The Chesnee golf team played as close to a perfect team match as you can play as they captured the 2021 Region II-2A championship at the Links O'Tryon on Monday afternoon.
"Our girls done a great job today," said Chesnee head coach Kyle Scruggs. "Some of the girls played their best golf this year today and hopefully we'll continue to improve as we move forward towards Upper State and State championships." Chesnee golfer Sydney Roberts won the Region Player of the Year honors, for the second straight year, by shooting a tournament low score of 68. "That now gives Sydney two in a row and she almost had another one her first year here," said Scruggs. "Sydney, in my opinion, is one of the best if not the best player in the state." While Roberts had a strong outing on Monday, she wasn't the only Eagles player to have an impressive tournament as Chesnee players made up four of the five All-Region spots as they had four of the top five lowest scores. Olivia Roberts, the only other player to shoot under par on Monday, joined her older sister on the All-Region with a score of 70 while Olivia Shields (81) and Addy Parker (83) both joined the sisters on the All-Region team. "The performance by our whole team is big especially as we move into the future as Sydney is our only senior," said Scruggs. "While losing a player of Sydney's caliber will hurt next year the rest of our team is a very young group as the rest of our team is ninth graders along with an eighth grader. Eliza Whiteside (74) from Landrum was the only non-Chesnee player to earn a spot on the All-Region team. The Eagles captured the region championship by shooting a team score of 302 as they finished well ahead of the other two teams: Landrum and St. Joseph's. Scruggs said that he likes the way his team is playing as they head for the Upper State championship team next week. "I think the girls seeing the scores they shot today just boosts their confidence going forward," said Scruggs. "It shows them that if they just stay focused and play golf that they have the skill level to compete with anyone in the state at our level." Scruggs said that heading towards the Upper State championship tournament he doesn't want to mess with too much on the team but he wants to make sure they clean up the small things. "We don't want to mess with swings or anything like that but tightening up some things with our short game," said Scruggs. "We just want them to focus on playing golf." Chesnee will next compete on Monday when they travel to the Upper State championship tournament at the Boscobel Golf and Country Club in Pendleton, SC. Comments are closed.
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