by Jacob Boese |

There is one primary goal for Coach Forrest Bertoldie every year involving his Women’s Golf Team: to send some of his players to state. He has succeeded in meeting that goal this year by sending golfers Marissa Juliana and Paige Warnock to the tournament. Preparation is one of the keys to success for the team and has helped them reach success this year.
The girls have put in a lot of work to be successful.
“It takes lots of hard work on the range and putting green,” senior Marissa Juliana said.
Even things people would not think are important for the golfers are completely necessary to maintain success throughout a tournament.
“You need to eat well the night before and go to bed early to get good sleep,” junior Christine Conge said. “Staying hydrated is really important because 18 holes of golf can take six hours and you can get sick in that time.”
Having a strategy is also crucial to a player’s performance.
“When I go to a tournament I just make a plan that I’m going to try my hardest on every shot and see where that puts me,” sophomore Paige Warnock said.
After the tournament starts, the golfers still need to prepare while on the course before their shots.
“First, I assess my lie, see which club I need to use. I step behind the ball and align my shot, and then I swing,” Conge said.
This is not merely a sport requiring physical endurance, but also mental strength.
“It’s a highly technical game. It’s important to have a few basic fundamentals. We teach them to play each stroke like it’s the most important stroke of the day and each hole like it’s the most important of the day. We focus on what’s going on right now more than the long term.” coach Forrest Bertoldie said.
The methods of preparation for the golf team have seemed to pay off as their success has continued throughout the season and will hopefully follow them to state.