Lady Eagles Test Themselves at 5A State Preview
November 3-4, 2023
Legacy Hills Course at Sun City – Georgetown, Texas

The top teams in UIL 5A gather in Georgetown for one of the most important regular-season events on the calendar, and the Argyle Lady Eagles use the opportunity to measure themselves against elite statewide competition at the Legacy Hills Course at Sun City.

With the 5A and 6A state championship sites swapping venues for 2024, the tournament carries added value. Legacy Hills, which hosts the 6A State Championships the year before, now gives 5A teams an early look at the course that will host their state tournament in May. For Argyle, that makes the event more than just another stop on the fall schedule. It becomes an early preview of the stage every team hopes to reach.

Argyle opens the tournament paired with Montgomery Lake Creek, the 2023 third-place 5A state team, and Kerrville Tivy. Junior Ryan Purczynski leads the way with a 76, putting herself firmly in contention on a course that rewards discipline and experience. Senior Kate Rendon follows with an 80, while sophomores Colbie Moses and Alex Mara add rounds of 87 and 88. Ana Edwards rounds out the scoring with a 92 as the Lady Eagles post an opening-round 331.

In the second round, Argyle is paired with Friendswood and Boerne Champion and continues to battle against one of the strongest fields of the season. The Lady Eagles card a 340 to finish ninth overall. Purczynski again delivers a 76, giving Argyle a steady anchor across both rounds. Moses improves to an 83, Rendon adds an 88, Edwards shoots a 93, and Mara closes with a 95.

The final placement matters, but the larger takeaway is the experience gained along the way.

Competing against teams from across Texas and doing it on the future site of the 5A State Championship gives the Lady Eagles a valuable benchmark as they continue to grow. Events like this sharpen a team’s focus, expose what it takes to compete at the highest level, and provide a clearer picture of the challenge that waits in the spring.

The tournament also closes the fall portion of Argyle’s schedule. The Lady Eagles now shift their attention toward the spring, when they return to tournament competition at Texarkana Country Club, Split Rail Country Club, Squaw Creek, and The Rawls Course as they prepare for a potential return to Sun City in May.

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