COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s golf program, already 72 years removed from its last NCAA tournament appearance, didn’t wait much longer Wednesday night. The first regional revealed on the GolfChannel’s selection show featured Sean Covich’s team. That became their cue for light applause — indeed, some golf-claps — and the Mountaineers began making plans to be a No. 8 seed this weekend in Louisville. Only five years ago, Covich was being courted to restart men’s golf at WVU from a three-decade hiatus. Recruiting scratch golfers while building a program from scratch sounded like a neat challenge, until the full scope of the project struck Covich during his interview.
Column: NCAA bid puts West Virginia’s golf relaunch ahead of schedule
