Four county golfers place in Top 10 at Indiana Junior PGA Championship

The REPORTER

Hamilton County golfers made an impact at the Boys Indiana Junior PGA Championship, which took place last Thursday and Friday at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru.

Westfield senior-to-be Will Harvey finished third at the event. He tied for second with Whitestown’s Mac Myers at the end of the two-day, 36-hole tournament. Both golfers scored two under par 142s; Myers won a playoff for second place. Harvey’s highlights included an eagle on hole No. 6 during his first round; he also drained four birdies total for both of his rounds.

Thomas Klinker, an incoming junior at Fishers, tied for eighth place with 145. Klinker zoomed into the top 10 with a second-round score of three under par 68. He made five birdies in his second round and seven overall.

Two more county golfers tied for 10^th place with scores of 146. Westfield incoming senior Jake Cesare made seven birdies in the second round to clinch a top-10 place; he scored two under 69 in that round. Mattingly Upchurch, an incoming Hamilton Southeastern junior, totaled six birdies in his two rounds.

Scores now follow.

T2. Will Harvey, Westfield 71-71=142, T8. Thomas Klinker, Fishers 77-68=145, T10. Jake Cesare, Westfield 77-69=146; Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers, 73-73=146, T14. Tyler Marucci, Noblesville 73-74=147, T18. Kai Warner, Fishers 74-74=148, T29. Ryan Cesare, Westfield 76-75=151; Drew Werkley, Noblesville 76-75=151; Owen Schuitema, Carmel 75-76=151, T41. Mitchell Keene, Westfield 75-78=153; Lance Decker, Noblesville 75-78=153, T44. Alex Peck, Noblesville 75-79=154, T51. Gabe Berglund, Carmel 79-76=155, T58. Jackson Umthum, Noblesville 77-81=158; Noah Johnson, Carmel 78-80=158, T60. Zane Corley, Noblesville 77-82=159; Cooper Bohn, Westfield 79-80=159, T65. Max O’Neil, Carmel 79-81=160; Johnny Quinn, Westfield 79-81=160; Preston Roberts, Carmel 79-81=160, 70. Carson McCulloch 78-84=162, T71. Brody Eureste, Westfield 77-86=163, T73. Brayden Worthington 78-87=165, 75. Jack Harris 78-88=166, 77. Trey Kremer, Westfield 79-94=173.

Missed cut: Ethan Hoagland 80, Brigham Horal 80, Dillon Walworth 81, Will Parenteau 81, Griffin Havely 82, Ben Wilson 82, Benjamin Kauffman 82, Noah Husk 83, Blake Huffman 83, Patrick Wolf 84, Connor Trice 84, Jaxon Henegar 84, Owen Medley 85, Alex Gardner 86, Jack Armstrong 86, Mason Price 87, Schaefer Doane, Noblesville 87, Chase Buente, Fishers 88, Alex Dunham, Noblesville 90, Nathan Daugherty, Carmel 91, Liam Mullins, Carmel 92, Wyatt Leonard, Carmel 92, Luke Decker, Noblesville 93, J.T. Kelley, Noblesville 94, Benjamin Meece, Carmel 99, A.J. Cooney, Westfield 104.

 

Several county golfers competed in the Northern Junior Masters, which took place this past Sunday and Monday at Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame.

Two Hamilton Southeastern golfers finished in the top three of the Masters Boys division. Incoming senior Kai Warner placed second with a 144, including a one under par 70 for his second round. Warner made four birdies in the second round and five overall. Incoming Royals sophomore Dane Starnes took third with 147, totaling nine birdies across the 36-hole tournament.

Two Noblesville golfers placed in the top 10. Junior-to-be Tyler Marucci tied for fourth with 148, draining five birdies, while incoming senior Lance Decker tied for eighth with 149, making five birdies.

Noblesville also made an impact in the Masters Girls division. Junior-to-be Josie Kelley was the top county finisher, placing fifth by scoring 148. She made six birdies. Another incoming Noblesville junior, Olivia Fowler, took seventh. She scored 152 and drained five birdies, improving her score by 10 strokes from the first round to the second round.

Janelle Garcia, an incoming Hamilton Southeastern junior, placed ninth with 154. She made six birdies for the tournament.

Scores now follow.

MASTERS BOYS

2. Kai Warner, Fishers 74-70=144, 3. Dane Starnes, Fishers 73-74=147, T4. Tyler Marucci, Noblesville 71-77=148, T8. Lance Decker, Noblesville 78-71=149, T12. Thomas Klinker, Fishers 75-76=151, T14. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers 77-75=152, T17. Mitchell Keene, Westfield 79-74=153; Ryan Cesare, Westfield 79-74=153, T22. Johnny Quinn, Westfield 81-74=155, T24. Jackson Umthum, Noblesville 81-75=156, T28. Cooper Bohn, Westfield 79-79=158, T37. Gabe Berglund, Carmel 81-79=160; Brody Eureste, Westfield 81-79=160, 43. Jack Harris, Westfield 83-80=163, T44. Owen Schuitema, Carmel 84-80=164; Blake Huffman, Carmel 84-80=164.

MASTERS GIRLS

5. Josie Kelley, Noblesville 76-72=148, 7. Olivia Fowler, Noblesville 81-71=152, T9. Janelle Garcia, Fishers 74-80=154, 11. Kelsey Haverluck, Westfield 76-79=155, 17. Ali Scott, Carmel 81-83=164, T23. Presley White, Noblesville 83-86=169, T25. Kamryn Williams, Carmel 85-85=170.