Lovely end to a crazy week.....

Well, we rushed Claire home from the LPGA tourney to attend 2 homecomings in 1 night!!  Claire attended her 1st homecoming ever last night!  Claire and her sweet friend Wilson went to both the SBA and then the CBHS Homecomings!  She daid it was a busy but fun night!  A great ending to a crazy busy week!!  

 

Quite the week for Claire.....

 https://twitter.com/LPGA/status/1441445237440724998?s=20

Well its been a week.....Claire's week started with a storm....Literally and figuratively. She played Regionals complete with a rain and lighening delay, and just couldn't get anything to drop or go her way. She ended up with a sudden death playoff for a position to go to State. Her drive ball landed in a huge swath of water and just stopped....she lost by a stroke and was just broken....3 days later she found her rainbow after the storm. She was invited by the LPGA to come to the NWA Wlamart LPGA Championships and meet her hero Lydia Ko. She got to see all the pros up close and meet and talk with them. Not to mention watch complete warm ups and practice rounds. She and Lance got behind the rope privelages to walk 18 with Lydia, Danielle Kang, and Austyn Earnst yesterday on round 1. I think both of them were on cloud nine. Glad this week ended in rainbows for Claire.....

Notah Begay Round 2!

Jesse and his vaccinated friends at the very top far away from others at the MSU home game!! Go Bulldogs for pulling out a win!

A man fishing with his adorable dog and watching all the amazing junior golfers...so sweet

So Claire quailified this summer for the 2nd round of the huge Notah Begay 2 Day tournament out at Orgill Golf Course...She had a brutal day one from long yardages posting an 87.  She just really couldn't hit a shot and just had a rough mental round.  They met a man coming off 18 who's son is an amazing golfer from Texas and he happened to see Claire and literally coached and worked with her last night for 2 hours out of the kindness of his heart.  Claire listened to him today and shot a 78!  Such an improvement and we were tickled.  He was folloing her live scores online and greeted her when she finished 18.  Claire was all smiles.....Thank you Mr Keith!

Claire after the 2nd round

Claire with Mr Keith

Next weekend, MSU vs Memphis IN Memphis at the Liberty Bowl...should be a blast!!!!

 

Claire travels to her 1st Father Ryan Invitational with SBA

Well, due to Covid last year, SBA did not allow the golf team to travel to Murfreesboro for the Fr. Ryan Invitational.  This year, only 2 girls went due to one of the girls in quarantine.  So we traveled up after school yesterday, did homework in the car, and ate an amazing dinner and were up and at the course at the crack of dawn today.  Claire had some difficult holes today, but ended up 9th out of 39.  She has much higher aspirations next year...but a fun trip with great memories! 

Claire and the 2 amazing golfers she was paired with today from Father Ryan and Battleground Academy.

Claire in front of one of the many silos all around the course....

and this was one of her birdie holes!

The prettiest day for golf!

 

Golf, Golf, Golf....

 Well, because high school golf is such a short season because of the daylight changing in October, Claire plays a match almost every single day after school.  And she's getting tired....However, the temps were pleasant and she shot a 38 at a tough Windyke course vs Hutchison, St Marys, St. George's and ECS!! She carried her team to a 2nd place finish! Go Claire!

 And on the weekends, the competitive tournaments are still happening!  So Claire played a tough Olive Branch CC course in a 2 day Sneds Open.  She came in 9 our of 19 girls and wasn't happy, but there were girls from all over TN in the event.  And the ages were 12-18 so the girls were older and more experienced.  She is getting there!!!