The REPORTER
The Indiana Golf Foundation’s junior tournaments wrapped up this week, but not before area golfers won a few more medalist honors.
Last Thursday, the Prep Tour (12 and under) made a local stop at Westfield’s Wood Wind Golf Course. Carmel’s Luke Moore triumphed in the Boys 11-12 division, edging out Fishers’ Carsen Fegan in a playoff after both golfers scored 72.
Other local winners were Carmel’s Logan Carter in Boys 9-10, Westfield’s Reid Hanson in Boys 7-8, and McCordsville’s Nellie Lemmon in Girls 11-12 and Winnie Lemmon in Girls 7-8.
Boys 11-12: 1. Luke Moore, Carmel 72, won in playoff, 2. Carsen Fegan, Fishers 72, 3. Vidyut Anand, Carmel 73, 4. Austin Carter, Carmel 76, 10. Noah Dailey, Westfield, 96, 11. River Cook, Westfield 98, 14. Landon Phillips, Westfield 109.
Boys 9-10: 1. Logan Carter, Carmel 44, 4. Christopher Jackson, Carmel 57, 5. Fitzgerald Gramlich, Carmel 59.
Boys 7-8: 1. Reid Hanson, Westfield 51.
Girls 11-12: 1. Nellie Lemmon, McCordsville 74, 2. Cora Henegar, Noblesville 105.
Girls 9-10: 2. Gia Cipriani, Carmel 58.
Girls 7-8: 1. Winnie Lemmon, McCordsville 42.
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Also last Thursday, three county players placed second in their respective divisions at the Junior Tour stop at Cascades in Bloomington.
Noblesville’s Porter Bell was the Boys 13-15 runner-up. Westfield’s Sean Hess tied for second in Boys 16-19, while Westfield’s Laila Abriani tied for second in Girls 13-15.
Boys 13-15: 2. Porter Bell, Noblesville, 74, T12. Cooper Alsop-Arbuckle, Carmel 89, T18. Rhys Williams, Noblesville 98, 20. Drew Hoagland, Carmel 99, 25. Ryan Hoagland, Carmel 106.
Boys 16-19: T2. Sean Hess, Westfield 72, T6. Evan Srncik, Fishers 75, T11. Jackson Payne, Sheridan 76; Keaton Chapman, Westfield 76, T16. Beckett Chapman, Westfield 78, T18. Jude Kaufman, Westfield 80, T20. A.J. Cooney, Westfield 81; Ian Stavreti, Fishers 81, T24. Aiden Campbell, Westfield 83; Benjamin Meece, Carmel 83.
Girls 13-15: T2. Laila Abriani, Westfield 83, 4. Taylor Wetzel, Fishers 85, 10. Jessica Dills, Carmel 92, T11. Halle Long, Carmel 94, T12. Mallorie Monico, Carmel 96, 16. Lina Mei Johansen, Westfield 110, 17. Aubrie Gift, Westfield 112.
Girls 16-19: 11. Taylor Nokes, Westfield 94, 16. Keira Bassett, Fishers 107.
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Three county golfers traveled to Black Squirrel in Goshen last Friday.
Westfield’s Chloe Paul finished third in Girls 13-15 (102). Noblesville’s Charlie Cahill placed 10th in Boys 13-15 (89), while Carmel’s Jack Burton was 13th (95).
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The season concluded Wednesday with the Junior Tour Championship at The Players Club in Yorktown.
Westfield’s Jude Kaufman placed second in Boys 16-19, draining six birdies on his way to a four under par 68. Kaufman finished second to Pendleton’s Hayden Fox in a playoff.
Junior Tour Championship at the Players Club
Boys 13-15: 3. Vaughn Twilla, Noblesville 72, 4. Gavin Davis, Fishers 73, 5. Zach Kinzer, Fishers 74, 7. Max Huffman, Carmel 76, T8. Porter Bell, Noblesville 77, T10. Cooper Howard, Carmel 79, T20. Keaton Knott, Westfield 83.
Boys 16-19: 2. Jude Kaufman, Westfield 68, T5. Andrew Williamson, Noblesville 73; Dustin Turpin, Noblesville 73, T8. Jaxon Henegar, Noblesville 75, 23. Sean Hess, Westfield 82.
Girls 13-15: 4. Kendall Manion, Fishers 86, 7. Aleah Miller, Fishers 88.
Girls 16-19: 7. Taylor Morrison, Atlanta 82.