By Matt Browning
Sterling’s Waylon Schmidt had the best season of his high school golf career, but more than anything else, he found a deeper love for the sport that he never had.
“I have really been able to enjoy golf a lot more,” Schmidt said. “I’ve played in several scramble tournaments and am planning to take a golf trip to Colorado with friends at some point this summer.”
In the past, Schmidt had not been able to avoid the disaster hole or recover after making a poor score on a hole.
But at the Cheney tournament this season, that changed.
“The highlight of my golf season was probably the Cheney tournament,” Schmidt said. “I struggled off the tee all day but kept finding ways to scramble and not put up a horrible score. I shot an 87 which is my career best.”
While Schmidt had one particular goal this season that he missed by one shot, he still found going to practice and tournaments every week to rewarding and enjoyable.
“One goal for me was to qualify for state individually because we couldn’t qualify as a team,” Schmidt said. “I missed qualifying by one shot so that really stinks. My teammates and coaches were awesome this year. Our team was funny and really got along very well. We had very competitive practices which helped us improve a lot.”
