Carmel’s Clay Stirsman won the Boys Indiana Junior PGA Championship, which finished Thursday at The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers.
Stirsman, a junior-to-be for the Greyhounds, was the only player to go under par for the two-day tournament, carding a two-under 142. Stirsman jumped into the lead after the first round on Wednesday, where he made five birdies on his way to a three-under 69. He followed that up with a 73 on Thursday, making three birdies.
Another Carmel golfer, Luke Prall, took fourth with a 146. Prall, also a junior-to-be, went under par in the first round with a two-under 70, including four birdies, and carded 76 in the second round, with three birdies.
Fishers’ Caleb Bopp tied for ninth overall by scoring 150. The Tigers senior to be made three birdies each in both the first and second rounds.
Fishers’ Daivic Akala, a senior-to-be at Hamilton Southeastern, tied for 14th overall and placed second in the Boys 13-15 division with a 154. Akala had two birdies in each round, and made an eagle on the fourth hole in the second round.
A list of results now follows:
BOYS INDIANA JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Boys Overall: 1. Clay Stirsman, Carmel, 69-73=142, 4. Luke Prall, Carmel, 70-76=146, T9. Caleb Bopp, Fishers, 76-74=150, T14. Daivic Akala, Fishers, 77-77=154, T18. Luke Mattingly, Fishers, 78-78=156; Jayden Diaz, Fishers, 73-83=156, T22. Andrew White, Westfield, 79-78=157; Ethan Lutz, Westfield, 78-79=157, T29. Akio Fujita, Carmel, 79-79=158, T35. Eli Beaverson, Fishers, 81-78=159; Jack Crawford, Carmel, 83-76=159, T44. Sam Booth, Carmel, 81-80=161, T46. Alec Cesare, Westfield, 79-83=162, T50. Nick Fisher, Fishers, 79=84=163, T55. Jacob Deakyne, Noblesville, 83-81=164; Drew Pickering, Westfield, 83-81=164, 59. Colin Nixon, Westfield, 81-84=165, T60. Nick Katsis, Carmel, 77-89=166.
Boys 13-15: 2. Daivic Akala, Fishers, 77-77=154, 4. Jayden Diaz, Fishers, 73-83=156, 5. Andrew White, Westfield, 79-78=157, 8. Alec Cesare, Westfield 79-83=162, 10. Colin Nixon, Westfield 81-84=165.
Boys 16-18: 1. Clay Stirsman, Carmel, 69-73=142, 3. Luke Prall, Carmel, 70-76=146, T8. Caleb Bopp, Fishers, 76-74=150, T15. Luke Mattingly, Fishers, 78-78=156, T18. Ethan Lutz, Carmel, 78-79=157, T24. Akio Fujita, Carmel, 79-79=158, T30. Eli Beaverson, Fishers, 81-78=159; Jack Crawford, Carmel, 83-76=159, 38. Sam Booth, Carmel, 81-80=161, T42. Nick Fisher, Fishers, 79-84=163, T46. Jacob Deakyne, Noblesville, 83-81=164; Drew Pickering, Westfield, 83-81=164, T50. Nick Katsis, Carmel, 77-89=166.
Carmel’s Akio Fujita finished second in the Southern Junior Masters tournament, which took place Sunday and Monday at Sultan’s Run Golf Course in Jasper.
Fujita, a senior-to-be for the Greyhounds, scored a 146, with three birdies in the first round and one in the second. Shoji Fujita, a sophomore-to-be at Carmel, and Noblesville’s Danny Paris, a recent Cathedral graduate, tied for fifth by scoring 151 each.
Shoji Fujita totaled six birdies in his rounds (four in the first, two in the second), while Paris had five total birdies (three in the first, two in the second).
Carmel’s Angelica Pfefferkorn, a junior-to-be at Guerin Catholic, tied for fifth in the girls division. Pfefferkorn had three total birdies (two in the first round, one in the second).
SOUTHERN JUNIOR MASTERS
Sultan’s Run Golf Course, Jasper
Masters Boys: 2. Akio Fujita, Carmel, 73-73=146, T5. Shoji Fujita, Carmel, 72-79=151; Danny Paris, Noblesville, 72-79=151, T15. Daivic Akala, Fishers, 74-81=155, T20. Caleb Bopp, Fishers, 79-78=157, T24. Sam Booth, Carmel, 79-80=159, T27. Drake Biggs, Carmel, 79-80=159, 35. Nathaniel Acres, Fishers, 90-87=177.
Masters Girls: 5. Angelica Pfefferkorn, Carmel, 80-80=160, 11. Christina Pfefferkorn, Carmel, 84-82=166, 16. Sophie McGinnis, Carmel, 89-83=172.