Pack Golf One Shot Short of District Title

April 13, 2009
Filed under Golf, Sports

Malcolm Bennett
Sports Editor

After leading The Woodlands by 4-shots in the first round of the 14-5A district Golf Tournament, The Highlanders proved to be too strong as Ryan Kelly made the game winning shot with a 15-foot  birdie on the final hole.
Similar to the first round, The Pack received major contributions from all five golfers, which was well expected from Coach Leatherman.
“I have been expecting us to perform at that level, I was excited for our kids and our program” said Coach Leatherman.
Giving up the 4-shot lead came as a surprise to the Golf team, being that this was the first time this season, that  they have “slept”, on a lead.
“We are still young, I know we will handle it better next time”, said Coach Leatherman.
But The Pack are not going to let that get them down, believing more motivation and confidence is the ony thing the lose gives them.
“We know now that we can play with the top programs in the state and we have gained a lot of confidence”, said Coach Leatherman.
Sophomore Michael Phillips lead the team with a 75 while sophomores Will Griffin and Sam Fedone followed with a pair of 78’s. Seniors Michael Haney and Chase Webb both shot 81 for a team score of 312, using the top four scores. The Woodlands shot 307 on the second day to beat the Panthers by one shot, 614-613.
Two-day totals for Lufkin were: Fidone 74-78—152; Griffin 74-78—152; Phillips 80-75—155; Webb 76-81—157; and Haney 78-81—159.