After persisting through windy and wet conditions, Coppell girls golf team placed second at the District 6-6A Championship on April 2-3 at Bear Creek Golf Club on the west course, seven strokes behind first-place winners, Flower Mound.
The girls’ two-day score totaled to 635, shooting a 324 on the first day and 311 on the second. With the second-place district finish, the girls now advance to the Class 6A Region I Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday at Tangle Ridge Golf Club in Grand Prairie.
“The girls had a very rough first day, but shot the best round of anyone on the second day,” Coppell coach Gary Beyer said. “They finished seven strokes behind, but comfortably ahead of the third-place team. [We] also had three of the five first-team all-district players.”
Sophomore Nethra Sheri tied for first at the end of 36 holes at 149, shooting a 76 and 73 in each round, respectively. After a three-hole playoff, she lost by one stroke.
“I shot 73 on the second day to tie, so they took us back to the 16th hole and it was a sudden death playoff,” Sheri said. “Once you shoot the best score you win, but when we played 16, we both parred and shot a four. Then we played 17, where we both shot a three. We went back to 16 where I ended up three-putting, so she won.”
For the past three years, the girls have advanced to the state tournament. Currently ranked fifth in the state, the team has a challenging region compounded by unhelpful weather fluctuations.
“Tangle Ridge is a very difficult course to begin with, but this time of year, especially because we didn’t have much of a winter, mother nature gets very confused,” Beyer said. “I talked to some people who played the course last week and it’s going to be a little rough. The greens, the putting surfaces, are bumpy because you’ve got grass that thinks it’s supposed to grow and other grass that thinks it’s not supposed to grow and there’s always a blend on these greens.”
To prepare for regionals, the team will focus on consistency in their overall game.
“It’s just consistency,” Beyer said. “Last year, we were leading regionals going into the last day and a girl from Southlake Carroll just played out of her mind and shot a 65. That’s seven strokes under par and they beat us by seven strokes. That’s how one person can make the difference.”
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