Learning something new is hard for everyone. For some members of the girls’ golf team, it was even more difficult.
“At the beginning of the season I was terrible. I had no idea how to swing a club or where to place my hands,” said freshmen Cherish Harbour.
Although this golfer struggled in the beginning, the sport runs in her blood, so she was bound to improve.
“My dad has been golfing all of his life and I thought that it would be fun,” said Harbour. “Every time he went golfing he would come home smiling. And when I would ask him what happened he would always say ‘It’s a golf thing, you wouldn’t get it.’ ”
The saying goes practice makes perfect and that is exactly what Harbour did.
Not only did Harbour join team practice she tried to practice by herself at least three times out of the week.
“Sometimes I even practice on Saturdays,” said Harbour.
With all of the practice, Harbour noticed that she had improved from when she first started.
“I can actually hit the ball off the tee and get the ball to go somewhere,” said Harbour.
For Harbour as the season progressed and came to an end she says that she is about average now.
“We were mostly undefeated for our entire season so I have to be doing something right so far,” said Harbour.
Harbour was not the only person that noticed her improvement, girls’ golf coach coach Curtis Weber noticed as well.
“She got a lot better,” said Weber. “She finished in the top five out of 25 girls at the North Invite JV tournament.”
Weber also included that Harbour's scores were high then they dropped because she was more consistent. He explained that having a high score is really bad because golf is scored by the total number of strokes.
"At first she did not trust herself then I saw her confidence grow," said Weber.
Now that Harbour is doing great in golf, Weber expects her to be a competitive player.
As time goes by there are few athletes that want to play their sport as professionals and some just continue to play for the fun and enjoyment.
"I do not plan to play as a professional," said Harbour. "I want to become a teacher or doctor and so I am going to be super busy."
Playing golf has helped Harbour recognize certain things.
“Now I understand why my dad was smiling,” said Harbour. "He was smiling because he played good and when you play a good round of golf there is the sense of accomplishment."
Story By: Mercedes Schwerman