Lady Bruin linksters erupt for 3rd place in season opener
It could be a sizzling season for Bartlesville High School's girls' golf team — once they obtain a little more seasoning.
In last week's season opener, Bartlesville ripped the ball for third place in a Ponca City tourney, led by two medalists — Campbell Craig and Lisa Brown.
Craig and Brown both hammered out scores of 92 to finish in the top five. Following the scorecard tiebreaker, Craig took third place and Brown fifth.
Rounding out Bartlesville's five-girl varsity squad were Taylor Price, Grace Lumpkin and Emilyn Rainbolt.
Price shot 99, followed by Rainbolt (103) and Lumpkin (109).
The four lowest scores were added to create the team result of 386.
Other Lady Bruins — playing as at-large participants — in the field included Alli Wood (98), Sophia Symes (102) and Calli Proctor (120).
Second-year Lady Bruin head coach Carl Holmes said he entered Wood as a non-team member because she didn't join the team until last Monday, after the basketball players were released for spring sports.
As a team, the Lady Bruins "were excited," about their performance, Holmes said. "They hadn't competed in over a year. It was exciting. ... The weather was beautiful. It was a nice, windy day. We were fortunate to have a good day for golf. The girls were excited to get started."
But, the Lady Bruins will have to wait again for their foray — their next meet will be in the final week of March, following spring break. On March 31, the Lady Bruins play host at Adams Golf Course to their own invitational.
Once the season resets, Holmes believes the Lady Bruins have strong potential.
"We have a legitimate chance to qualify for state," he said. "That's our goal. The girls have all bought in and worked hard and we're excited."