On Monday, April 4th, the Varsity boys, JV boys, and Varsity girls golf teams competed in the Baytown Christian Tournament at Newport Country Club. It was a perfect day to be on the course, with 60 degree weather at the time the golfers teed off, which warmed up to a comfortable 80 degrees at the end of their round. This particular tournament was the last preparation tournament before next week’s TAPPS District Tournament. That being said, our golfers showed they are primed for a strong District Tournament next week after a strong performance today. With one of the top Varsity boy golfers sick, the boys called up JV golfer, Jincheng T, and also started Freshman, Sebastian A. This was a great opportunity for the team to show the depth of their program, and the development of their younger golfers. These young guys didn’t disappoint. Jincheng T finished 3rd on team after posting an 82! The Vikings were led by a pair of Seniors, Fraser K and Justin V, who both posted a 79, which earned them a T-5 finish. The Vikings posted a respectable 329 team score, which earned them 2nd place in the tournament. Also notable for the Vikings was Freshman, and State Tennis qualifier, Amit K, who posted an 86. This Vikings team is certainly enjoying the success of their present season, but the future looks bright for this bunch!

The girls team was highlighted by Junior golfer and lone State qualifier from last season, Mariana O, who finished with her season best score of 86. It was a tough course, and the scores were slightly higher than normal, but Mariana still shot her best round. She fell just 2 strokes behind last year’s TAPPS 4A State Champion, who was also in the field.

Great job by all of the golfers who competed in the tournament and good luck at next week’s TAPPS 4A District Tournament! Go Vikings!