The quiet greens slowly become more tense as the golfer walks up to the tee box, ready to swing. Everything seems silent as the shift of spiked shoes clings to the ground. The club slowly tips back into the air and comes back with unprecedented force, sending the ball across the field. This is what a normal golf swing looks like at practice with the boy’s golf team, as they prepare for another spring of golf. Senior Brady Schneider shares what the secret recipe to a great season will be.

“I think we got a lot of young guys coming in that I think will be very good if they work hard throughout the year, we’ll have a good chance of making state,” Schneider said. “ I envision us being a lot better than the start of the season, I think these young guys have a lot of potential. I think we’ll go on a big run at the end of the season.”

Senior Luke Friend gives his opinion on what it’ll take to achieve the goal of having a great season. 

“Just got to keep practicing and put in those hours and keep working on our game, executing the shot and nothing else,” Friend said. 

To become great at something, usually it takes lots of practice to achieve one’s goal. Schneider gave us his insight on what golf practices are composed of.

“We play for score a lot right now since these guys are trying to earn their spots, Schneider said. “Once we find our top 5, then we’ll start hitting balls and practicing a lot more, but for now we are playing for score.”

Junior Elijah Clark shares more details about golf practice.

“We usually go through Monday to Friday and we usually have matches Saturday, Clark said. “So we go to Harrison Lake Country Club and play nine holes and sometimes we’ll work on our short game all day.“

For Clark, the 2024-2025 season is his first for the golf team. Clark explains the goal he wants to reach by the end of the upcoming season. 

“I just started playing this season, this is my first year so honestly just to get better and to develop as a golf player,” Clark said.