BRENHAM—The Rockdale girls golf team enjoyed a comfortable 20-stroke lead heading into the final round of the regional tournament.
Just to be on the safe side, they added 12 more on day two.
Led by former state champion Lyndy Laurrell, the Lady Tigers left little doubt of their intentions on Thursday as they sliced off 12 strokes from their first day scorecard to easily outdistance district rival Cameron by 47 shots for the Region III championship and earn their fourth straight trip to the UIL state golf tournament.
The girls Class 3A state tournament is set for May 22-23 at Grey Rock Golf Club in Austin.
Rockdale has earned bronze medals in its past two appearances at state.
This could be the year that they break through for gold.
“Very proud of this group of girls,” said Rock-dale Coach Chris Joslin. “They got off to a great start on day one and just rode that momentum for both days. They played their best golf as a team this week and it shows lots of hard work paying off.”
Guided once again by the steady Laurrell, three of the five Lady Tiger golfers trimmed their scores on the second day.
Laurrell—the 2016 Class 3A state champion—toured the Brenham Country Club 6,250-yard course without cracking 80, posting consecutive 79s to take medalist honors over McGregor’s Paige Gilstrap who turned in a (80-83) 163.
The senior Laurrell is the lone golfer to shoot in the 70s in the two-day tournament.
Laurrell is aiming for her second trifecta of winning the district, regional and state titles, which she pulled off in 2016.
Eve King penciled in a (89-95) 184 to support Laurrell, while Whitley Boyd shaved five strokes off her first day score (100-95) for a 195 total.
Trinady Joslin did the most damage, knocking 13 shots off her first round card (108-95) for a 203.
Payton Miller was playing in her first tournament of the year as a replacement for Gracye Burns, who was unavailable for the tournament, and contributed a (118-127) 245 score.
Cameron was led by Keegan Galvan who carded a (85-94) 179. Galvan was second to Laurrell in district competition.
Central Heights was a distant third at (410-398) with an 808 two-day total.
“After the first day we talked about not letting up and letting anyone back in to the tournament,” Joslin said. “They did a great job of sticking to only the things they could control and that was themselves.
“Look forward to the next few weeks of practice and seeing what both teams can accomplish in Austin.”
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