Flood at course causes relocation
Girls’ golf to practice at new location
Freshman Izzy Leviton swings the putter during her JV match May 6 at Brookview Golf Course.
May 8, 2015
The flooding of the Meadowbrook golf course last summer introduced some repercussions which continue to affect golfers including the girls’ golf team, which changed practice locations because of course conditions.
According to co-head coach Zach Strouts, the girls are going to practice at the Brookview Golf Course starting this year in place of the Meadowbrook Golf Course.
“The girls that were used to (Meadowbrook Golf Course) last year will get used to (Brookview Golf Course) as they play on it more,” Strouts said.
Strouts said the location of the course is also better for the girls as it offers a closer practice location.
“The course is much closer (than last year’s course) so we will be able to put in more practice time,” Strouts said. “We won’t have to worry about driving time anymore.”
Senior Anna Huber was on the team her freshman year when the girls practiced at Eagle Lake.
“The traffic was always bad and it took forever to drive out there and back,” Huber said. “Brookview is nicer and more convenient.”
Huber also said that she got to know the Theodore Wirth Golf Course, the new home course for the girls team, after playing at it a few times and said that she enjoyed it.
Strouts said the new practice course not only is more conveniently located but benefits the team with a course more equipped for all golfers.
“Brookview is great because it has a driving range and it is a par three,” Strouts said. “It will allow the girls to get in game-like scenarios.”
Compared to the girls’ practice course last year, Strouts said the new course better prepares the girls for their matches.
After playing in her first match at Theodore Wirth Golf Course, freshman Lillie Albright said she had a lot of fun on the new course and felt prepared going into it.
“It was a lot of fun and we got to learn a lot of the rules,” Albright said. “Practicing the par three at Brookview helped me get an idea of what a match would be like.”
The next golf match for both the girls varsity and junior varsity teams is 2 p.m. May 12 at Columbia Golf Course.
