After starting with a 4-1 record, Girls Golf came up short in league standings with their last match against Sunny Hills on Oct. 15. Varsity girls golf ended an eventful season with a record of 5-8-1. Although the league games roughed up the Cypress Centurion team, the past season will be a great reflection for new and upcoming players.
Girls Golf Coach, Susan Metry stated that tough matches did not shake their confidence but rather inspired players to improve. Coach Metry says the disadvantages in the league, “gave them the drive to try to improve to be better.” She believes building confidence is key, considering how discouraging losses can be, and this shapes her coaching style.
Since she was five years old, varsity golfer Tania Maheshwari has been interested in golf. She believes that girls golf isn’t necessarily a “team sport,” but a “mental game.”
Sunny Hong one of the few freshmen on Varsity said, “We went against hard teams, like Troy and Sunny Hills, and I was anxious about that.” She tried not “to think about it too much, and keep playing on.”
Sophomore Chloe Wong agreed that the hardest part of golfing is mental. “If I didn’t do that well, I felt kind of dumb.” To overcome challenges she would tell herself to “move on, leave the past behind, and focus on the now.”
Ari Chung, a senior in Cypress Girls Golf rediscovered her love for Golf within the Cypress High School Team. Upon entering high school, Chung joined the girls golf team to reconnect with the sport first taught to her father prior to COVID-19. “I wanted to continue playing golf, especially with a team,” she explained. For Chung, other sports don’t compare to golf because, “It focuses on individual performance,” testing both physical and mental skills. This season she worked on perfecting her accuracy and swing tempo while mentoring underclassmen and becoming closer with her teammates.
Junior Kate Zapanta improved her game this season by “focusing on [her] short game, and trying to be more consistent.” She looks forward to being on the team again as a senior.
Overall, the Girls Golfers undertook a great challenge this past season. Despite some defeats, a great learning experience in sports is needed to excel. Hopefully, the upcoming season will show the tremendous effort of the Cypress Centurion Golf team.
