August 17:

The Falcons hosted Midland Dow and Frankenmuth on Wednesday at Vassar Country Club for our invitational.  Dow won the event with a score of 390, we took second place with a score of 401, and Frankemuth finished third with a score of 419.  Averie Pumford led the way for the Falcons with an 82, good for second place overall.  Zoey Markey was fourth and Abbie Phillips ninth to finish as top ten medalists with scores of 98 and 104 respectively.  Rounding out the scoring for Freeland was Sophie Maxwell with a 117, and Reese Conlee and Ashley Collier with 120’s.  Several other girls were able to play and represent Freeland on the day.  Lilly Spencer 122, Katie Salo 122, Cadence Swartz 132, and Natalie Trudo 135.  Reese, Lilly, Katie, and Natalie were all playing in their first ever competitive match.  It has been a great start to the season with all the girls working very hard and committing to getting better every day!

August 19:

On Friday, our JV team played their first match of the season when we hosted Frankenmuth at Twin Oaks GC.  Ten girls were competing, forming five 2-person teams.  The girls beat Frankenmuth in their first match by a score of 185 to 191.  A very close match!  Reese Conlee and Gia Johnson led the way for the Falcons with a very nice score of 44, good for second overall.  Lizzie Robbins and Lilly Spencer matched teammates Natalie Trudo and Grace Ericksen with scores of 46 to tie for third overall.  The team of Faith Kloha and Katie Salo rounded out the scoring with a 49.  Jocelyn Kretz and Lauryn Myers also competed and scored a no count 51.  Many of these girls were competing in their first ever competitive golf matches.  The teams of Reese and Gia, and Natalie and Grace also scored their first ever birdies during the round!  Great work girls, keep working hard.  

August 24:

Our Lady Falcon golfers started league play at The Fields GC in Ithaca with a solid performance and jumping out to an 18 stroke lead in league play.  Averie Pumford led the way on the day shooting a 78, followed by Zoey Markey with an 86.  Abbie Phillips’ 104 and Ashley Collier’s 114 would finish the scoring for a total of 382.  Sydney Trudo and Reese Conlee also played for the Falcons on the day, shooting a 118 and 122 respectively.  Individually, Averie sits in the top spot, followed by Zoey in second, Abbie is 12th, and Ashley in 22nd place.  The girls will next travel to Midland’s Currie West GC on Friday to compete in the Frank Altimore Invitational hosted by Midland Dow HS.  

August 31

The Falcon golfers competed in their second league match of the year at Crooked Creek GC.  The team held on to their first place position shooting a 394 and extending their season lead over Frankenmuth to 20 strokes.  Averie Pumford led the scoring with an 82, followed closely by Zoey Markey’s 87, Abbie Phillips shot 109, and Sophie MAxwell finished the scoring with a 116.  Lilly Spencer and Sydney Trudo both played on the day as well and shot 120 and 125.  The girls will play their third conference match of the season in a couple of weeks.  

September 1

Going back to back days the Falcon golfers traveled to the Fortress in Frankenmuth to play in the prestigious Patriot Cup.  Competing with some of the state's biggest schools and top teams, the girls finished 11th in a field of 18 teams.  On a hot day, and on a difficult course, Averie Pumford shot an 86, Zoey Markey a 100, Sophie Maxwell a 124, Katie Salo a 127, and Megan Hemgesberg a 129 for a team total of 437.  While certainly not our best results of the year, the girls learned a lot about their games and what it takes to play on demanding golf courses.  After a long weekend the girls will pick up play next Wednesday when some of them head back to the Fortress for a nine hole event.

Sept. 6

Our JV golfers hosted their second match of the year against Valley Lutheran and scored an impressive 166 to 199 victory!  Led by Lilly Spencer’s medalist score of 38 (par 27 course) the Falcons had scores from Reese Conlee with a 40, Lauryn Myers a 43, and a 45 from Faith Kloha and Jocelyn Kretz.  Also competing for the Falcons on the day were Gia Johnson 53, Grace Erikson 50, Natalie Trudo 46, and Lizzie Robbins 54.  The junior varsity golfers continue to show daily improvement and their hard work is paying off.  They will travel to the Fortress to test their skills in a nine hole match on September 7th.

Sept. 8

Varsity golfers traveled to the beautiful Emerald GC in St. Johns to compete in the Redwing Classic.  In one of the state’s premier events our girls finished 6th place shooting a 390!  The only teams finishing ahead of us were some of the state’s top division 1 and 2 schools.  Averie Pumford finished second overall shooting a 74!  This was not only a personal best score but broke the school record previously held by her older sister Olivia.  The three other scores came from Zoey Markey 94, Abbie Phillips 105, and Lilly Spencer with a personal best 117!  Sydney Trudo also played on the day and shot a 126.  The girls played a very demanding course well, and showed tremendous team spirit throughout the day.

Sept. 12

Girls golf traveled to St. Louis to compete in the Shark Classic at Hidden Oaks GC.  Starting on the most difficult holes on the course, the girls were a little rattled, but held their nerve playing the difficult back nine first to grind out results.  Moving into the more open front nine, our girls turned up the heat on the competition and won the event shooting a 400!  Averie Pumford was the medalist shooting an 80, followed by Zoey Markeys 6th place finish 96.  Reese Conlee shot a personal best and just missed out on top ten honors with a 108, and Sophie Maxwell rounded out the scoring with a 116.  Lilly Spencer was the fifth player for Freeland shooting a 129.  The girls will next travel to Pine River CC in Alma for the third TVC match of the year on Wednesday.  Our JV golfers will host Heritage on Tuesday September 13th.

Last week Averie Pumford shot a personal best and school record 74 at the Emerald GC breaking her older sister Olivia’s record! Today Averie broke her own record shooting a one under 70 at Pine River GC! Her first career under par round.

Sept. 14

Competing in the third TVC jamboree of the year, our girls traveled to Pine River CC in Alma and came up huge.  As a team, they shot a season best 359!  Three girls recorded personal records on the day.  Averie Pumford, who just shot the school record last week, finished play this week with a new school record this week!  She shot a 70, her first career round under par.  Zoey Markey also had a personal record with an 84, and freshman Reese Conlee had a personal record with a 98!  Sophie Maxwell finished the scoring on the day with a 107.  Ashley Collier and Sydney Trudo also played for the Falcons at Pine River.  Our coaching staff is proud of all the hard work and the achievements being made by all of our girls.  Next week we travel to the Midland Country Club and Wheatfield Golf Course.

Sept. 19

Our Lady Falcon golfers made a stop at LPGA tour stop the Midland Country Club today, competing against some of the top teams and players in the state.  The team shot a very impressive 388 on one of the most challenging courses they will play on during the season.  Led by Averie Pumford’s top ten (6th overall) 79, the Falcons also received scores from Zoey Markey 90, Sophie Maxwell 108, and Reese Conlee and Abbie Phillips each shot a 111 to tie for the fourth score.  The girls will next travel to Williamston for a pre-regional tournament.

Sept. 20

The junior varsity golfers hosted their first ever JV invite at Vassar CC, where they took first place in a very close match.  They beat Frankenmuth and Sand Creek on their way to the first place finish with Natalie Trudo and Lauryn Myers taking home top five medals for their third and fourth place individual finishes.  Also competing on the day were Gia Johnson, Grace Erickson, Jocelyn Kretz, and Lizzie Robbins.

Sept. 28

The last TVC league match of the year was hosted at our home course, Twin Oaks, and the home course advantage paid off!  The girls brought home the TVC 8 Championship for a second year in a row  with a commanding performance.  Shooting a 358 on the day, the Falcons received scores from Averie Pumford 78, Zoey Markey 89, Reese Conlee 92, and Sophie Maxwell 99.  Sophie’s score was a personal best, and first time breaking 100 in her last league match of her high school career!  Lilly Spencer shot a personal best 104 on the day, and Natalie Trudo and Abbie Phillips also played in the match.  Individually, Averie was the leagues number one player for a second year in a row and Zoey finished second overall to be named 1st team All-Leauge.  Reese’s performance catapulted her into a 2nd team All-League position (11th).  With league play and regular season play wrapped up the girls will now prepare for regionals on Oct. 4. 

Oct. 4

Our Falcon golfers headed to Williamston to compete in the Region 16 tournament at Wheatfield Valley GC.  Throughout the entire round it was a back and forth battle between us, Frankenmuth, and Flint Powers for the second and third position that would take us to states.  Late in the round and sitting in fourth place as a team, freshman Reese Conlee picked the perfect time to record her first competitive birdie draining a 35 foot putt when her playing competitor from Flint Powers scored a 6, catapulting us into second place with just two holes remaining.  In that two hole stretch our girls held their nerve and finished strong to claim second place in the region and book our 5th consecutive trip to the state finals!  Averie Pumford finished second overall with a 71 (+1), Zoey Markey put together her best ever regional finishing with an 85, Reese finished with a 92, and Lilly Spencer finished our scoring on the day with a 112.  Sophie Maxwell was one shot away from scoring position.  These girls showed tremendous spirit and grit in the closing holes and are excited to be heading to East Lansing to compete at Forest Akers East on October 14th and 15th!

Sept. 28

The last TVC league match of the year was hosted at our home course, Twin Oaks, and the home course advantage paid off!  The girls brought home the TVC 8 Championship for a second year in a row  with a commanding performance.  Shooting a 358 on the day, the Falcons received scores from Averie Pumford 78, Zoey Markey 89, Reese Conlee 92, and Sophie Maxwell 99.  Sophie’s score was a personal best, and first time breaking 100 in her last league match of her high school career!  Lilly Spencer shot a personal best 104 on the day, and Natalie Trudo and Abbie Phillips also played in the match.  Individually, Averie was the leagues number one player for a second year in a row and Zoey finished second overall to be named 1st team All-Leauge.  Reese’s performance catapulted her into a 2nd team All-League position (11th).  With league play and regular season play wrapped up the girls will now prepare for regionals on Oct. 4.  

Oct. 4

Our Falcon golfers headed to Williamston to compete in the Region 16 tournament at Wheatfield Valley GC.  Throughout the entire round it was a back and forth battle between us, Frankenmuth, and Flint Powers for the second and third position that would take us to states.  Late in the round and sitting in fourth place as a team, freshmanReese Conlee picked the perfect time to record her first competitive birdie draining a 35 foot putt when her playing competitor from Flint Powers scored a 6, catapulting us into second place with just two holes remaining.  In that two hole stretch our girls held their nerve and finished strong to claim second place in the region and book our 5th consecutive trip to the state finals!  Averie Pumford finished second overall with a 71 (+1), Zoey Markey put together her best ever regional finish with an 85, Reese finished with a 92, and Lilly Spencer finished our scoring on the day with a 112.  Sophie Maxwell was one shot away from scoring position.  These girls showed tremendous spirit and grit in the closing holes and are excited to be heading to East Lansing to compete at Forest Akers East on October 14th and 15th!

Oct. 14 and 15

Our state qualifying lady Falcon golfers traveled to Forest Akers East in East Lansing to compete in the division 3 state finals for a fifth straight year.  After several days of solid practice, the girls felt ready to head down and compete with some of the best teams in the state and the best teams in our division.  Averie Pumford led the scoring for us, shooting 81-79 over the two rounds and finished 9th overall.  Zoey Markey finished her senior year scoring on both days with scores of 98-93, and will finish her season in the top ten for single season scoring average in the Freeland history books. Reese Conlee continued her fine freshman season by scoring on both days with 105-110.  And Sophie Maxwell and Lilly Spencer split scoring duties on the two days.  Sophie finished with scores of 116-111 and Lilly’s two day scores were 112-119.  It was a great trip and a valuable experience for all our girls.  Overall, we finished 16th out of 18 teams in one of the most challenging divisions in girls golf.  The entire season was awesome, and the comradery on and off the course made this one of the most memorable seasons in recent history!   Congratulations on a fantastic year girls!

SPECIAL JV WRITE UP

The girls junior varsity golf team finished their season at the Ithaca JV invite  where they finished third overall.  Although it was a JV invite, many teams brought juniors and seniors who had not had many varsity events during the year, and our girls played them very close.  Grace Erickson and Lizzie Robbins each earned top ten medals for their play on the day.  A first for both of them.  With the JV season ending, the coaching staff is very excited about the potential in this group of golfers with several of them posting scores at or near varsity level all season the future looks very bright for Freeland Girls Golf.  Congratulations on a great season of golf girls!

August 15:

The Lady Falcon golfers kicked off the start of the 2022 golf season at the Larry Judson Girls Golf Scramble at Glenbrier Golf Course in Perry, Michigan!  The scramble was a two person scramble and Freeland sent three two person teams.  Sophomore Averie Pumford and senior Zoey Markey paired up and produced a 2nd place finish with a one under 71!  Seniors Ashley Collier and Sophie Maxwell finished with a very nice 94, and seniors Abbie Phillips and Sydney Trudo finished their rounds with a nice score of 97.  As a team, the girls finished 5th overall in a field that included state powerhouses Grand Ledge, Okemos, and Rochester Adams, just to name a few.  It was a beautiful day and a fantastic start to the season.  The girls will host the first Freeland Invitational held at Vassar CC on WEdnesday.

Golf practice will begin on August 9th at Twin Oaks Golf Course! There will be a 30-minute parent/player meeting at the course (patio if weather permits, at the high school if weather is bad) beginning at 6:30 pm. Practice will begin at 7 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. Once school begins, 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 10th, 11th, and 12th. The qualifier will be a total of 36 holes (9 holes on day 1 and 2, and 18 holes for select players on the third day) to select the six golfers to compete in the opening invite 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 3 hours and 30 minutes for 18 holes, and 1 hour and 45 minutes for nine holes. It is important that we learn to keep a good pace while walking the course. 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. 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 (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 2022-23 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 paid on line as part of the registration, or dropped out at the high school.

8/8/22 Twin Oaks -practice round Non-mandatory, optional warm up day Meet 6:15, 6:30 Tee Times

8/9/22 Twin Oaks -Practice Round Parent Meeting 6:30-7pm, 7 pm tee times

8/10/21 Twin Oaks -9 hole qualifier Meet 7:45 am, 8 am tee times

8/11/22 Twin Oaks -9 hole qualifier Meet 7:45 am, 8 am tee times

8/12/22 Twin Oaks -18 hole qualifier Meet 7:45, 8 am Tee Times (select golfers) JV Practice 6:30 p