Jack Burrice, after an excellent freshman golf season, has even higher expectations going into his sophomore season. Burrice is a freshman member of the Trinity High School golf team, who was on all four tournament-winning teams this year. He finished with 13 top-10 finishes, eight top-five finishes, two runner-up finishes and three wins. He was the runner-up in semi-state, which is an unbelievable accomplishment for a freshman. Burrice won the Trinity low-scoring average award for 2025 with a 71.1, almost a full stroke under par.
Burrice has big goals for his sophomore season. He said he is aiming for “Trinity to win state as a team, and to win state as an individual.” His coach, Pat Heitz, said that Burrice is a very hard worker and thinks he has what it takes to bring home a trophy in 2026. While Burrice would love to win a state championship in high school, he has goals even beyond his three more years at Trinity. He already has his eyes on playing college golf at Tennessee, Vanderbilt or Auburn. However, his main objective is to one day play on the PGA Tour. “It’s the end goal.”
Before coming to Trinity, Burrice had a long history with golf. He started around the age of five because of his dad’s influence. He grew up in Louisville, playing courses such as Harmony Landing and Audubon Country Club anytime that he could. He said he models his game after “Ludvig Aberg because he has a perfect swing and that’s who I try to recreate my swing and attitude by.” Golf has always been a way to escape for Burrice. He said he fell in love with the sport because “being out there, it’s peaceful. Being on the course is kind of like a safe place.” While golf can be very peaceful, tournaments can be stressful and carry a lot of pressure. However, Burrice doesn’t let the pressure get into his head. He said, “I try not to focus on score too much and just having fun.”
As mentioned, Burrice had an incredible freshman season. He said his highlight of the year was the All-State tournament, “but mostly just hanging out with the teammates. It was really fun.” Competing at such a high level as a freshman is not easy. Burrice said he was able to do so because “I learned a lot from the upperclassmen, which was definitely a big advantage.” Being a part of the Trinity golf team means a lot to Burrice. “I mean, Pat says it a lot, it’s more than golf to be a member of the Trinity golf team, and it was just really cool overall experience.” Many kids want to play golf in high school, especially at Trinity. Burrice’s advice for younger golfers is, “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. It might take a long time, but it’s worth it.”
Burrice stays very active during the offseason, even with the cold weather making it nearly impossible to play golf outside. He found a different way to keep his game fresh. “I like to go into the simulators preferably at four times a week.” According to Burrice, putting is the most difficult part of one’s game to work on in the offseason. He takes advantage of indoor putting greens to keep his putting stroke intact. Putting is also the part of Burrice’s game that he hopes to improve the most before next season.
Trinity senior Wyatt Bonfier, who was a senior member of the golf team this past season, had words of praise for Burrice. “It was impressive how fast he started the season, especially because he had never played in a high school tournament before.” Wyatt thinks Jack has a very bright future in golf. “His poise is also very impressive; he never gets flustered, which will translate into him being successful throughout the rest of his high school career and beyond.”
