HEADED TO STATE!
Wellington High School Girls Golf Team
Advances With 2nd Place Finish at Regional Finals
West Palm Beach, FL (October 24, 2011) – The Wellington High School Girls golf team took second place in the Region 7 playoffs on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Ironhorse Country Club in West Palm Beach, and will now advance to the State Championship tournament. The 36-hole matches will be contested at Howie in the Hills, near Ocala , on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 1st and 2nd.
The top two teams from the District 7 matches advance to the state level. Park Vista took first place with a score of 338. The Wellington team finished second with a 351, with Junior Mary Dixon and Sophomore Janelle Johnson leading the way with scores of 85 each. The Lady Wolverines finished 12 strokes ahead of the third place team, Seminole Ridge.
“We are so proud of these girls,” said head coach Laurie Bawinkle. “They have worked very hard to get to this point, and I know they are all excited to be going to the next level.”
Ironhorse Country Club, which is typically closed on Mondays, “rolled out the red carpet for us,” added Bawinkle. “The course was in great shape, and everyone here seemed genuinely happy to have us as their guests today.”
