Weatherford girls golf played in two tournaments this week.
They competed in the Elk City tournament Tuesday and the Kingfisher tournament Wednesday.
“Our team got better the past two weeks,” coach Kyle Mickley said. “We competed really well in two tough tournaments and we were able to get a better idea of who handles difficult tournament situations the best.”
Weatherford finished second in the Elk City tournament, shooting a 384, which was the lowest round in Mickley’s coaching career. They only lost by two strokes, as Clinton won the tournament, shooting a 382. McKinley Elwick tied for second in the tournament, shooting a personal best round of 90, along with two golfers from Elk City, Brett Barnett and Campbell Rainey. Elwick was close to winning the tournament, the winner shot an 89, Adysson Litke, from Clinton.
Four golfers shot less than 100 for the first time in Mickley’s coaching career, as Maddy Hada shot a 97, Addison Elwick shot a 98 and Chloe Cummins shot a 99.
“McKinley’s second-place finish was really big time for her,” Mickley said. “She hit the ball well all day. She handled the windy conditions well. She has progressed every round and it all came together for her Tuesday. It was a personal best for her as well as her sister Addison’s 98 and Maddy Hada’s 97. Throw in Chloe’s 99 and that 384 total was the first time I have had 4 kids score under 100 in a tournament and was the lowest team score we have had since I have been coaching here.”
Weatherford played in the Kingfisher tournament Wednesday and finished seventh out of 16 teams. Rachel Carruth shot an 80. Cummins shot a 96.
“Rachel’s 80 Wednesday at Kingfisher was an incredible round,” Mickley said. “This was the best ball striking day she has had this year and she played well around the greens as well. There were several lip-outs for birdie that could have led to something in the mid-70s but overall she played a really strong round. It was easily the toughest, deepest competition in a tournament we have seen all season.”
“We always have tried to play courses which are potential regional sites on the west side of the state,” Mickley said. “This year, those courses happen to be Elk City and Kingfisher. In the last couple of years, nearly all of our current players have played both of those courses multiple times The only thing which would be better would be playing on our own course, but this is a really good situation for us to be in.”
Weatherford will play in its next tournament Monday at Cushing.
“The kids have to stay focused on getting better in the time they have,” Mickley said. “We have also got to get in a little more situational practice on the course.”