Seniors providing crucial experience for women’s golf
The following post was written by staff writer Kyle Diller.
The women golfers have been fantastic this spring having placed in the top five in four of their five tournament appearances. In two of those top-five finishes the Illini took top honors, including the Illini Classic. The team has really hit good form in this spring season and the majority of their success comes from experience and a strong team bond.
In the current team make-up, four members of the six-woman team are seniors. The seniors have provided the team not only with experience, but with strong leadership. They have pass down their knowledge to the younger golfers and help them as they look to improve their game for future seasons. Having been together four years the bond is probably strong and I’m sure the rest of the team has been brought into that. These factors have been key in the helping the team reach the success that it has had this season.
With the Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Regionals coming up and being such competitive tournaments this success has come at the perfect time. The team struggled this past weekend at the Lady Buckeye Invitational, but with the success they’ve been having they could bounce back and continue with their success in this weekend’s Big Ten tournament. With this weekend’s Big Ten Tournament being the last in the seniors’ regular season career, there is no doubt the team will want to end on the highest note.