Dragon Golf
A team with just three returning players and some young additions, Carroll boys golf took its lumps at times this season. Losing the district title to Keller at the 4-6A meet and falling just short of state while competing at the regional meet were two setbacks that stung the most.
But the 2022 team of Dragon varsity golfers grew up quickly through the process, giving Carroll coaches plenty of hope that bigger things aren’t out of the team’s reach in the near future.
“I think they’re on a fast track to playing exceptional golf,” associate head coach Matt Glenn says. “When you’re that young and a coach can say that about you, it means you’ve already got the talent. You hit the golf ball well, you’ve got great work ethic. You can say that they’re right at the point to teeter-totter over into exceptional golf.”
Glenn says three varsity newcomers stood out and established themselves this season, including freshman Andrea Birolini and juniors Luke Evans and Kamp Davis. Glenn calls Birolini a scholar of the game and had the Dragons’ best individual performance of the season when he finished first at the Fall Cup at Waterchase by shooting a two-day 137 (71-66). Evans made a huge jump as a golfer and a leader thanks to his hard work, while Davis exceeded expectations and has become a consistent member of Carroll’s Top 5 players.
Combining those three with juniors returning from the previous year in Joe Brickner, Brian Kopf and Jason Lew gives the team plenty of upside on the course going forward.
“I think they’ll come back with a big roar,” Glenn says.
As reported on May 18, 2023.