RACHEL, JAMIE AND STEPHANIE AND THE GOLF CONDITIONS FROM HELL

IHSA tourney being played in Carterville (deep south). The golf course, on a nice day in June, is not difficult. Some these girls could go around there in the 60's. The conditions must be horrible (which is usually the case in the fall season--Golf was formerly a Spring Sport in Illinois). One contestant in the 70's. Countless people put up 10's on the 15 hole (no doubt they couldn't feel their fingers by then.)

Stephanie Gauldin, Rachel Powers and Jamie Ehrhardt gave good accounts of themselves. Especially encouraging were Rachel's numbers on the closing holes, even par. Stephanie had one big number and was pretty steady otherwise. Jamie, a freshman, held it together even after two "others" popped up on her card back to back.

Tournament golf doesn't build character. It reveals it. These area girls are showing plenty of it in miserable conditions.

[Bloghost comment: They now play the sectionals the day after the Columbus day holiday. I've never understood why they couldn't play the Sectionals the Thursday before Columbus day, then play the state tourney Columbus Day and the Tuesday after it. Usually that would buy you some sunshine. This year, admittedly, that day would have been miserable as well.}