Smollen hits a Hole in One
Head Coach Mike Tortoriello with junior Kyle Smollen.
September 13, 2012
Saint Patrick High School Junior Kyle Smollen aced the 5th hole at Willow Hill Golf Course during a match against Northridge Prep on September 12. Kyle made the shot on a par 3 with his 8-iron and finished the day with a score of 36 during the 9-hole round.
“I didn’t even know it went in until my coach started screaming,” said the 16-year old Smollen. “I think he (Coach Tortoriello) was more excited than I was.”
Head Coach Mike Tortoriello certainly had something to be excited about as his Shamrocks won the match 153-174. Kyle Donovan was the meet's medalist and finished with a 1-under par 34.
Smollen started playing golf with his dad when he was in 6th grade (Hawthorne Elementary School ) but never played competitively until his Freshman year at St. Pat’s. Kyle and his family are members of Ridgemoor Country Club.
About Saint Patrick High School
Chicago’s oldest, all-male Catholic high school, Saint Patrick boasts an innovative approach to learning that has enabled the Lasallian school to maintain a rigorous curriculum throughout its 152-year history. Students in the Academy Honors Program average a 28.5 ACT and can earn up to 34 college credit hours. The class of 2012 earned $10.3 million in college scholarships and sent both the valedictorian and salutatorian to the University of Notre Dame. Ninety-eight percent of the seniors went on to college.