The Bowie Jackrabbits boy’s golf team 1 competed with some of the best 4A-6A teams in the state at the Squaw Valley course in Glen Rose on March 1-2.
Despite competing against mostly larger schools, the Jackrabbits finished 14th overall out of 30 teams at the tournament.
With Bowie trying to make it back to state after a third place finish, Coach Matthew Miller wants to push this team by competing in tougher tournaments and courses this season.
“I knew going to that tournament we had to play the very best we are capable of just to medal,” Miller said. “There’s a method to the madness. I want to push these guys against better people and better golf courses. The mental part is such a big side of the game and we are getting to see people who can play and we have to learn not to be intimidated by that.”
Both days the conditions were excellent according to Miller and while the team scores were consistent each day, 324 the first day and 322 the second day, some players individual scores were up and down.
Zac Harris had the lowest scores overall, shooting 76-79. Cy Egenbacher was next shooting 83-76.
Hunter Lea and Hunter Fluitt had vastly different days.
Lea shot 77-87 while Fluitt shot 88-80 during the two rounds.
Rayder Mann shot 90-94 both days, but his scores did not count towards the team total as it only calculates the team’s lowest four scores each day.
Andrew Sandhoff competed individually as a medalist, with his scores not counting towards the team’s total, and did well, shooting 79-82.

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