Junior Cory Case went into the State Championships expecting to play 36 holes over the course of two days. Instead, he played 22 holes in one day with only 18 counting due to bad weather and storms.

“It’s not easy to play in the rain, and especially when it’s heavy, heavy rain,” said golf coach Angela Chancellor, “So, trying to keep your grips dry and trying to keep your hands from slipping on the club and just being prepared. Having enough towels, having enough gloves, having all those things. And it was a very good job by him being prepared for that.”

Although Case wished it was a two-day tournament, he was satisfied that the scores for the first 18 holes were the only ones taken.

“I’m kind of glad it got cancelled because it was really tough playing in those conditions,” Case said.

Case also utilized a good mindset throughout the game, which is crucial in the game of golf. Since last year’s State, where he placed 19th, a good attitude is something that he’s been working on.      

“I was staying calm throughout the tournament, even when I started missing putts. I was like ‘That’s ok, it’s gonna happen.’ And so I just kept on trying.” Case said. “I knew I was hitting the ball well.”

Despite those challenges, Case managed a historic 11th place finish at State – the highest finish in school history for an individual on the boys team.

“He handled that all really well [and] got the highest finish that we’d ever had for a K-Park boys golfer at State. So we were very proud of how he performed.” Chancellor said.

Although it’s the off season for high school, Case is in no way slowing down. Texas is home to many competitive golf tours, and he intends to do several of them over the summer.

“I’m playing a lot of tournaments outside of school. So I’m just going to keep on practicing and working harder, keep on putting, and hopefully everything I do works out.” Case said.