Wednesday rounds paying off for WWG
WESTBROOK — The success of the Westbrook-Walnut Grove boys golf team (which has a 17-2 record this year) can be linked to both communities.
There’s the 9-hole course in Westbrook and a self-made driving range on a piece of land behind the middle school in Walnut Grove.
Practice — i.e., repetitions — on both has helped the Chargers capture the Red Rock Conference championship in five of the past six years.
WWG added to its list Tuesday with a 343-350 win over Red Rock Central.
“To be honest, we don’t have a driving range,” Chargers’ coach Carter Ross said.
He traces the success of WWG teams, including the girls, to a Wednesday practice in Walnut Grove.
“We have a big area (behind the school),” said Ross, who is coaching in his 10th season. “We have a ton of balls. We hit hundreds of balls.”
The area is about 250-260 yards long, and several of the WWG boys can reach that distance with their driver.
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