Lady Dragon Golf
With just one senior and five underclassmen, who exactly would fill the slots for the Lady Dragons’ upcoming golf tournaments was a fluid situation. As the season progressed, it became clear the team’s depth and competitiveness was its greatest strength.
“Our top five has been spread out through the entire [season], so that tells you there’s a little bit of talent on this team,” associate head coach Matt Glenn says. “The whole team has really done their part in being a push, or at least keeping you honest to where you’ve got to go. If you don’t have that, then you’re not going to improve throughout the year.”
Senior Ashley Kim and junior Chiara Brambilla — contributing members of Carroll’s 2022 bronze medal team at state — remain a steady force. Kim provides a consistently low stroke average, while Brambilla is normally not far behind. But the junior shifted into overdrive at the 6A Region I meet, shooting a second-day 65 to set a Region I and course record at Tangle Ridge in Grand Prairie. Behind the experienced duo, the Lady Dragons took first place.
Freshmen Tyler Burtnett and Aubrie Nolen also made huge strides, as did sophomore Chahak Goswami. But all eight members have had their moments throughout the season.
“The young ones are really good at figuring out what their role is and kind of filling in those gaps,” associate head coach Paige Martin says. “They’re following those leaders right now, but I think that’s going to help them later on in developing into leaders themselves.”
As reported on May 18, 2023.