all just comes down to a couple shots.”