Well, it's all over! I can't believe that I am done with my golf career, but I am so lucky to have had some great experiences over the years! Ending at nationals was perfect! My final round did not go well at all. I'm not for sure if it was nerves, wanting to do well because it was my last round, or just a combination of everything. I shot my worst round all year, but in the end, it wasn't really about the score.
It was thinking about all of my past teammates, my coaches, my family, my friends, and everyone that has supported me over the years. It really has meant more to me than you will ever know! I was lucky enough to be "good" at golf and it allowed me to make so many great friendships that I will cherish for a long time! I will really miss being a part of a team, but I admit that I am looking forward to riding in a cart from now on!! Ha!
We had a very long ride back on Friday/Saturday. We drove straight through on the way back so that Heidi could make it back for graduation. I also graduated, but did not take part in the ceremony. It was a tough decision, but I wasn't for sure what time we would get back from nationals and I knew I would be wore out from the trip. It was also a little weird because I only spent a year at Midland and didn't know as much of the graduating class and faculty like I would have at Dana.
It certainly has been an interesting journey, but I am really glad that I was able to take it! Thanks so much for the support and I will see you around :)
Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Nationals: Rounds 1-3 recap
Hello from Tennessee! Sorry about being so late with a post, but the truth is, I really haven't had any time to sit down and update a post!
We left Saturday morning for Mount Vernon, Illinois. It was kind of a halfway stopping point for us to get to our destination, Greeneville, Tennessee. We arrived in Greeneville Sunday afternoon and went out to eat and got ready for our practice round on Monday.
We played our practice round Monday morning/afternoon and came back to the hotel to get ready for a banquet for all of the players and coaches. The banquet was fun. Each team was recognized and one player from each team got a "Champions of Character" award, which is what our governing body, the NAIA is all about. I received that award for our school, so that was kind of neat.
Tuesday we had a late tee time of 1:20, so we went out for brunch and then out to the course. It had been raining/misting all day so I knew it was not going to be a fun round! After we got to the course and got ready to go get on the range, they stopped play because some greens were under water and needed to be taken care of before everyone else got on them. We sat in the clubhouse for awhile and then we got word to go back to our hotels and wait for word on when we would resume. We got a call to head back out later that afternoon and ended up teeing off around 5:30 or 6 (it was so late I can't even remember when we teed off!). The latest we could play would be until 8:15, so we were hoping to get at least 9 holes in. I ended up getting in 11 holes before we had to stop.
We then had to turn around and finish our round at 7:00 the next morning and then we had about a 20 minute break and then we went out and played our second round. I played 25 holes of golf on Wednesday and let me tell you, my feet were not happy!! ;)
I didn't play very well the first two days, but the weather conditions weren't great and the course is set up extremely long. I didn't hit the ball bad, I just didn't hit it in the right place. :) I shot a 95 the first round and a 98 the second round.
Today was much better! We had tee times in the morning and it was much nicer weather! I ended up shooting an 87, which I was proud of. I hit the ball better and I actually got some putts to drop. Hopefully tomorrow will be even better and I can end on a high note!
Tennessee is VERY beautiful! We are at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, so it is neat to be able to see the mountains from the course! It makes playing a lot of rounds of golf a lot easier! Unfortunately we haven't had much with time, so we didn't really get to do a lot of sight seeing, but that's okay!
If you search for the NAIA website and then go to women's golf, you should be able to find live scoring if you want to keep track of my last round or look at my scorecards (they're not too pretty haha!) . They have it posted in some of the articles and also on the results page under the national championships link.
Thanks for all of the support! I can't believe it is almost over!
We left Saturday morning for Mount Vernon, Illinois. It was kind of a halfway stopping point for us to get to our destination, Greeneville, Tennessee. We arrived in Greeneville Sunday afternoon and went out to eat and got ready for our practice round on Monday.
We played our practice round Monday morning/afternoon and came back to the hotel to get ready for a banquet for all of the players and coaches. The banquet was fun. Each team was recognized and one player from each team got a "Champions of Character" award, which is what our governing body, the NAIA is all about. I received that award for our school, so that was kind of neat.
Tuesday we had a late tee time of 1:20, so we went out for brunch and then out to the course. It had been raining/misting all day so I knew it was not going to be a fun round! After we got to the course and got ready to go get on the range, they stopped play because some greens were under water and needed to be taken care of before everyone else got on them. We sat in the clubhouse for awhile and then we got word to go back to our hotels and wait for word on when we would resume. We got a call to head back out later that afternoon and ended up teeing off around 5:30 or 6 (it was so late I can't even remember when we teed off!). The latest we could play would be until 8:15, so we were hoping to get at least 9 holes in. I ended up getting in 11 holes before we had to stop.
We then had to turn around and finish our round at 7:00 the next morning and then we had about a 20 minute break and then we went out and played our second round. I played 25 holes of golf on Wednesday and let me tell you, my feet were not happy!! ;)
I didn't play very well the first two days, but the weather conditions weren't great and the course is set up extremely long. I didn't hit the ball bad, I just didn't hit it in the right place. :) I shot a 95 the first round and a 98 the second round.
Today was much better! We had tee times in the morning and it was much nicer weather! I ended up shooting an 87, which I was proud of. I hit the ball better and I actually got some putts to drop. Hopefully tomorrow will be even better and I can end on a high note!
Tennessee is VERY beautiful! We are at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, so it is neat to be able to see the mountains from the course! It makes playing a lot of rounds of golf a lot easier! Unfortunately we haven't had much with time, so we didn't really get to do a lot of sight seeing, but that's okay!
If you search for the NAIA website and then go to women's golf, you should be able to find live scoring if you want to keep track of my last round or look at my scorecards (they're not too pretty haha!) . They have it posted in some of the articles and also on the results page under the national championships link.
Thanks for all of the support! I can't believe it is almost over!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
GPAC Final Standings
Fin. Team Scores Total Par
1 Dakota Wesleyan University..... 330 354 336 373 1393 +245
2 Midland University............. 340 346 337 387 1410 +262
3 University of Sioux Falls...... 338 355 341 381 1415 +267
4 Northwestern College........... 346 349 339 387 1421 +273
5 Morningside College............ 354 364 352 393 1463 +315
Fin. Player Team Scores Total Par
1 Bellet, Danielle..... Dakota Wesleyan University..... 71 83 72 85 311 +24
2 Achterhof-Rozeboom... Northwestern College........... 83 80 78 95 336 +49
3 Pingel, Sam.......... Midland University............. 81 81 82 93 337 +50
4 Gottsleban, Kali..... University of Sioux Falls...... 82 86 79 94 341 +54
5 Roesler, Kamie....... Dakota Wesleyan University..... 82 87 85 98 352 +65
6 Walsh, Brittany...... Briar Cliff University......... 83 90 86 95 354 +67
7 Kline, Taylor........ Northwestern College........... 91 82 87 95 355 +68
8 Determan, Michelle... Briar Cliff University......... 81 90 90 95 356 +69
9 Forsyth, Jessica..... Midland University............. 89 88 85 96 358 +71
10 Renter, Heidi........ Midland University............. 83 88 92 97 360 +73
t 11 Miller, Kiley........ Nebraska Wesleyan University... 87 90 86 98 361 +74
t 11 Oakley, Cameron...... Morningside College............ 91 88 89 93 361 +74
13 Meyer, Kaitie........ Midland University............. 87 89 85 101 362 +75
14 Hinz, Andria......... Northwestern College........... 84 95 87 97 363 +76
t 15 Hotovy, Sarah........ Nebraska Wesleyan University... 90 86 89 99 364 +77
t 15 Webster, Molly....... Dakota Wesleyan University..... 89 90 93 92 364 +77
t 15 Wilkinson, Jordan.... University of Sioux Falls...... 87 92 92 93 364 +77
18 Keyes, Lindsey....... Nebraska Wesleyan University... 95 86 84 100 365 +78
19 Johnson, Davee....... University of Sioux Falls...... 89 99 82 96 366 +79
20 Horn, Sara........... Northwestern College........... 88 92 87 100 367 +80
21 Nelson, Kelsey....... Morningside College............ 89 94 89 98 370 +83
22 Knapp, Amy........... Midland University............. 90 96 85 102 373 +86
1 Dakota Wesleyan University..... 330 354 336 373 1393 +245
2 Midland University............. 340 346 337 387 1410 +262
3 University of Sioux Falls...... 338 355 341 381 1415 +267
4 Northwestern College........... 346 349 339 387 1421 +273
5 Morningside College............ 354 364 352 393 1463 +315
Fin. Player Team Scores Total Par
1 Bellet, Danielle..... Dakota Wesleyan University..... 71 83 72 85 311 +24
2 Achterhof-Rozeboom... Northwestern College........... 83 80 78 95 336 +49
3 Pingel, Sam.......... Midland University............. 81 81 82 93 337 +50
4 Gottsleban, Kali..... University of Sioux Falls...... 82 86 79 94 341 +54
5 Roesler, Kamie....... Dakota Wesleyan University..... 82 87 85 98 352 +65
6 Walsh, Brittany...... Briar Cliff University......... 83 90 86 95 354 +67
7 Kline, Taylor........ Northwestern College........... 91 82 87 95 355 +68
8 Determan, Michelle... Briar Cliff University......... 81 90 90 95 356 +69
9 Forsyth, Jessica..... Midland University............. 89 88 85 96 358 +71
10 Renter, Heidi........ Midland University............. 83 88 92 97 360 +73
t 11 Miller, Kiley........ Nebraska Wesleyan University... 87 90 86 98 361 +74
t 11 Oakley, Cameron...... Morningside College............ 91 88 89 93 361 +74
13 Meyer, Kaitie........ Midland University............. 87 89 85 101 362 +75
14 Hinz, Andria......... Northwestern College........... 84 95 87 97 363 +76
t 15 Hotovy, Sarah........ Nebraska Wesleyan University... 90 86 89 99 364 +77
t 15 Webster, Molly....... Dakota Wesleyan University..... 89 90 93 92 364 +77
t 15 Wilkinson, Jordan.... University of Sioux Falls...... 87 92 92 93 364 +77
18 Keyes, Lindsey....... Nebraska Wesleyan University... 95 86 84 100 365 +78
19 Johnson, Davee....... University of Sioux Falls...... 89 99 82 96 366 +79
20 Horn, Sara........... Northwestern College........... 88 92 87 100 367 +80
21 Nelson, Kelsey....... Morningside College............ 89 94 89 98 370 +83
22 Knapp, Amy........... Midland University............. 90 96 85 102 373 +86
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
GPAC #4 - GPAC Championships
Saturday was our fourth and final qualifier and championship day for the conference. We started out 3 strokes behind leader Dakota Wesleyan and were in position to qualify for nationals. What looked to be our nicest day of golf, turned into easily the worst day of golf! We were under a wind advisory and gusts were over 50 mph all afternoon. It was just horrible! The wind affected the way the ball rolled on the greens, often pushed balls off the green or way past the hole. The wind also affected the way we swung our clubs. I've never had my club move in my backswing because of a gust of wind! It was very difficult both physically and mentally.
Because of this, scores were VERY high compared to normal. I struggled with my short game and took extra strokes when heading into the wind. I just had to keep reminding myself that everyone else was probably struggling as well. When I got to the clubhouse after my round, I knew it was going to be close for us to hold onto our 2nd place spot. Sioux Falls, who was 11 strokes behind us, had put together decent scores for the conditions. As each of my teammates came in and shared their scores, anxiety grew. We knew we need our #1, Sam, to come in with at least a 97 (which I was very confident she had done). Sure enough, she came in with a 93 and we ended up holding onto 2nd by 5 strokes!
We were headed to nationals!! Coach was very nervous and it was pretty funny to see the relief on his face after all the scores were added up!
3 of us finished in the top 10 individually and earned automatic All-Conference status. Sam finished 3rd, I finished 9th, and Heidi finished 10th. The coaches will vote to include 5 more and I'm hoping that Kaitie will be voted into one of those spots!
Scores from Saturday's meet
Sam 93
Me 96
Heidi 97
Kaitie 101
Amy 102
Team- 387 (50 strokes more than our last conference meet, ouch! Ha!)
I will add the GPAC standings/invidual results, pictures, and information on nationals soon!
Because of this, scores were VERY high compared to normal. I struggled with my short game and took extra strokes when heading into the wind. I just had to keep reminding myself that everyone else was probably struggling as well. When I got to the clubhouse after my round, I knew it was going to be close for us to hold onto our 2nd place spot. Sioux Falls, who was 11 strokes behind us, had put together decent scores for the conditions. As each of my teammates came in and shared their scores, anxiety grew. We knew we need our #1, Sam, to come in with at least a 97 (which I was very confident she had done). Sure enough, she came in with a 93 and we ended up holding onto 2nd by 5 strokes!
We were headed to nationals!! Coach was very nervous and it was pretty funny to see the relief on his face after all the scores were added up!
3 of us finished in the top 10 individually and earned automatic All-Conference status. Sam finished 3rd, I finished 9th, and Heidi finished 10th. The coaches will vote to include 5 more and I'm hoping that Kaitie will be voted into one of those spots!
Scores from Saturday's meet
Sam 93
Me 96
Heidi 97
Kaitie 101
Amy 102
Team- 387 (50 strokes more than our last conference meet, ouch! Ha!)
I will add the GPAC standings/invidual results, pictures, and information on nationals soon!
Monday, May 2, 2011
WE DID IT!
We are going to nationals!!!!
Sorry for the late post. We got home late Saturday night and yesterday I had to attend the senior athletic banquet for the school. I will be sure and add a recap either tonight or early tomorrow!!
Sorry for the late post. We got home late Saturday night and yesterday I had to attend the senior athletic banquet for the school. I will be sure and add a recap either tonight or early tomorrow!!
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