Swinging away at Islander Classic
The Javelina Women’s Golf team started off their spring season near home in Corpus Christi as they participated in the Islander Classic on Feb. 17 and 18.
Through a three round 54-hole tournament the team overall finished in ninth place after the tournament was over with.
“Our goal this year is to really figure out, how can we improve for the rest of the duration of the spring season? If you don’t have that improvement by the end of the year it means we’re not succeeding in the categories we want too. So that’s the biggest thing to start off the year how do we improve,” said Troy Lopez, the women’s head golf coach.
Senior Alessia Rojas had a Top 10 finish shooting 15-over-par 231 for the whole tournament. Rojas’ best performance came in day two on round three where she shot a 3-over 75 where she drained one birdie on the par-4 16 hole and saved 13 holes for par.
“It seems bitter sweet coming down the home stretch of my final semester and just trying to finish out strong,” Rojas said. “Also trying to have fun regardless of the outcome, but this is always a good tournament and I always have fun at this tournament.”
Sophomore Zoe Dean finished 37 shooting +27 for the tournament. Dean parred 13 holes, and finished out shooting a 79 in round one making it her best round of the tournament.
“Just to be positive. I worked on my irons a lot to make sure I can hit more greens, and I did so today. I just have to work on my putting more. Today I focused on my irons and chipping, and I was very happy with my chipping the whole 54 holes. So, staying positive with the weather conditions we had today and just having fun honestly. It was a great first tournament,” Dean said.
Sophomore Jamie Miller would finish two spots behind Dean at 39th for the tournament shooting a +28. In Miller’s round three she would shoot a 78 for her best round of the tournament. She birdied on hole 11 and parred 11 other holes.
Sophomore Mekdes Rozas finished 50th in the tournament shooting +43 and freshman Lorelai Martinez would land at 53 with a +45.
After the Islander Classic Coach Lopez said, “Overall the performances are fair and there’s a lot of room for improvement, and there’s a lot of things to keep working on. I think they’ll self-evaluate their game and where they stand. There were some great moments out there whether hole to hole stretches that were fantastic, and maybe some other holes that were not as fantastic. So, every one of the girls understands where they are, kind of a baseline point.”
The Javelinas participated in the Women’s rattler invitational at the Dominion Country Club in San Antonio. Results were unavailable at press time. See more golf stats at scoreboard.clippd.com