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Roncalli claims team title; Crawford wins playoff for medalist honors

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Claire Crawford watches her putt close in on the cup on the first hole at Moccasin Creek Country Club during Thursday’s Roncalli Invitational. Photo by John Davis taken 5/5/2022
It turned out to be a memorable day for a group of Aberdeen Roncalli golfers on Thursday. The Cavaliers won the team title at their own invitational at Moccasin Creek Country Club and Claire Crawford earned medalist honors after a one-hole playoff. The Cavaliers finished with a team score of 407. "That’s a pretty good score for a team score," said Roncalli coach Kerry Brandenburger. "We haven’t hit that for a long time, so that’s pretty impressive." Crawford finished her round with a career best total of 93 and finished in a tie with fellow eighth-grader Elliot Hortness of Sisseton. Crawford was able to win a one-hole playoff, despite landing in two different sand traps on the 18th hole. "I don’t think I thought about golf on any of those shots," Crawford said, "but I was able to focus and hit a good one out of the bunker and then one shot at a time." When asked what she did think about during the playoff, Crawford responded, "Just how it's so crazy that I’v

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