Sequels are never as good as the originals.
The script is usually never as developed. The original cast loses its luster from the first film while writers try to freshen up the story by bringing in new characters. The end of the movie usually leaves the audience feeling disappointed and let down.
In his second season as head coach for the University of Texas - Pan American men's golf team, Drew Scott will be looking to improve on the success of his inaugural season with a new cast that is much younger and less experienced than his previous one.
However - with Scott as the director of the Broncs, UTPA will be primed for a sequel that will have all audience members agreeing was better and more successful than the original.
Last season, Scott inherited a Broncs' squad heavily dominated by upperclassmen. With three seniors and one junior in the lineup, they finished in the top five in three tournaments in his first season at the helm. The Broncs recorded a fourth place finish at the National Minority Golf Championships in Port St. Lucie, FL, which included posting a season-low team score of 890. UTPA shot 294 in the first and second rounds of the tournament - its second lowest single-round score of the season.
With a veteran squad under his guidance, Scott watched as senior Rudy Celedon was named the Co-Independent Golfer of the Year - a first for the UTPA men's program. During the season, he finished in the top six in three tournaments and found himself in the top 20 of tournaments a total of six times. Celedon captured the Hal Sutton Intercollegiate in Shreveport, LA, firing rounds of 74-68-66-208 (eight-under) to win by two strokes. He was also tied for fifth at the National Minority Golf Championships and sixth at the Rice Intercollegiate in Houston, TX. During that same season, senior Paul Manganilla and sophomore Craig Berger were each named to the All-Independent third team.
Before becoming the head coach at UTPA, Scott had been a regular fixture on the Canadian Tour, earning his tour card in 2000. His best career finish was a tie for 14th at the 2002 Texas Challenge in Austin, TX, with rounds of 72-73-69-67-281 (seven-under). However - his career highlight may have come a few weeks later when he fired a career-low eight-under par, 64, in Scottsdale, AZ. That round included a front nine course-record score of 29. Scott also competed on several other tours, including the New England Pro Tour, Zero Tour, TearDrop Tour and North Atlantic Tour.
While still competing on the Canadian Tour, Scott began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at both Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, NC, and West Pine Middle School in Pinehurst, NC. He also represented the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club as its touring professional. He instructed clinics and camps at the Pinehurst Company's Golf Advantage Schools.
Scott played collegiate golf at both Rice University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his freshman and senior seasons, he was awarded as the Vic Cameron Most Valuable Player for the Owls. He placed among the top 20 in half of his collegiate events, including two runner-up finishes in 1993 and 1994 Columbia Lakes Invitational.
Scott qualified for four USGA Championships during his career. He made it to match play at the United State Amateur Public Links Championships in 1994-96. He also qualified for the 1996 United States Amateur in Oregon. In 1994, he was the co-medalist at the prestigious North and South Amateur and made it to the quarterfinals the following year.
A native of Pinehurst, NC, Scott won his first golf tournament - the Scotch Meadows Junior Tournament - when he was eight years old. By the age of 10, he was playing in his first national level tournament - The Donald Ross Tournament. During his high school career, Scott won the North Carolina state championship while playing for Union Pines High School in Cameron, NC. His winning score of 71-67-138 (six under) was five shots better than the second place finish and proved to be the lowest score in 20 years. At the completion of his senior season, he was named the North Carolina High School Golfer of the Year.
Scott graduated from Rice University with a bachelor's degree in human performance and health science in 1998. He currently resides in McAllen.