1A, 2A, 3A high school golf championship: Extra holes needed at state golf tourney
Rose Park hosted this event on Wednesday where 93 girls competed nearly nine hours and three girls ended up tied at 78 to invoke the playoff.
Nakamura, a diminutive figure, was asked where she got her power from. She quickly replied, "Power is not an issue in this game." But let it be known she did not take a back seat to anyone in the long drive department. She still insisted, "My dad kept on telling me that the mental part of the game is the most important part." And in the end, her grit lifted her to the win.
Williamson went out on the first hole when she missed the green. The next four holes, Smith and Nakamura went mano a mano until they started over again at the first hole. Both players just missed the green by a few feet but Smith finally cracked as she three-putted and Nakamura dropped her par putt from just a few inches.
The first-place team trophy went to Ogden with a score of 250. Logan was second at 274, and Park City came in at 278.
As for Jensen, she said, "At first I didn't like it. Girls can get snobby you know." She played last year with the boys, but she likes this format now.
Dave Wilkey, executive director of the UHSAA, said he observed "a new level of fun... I saw a lot of smiles today."
Another girl who played last year with the boys as a ninth-grader is Shelby Van Cott of South Summit. She says she likes the change because as she puts it: "I like the girls better because they are more talkative. The boys never say anything."
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