Golfers take fourth at invitational

The Lady Outlaws golf team took fourth place in the Central Oregon Invitational at Aspen Lakes on Thursday, April 27.

Summit took first place with a score of 333. Bend placed second at 353 and Crook County took third with a score of 397. Sisters was in the middle of the pack at fourth place with a score of 420. Burns shot a 560 and both Madras and Mountain View had incomplete scores.

Alexis Wainwright led the individual scoring for the Outlaws with a final score of 100. Shelby Ross was just two strokes back at 102. Meghan Crowder and Maureen Broadbent both carded a 109 and Claire Mutchler shot a 124.

“The score we got today was our best for the season and would have put us in second place in the Capital Conference,” senior Maureen Broadbent said. “I think we’ll definitely make it to state and that’s been our goal this year – just to get there. Our team has been doing well and we’ve improved each week. Our first player to our fourth player is now within nine strokes of each other so we’re all pretty close.”

Coach Mary Flande is excited about the improvement her team has made but noted her players still have room for improvement.

“This was our best team score for the season,” said Flande. “The kids did this on a tough golf course and it is a result of their hard work over the last three weeks. Our team is starting to play better each week and this is a good sign considering our district tournament is only a week and a half away. It’s been so much fun watching them improve week by week. We still need to work on putting.

“We had a few more putts than we would like and if we can eliminate a few putts from each of our rounds our team score will drop considerably.”