Luke Olson, senior golfer with the Pierre Governors, signed his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to continue his golf career with the Augustana Vikings.
Olson over the last two seasons with the Governors finished in the top ten and All-State status at the state tournament finishing tied for seventh in his senior campaign. The Governors took second by a single stroke for a team state title. Olson, along with Nick Bothun, Lincoln Houska, Sawyer Sonnenschein and Jack Bartlett were four year varsity members for the Governors and finished a great career with the Governors. His journey though, isn’t over yet. Olson signs with Augustana and says he believes the Vikings golf is on the rise…
While golf can turn into a leisure sport, Olson says he loves the competitive side which brings him to also want to play college golf…
Golf is played both in the fall and continue the season into the spring and Olson says it will be a little bit of an adjustment in the first year…
Tiffany Benham, head coach of the Pierre golf team says Olson overall is a good person…
Benham says Olson is a hard person to replace…
Olson becomes the first golf signee since Austin Hoss in 2018.
