By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer
The thing about a good short game is that it translates just about everywhere.
On Monday afternoon at Ladera Golf Course, consider the dilemma facing sophomore Addy Haas of Albuquerque Academy:
In the second hole of a playoff with West Mesa’s Alyssa Rodriguez, Haas turned a perfect tee shot into a precarious spot. She flared her iron approach far right of the ninth green, even to the right of a green-side bunker.
“As soon as I hit that, (I’m thinking), ‘I’m definitely gonna have to fight for this,’” she said with a smile.
She chipped over the bunker, but had to land the ball on a downslope, and her ball chased, running about 30 feet past the hole.
The only good news for Haas was that Rodriguez drove into a fairway bunker, blasted out short of the green and was facing a 15-footer for par herself.
Haas made her putt, Rodriguez missed, and Haas won the Albuquerque Metro Championship title.
“It’s amazing,” said Haas, after her third victory of the spring portion of the prep golf season. “I have the whole team to thank, my parents, my golf coach, they’re amazing and definitely contributed to my success.”
