MOVE TIMING IS JUST RIGHT DEUTSCH'S CONSISTENCY KEY FOR WESTLAKE GOLF.Byline: NATHAN BROWN Nathan Brown may refer to:
Some people just have good timing. Westlake girls' golfer Katie Deutsch certainly does -- especially when she and her parents moved back to Westlake Village from the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. area just in time for her freshman year. While most golf teams peak for about two years then drop off after graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. , Deutsch found herself surrounded with quality players her entire varsity career. In her first season, Deutsch helped her team to its first second-place finish Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the in the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. . A year later, Westlake won its first league title, and repeated the next season. This year, with Deutsch as one of just two seniors, the Warriors
``She has the opportunity to be the most successful golfer we've ever had,'' coach Dave Costley said. Costley added that consistency has played a major role in Deutsch's success. ``She's shot over 40 only one time this season,'' he said, referring to the nine-hole format. ``We can always count on her.'' Deutsch's exposure to the sport began when her mother, Michele, took older sister Liz for golf lessons at Torrey Pines Torrey Pines can refer to:
``I would always go to those lessons when I was little,'' Deutsch said. ``My mom got me some clubs just to keep me occupied.'' Liz no longer plays competitively, but Katie took the game to heart and began taking lessons from Torrey Pines golf pro Joe DeBock. She still does. ``She pours everything into it,'' DeBock said. ``When she comes back, the problem's fixed.'' The training, accompanied by a strong mental game, has shaped Deutsch into one of the best golfers in the Marmonte League and gives her a good chance to defeat Thousand Oaks' Hillary Packard in the individual finals this year. ``That's an interesting matchup,'' Costley said of the two friends. ``It seems like everybody is conceding con·cede v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes v.tr. 1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge. 2. the championship to Hillary, but I'm not. All the pressure is on her (Packard).'' Deutsch is still undecided on college, but she is sure that she wants to stay in the warm climate so she can play year-round. ``I want to play golf as much as possible,'' Deutsch said. ``I'll go to whatever college gives me that opportunity.'' nate.brown@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: DEUTSCH |
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