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Hill College is restarting the women’s golf program for next season and Burleson graduate Tyler Dunn will be among the golfers hoping to lead the program to prominence.
Dunn, 19, is coming off a stellar senior season for the Lady Elks.
She claimed the District 4-5A individual title and qualified for the regional tournament.
Now she has the opportunity to be one of the first female golfers to tee off for Hill in the coming months.
She will be attending the Hillsboro campus, but the school has campuses in Burleson and Cleburne, among other sites around the area.
Dunn said her short game is something she needs to focus on improving in practice, but she didn’t hesitate when asked what the strength of her game is.
“Driving the ball,” she said.
Dunn started playing golf when she was 8 years old, but said while she was growing up around the game, she didn’t expect to have a chance to play at the college level.
She’s been spending the summer working on her game to be ready.
“I’ve been working on everything,” Dunn said. “My swing, my short game — mainly the short game.”
The Rebels disbanded the women’s golf program in the late 1990s, but head coach Ray Roberts, who also will serve as the men’s coach, showed interest in resuming the program.
He said he’s got a cornerstone for the first women’s team in Dunn.
“She is going to be one of our anchor players,” Roberts said. “She’s a good recruit for us to get.”
Dunn was unfazed by her coach’s expectations, saying she won’t feel any added pressure to play well.
“It’s not really any more pressure,” she said. “I’m looking forward to us being good.”
Roberts said rebuilding the program could take time, but he wants to take it one step at a time.
“Step one is to get the program established,” he said. “As much as the college is growing, we could be a national competitor pretty quickly.”
Dunn will head to Hillsboro on Aug. 22, when she will have the opportunity to meet her new teammates for the first time.
Dunn said she doesn’t know much about the competition she will soon face with the Lady Rebels, but said she will have a good time playing against the new competition.
“It’s going to be fun and hard at the same time,” Dunn said. “I hope I can do good. I don’t know anything about the other six teams.”
As she has improved her game, Dunn’s father has helped her focus on the mental aspect of golf, which Dunn said is a major part of any golfer’s success.
“I’ve learned lots of things,” Dunn said. “My dad has helped me out a lot.”
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