Once again, the Bob Spacey Invitational proved itself to be a tournament that features the best of the best in Indiana boys golf.
Noblesville hosted the tournament on Saturday at Fox Prairie Golf Course. Carmel won the team title with a score of 286, with Westfield in second place with 294.
The Shamrocks had the individual medalist: Andrew Lewis lit up Fox Prairie with an eight-under par score of 63, which ties his personal best.
“I shot 63 about a year and a half ago in October at Purdue’s home course,” said Lewis. “I hit the ball really solid. I think I hit 17 greens and I putted really well, my length putting especially. All parts of my game were really firing today.”
Carmel’s Nick Dentino was the second individual with a 67, four under par.
“I think I’ve been improving each and every round,” said Dentino. “I just feel like if I can just focus on one shot at a time, I’ll get the best outcome that I can.”
The Greyhounds were remarkably consistent as a team. Clay Stirsman carded a 72, Cole Harris shot 73 and Curtis Robertson and JD Dulin both had 74s.
“I think we played great,” said Carmel assistant coach Adam Ross. “The wind was switching back and forth all today. I think we developed a really good plan Thursday for our practice round and that’s been our focus this year is to get a good plan and go out and execute it on the day of the tournament.”
As for Westfield, Ethan Lutz scored 74, Sam Elliott carded 78 and Drake Biggs had a 79.
“The competitive nature of the state of Indiana this year for golf is incredible,” said Shamrocks coach Josh Bryant. “For us and for anybody it’s about finishing an 18-hole round of golf. We talk about that all the time, and Andrew’s a good example of finishing it today.”
Guerin Catholic tied with Zionsville for third place, with Ben Burgan shooting a 72. John Cherry and Daivia Akala both had 75s for fifth-place Hamilton Southeastern.
Noblesville played four individuals, with Jacob Deakyne shooting a 72.
Team scores: Carmel 286, Westfield 294, Guerin Catholic 302, Zionsville 302, Hamilton Southeastern 305, Fishers 314, Avon 315, Roncalli 323, Heritage Christian 327, Plainfield 329, Muncie Central 331, Noblesville JV 331, Pendleton Heights 335, Hagerstown 344, New Castle 346, Park Tudor 346, Evansville Mater Dei 363, Mount Vernon 369, Bishop Chatard 375, Hamilton Heights 380, Richmond 383, Lebanon 399.
Medalist: Andrew Lewis (W) 32-31=63.
Carmel scores: Nick Dentino 34-33=68, Clay Stirsman 36-36=72, Cole Harris 38-35=73, Curtis Robertson 37-37=74, JD Dulin 37-37=74.
Other Westfield scores: Ethan Lutz 38-36=74, Sam Elliott 38-40=78, Drake Biggs 40-39=79, Stephen Hildebrand 40-43=83.
Guerin Catholic scores: Ben Burgan 37-35=72, Andrew White 40-35=75, Keaton Modleski 38-39=77, Noah Chelovitz 37-41=78, Ty Gingerich 43-39=82.
Southeastern scores: John Cherry 37-38=75, Daivic Akala 38-37=75, Sam Smith 36-41=77, Mekheil Garcia 39-39=78, Chandler Davis 44-40=84.
Fishers scores: Shivom Patel 38-39=77, Bryce Robertson 39-38=77, Noah Chamberlin 41-39=80, Davey Acres 40-40=80, Nick Fisher 42-40=82.
Noblesville JV scores: Joe Whallon 37-41=78, Chris Cannatella 43-40=83, Chris Scheib 41-43=84, Jaxon Stutz 41-45=86, Hank Rose 48-39=87.
Heights scores: Hudson Hochstedler 44-43=87, Price Knowles 48-48=96, Hawkins Hochstedler 49-49=98, Kyle Kirtley 49-50=99, Kyle Horton 56-65=121.
Individuals: Jacob Deakyne (N) 33-39=72, Kyle Claussen (N) 37-40=77, Jack Barnes (N) 41-39=80, Roger Wentz (W) 40-41=81, Sam Crousore (HSE) 46-36=82, Keenan Bowen (N) 41-43=84.
The Carmel boys golf team won Noblesville’s Bob Spacey Invitational, which took place Saturday at Fox Prairie Golf Course. The Greyhounds had a team score of 286, with everyone shooting an individual result of 74 or better. (Richie Hall)
Westfield’s Andrew Lewis was the individual medalist, shooting an eight-under par 63. Lewis is pictured with Shamrocks coach Josh Bryant. (Richie Hall)