County golfers get three wins at Etna Acres

Hamilton County junior golfers made an impression on Etna Acres, as the Indiana Golf Association’s Junior and Prep tours made a stop there on Friday.
Etna Acres, located in Andrews, about 20 minutes east of Wabash, saw three county golfers get victories. Cole Starnes won the Boys 13-15 division with a five-under par 67, including seven birdies. Noblesville’s Jordan Adam made three birdies and an eagle at hole No. 10 on her way to a victory in the Girls 13-14 category.
Carmel’s Karis Reid won a playoff in order to claim the Girls 8-10 division title. Meanwhile, two more players made an eagle on the fourth hole during their respective rounds: Fishers’ Lane Zedrick (playing in Boys 13-15) and Carmel’s Benjamin Meece (playing in Boys 11-12).
On Thursday, three county twosomes played in the Boys Team Championship at Hillview Country Club in Franklin.
Carmel’s Owen Sander and Will Paddock finished seventh in the Boys 16-19 division with a two-under par 70, making five birdies along the way. Westfield’s Ryan Wilkes and Colin Nixon tied for ninth with a one-under 71, including two birdies. Carmel’s Kent Fujita and Saahas Kandru placed third in the Boys 13-15 division, with two birdies.
Results now follow.

Etna Acres, Andrews – Junior Tour, July 24
BOYS 13-15
1. Cole Starnes, Fishers, 67; 2. Lane Zedrick, Fishers, 75; T5. Jake Mieling, Fishers, 80.
Eagles made: Zedrick 1 (hole No. 4).
Birdies made: Starnes 7, Zedrick 2, Mieling 1.
GIRLS 13-15
1. Jordan Adam, Noblesville, 77.
Eagles made: Adam 1 (hole No. 10).
Birdies made: Adam 3.

Etna Acres, Andrews – Prep, July 24
BOYS 11-12
4. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers, 82; 6. Benjamin Meece, Carmel, 86.
Eagles made: Meece 1 (hole No. 4).
Birdies made: Upchurch 4, Meece 2.
BOYS 8-10 (9 holes)
3. Ashton Imlay, Westfield, 49.
GIRLS 8-10 (9 holes)
1. Karis Reid, Carmel, 46, won in playoff.

Boys Team Championship, Hillview Country Club, Franklin, July 23
BOYS 16-19
7. Owen Sander, Carmel and Will Paddock, Carmel, 70; T9. Ryan Wilkes, Westfield and Colin Nixon, Westfield, 71.
Birdies made: Sander/Paddock 5, Wilkes/Nixon 3.
BOYS 13-15
3. Kent Fujita, Carmel and Saahas Kandru, Carmel, 72.
Birdies made: Fujita/Kandru 2.