District champion wasn’t at the top of Richmond senior Karoline Dooley’s wish list when she played in the Class 2 District 4 Tournament Oct. 8 at Hidden Valley Golf Course in Lawson, she said.

“I think I just kind of came in today wanting to shoot the best that I could,” Dooley said.

For Dooley, her best was a 74 (+2). That score for her 18-hole, par-72 round also was good enough to be district champion.

“I’m really happy that I won,” she said. “But I’m really happy that I shot a 74.”

Dooley also was pleased at her response to her performance on her 16th hole, when her ball went into the trees and she finished the par-3 hole in five strokes – also known as a double bogey.

“Sometimes, going out of bounds, it can really freak you out and, like, I could’ve derailed,” Dooley said. “But I stayed on track, and even though my score wasn’t great on that hole, it reflected my perseverance better than the number itself did.”

In perservering through her 16th hole and finishing as the individual winner,…