BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU men's golf head coach Chan Metts announced the addition of Christian Tooley and Caleb O'Toole as captains alongside Tom Bevington for the 2020-21 season.
"I'm very excited about the leadership of these three," said Metts on the captain trio. "They understand what we are trying to accomplish as a program and how we need to go about our jobs in order to accomplish our goals. I'm very excited about this upcoming season and our captains that will be leading the way."
Redshirt senior Bevington returned to the Hilltoppers for a fifth year with the blanket year of eligibility granted to spring sports. The England native enters his second year as captain for WKU after leading the squad in 2019-20. He had the second-best season stroke average last season and will enter the Hilltoppers' first event of 2020-21 in the lead spot in the lineup.
"Tom is in his second stint as a captain in the program," said Metts on the returner. "He handled the role last year with a lot of success for what I expect out of our captains. We are very fortunate that he is coming back for an extra year, not only because of his play, but for the leadership he provides this team. I'm looking forward to watching him continue to develop in this role and I know we will benefit from it."
Joining Bevington as a captain for this season is fellow returner O'Toole. The senior transferred to WKU in 2019-20 after two years at Central Alabama Community College. He finished his inaugural Hilltopper season with a 75.0 stroke average, the fourth-best on the team.
"Caleb is such a hard worker and tough competitor on and off the course," said Metts. "Having a mentally tough player that doesn't complain or make excuses and is always willing to roll up his sleeves and do what is necessary to make himself and the team better, is something that makes a great captain. Caleb has many of those qualities and I'm excited about the future of our program with him as a captain."
Rounding out the trio of captains is graduate transfer Tooley. The Roundhill, Ky., native played four seasons at Kentucky Wesleyan, leading the Panthers in scoring average for each of those seasons. He was able to transfer to WKU with the blanket year of eligibility granted by the NCAA.
"His leadership has been extremely apparent on and off the golf course," said Metts of the addition. "His play has spoken for itself through qualifying. He's a player that you can tell loves Western Kentucky and he's got some family ties here. He's a blue-collar kid that really likes to work hard. He checks so many boxes for us and he's been a great addition so far. We're really looking forward to having him here for the entire season."
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