Nerves? Stewartville's star golfer -- and section title contender -- thrives on them
May 22—STEWARTVILLE — Austin Walker is the reigning Hiawatha Valley League champion. He is zeroing in on his second consecutive trip to the Class 2A boys golf state meet. The Stewartville senior has finished in the top 16 in the Section 1, Class 2A meet three straight years.
He's also well on his way to a fourth consecutive varsity season with a scoring average in the 70s. In the fall, he'll ...
May 22—STEWARTVILLE — Austin Walker is the reigning Hiawatha Valley League champion. He is zeroing in on his second consecutive trip to the Class 2A boys golf state meet. The Stewartville senior has finished in the top 16 in the Section 1, Class 2A meet three straight years.
He's also well on his way to a fourth consecutive varsity season with a scoring average in the 70s. In the fall, he'll head to North Iowa Area Community College to play for coach Chris Frenz, who has twice led teams to the NJCAA Division II national meet in the past seven years. So, when the Tigers star steps up to the first tee at big meets — say, for example, the final round of the four-round HVL championships this past Monday — he must be cool as a cucumber, right?
... Right? "Oh, I was terrified," Walker said with a laugh.
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