Moses brings leadership to men's golf team

Kody Moses takes a swing at practice last fall. (Photo by A.J. Groebner)

Despite a typical winter season in northern Iowa, with blistering cold wind chills and a few blizzards, junior Kody Moses has one thing on his mind: golf.

In Moses’ early years of golf he said he would go out with his grandpa and his dad and it snowballed from there.

“As I got older my friends and I would just waste a day on the golf course in the summer,” Moses said.

Moses, a native from St. Ansgar, Iowa, was a walk-on to this year’s golf team at Waldorf.

“I played baseball and golf in high school and I was looking to do one when I came to Waldorf,” Moses said.

Moses played golf for four years for the St. Ansgar Saints. In his junior year the team won the conference.

Winning the conference as a team was one of Moses’ most memorable in golf.

“It was a rainy day and none of the other teams wanted to be there,” Moses said. “We (the team) were a group of guys thrown together and we just went out there and had fun and ended up winning conference.”

As far as memories at Waldorf, Moses unfortunately doesn’t have any yet, but he expects to make some in the next year and a half.

The Waldorf men’s golf team this year, before Moses joined the team, only consisted of three players.

Head Coach Mason Babcock remembered hearing Moses played golf in high school and sent Moses an email to see if he was interested in playing golf.

“I gladly chose to golf at Waldorf,” Moses said.

According to Babcock, Moses has a good future in leading the team next year.

“Kody is the type of young man you want on your team and represents Waldorf well,” Babcock said. “There’s no scholarship money for walk-ons. And I know by Kody joining the team without scholarship money he’s doing it for the right reasons.”

Babcock also mentioned if Moses keeps doing things the way they are supposed to be done he would continue to get better.

“I just wish we could have had him on the team for four years,” Babcock said. “I appreciate the efforts he puts into the team.”

Moses has a lot of strength on the course, according to Babcock.

“He’s very strong, has a lot of power, but also has good touch shots,” Babcock said. “It’s been a joke on the team that he hits the longest eight-iron than humanly possible.”

Moses said he’s enjoyed getting to know the guys on the team and playing on some of the golf courses he may have never had a chance to play.
“Before the season I didn’t know Scott McCandless or Matt Smith,” Moses said.

Moses also said he learned a few things from Babcock and also the ins and outs of a college meet.

“Kody balances his competitiveness and personality well and acts appropriate on the golf course,” Babcock said. “Having a walk-on who can be a leader is great. A lot of walk-on’s coaches are just happy to have contribute to the team, but Kody does more and does what it takes to get the job done.”