October 9, 2026

Written by Chandler Sjoerdsma

CORONA:  The Wolves visited the Sharks’ waters of Eagle Glen Golf Club on Thursday afternoon in their second head-to-head match of the season, and the second match turned out to be just as exciting as the first! King played some excellent golf, but even with a couple of personal records, Coach Sjoerdsma had to forfeit the round and grant Santiago its second win over King.

First, the scores: Emilyn Czaplicki continued her fire-hot streak of medalist honors with an even-par 36, claiming her eighth honors in a row. Sarani Yapa was right behind with a 37, finishing her round with back-to-back birdies and taking second in the match overall. Addy Ruan shattered her personal best record by three strokes, finally breaking past her string of 45s with an amazing 42 on the card. Alyssa Christensen had an incredible eight holes with just one disappointing one, still finishing the round with her season average score of 47. Georgia Herbon also set her own record, shooting her lowest true-score of the season with a 58, not picking up for double-par even once for the first time this season. Journey Reish rounded out the group with a steady score of 68.

Coach’s Take: Today was one of the days when the coach’s decision ends up being the deciding factor. As a brief explanation, double-par pickup is a decision made by the team’s coach at the beginning of each round that is meant to improve pace-of-play. If a player reaches double-par (a 6 on a par 3, 8 on a par 4, or 10 on a par 5) before she finishes the hole, then she picks up and writes down double-par for the hole. However, it is not a true score, and according to USGA rules, if a player does not finish any hole for any reason, their score is forfeited. And according to CIF rules, a team must forfeit a match if they do not have five scores that can be used to create a team score.

I made the decision today to have my team play double-par pickup based on past team performance and the importance of pace-of-play on, arguably, the most difficult course that we’ll play this season. I knew that King playing double-par pickup, when Santiago was not, implied a forfeit of the win. But playing Santiago on their home course gave them a distinct advantage, which left me with a tough coaching decision. Also, we haven’t had a situation before in which a team states they’re playing double-par pickup and they end up not needing to. We almost had that today; four of my players did not pick up, one player picked up once, and one player picked up three times. The team score of 220, using the scores of my top five players, was our best of the season and outscored Santiago’s team score by eight. But because two of the six of my players had to pick up – even though it was just once – I forfeited the match.

I am very proud of the way my players played today. They exceeded my expectations, and I believe they even exceeded their own. Morale was not high going into the match; perhaps if we had more confidence as a team, I would have chosen not to do double-par. But the decision was mine and mine alone, and I stand by it. King proved today that we are a good, competitive team, and the girls’ improvement this season is so encouraging. I look forward to the rest of the season and how well we can play knowing how much we are capable of.

Season Record: 8-4

League Record: 5-3