Golf practice will begin on Monday August 12th at Twin Oaks Golf Course!  There will be a 30 minute parent/player meeting at the course, in the big shed beginning at 6:00 pm.  Practice will begin at 6:30 pm, and we will have tee times so the girls can play nine practice holes that night.  The first four weeks of the season’s schedule are below.  Most of our practices will be held at Twin Oaks, and some range days at The Sawmill.  Please be aware that there will be dates and times specific for varsity players and JV players on the schedule.  Due to the nature of golf and holding practices at a public facility, practice times do vary, and can change depending on course availability.  After Labor Day, we try to hold all of our practices at 3:30 as long as the course can accommodate us.  

We will be holding our first qualifiers of the season on August 13th, 14th, and 15th.  The qualifier will be a total of 54 holes (18 holes each day) to select the six golfers to compete in the opening invitationals of the season.  These qualifying rounds will be based on score and time.  I will be asking that the girls can play their rounds under 4 hours for 18 holes, and 2 hours for nine holes.  It is important that we learn to keep a good pace while walking the course.  Anytime you do not qualify for an event and there is a practice on the schedule, you are expected to attend the practice regardless if it is listed as a JV or varsity practice.

Golf is a sport where the courses are putting us into their normal play, so times may change and we may be asked to be flexible.  Please be prepared for practice; clubs, tees, balls, ball markers, sharpie markers, water bottles, and proper dress (no ripped jeans, cut off shirts or shorts, sandals, etc.).  We represent Freeland when on the course and we will conduct ourselves properly on the course both in dress and behavior.  Players are allowed to use range finders if they have them, GPS apps on their phones, and pull carts.  I highly recommend pull carts and a GPS app (I like 18 birdies).  All girls planning on playing golf should download the MHSAA golf app on their mobile device.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOUR ATHLETE WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE ATHLETIC REGISTRATION WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE ATHLETICS WEB PAGE (https://freelandfalconathletics.bigteams.com/) OR planeths.com IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE.  The online registration will take the place of the green cards from previous years.  Please be aware that you must have a current physical on file for the 2024-2025 school year.  Once the registration process is completed, we will be notified.  Payment of the athletic registration fee is required before the first practice or tryout date.  The registration fee can be mailed to:

Freeland High School Athletics  8250 Webster Rd.  Freeland, MI 49623, or dropped off at the high school starting August 1, 2024

You can find our schedule at: https://freelandfalconathletics.bigteams.com/

Click the Fall tab and find girls golf.  Be sure you have the correct season (2024-2025) selected.  We are planning on having a JV team, and we have a couple of dates listed below.  We will be scheduling JV matches as opportunities present themselves.