Claire Patrick ‘18 Recruiting Profile

Events

• Camp/Event
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• TYGA one day tournament
• 6/4/17 to 6/4/17
• This 18 hole tournament got shortened to 9 holes after an hour storm delay and restart in the weather window. I had an awful start....I can't even come up with an excuse for how I managed such a terrible opening hole other than to say I am now doing major bunker practice. After an opening quad on hole one, I settled down and shot 3 pars and 4 bogeys to finish with a 46. I was proud of how I was able to keep calm and keep myself together after the bad start and I think I could have improved my score substantially on the backside as I was playing well.
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F
• NCHS State Championship
• 10/23/17 to 10/24/17
• I had a 6th place overall finish (out of 78) shooting 83 84.
• Camp/Event
F
• Conf. Championship
• 10/9/17 to 10/9/17
• Shot 77 to finish 1st and was awarded Conference Player of the Year.
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F
• PKB
• 8/26/17 to 8/26/17
• 5752 yards (130/74.5). I played this challenging course pretty well. I shot an 87 with 6 pars and tied for 9th place out of 20. Out of bounds tee shot (slightly out) bit me on one hole, but other than that I was pretty solid. My putting is still very good, although these terraced greens made the one putt birdie hole that I have felt confident about elusive.
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F
• PKB One Day Tournament
• 6/26/17 to 6/26/17
• I shot an 84 in this tournament and placed 3rd. I feel really good about the way I played, even though I know I left some shots out there. The Club was holding their Member/Guest last week and so didn't allow any practice rounds to be played prior. This was my first time seeing the course and I managed with a yardage book and feel. PKB Prep Series, 5657 yards, Slope: 130, Rating 72.7
• Camp/Event
F
• CGA Vicki DiSantis GIrls CHampionship
• 5/13/17 to 5/14/17
• Challenging rounds for me...while I made 5 pars and 6 bogeys day one, I still finished with a 95. Day 2 I think I just tried to press too much and had 1 birdie, 1 par and 8 bogeys and shot a 97. The score may not indicate it, but I learned a lot about course management this tournament that will help me in the future. The course was playing 6083 yards. Distance is not a challenge for me, but I was using different clubs with my approach shots.
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F
• PKB Masters Series
• 4/22/17 to 4/23/17
• We played from 6020 yards. I shot a 93 on the first day and 88 on day 2 for a 181 overall.
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F
• PKB tournament
• 4/15/17 to 4/15/17
• This was a one day tournament. 5700 yards and I shot a 94. The greens were punched 2 days prior to the tournament and putting was an adventure. I went 49/45, so I figured it out a bit on the back side.
• Camp/Event
F
• TYGA Archdale Trinity Juniors
• 3/18/17 to 3/19/17
• I was pleased with the improvement I made in this tournament. I shot an 86 on the first day. The second day we had 25 MPH winds gusting to 35 and it was 36 degrees at my 8 am tee-time. I struggled some on this day and shot a 97...overall 183 and finished 10th.
• Camp/Event
F
• TYGA One Day tournament
• 1/16/17 to 1/16/17
• I decided to start playing on the tournament circuit in order to improve my game by competing at a higher level. Boy, was this a rude awakening. It was cold (in the 40's) and windy and I was still playing basketball on my school team. I shot a 107 and went home with my tail between my legs, but resolved to improve.
• Camp/Event
F
• NCHSAA 1A/2A State Championships
• 10/24/16 to 10/25/16
• Competed in the NC State Championships. I had a challenging 1st day and shot a 98, but turned it around on the second day with a 90 and finished T26 out of 78
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F
• 2016 NCHSAA 1A/2A East Regional
• 10/18/16 to 10/18/16
• I finished tied for 3rd at Regionals with an 81 and moved on to compete in NC State Championships
• Camp/Event
F
• Wolfpack Classic at NC State University
• 7/1/17 to 7/2/17
• 2 day tournament at a very challenging course. Weather conditions brutal too with heat index over 100 degrees. This course is also a very long walking course. I had played 2 matches earlier in the week in similar heat, so I thought I would be somewhat acclimated. I finished in the top 10 for that day. I had 6 pars and 1 birdie for the round and shot an 87. I felt really good about the way I played. My feet were an absolute nightmare though, with blisters from the sweat making my feet slide in my shoes. In hindsight, I should have changed socks midway through the round. I work up on Day 2 telling my parents that I just didn't know if I could play that day. I'm really tough, but I was in so much pain from the blisters and I think run down from playing 3 matches in 100 degree heat that week. (I wanted to withdraw, but I've never withdrawn from anything and I thought I could push through. I played the worst 9 holes of my golf life I think to start this day. We started on #10. I tripled the first hole (shots in the deep rough) and then made a 10 on the next par 5. I'm not going to lie, I was devasted. Several girls were withdrawing and truthfully I wanted to as well. But, I didn't. I continued to struggle through that 9 holes and shot a 57. I have never wanted to leave a course in the middle of a round, but I did want to that day. But, I changed my socks, painted on some more "new skin" and tried to get my mind right for the finishing 9. I was able to shoot a 48 to finish out and I actually felt pretty proud to stay in it, keep fighting and even though it was a really disappointing 105 score for my round that day-and I fell way down the leaderboard (but not last!!)-I did not let Lonnie Poole Golf Course defeat me. 5831 yards, Rating:72.8, slope: 132
• Camp/Event
F
• PKB one day at Bryan Park (Players)
• 7/24/17 to 7/24/17
• I finished with a 90 for the day. My back 9 score was a 42 so I greatly improved on my start and I was proud of the way I stuck with it even with a bad opening hole. I think this shows my nature as a fighter that doesn't quit. 5800 yards
• Camp/Event
F
• Wayne County Invitational
• 8/17/17 to 8/17/17
• I finished in first place with a score of even par! This was a High School invitational, 30 golfers from Central and Eastern NC. It was shortened to a 9 hole match because of torrential rain and thunderstorms. I have to say that I was really on fire and it felt great. I made 2 birdies, 2 bogies and the rest pars. I recently got a new driver that I am really hitting well. I had a 275 (straight) yard drive on a 355 yard par 4 that felt great. My coach finally got through to me about using my approach wedge more in some situations to have better roll out and I have to say that improved my chipping results. 5629 yardage, 67.6 rating/118 slope