Experienced Boys’ Golf Team Led by Senior Duo
Senior Chase Taylor takes a swing on the golf course.
Experience in sports comes with many benefits, from performance to how athletes compose themselves in crucial situations.
Chase Taylor and Wyatt McCord lead the boys’ golf team with multiple years of experience. The golf team as a whole is very experienced as well. In fact, six of the fourteen golfers are seniors, and another three are juniors.
Throughout the entire season, Chase and Wyatt have been battling with each other for the top spot. Taylor says that this competition “makes me strive to get better at my game.”
With nearly half of the team graduating at the end of this year, the Cards will certainly be looking to build towards the future. Reloading will be at the top of coach Randy Smith’s checklist. However, he does believe there are some benefits in having some underclassmen on the roster.
“Having underclassmen on a golf team is very beneficial.” said Smith, “You have the opportunity to develop young talent as well as give them experience in tournaments.”
Heading into the region tournament, McCord suffered an injury, ending his season early.
Chase Taylor led an all-senior varsity starting line-up through the 9th region tournament at Kearney Hills on September 25th. The Cards shot a 351 as a team. Taylor shot a 77 but was unable to qualify for state.
Nick Hounshell is a Senior and second-year Smoke Signals member. His favorite animal is a lemur, his favorite movie is Arrival, and he is on the golf team at GRC.
