On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, Abington seniors Matt Shur and Andy Ring were recognized for committing to continue their golf careers at the collegiate level. (Photo provided courtesy of Abington High School)
Andy Ring – University of the Sciences (Golf)
College Talk: Andy was interested in continuing his golf career at Stevenson or DeSales and the academics at Pitt and South Florida
The Scoop: Andy earned all-league honors in his three varsity seasons. He was a District One qualifier his junior year.
Most memorable moment of the season: “Beating Pennsbury at their course/Making a 40-foot putt in the pouring rain on the last hole of high school career.”
Favorite class: Biology
Must do this summer: Go to Germany with school exchange
Favorite person on Twitter: David Feherty
Most played song on iPod: “Danger Zone” Kenny Loggins
Career: Cancer Researcher
People may be surprised that: “I only started to golf my freshman year.”
Coach Jason Cottone says: “Andy was an extremely dedicated golfer. He fought through a lot of adversity throughout his time with us. He found a lot of strength from within to drive himself to still achieving. I know Andy didn’t have the senior year he wanted to being that he didn’t make it out of SOLs, but Andy’s overall drive in life even through a lot of adversity and challenges that he dealt with – he never gave up. Persistence was Andy’s major strength. He was the type of guy to always keep going forward not matter what was happening.”
Matt Shur – Stevenson University (Golf)
Final list of colleges: Stevenson, Albright, Millersville
The Scoop: Matt earned first team all-league for the SOL National Conference in his senior and junior seasons. As a senior, his highlights included: 14-0 individual record and only player from National Conference to qualify for the East Individual Regional Tournament.
Most memorable moment of the season: “Beating Pennsbury for the first time in school history.”
Favorite class: AP Statistics
Must do this summer: “Plan to play a lot of golf, caddy and enjoy my time before leaving for college.”
People may be surprised that: “Neither parent plays golf”
Coach Jason Cottone says: “His strength was his overall commitment to being the very best at his game. He was fully committed to everything he did - his practice, his work ethic. A lot of golfers when they’re seniors they kind of take their senior year off. Matt was the exact opposite of a senior having senioritis. He dedicated himself 100 percent to his practice, to his game the summer leading up to the 2015 season. I think that’s what separated Matt.”
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