KOKOMO – The Plymouth girls golf team traveled to Chippendale golf club southwest of Kokomo to compete in the Western Invitational. Plymouth finished 16th in a very talented field featuring seven top 20 teams.
Senior Brittney Klotz once again led the way for the Pilgrims with a 92. Brittney had the flat stick working well. She led the Lady Pilgrims in the number of one putts for the round and least amount of three putts. Even better than the putter was her driver. Britt hit 10 of 14 fairways, only missing two opportunities each side.
“Key to Brittney’s play was her ability to score on par three’s,” said Plymouth coach Ben Waymouth. “She parred three of the four. Brittney’s senior experience and course knowledge was a big factor.”
Also putting her course knowledge to work was Junior Olivia Waymouth with a 106. Two of Livi’s three pars came on par three holes. Both of her “greens in regulation” were par three holes. She, like Klotz, hit the ball well with the driver.
“Olivia’s positioning off the tee was excellent and paved the way for decent approaches,” said Waymouth.
“With Sophomore Olivia Horvath out of town, I was impressed by the way our underclassmen stepped up to the challenge,” said Waymouth. “Annastasia Hutchings had a 123, Brenna Large a 134, and Hannah LaVine a 144. Each played a position a bit over their head today and all three held their composure quite well. Each showed solid improvement inside their round. Quality of contact, the velocity of fairway shots, and improved distance control with wedge shots we’re all signs of good things to come.”
“Most impressive was our ability to limit the mercy rule of 10 shots per hole,” he said. “No one on the team had more than two for their entire round. Previous matches we’ve played a double par maximum. For example a par three max score would be a six. With today’s maximum at 10 shots, regardless of par, there was more ceiling for higher scoring. Looking ahead to the end of the season, today’s scores were much more reflective of a true score.”
Plymouth is back in action Monday at Pretty Lake where they host LaVille, Tippecanoe Valley, and Bremen.
Team scores:
Lafayette Jeff 331 1
Westfield 334 2
Penn 339 3
Hamilton S.E. 342 4
Tipton 348 5
Western 363 6
Noblesville 365 7
Kokomo 369 8
Northwestern 384 9
Fishers 392 10
Brownsburg 399 11
Center Grove 400 12
Twin Lakes 412 13
Peru 421 14
Rochester 443 15
Plymouth 455 16
Eastern 472 17
Logansport 476 18
