Jacobs ’ Natalie Zimmerman and Crystal Lake Central co-op’s Rylee Rud first met in 2022 through a McHenry County Junior Golf Association event at Randall Oaks Golf Club in West Dundee.

Now upperclassmen, the pair’s friendship has only become stronger, along with their golf game.

The No. 1 golfers for their teams played in the same group of four Wednesday and battled it out for the top spot at the Fox Valley Conference Tournament at Crystal Woods in Woodstock. 1 of 18

Crystal Lake Central co-op’s Rylee Rud watches her tee shot on the 13th hole during the Fox Valley Conference Girls Golf Tournament Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at Crystal Woods Golf Club in Woodstock. (Gregory Shaver/Gregory Shaver)

Rud fired an 81 to beat Zimmerman and McHenry senior Abby Powers by one shot for meda

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