Getty takes fourth in Ofssa golf

Leamington`s Alyssa Getty,14, a Grade 9 student at Kingsville District High School fired a five over par 77 to take 4th place at the Ofsaa girls' golf competition in Kanata.

In less than ideal conditions, cold, windy and torrential rain, and on the third hole of the day, Getty hit a three-wood into the woods and her ball landed on a tree stump.

She then punched out to the fairway and watched the wind take her next shot into a fairway bunker, where she hit a good shot out of the bunker. only to overshoot the green and climb a hill and land on a cliff of rocks. Getty then had to take an unplayable lie as a large boulder was wedged directly behind her ball.

Getty then took her two clubs' lengths only to land behind a tree at the back of the green, where she chipped around the tree and landed a foot away from the hole for a seven on a par five.

Before teeing off on her next hole, Getty reached into her back pocket and pulled out a piece of paper — a message of good luck, signed by her entire geography class and her teacher, Joanne Plumb.

Whether it was the support of her classmates and or just her determination, Getty charged back — going from four over, to just one over, through the next 14 holes.  To read more go to www.leamingtonpostandshopper.com.