Chadwell's Aggies travel to Moon Golf Invitational as spring gets underway

On Thursday's edition of TexAgs Live, Texas A&M head women's golf coach Gerrod Chadwell joined us in studio to talk all things golf before hitting the road to Florida. The Aggies will compete in the Moon Golf Invitational on the 16-18 for their first February tournament.

Key notes from Gerrod Chadwell interview

• My father was a baseball, basketball and football guy. He passed when I was younger, and my mom remarried a golfer, so that's how I got into golf. I always say that it's you alone with your thoughts for four or five hours. I don't know what drew me to it, but maybe because it was different, and I hadn't done it. I had some success early. But to get here, God has connected the dots in my life.
   
• In February, I still think we are trying to find our identity. It's a very young group, and we are still getting meaningful reps. In this field, we are about to see where we stand early. We had such a long break from the end of October to now. It was time to get the rust off and get the competition going. We can bring that back and see what we need to work on.
   
• In our sport, we've had many manufacturers come through and do some testing. Kynadie Adams transferred from Alabama. She is an impressive young lady. She has gotten stronger, and her swing has gotten more repeatable.
   
• We've turned a page from graduating young ladies and Adela Cernousek attending professional golf. We have so many new faces and things happening in a competition that galvanizes us as a group or gives us a chance to gain some confidence. I think trust is one of the theme words we are throwing to put together this month. 
   
• Our regional site depends on how we advance to nationals. We fly into Florida tomorrow for the Moon Golf Invitational. We'll get to chup and puddle a little bit, but we have 1-18 holes to figure it out. You'll see your team get better.
   
• A lot of coaches like to keep the same venues on the schedule for some familiarity. The running joke in college golf is you play a practice round in one set of conditions, and low and behold, the wind switch comes through. It's like you're learning the course in competition. You'll see all the conditions until you get to March and April. We encourage them to play the most golf so that they can adapt. The team that adapts the most will have the most success. 
   
• We've partnered with a company, and we are building a separate database from there. We are using testing stuff in practice. We are keeping stats through practice and qualifying rounds. We are trying to find our best lineup for the postseason to give these ladies the most they can to compete.