kg65

Congrats to Houston's Natalie Mitchell and Cory Gaylord for their under par winning performances at this weeks rainy and windy AAA State tournament. I believe, but correct me if I am wrong, that is the first time in AAA that any school has swept the individual titles. If not for a weak finish, it was possible for Houston to sweep all four titles, but two out of 4 is a great accomplishment. I knew that Natalie and Cory had it in them to win.

Look out for Houston Girl's team this season. They posted a 2-over team score at Regions are playing well. Natalie Mitchell is the real deal and transfer Mary Tunnell is playing great to back up Natalie. Natalie shot even and Mary posted +2 at Regions. Should be interesting to see how Old Fort shapes up. Houston has a shot at sweeping both boys and girls titles this season. The Houston boys, returning 5 seniors and Junior Cory Gaylord, look poised to tackle Old Fort May not happen but they should both do well. Tee it and let's see what happens. PS. They do play good golf in West Tennessee also...

Does anyone out thee have a clue that golf is played in West Tennessee also? How can Houston and Cory Gaylord not get any respect after what they did last year and so far this year? I would put Cory up against most anyone in the State. He tied for first last year and had final round of 67, on a windy day when the scores went way up, after 3-putting the final hole to let the others into a playoff. He is very focused to revenge last years individual miscue and Houston is playing great going into Old Fort. Should be fun.

It is hard to put Baylor in the conversation as that is comparing apples to oranges. Most schools do not have an international recruiting base from which to choose from. Let's compare public schools and see how everyone ranks that catagory.

Houston shot 291 with two penalty strokes. It was a +1 team effort on a difficult and windy day. I think Houston has a great shot a defending their title. The kids have worked hard and are peaking at the right time. During the season they played without their #2 from last year, Cameron Thomas, due to injury and Nathan Johnson and Josh Bratcher have been solid carrying 73.6 and 74.2 averages into the post season. Gaylord is the engine but this is a very proud Senior loaded team. Those 4 are all capable of under or at par. If Cory can get under par for the tournament, it may be enough to lead them to back-to-back titles. Houston also has the girls flying under the radar but they shot +2 team score for the Region tournament. That will be very hard to beat if they can continue their steady play.