CSB golf concludes season with a fourth-place finish
The Bennie golf team has finished their 2026 spring season.
The College of St. Benedict golf team concluded their 2026 spring season with a fourth-place finish out of six teams at the St. Olaf/Carleton Spring Invite. The Bennies posted a two-round total of 649. Senior Maggie Roth and sophomore Kenna Henriksen led the team, each finishing in the top 16. Roth placed eighth with a total of 156 over the course of 36 holes in her final event for CSB.
Head coach Daryl Schomer highlighted an early season training trip as one of the reasons the team had a successful spring season.
“The spring season was good for us,” Schomer said. “We had a very productive and successful spring trip to Arizona. That’s basically what kicks off our spring season; we go down there and train. We got better when we had an early spring, so we got outside a little bit more than we did for most springs, and a little bit earlier.”
Schomer addressed the individual goals compared to team goals being a byproduct of how everybody does individually.
“Golf is an individual sport, so we set a lot of individual goals,” Schomer said. “I feel like I had some players that made some progress over the winter, and that showed this spring. I also had a couple players who didn’t have the spring that they really wanted because it’s sort of hard to get going in the spring sometimes.”
According to Schomer, the difference between playing in the fall versus spring is based on how frequently the players have been playing.
“When we play in our fall season, the players have been playing all summer long, and it’s easier to be informed in the fall,” Schomer said. “The spring is where everybody is different. Some players come out of the winter, and they can come right out and play, and for others, it takes a little bit of time for them to get going. It’s a mixture of how well we did.”
One player that stood out to Schomer who made some strides was sophomore Kenna Henriksen. Henriksen placed in the top 16 with a score of 5.74 at the St. Olaf/Carleton Spring Invite.
“One of the players that made the biggest strides was Kenna,” Schomer said. “She’s becoming more mature and is in the latter part of her sophomore year. I think she is mentally continuing to grow and become a lot more stronger on the golf course along with her work she’s putting in on the mechanical aspect of her game as well.”
When the team faces challenges or high-pressure situations during the season, they find a way to stick together and support each other.
“The players who hadn’t hit their stride yet, it shows in the tournaments because they’re a little more uncomfortable and not trusting their golf swing or their game as much,” Schomer said. “The pressure comes when you have uncertainty of what your golf ball is doing and what’s going to happen on the next shot. Some players were in a better place than others. Overall, the team does a very nice job of putting things into perspective and understanding that even if you’re not giving it your all, it’s just a game.”
Schomer praised his two senior captains Catherine Jance and Maggie Roth for being tremendous leaders of the team. He said they have set the tone for the personality of the team.
“When things get hard, you got to put things in perspective. You’re going to face adversity—it’s the nature of the game. You’re going to go through some rough patches,” Schomer said. “Keeping things light and doing a good job of continuing to uplift your teammates through those low points and celebrating when you have those wins. They’re [Catherine and Maggie] so happy for their teammates when they do well.”
