Beginning on Feb. 24, Riordan’s boys golf team headed out to Livermore to compete in the 2025 Cowboy Invitational Tournament. The event was held at the Course Wente Vineyards and served as a venue for multiple opponents.

The team competed well, ending in 6th place out of 22 teams and with a senior player, Alden Thai finishing in 5th out of a total of 120 golfers. The tournament was marked as a huge success.

Despite 12 losses to 6 wins thus far in the season, it has been a successful one with close matches and a hard working team.

Michael Colabianchi ’26, a member of the Varsity boys golf team, said that in comparison to the previous golf seasons this year’s run has been, “Much better than before.”

Colabianchi went on to say that the team’s differential has also been lower than before. This means that the team’s overall score when it comes to difficult courses has since improved.

As an individualistic sport, golf can be quite demanding when it comes to matches and contributing to the overall success of the team. However, team members have ways to manage this kind of stress.

Individual matches are set so that each team member has a partner to help and support each other throughout the rounds.This support is more personal than most sports teams are able to embody.

Jeff Isola ’98, Boys Varsity Golf Coach, acknowledged the mental strain that comes with golfing, saying, “The only opponent they have every time is themselves and the course.”

He added, “What makes the good golfer is not how far you hit the drive. What makes the excellent golfer is how well you recover from a mistake.”