Senior Cory Case’s name is everywhere. Any record – team or individual – in the boys golf program has Case’s name next to it.
The two-time state qualifier just won his second-consecutive district title. He does not feel satisfied yet though.
“I 100% feel I can do more,” said Case, who started playing golf at age 4. “It does feel good. It makes me happy, but I wish I could do more.”
Wrapping up a historical high school golf career, Case wants to extend the time he has with his teammates. Case’s goal at the Region Meet on April 13-14 is to qualify for State as a team for the first time.
The boys fell three strokes shy of advancing together Case’s sophomore year and five strokes shy last year.
“I just want to play with my boys at Kingwood Park one last time,” Case said. “That’s what made me love the game.”
That love for the game and his work ethic have transformed the program’s record board.
- Most career wins: 9 (2022-2026)
- 18-hole score in a tournament: 65 (Atascocita Golf Course, 2024-25)
- 36-hole score in a tournament: 136 (Atascocita Golf Course, 2023-24)
- Most rounds at par or better in a season: 7 (2024-25)
- Most top 5 finishes in a season: 5 (2024-25)
- Lowest stroke average in a season: 74.78 (2023-24)
Golf coach Angela Chancellor values Case’s work ethic over his four years on the golf team.
“If you put in the work you’re going to see the results, and I think that’s what’s played out on that board out there,” Chancellor said. “So he works extremely hard at all aspects of the game, and he spends the time and the hours on the golf course making sure every section, portion of his game is in good position.”
The hard work paid off as Case received an offer from Texas State University, where he will be playing on the golf team.
“I committed to Texas State University and I think it really fits me and my personality,” Case said. “I loved the campus and it’s beautiful there, and l loved the coach there.”
In school and out of school, Case has faced top competition from across the country, which has helped his golf game improve.
“It’s scary at first, but then I realized that we all bleed the same blood,” Case said. “So if I can just slowly improve and get better than the person better than me, then I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing.”
Senior golfer Max Raymond said Case has been a key leader to the team, helping lift up those around him.
“Anytime I kind of feel like I let him down or like I didn’t do my best,” Raymond said, “he keeps it very supportive and helps me get back on my feet.”
With a few high school goals still to be chased, Case has big plans in college to compete with harder competition.
“I really hope I can play golf in the future past college,” he said. “That’s my goal, trying to get to the professional level, even though it’s very difficult and a long process.”
Raymond has no doubt Case has the potential to play in the PGA someday.
“He’s a very dedicated guy and I expect that whenever he goes to Texas State his game is going to reach a new level, and I think he could really have a shot at the (pro) tour,” Raymond said.
Earlier this school year, Case had to take a break from golf as he dealt with a hand injury. He elected to get surgery to remove a cyst on his hand in December, so that he would be fully healed before he started playing at Texas State.
“I’ve had this cyst for seven years, and over time it started irritating me,” Case said. “It didn’t really affect my golf game, but it affected my life outside of golf. I ended up saying, ‘I want to get rid of this before I go to college, so I won’t have any problem with it.’”
Recovery took until February, and Case was more than ready to get back onto the course. He worried about how quickly he could get back to a high level of play, and he spent hours back on the course practicing once he was cleared. He said coming back from the injury made him mentally stronger.
With his district title win on March 24, he shifted his focus to the regional tournament at Margaritaville Golf Course.
“I’m really focusing on the team preparing well, because if we do good, we can get out,” Case said. “I’ve played good on (the Margaritaville Golf Course) before, and I’ve heard it’s in good shape right now, so I think it’s very scoreable if I do good.”
Everything is now geared toward setting himself up for success at the State Meet on April 27-28. He wants his teammates playing with him, and he wants one final chance to go out on top. A year ago, he took 11th place in a rain-shortened State Meet. It is the highest spot a Kingwood Park boy has ever finished at State. And it’s a record Case wants to break the most.
“My goal is winning state, which is a big goal, but it’s my dream,” Case said. “It’s kind of one thing I’m really locking in on. I’m really hoping I can go out and do as well as possible.”
