Girls Golf: Sahuaro & Kathryn Ottman win D-II championships

November 3, 2015 by Andy Morales, AZPreps365


Kathryn Ottman (andy Morales/AZPreps365.com)

Division II Girls

Nov. 2-3: Del Urich Golf Course

 

Sahuaro senior Kathryn Ottman should be the main candidate for the state golfer of the year after winning the Division II state championship at the Del Urich Golf Course on Tuesday over Jessica Williams of Amphitheater.

Not only did Ottman win the state title, she defeated D-I champion (Alisa Snyder) and a host of other Xavier golfers by at least two strokes at the Nighthawk Invitational held at Tucson National back in September.

Ottman and Williams battled back and forth on Monday and Tuesday until the back nine on the final day. While Ottman played even, Williams began to falter with three bogeys and three double bogeys.

Still, Ottman had no idea she was pulling away since the two were not paired together. Well, almost no knowledge.

"Someone came by and told me I was leading but I tried to ignore it," Ottman said. "I like to focus on my game and when I start to focus on the lead then I don't play well."

Ottman has a few colleges in mind but she is willing to give recruiting some time. She is busy enjoying the moment.

"My senior year has been pretty exciting and I have been pretty consistent," Ottman added.

As for Williams, this year has also been magical considering she has only been playing competitive golf for a little over a year.

"Today wasn't quite as exciting," said Williams.

"I played rough today, missing putts and taking bad shots. But it has been a good tournament for me."

Ottman, along with teammates Taylor and Halley Hughes, helped lead Sahuaro to another state championship after also winning it all in 2013.

The Cougars led from beginning to end and outpaced Arcadia 644 to 687.

 

COMPLETE RESULTS

 

Individual Leaders

1 Kathryn Ottman, SAHU 72 72 144

2 Jessica Williams, AMPH 71 80 151

3 Madison Voisard, ARCA 75 78 153

4 Taylor Hughes, SAHU 79 76 155

5 Faith D'Ortenzio, SHMH 77 80 157

6 Marisol Benavidez, MRNA 85 78 163

6 Isabella Larson, SCCH 82 81 163

6 Alyza Flores, CIEN 81 82 163

9 Taryn Kaahanui, MCLN 80 84 164

10 Sloane Van Zanen, ARCA 84 83 167

 

Teams

1 Sahuaro 323 321 644

2 Arcadia 344 343 687

3 Cactus Shadows 355 346 701

4 Catalina Foothills 363 362 725

5 Seton Catholic 376 369 745

6 Cienega 385 375 760

7 Lake Havasu 390 381 771

8 Verrado 397 392 789