PONTOON BEACH – Roxana's Bailey Sharpmack got her senior season off to a great start Tuesday by firing a 6-over 77 to earn co-medalist honors to help Roxana to a second-place finish behind Marquette Catholic in the Madison County Girls Golf Championship's small-school division at The Legacy Golf Course near Granite City.
Sharpmack's 77 on the par-71, 5,119-yard course tied her with Edwardsville's Sydney Sahuri for the day's best score.
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“The course was in great shape today,” Sharpmack, who reached last year's IHSA Class 1A state tournament in Decatur, said. “I had a great group of girls, so it was definitely a fun time.
“The conditions were a little warmer to my liking, but we pushed through and it ended up being a great day – it could have been worse though.”
Sharpmack's short game helped her to her 77. “My short game was really dialed in today; it definitely saved me on a lot of holes,” Sharpmack said. “It came through today.
“My putting was really spot-on today; I was really happy with it.”
Sharpmack's day was a great way to start the season, she felt. “It's a great way to kick off the season and I feel we're going to have a great season here at Roxana,” Sharpmack said. “We have a great team; I love the support and it's a lot of fun.”
Sharpmack took up golf her freshman year and has stayed with it since. “I started playing golf my freshman year and I just fell in love with the game,” Sharpmack said. “It just clicked and I started putting work into it over time and it's got me to where I am today.”
Heading to school to play golf is something Sharpmack is aiming for. “That's the plan,” Sharpmack said “I would love to be able to play collegiate golf sometime.”
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