
A practice round with Katie Futcher is deliberate. It’s a fact-finding mission and it’s also a perfect example of the detail-oriented culture that Futcher has established at Emory, where the girls golf program is only four years old.
“We’re engaged,” Futcher said of that crucial day before a tournament. “Our team is engaged the entire time. We’re going through our plans, we’re talking about our shots. We’re not just hitting it out there anywhere. That day sets us up really well on challenging courses and in challenging conditions.”