Like many teams and organizations at West Point, the Army golf team is a brotherhood. When you are part of a passionate group with only nine athletes and a team that travels around the country for various events, you are bound to develop a special bond with those around you. On the Army golf team, the bond existed between biological brothers in Marcus Plunkett and Matt Plunkett long before their arrival at West Point. The two always knew that they would play alongside each other in college, but the where was the issue.
The uncertainty was short-lived however, as Brian Watts, the head coach of the Army golf team, expressed his interest during Marcus' senior year at a tournament down in their home state of Florida. "I first met Marcus and their father in Florida at a junior golf tournament," said Watts. "Marcus was part of the second recruiting class since I became the coach, so when I was on the road I was recruiting everyone unless they were committed to another school. He didn't play very well and I actually told him his game was going to have to improve if I was going to continue recruiting him. Read More