Many of Hamilton County’s best golfers spent part of last week at Ulen Country Club in Lebanon to compete in the Indiana Golf Association’s Girls State Junior Championship.
Westfield’s Samantha Brown, soon to be a sophomore for the Shamrocks, had the highest finish of all local golfers by earning runner-up honors at the state championship, which took place July 12-14.. Brown finished the 54-hole round with a score of 223, making eight birdies for the tournament. Fort Wayne’s Madison Dabagia ran away with the tournament winning with a two-over par 215.
Overall, the county had a great tournament, with seven Hamilton golfers placing in the top 10. Carmel’s Katie Kuc, soon to be playing golf at Xavier University, placed fourth with a 225, also making eight birdies over the three days.
Two more Carmel golfers tied for fifth: Greyhounds graduate and Ohio University commit Sydney Longstreth and incoming sophomore Michaela Headlee each scored 226. Both totaled seven birdies for the tournament.
Noblesville had two golfers reach the top 10 as well. Incoming junior Caroline Whallon placed eighth with a 227, making seven birdies along the way. Macy Beeson, a junior-to-be at Lapel High School, took 10th with a 229, with two birdies for the tournament.
Here is a list of top county finishers.
2. Samantha Brown, Westfield 74-75-74=223, 4. Katie Kuc, Carmel 76-75-74=225, T5. Sydney Longstreth, Carmel 79-75-72=226; Michaela Headlee, Carmel 75-75-76=226, 8. Caroline Whallon, Noblesville 78-75-74=226, 10. Macy Beeson, Noblesville 78-74-77=229, T15. Sophie McGinnis, Carmel 79-82-76=237, T19. Sarah Brenneman, Noblesville 84-75-79=238, T23. Becky Williams, Zionsville (University) 84-75-81=240, T27. Marissa Spreitzer, Fishers 80-83-78=241; Brette Hanavan, Westfield 83-77-81=241, T33. Yanah Rolston, Fortville (Hamilton Southeastern) 89-78-78=245, T36. Sydni Zebrauskas, Cicero 83-83-81=247, T47. Jordan Adam, Noblesville 82-84-86=252, T49. Janelle Garcia, Fishers 85-84-85=254; Maya Keuling, Carmel 84-85-85=254, T52. Ava Nguyen, Carmel 88-86-81=255, T57. Allie McKeown, Westfield 87-87-84=258, 59. Kelsey Haverluck, Westfield 85-85-89=259, 61. Morgan Hicks, Fishers 89-87-87=263, T62. Grace Dubec, Fishers 89-87-89=265, 64. Sophia Stutz, Noblesville 87-89-90=266.
The Junior Tour made a stop at Fox Prairie Golf Club in Noblesville on Wednesday. Incoming Westfield freshman Will Harvey won the Boys 13-15 division, with Shamrocks senior-to-be Allie Hildebrand tying for first in the Girls 16-19 category.
Boys 13-15: 1. Will Harvey, Westfield 71, 2. Brady Mangin, Noblesville 73, 5. Rory Bushong, Noblesville 75, T6. Kai Warner, Fishers 79; Clark Schwartz, Westfield 79; Jaxon Henegar, Noblesville 79, T9. Dillon Walworth, Carmel 80, T12. Aiden Storms, Fishers 81; Sam Moore, Westfield 81; Ethan Hoagland, Carmel 81, T16. Ryan Cesare, Westfield 82; Cohen Steill, Westfield 82, T21. Chandler Witt, Noblesville 87; Charlie Putnam, Fishers 87, T23. Quinn Smith, Carmel 88, T25. Lucas Brown, Fishers 89; Quinn Hundt, Fishers 89, T28. Andrew Babb, Fishers 93; Trey Kremer, Westfield 93, T30. Benjamin Meece, Carmel 95, 32. Ben Lorey, Fishers 96, 33. Evan Reinhard, Fishers 105, T34. Blake Babb, Fishers 107; Chase Ehret, Westfield 107.
Boys 16-19: 2. Tyler Marcinko, Fishers 72, T4. Drew Decker, Noblesville 74; Patrick Michael, Carmel 74, T7. Jordan Huxford, Fishers 77; Austin Kent, Westfield 77, T10. Ryan Witt, Fishers 79; Gabe Nixon, Westfield 79, T14. Matthew Albright, Fishers 81, T17. Dillon Letendre, McCordsville 84, T20. Evan Stack, Fishers 86.
Girls 13-15: T2. Jaylyn Henegar, Noblesville 81, T5. Josie Kelley, Noblesville 82; Jordan Adam, Noblesville 82, 9. Samantha Lemieux, Westfield 87, T10. Sydney Delagrange, Carmel 90, 13. Brooke Willard, Fishers 94, 16. Sophie Thompson, Westfield 102.
Girls 16-19: T1. Allie Hildebrand, Westfield 81, 3. Morgan Hicks, Fishers 83, T6. Annabelle Willard, Fishers 88; Claire Thompson, Westfield 88; Lacie Logan, Atlanta 88, 11. Audrey Kunce, Carmel 93, T14. Nadia Brehm, Fishers 98.
Here are more Junior Tour results from the past two weeks.
July 8 – North Branch Golf Club, Greensburg
Boys 13-15: 1. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers 76, T3. Dillon Walworth, Carmel 80, T5. Kai Warner, Fishers 81, 13. Lucas Brown, Fishers 88, 17. Brody Williams, Carmel 97.
Boys 16-19: T8. Ryan Witt, Fishers 79, T12. Eli Toon, Fishers 81, 14. Austin Kent, Westfield 82, 21. Noah Day, Fishers 90.
Girls 13-15: T3. Kamryn Williams, Carmel 81, 6. Samantha Lemieux, Westfield 85.
Girls 16-19: 3. Morgan Hicks, Fishers 82.
July 9 – Black Squirrel, Goshen
Boys 13-15: 3. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers 77, 5. Jaxon Henegar, Noblesville 80, T16. Oliver Koerwitz, Fishers 94.
Girls 13-15: 1. Kamryn Williams, Carmel 84, 3. Samantha Lemieux, Westfield 91, 6. Jaylyn Henegar, Noblesville 99.
July 15 – Cascades Golf Club, Bloomington
Boys 13-15: T4. Clark Schwartz, Westfield 79; Kai Warner, Fishers 79, 11. Dillon Walworth, Carmel 84, T15. Cohen Steill, Westfield 89; Ryan Cesare, Westfield 89, 19. Mason Price, Carmel 90, 22. Blake Babb, Fishers 93; T23. Andrew Babb, Fishers 94, 29. Ben Lorey, Fishers 101.
Boys 16-19: T10. Eli Toon, Fishers 82, T15. Dillon Letendre, McCordsville (Hamilton Southeastern) 87, 20. Sam Mefford, Westfield 91, T23. Lane Nichols 99.
July 15 – White Hawk, Crown Point
Boys 13-15: 5. Jack Finwall, Fishers 85.
July 16 – Muncie Elks
Boys 13-15: T9. Jaxon Henegar, Noblesville 88, T12. Lucas Brown, Fishers 90, 14. Benjamin Meece, Carmel 92, 15. Ethan Hoagland, Carmel 93, 17. Brody Williams, Carmel 104, 18. Chase Ehret, Westfield 115.
Boys 16-19: T6. Matthew Albright, Fishers 80; Austin Kent, Westfield 80, T14. Jake Cerar, Fishers 85, 16. Dillon Letendre, McCordsville 86.
Girls 13-15: 1. Jordan Adam, Noblesville 79, 4. Kamryn Williams, Carmel 89, 5. Jaylyn Henegar, Noblesville 93.
July 16 – West Lafayette Country Club
Boys 13-15: 14. Trey Kremer, Westfield 98.
Boys 16-19: 1. Patrick Michael, Carmel 73, 14. Sam Mefford, Westfield 92, 15. Ethan Riley, Westfield 95.
Girls 13-15: 2. Samantha Lemieux, Westfield 84.
July 18-19 – Southern Junior Masters, Bloomington Country Club
Masters Girls: 1. Michaela Headlee, Carmel 76-76=152, 3. Samantha Brown, Westfield 80-75=155, 4. Becky Williams, Zionsville 80-76=156, T5. Macy Beeson, Noblesville 78-80=158, T7. Brette Hanavan, Westfield 82-77=159, T9. Kelsey Haverluck, Westfield 79-83=162, T16. Marissa Spreitzer, Fishers 83-82=165, T18. Claire Swathwood, Carmel 83-83=166, 21. Ava Nguyen 88-85=173, 23. Kamryn Williams, Carmel 93-84=177, T28. Allie McKeown, Westfield 98-86=184.
Masters Boys: T6. Jake Cesare, Westfield 74-76=150, T12. Patrick Michael, Carmel 75-79=154, T16. Connor Hendrick, Carmel 78-77=155, T23. Clark Schwartz, Westfield 80-77=157; Nolan Hall, Westfield 74-84=157, T29. Tyler Marcinko, Fishers 84-77=161, T36. Saahas Kandru, Carmel 80-85=165.
July 19 – Hillview Country Club, Franklin
Boys 13-15: T3. Kai Warner, Fishers 82, T5. Ryan Bangert, Carmel 83, 7. Jaxon Henegar, Noblesville 84, T10. Quinn Smith, Carmel 88, T15. Dillon Walworth, Carmel 91, 29. Andrew Babb, Fishers 101, 31. Ben Lorey, Fishers 104, 32. Blake Babb, Fishers 106.
Boys 16-19: 1. Christian Hein, Carmel 75, T8. Ryan Witt, Fishers 84; Dillon Letendre, McCordsville 84, 15. Austin Kent, Westfield 89.
Girls 13-15: T6. Jaylyn Henegar, Noblesville 96, T11. Sophie Thompson, Westfield 101.
Girls 16-19: 1. Claire Thompson, Westfield 81, T2. Morgan Hicks, Fishers 83; Sophia Stutz, Noblesville 83, 7. Mallory Mortl, Westfield 89.
July 20 – Chestnut Hills, Fort Wayne
Boys 16-19: T10. Eli Toon, Fishers 81.