A YOUNG PIRATE GIRLS GOLF TEAM FINISHES 5TH AT MOORHEAD INVITE

The Crookston Pirate Girls Golf finally got their first round of golf of the season in on Tuesday at the Moorhead Invitational played at the Meadows.  Crookston finished fifth out of six teams while shooting a 443.  Detroit Lakes won the event easily, shooting a 323 which was 47 strokes better than runner-up Moorhead. “The girls and coaches were excited just to get out for the first time,” said Pirate Coach Jeff Perreault.

The Pirates were led by Grace Fischer, a junior, with a 107.  She had seven bogies in her first round of the year.   “That is kind of where we expected her to be,” said Coach Perreault. “She was pretty happy with her first round of Ava Martin, an eighth-grader, had the second-best score with a 111 while recording two pars and four bogies. “She made the tournament team last year so it is no surprise she had a good start,” said Coach Perreault.    Morgan Nelson, a sophomore, also tuned in a 111.  Nelson had one par and three bogies in her round.  Halle Nicholas, an eighth-grader, had the third-best score for Crookston while shooting a 112. Nicholas didn’t record a par, but she had seven bogies in her round.   Georgia Sanders, a freshman, turned in a 120.  Sanders didn’t have a par, but recorded three bogies.   The final Pirate score was Coral Brekken, a sophomore, with a 122 with two bogies.  “We are happy to get out, but it was a soggy round because it was wet everywhere,” said Coach Perreault. The girls said the greens were in pretty good shape, but all the girls were just happy to get the first round in and get a starting point for the season and try to shave the scores down.”

Detroit Lakes took the top three individual spots with the medalist, Hanna Knoop, shooting an outstanding 73.  

Crookston will travel to Erskine on Thursday with several other North Fore conference teams to get another round of golf in.