Carmel’s Swathwood leads Women’s State Amateur

The REPORTER

Carmel’s Claire Swathwood is in a familiar place: on top of the leaderboard in an Indiana tournament.

Swathwood holds a four-stroke lead at the Indiana Women’s State Amateur after two rounds of play at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru. Swathwood, a 2024 Greyhounds graduate, is five under par for the tournament at 139, scoring a three-under 69 on Tuesday and a two-under 70 on Wednesday.

Swathwood has so far made nine birdies for the tournament, draining six during the first round and three during the second round. Swathwood played college golf for the University of Memphis the past two seasons and transferred to TCU, where she will begin her junior season this fall.

Hamilton County golfers made up five of the top 10 places after the second round, including three that are tied for third place with a score of 144.

First is Carmel’s Eleanor Schuitema, who begins her junior year at Taylor University soon, rebounded from a first-round 75 to go three under in her second round, scoring 69. She has seven birdies to her credit so far, making two on Tuesday and five on Wednesday.

Noblesville’s Josie Kelley posted 73 for her first round and scored a one under 71 in the second round. She has made nine birdies so far, with four in the first round and five in the second round.

Kelley recently graduated from Noblesville and will play college golf for Eastern Kentucky.

Addi Kooi, a Westfield graduate now playing at Butler University, also scored 73 in the first round and went one under for a second-round score of 71. Kooi, now listed as from Noblesville on the IGA website, made three birdies on Tuesday and five more on Wednesday.

Sophie McGinnis, another Westfield graduate playing for the Butler Bulldogs, is tied for sixth with a score of 145, posting 72 on Tuesday and 73 on Wednesday. McGinnis, now listed as from Zionsville, drained one birdie in the first round and four in the second round.

Carmel’s Michaela Headlee, a Carmel graduate playing for Purdue, is presently tied for ninth with 146, scoring 74 in the first round and 72 in the second round. Headlee made one birdie on Tuesday and five on Wednesday.

The tournament concludes with third round play today. Here is a list of Hamilton County scores.

1. Claire Swathwood, Carmel 69-70=139, T3. Eleanor Schuitema, Carmel 75-69=144; Josie Kelley, Noblesville 73-71=144; Addi Kooi, Noblesville 73-71=144, T9. Michaela Headlee, Carmel 74-72=146, T11. Lauren Tibbets, Carmel 74-73=147; Samantha Brown, Westfield 70-77=147, T5. Lauren Stewart, Fishers 76-75=151, T20. Jordan Adam, Noblesville 71-82=153, T26. Caroline Whallon, Noblesville 78-77=155; Taylor Morrison, Atlanta 77-78=155, 31. Kamryn Williams, Carmel 79-77=156, T36. Janelle Garcia, Fishers 82-77=159, T39. Maya Cieply, Fishers 76-85=161, 44. Presley White, Noblesville 84-79=163, T49. Olivia Fowler, Noblesville 83-85=168.