Recent Carmel graduate Owen Sander picked up a big victory last week when the Indiana Golf Association’s Howard Bailey Junior Golf Tour conducted its Age Group Championship last Wednesday and Thursday at French Lick.
Sander won the Boys 18 division, running away with the trophy by finishing with a three under par, 36-hole round of 139, 10 strokes ahead of second place. Sander went under par in both rounds of the tournament, with a one-under 71 on the first day, and a two-under 68 on the second day. (The pars were different on each day, as the first round was par 72 and the second round was par 70.) Sander drained four birdies in each round for a total of eight.
Fishers’ Connor McMillan tied for third place with a score of 151, making three birdies in his first round.
In other age divisions, Fishers’ Mattingly Upchurch won the Boys 14 flight, with a three-under par score of 67. (Several of the Boys age groups played only one round due to weather.) Upchurch made an eagle on hole No. 15, in addition to five birdies. Noblesville’s J.T. Kelley scored a 165 to tie for first in the Boys 11 group.
Three Hamilton County girls won their respective age divisions. Michaela Headlee, an incoming junior at Carmel, won the Girls 16 flight by seven strokes. Headlee had to stop play with five holes left in the second round due to weather, finishing eight over par with three total birdies at the tournament.
Another Carmel girl, Sophie Mock, finished first in the Girls 15 division with a two-day total of 155, draining five birdies along the way.
Fishers’ Janelle Garcia had a spectacular effort in winning the Girls 13 flight, going under par both days for a total of 139. Garcia made one eagle in the first round on the eighth hole, then drained two more eagles in the second round, on hole Nos. 10 and 13. She also had six birdies total for the tournament.
Here is a list of Hamilton County scores.
BOYS 18
1. Owen Sander, Carmel 76-73=149, T3. Connor McMillan, Fishers 74-77=151, 17. Coby Peters, Fishers 81-83=164.
BOYS 17
T2. Matthew Shull, Westfield 74-73=147, 10. Joseph Armfield, Carmel 82-74=156, T11. Connor Hendrick, Carmel 85-72=157, T13. Lane Zedrick, Fishers 81-77=158, 14. Kaden Mendler, Carmel 85-75=160, T16. Jordan Huxford, Fishers 83-79=162; Camden Kooi, Westfield 81-81=162, T21. Adam Bolad, Carmel 88-77=165, T25. Jake Mieling, Fishers 86-81=167, 29. Drew Decker, Noblesville 86-82=168, 30. Brennan Decker, Westfield 82-87=169, T31. Austin Kent, Westfield 86-84=170, 42. Evan Stack, Fishers 99-81=180, 43. Daniel Montgomery, Carmel 944-88=182.
BOYS 16
13. Brady Mangin, Noblesville 79, T21. Jack Finwall, Fishers 83; Noah Husk, Carmel 83, T25. Mason Price, Carmel 85; Davis Hutchins, Carmel 85, T28. Gabe Nixon, Westfield 86, 33. Alex Peck, Noblesville 89, 35. Quinn Hundt, Fishers 91, 37. Aiden Huffer, Fishers 98.
BOYS 15
Jake Cesare, Westfield 71, T5. Will Harvey, Westfield 77, T8. Ryan Bangert, Carmel 79; Kai Warner, Fishers 79, T11. Kent Fujita, Carmel 80, 14. Jack Harris, Westfield 81, T15. Andrew Werkley 82, T20. Lance Decker, Noblesville 85, T22. Ethan Hoagland, Carmel 86, 26. Trey Kremer, Westfield 89, 27. Jackson Umthum, Noblesville 90, T28. Cole Koenig, Carmel 91, 30. Cooper Bohn, Westfield 92, 31. Owen Medley, Noblesville 98, 32. Theo Thurmond, Carmel 103.
BOYS 14
1. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers 67, T3. Ryan Cesare, Westfield 74, 9. Ocean Permana, Carmel 81, T13. Dillon Walworth, Carmel 85; Brody Eureste, Westfield 85, T16. Chandler Witt, Noblesville 86, T18. Benjamin Meece, Carmel 88, 23. Tyler Marucci, Noblesville 91, 24. Dustin Turpin, Noblesville 92, 27. Brody Williams, Carmel 104.
BOYS 13
5. Brayden Worthington, Westfield 78, 7. Zane Corley, Noblesville 85, 13. Hayden Bearden, Carmel 124.
BOYS 12
3. Luke Decker, Noblesville 80-80=160, 7. Parker Bearden, Carmel 105-104=209.
BOYS 11
T1. J.T. Kelley, Noblesville 82-83=165.
GIRLS 18
2. Becky Williams, Zionsville (University High School) 77-85=162, 4. Christina Pfefferkorn, Carmel 78-89=167, 6. Alison Hildebrand, Westfield 83-88=171, 8. Lauren Stewart, Fishers 92-87=179.
GIRLS 17
4. Caroline Whallon, Noblesville 78-76=154, T5. Sydni Zebrausakas, Cicero 84-77=161, 7. Brette Hanavan, Westfield 83-79=162, 11. Isabella Pinon, Westfield 92-92=184, 12. Emma Leming, Noblesville 91-95=186.
GIRLS 16
NOTE: Scores are not available, as some players were unable to finish due to weather.
1. Michaela Headlee, Carmel, 4. Kamryn Williams, 9. Natalie Symmes, T17. Samantha Lemieux, Westfield.
GIRLS 15
1. Sophie Mock, Carmel 79-76=155, 2. Addi Kooi, Westfield 82-77-159, 8. Emily Vandall, Fishers 97-93=190, 9. Ashlyn Tharp, Cicero 100-97=197.
GIRLS 14
3. Josie Kelley, Noblesville 84-78=162, 8. Bevin Turner, Fishers 89-92=181, 10. Sydney Delagrange, Carmel 94-95=189.
GIRLS 13
1. Janelle Garcia, Fishers 69-70=139, 4. Madelynn Headlee, Carmel 78-82=160, 5. Harper Bryant, Westfield 80-86=166.
GIRLS 12
3. Lauren Turpin, Noblesville 88-87=175, 5. Keelin Werkley, Noblesville 105-99=204.
GIRLS 11
2. Myra Sealey, Noblesville 83-84=167.
Patrick Michael, another recent Carmel graduate, kept his school’s win streak going this past weekend at the Central Junior Masters, which took place Sunday and Monday at The Fort Golf Club in Indianapolis.
Michael won the event with a score of 140, totaling two-under par 70s on both days of the tournament. Michael drained seven total birdies for the event. Westfield’s Will Harvey tied for second with a 143; the incoming sophomore went two under in his second round, with four birdies that day and five overall.
Two Westfield girls, Kelsey Haverluck and Brette Hanavan, tied for fifth in the Masters Girls division. Haverluck made an eagle on hole No. 2 and two more birdies, while Hanavan totaled two birdies in each round for a total of four.
MASTERS BOYS
1. Patrick Michael, Carmel 70-70=140, T2. Will Harvey, Westfield 73-70=143, T6. Joseph Armfield, Carmel 74-72=146, T9. Vijeet Akala, Fishers 75-73=148; Ryan Cesare, Westfield 72-76=148, T12. Jordan Huxford, Fishers 77-73=150, 14. Connor Hedrick, Carmel 79-73=152, T15. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers 76-77=153, T19. Kai Warner, Fishers 75-79=154, 21. Brady Mangin, Noblesville 77-78=155, T23. Kent Fujita, Carmel 78-79=157, 26. Mason Price, Carmel 79-79=158, T30. Tyler Marcinko, Fishers 77-84=161, T43. Jaxon Henegar, Noblesville 86-84=170, 45. Dillon Walworth, Carmel 85-86=171.
MASTERS GIRLS
T5. Kelsey Haverluck, Westfield 77-75=152; Brette Hanavan, Westfield 75-77=152, T9. Kamryn Williams 78-75=153; Marissa Spreitzer, Fishers 77-76=153, T22. Jordan Adam, Noblesville 82-79=161, T25. Ava Nguyen, Carmel 82-84=166, 34. Maya Berglund, Carmel 85-89=174, 35. Janelle Garcia, Fishers 84-91=175, 37. Samantha Lemieux, Westfield 98-91-189.