Allan heads back to provincials

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

Strathmore Spartans high school golf team members put up strong rounds on Sept. 23 at zones at River Spirit Golf Course in Cochrane.
However, it is Korbin Allan who is heading back to provincials after a round of 77.
“I’m confident going into it,” he said. “I’ve been playing fairly well lately, so I should do well. I’m driving the ball a lot better this year. I could definitely patch up irons and chipping but there’s always something to work on.”
Having dealt with an injury last year, Allan was able to find inspiration and motivation through his friends.
“My friend won last year,” said Allan. “He’s motivated me to do well and just play my best.”
He was impressed with his other team members and how well they were able to perform on the course considering the expectations were not very high.
The girl’s team placed second and missed winning the zone banner by one stroke.
Grade 12 player Alicia Kennedy thought that for a first-year girls’ team, they played well, but a couple of more key shots would have made a difference in being provincial-bound or not.
“We definitely could have done better, but at least we had a girls’ team this year,” said Kennedy. “The girls tried their best and we did have a chance to go to provincials, it didn’t work out.”
Kennedy added that despite the shortfall at zones the girls remained positive and had a lot of fun on the course.
She felt like she could’ve done more in her overall game, but a solid shot on good holes here and there would have made the difference in her game.
“I definitely had an off day,” she said. “But if I were to go back, I would’ve shaken the bad holes and hopefully had a couple good shots on my better holes and would’ve made a difference.”
The provincials were played on Sept. 28 and 29 in Grande Prairie. The results were not available as of press time.