Cassidy Schwartz ‘17 sealed her place on the varsity team with a hole-in-one after a rain delay during tryouts at Flagg Creek golf course.

“This was my first hole in one and it was such an indescribable feeling when my coach was jumping on the green because the ball was actually in the hole,” Schwartz said. “At first I didn’t believe it was in, since I wasn’t sure how my swing was going to be after the rain delay.”

Schwartz’s hole-in-one won’t carry the team all the way to the top of the conference. With oppressive competition throughout the West Suburban Conference, state is the ultimate goal for the team. Like many teams, they want to make it to state with the intention of winning.

Both Schwartz and Siobhan Callahan ‘17 are optimistic and believe the team will go far this season.

“We have a tough conference, but we are working hard to prepare ourselves for the crucial rounds toward the end of the season,” Callahan said.

While Schwartz has been involved with golf since the age of 9, many players chose to play golf as a competitive sport in the past few years.

“I have been playing golf seriously for about three years,” Ava Sengpiel ’19 said. “I was on the team last year just for a few weeks due to conflicts with poms, but I am so happy to be a part of the team full time.”

With a large portion of the team graduating, Schwartz and Callahan hope to make their last years playing for LT memorable.

“For my last season, I really want to enjoy myself with the lifelong friends I’ve made from the team,” Callahan said. “I didn’t know anyone when I started golf at LT and have met some of my closest friends through it and I want to leave a good legacy for the future of LT golf!”

While getting into college is the first step, decisions between playing intramural and club in college still ponder in Schwartz’s mind, but she mainly is focusing on getting good rounds into conference, regionals, state, and starting and ending her school year on a good note.

“Getting the opportunity to play with such awesome girls I want to build even better relationships with them,” Schwartz said. “I hope to continue to create even more awesome memories!”