The golf team: small but mighty

Carys Cheshire '24

Editor-in-Chief of Content

The Louisville golf team is a small, but mighty one. The team consists of eight girls, each of which have a passion and talent for the sport. There are no seniors on the team this year, but that hasn’t stopped these girls from having a great season.

“I actually feel like we are closer than other sports teams at Louisville because since there are no seniors, there aren’t any major age gaps, which I think contributes to how close we are,” commented Cecelia Lynch ’26.

While people are more used to sports teams being quite large in size, the small size of the golf team only adds to their bond, as they all know each other in a personal way. They use their tight-knit dynamic to support one another in order to succeed as a team.

When asked to describe the team in one word, Skylar Greene ’25 chose “bonded.”

“Since there are only a total of eight players on the team, we are a super close group of people of all grade levels and we bond really well together at practice and during matches,” explained Greene.

Some of the players on the golf team joined with no prior experience with the sport, including Caden Pono ’26.

“Golf isn’t intimidating and it’s so much fun! I highly recommend joining as someone who started freshman year and was new to the sport,” added Pono.

Pono was both new to Louisville and golf, but instead of feeling threatened by the fresh start, she was welcomed with open arms and found a community of which she stuck with.

All of the girls on the team would consider this season successful. They have all improved as players, and although the team did not make CIF, Skylar Greene qualified individually for it.

Our Louisvillie golf team at a tournament with their beloved coaches.

“To me, the season was successful because I haven’t played for a long time and I have made a lot of progress,” in sophomore Luella Macvie’s words.

Overall, the team has had a great season together, as each member improved in their own way and created lifelong friendships.

Golf has been around for centuries and continues to be played by people of various ages, all around the world. Although it began as a game of leisure played by wealthy people, it has evolved into both a relaxing pastime and the competitive sport we know and love today. While you might think of players like Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead when you hear the word golf, it is important that we highlight the many female players that have made just as much of an impact on the sport.

Mickey Wright had roughly 90 professional wins over the course of her career and in 2009, Golf Magazine named her the eighth best player and the top female player of all time. Annika Sörenstam is considered one of the best golfers in history. Prior to her retirement, she had 96 professional wins but came back in 2021 to compete in and win the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Lorena Ochoa was the first professional Mexican golfer to be ranked number one in the world, a position she held for 158 consecutive weeks, from 2007 to 2010.

These three women greatly influenced the game of golf and were few of many that were able to pave the path for future female players, including our own Louisville golf team.

The sport, although often overlooked, is one that has had an impact on so many women and continues to do so as the Louisville golfers leave their own mark on our school.