Ed. Note: The following article is a news release provided by the William S. Hart Union High School District.

A Golden Valley High School senior golfer tied for 14th place at the 2015 CIF High School Girls Golf Championship on Tuesday.

Elisa Pierre shot a 5-over 76 at the Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach Tuesday

Pierre was 5-over after four holes, but fought back with birdies on 5, 10 and 11.  Additional bogeys on 6, 8 and 16 brought her to 5-over for the day on the course that was one of three that hosted the PGA Tour’s Pebble Beach National Pro-Am from 1991 to 2009.

“I started off very rough,” Pierre said after the round.  “But just like last week I’m glad I just kept battling.  I told myself this does not define your high school career.  I was so excited to be here.  It didn’t go as I planned but I had a lot of fun.”

“I thought after she struggled, she showed why she’s such a great competitor,” said Golden Valley girls golf coach Tony Moskal.  “What she did was bounce back and that’s how champions deal with adversity.”

Pierre, the three-time Player of the Year in the Foothill League and only girls golfer from Santa Clarita to qualify for the state championship twice, finished tied for 14th in the 59-player field, seven strokes behind state champion Alyaa Abdulghany from Corona del Mar.