As the girls hit the green, they are ready to tee up for this season, making it one they will never forget. 

The girl’s golf team is ready to face the new season, with some new developments on the field.    

After the recent merge with rivals at Bullitt Central and at least two joint practices a week, continuous growth is on the forefront of the team’s minds. Due to no new freshman and more experienced members, the team gets to focus on identifying their biggest strengths and weaknesses compared to their past years playing together. As the season progresses, new people will adhere to more leadership-forward roles, getting to showcase the different personalities of the team and their skill sets.

The preparations for this season are more focused on a slower-paced, consistent way of practice. This way, all players have time to pin down the skills they need to improve instead of a faster-paced redo of the techniques they already have down. 

“I would say its been starting slow, but we have about two practices a week, that’s helped a lot, helps you see where you can get better,” said Alayna Wells, a sophomore on the team

Although the practice pace is different, the recent merging with Bullitt Central has caused the most change. The joint practices have caused some disarray amongst the team. Many find it good to have their competitors there alongside them as a push while others find the atmosphere a bit competitive. 

“We’ve already had a tournament, and we’ve meshed with Bullitt Central girls, so it has a competitive atmosphere,” said Abi Huffman, a senior on the team

When compared to last year, the team has undergone very little change. Last year, the team had to take on many brand new and inexperienced golfers, but this season there are no new members. Due to having a bit of history with one another, the team knows how to work very well together and have the opportunity to identify things they could improve on. Although many have personal goals, they still strive to be the best and most effective team they can.

The players have a very positive outlook for this year, mainly due to their experience and balanced dynamic, as well as being able to identify changes that need to be made or things they are already quite good at.  

“Our strength would be knowing when to go to individual sets, it’s easier to critique that way,” said Huffman   

As the season goes on, more players will be able to take on more of a leadership role. Many of the players offer different things to the team, some a more practical skill-oriented approach while others bring personality and are much more social when it comes to tournaments and practices. So, in a sense, due to the smaller size of the team, especially this season, they can each hone in on individual things they offer to the team and really grow, both within themselves and as a team.