GRANITE CITY – Sidney Roseman made history for Granite City Coolidge Junior High on Sept. 10, 2026, when the seventh-grader won the Springfield IESA Girls Golf Sectional tournament with a one-over-73 qualifying score for the Illinois Elementary IESA Girls State Golf Tournament on Sept. 17 at Metamora Fields just outside Peoria.
Sidney, who represents the Coolidge Braves, became the first person to participate for Coolidge Junior High in IESA boys’ or girls’ golf, according to her father, Jason Roseman. She also became the first Coolidge golfer to qualify for the state tournament.
Her sectional win was decisive, with the second-place golfer 12 strokes behind her.
Sidney is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete of the Month for Granite City.
Jason said his daughter is a highly competitive golfer who began taking lessons at age 5. He said she has traveled extensively for golf and normally competes in an 18-year-old division during the summer, an experience he said helped her game.
He said Sidney practices six days a week and spends significant time at Goat Range Academy in Carlyle in a game-based learning environment with PGA Coach Don Kueper. He said her game has shown a “night and day difference” over the past two years.
Sidney has also participated in PGA Jr. League and First Tee out of St. Louis, her father said. He said she became the youngest junior coach at age 12 and has played in tournament series that included travel and U.S. Kids Golf events.
Jason said Sidney’s goals include playing Division I golf.
