Several Hamilton County golfers competed at the Age Group State Championships, which took place earlier this week, Monday and Tuesday, at the French Lick Pete Dye Course.
Five golfers placed second in their respective divisions. Fishers’ Bryce Robertson, a recent IHSAA state qualifier, was the runner-up in the Boys 17 group. Robertson’s two-day total was 153, where he made two birdies in both his first and second round.
Westfield’s Nolan Hall placed second in the Boys 15 division with a 73 (the 13, 14 and 15-year old groups only played one round). Hall made three birdies in his round. Another young Westfield golfer, Jake Cesare, was second in the Boys 12 group with a two-round score of 143, one under par. Cesare went four under in his second round for a 68, making birdies on five of his last six holes. He also had a front-nine birdie to give him a total of six for his second round. Cesare also made three birdies in the first round.
In girls play, Carmel’s Angelica Pfefferkorn placed second in the Girls 17 division with a two-day score of 156. Pfefferkorn had three total birdies for the event. Westfield’s Lauren Hosier tied for second in the Girls 14 division with an 82. Including two birdies. Another Carmel girl, Claire Swathwood, was the runner-up in the Girls 12 group with a 173, including a birdie in the first round.
Other top five finishers included third-place results from Carmel’s Ryan Ford in Boys 15 (two birdies), Fishers’ Cole Starnes and Westfield’s Alec Cesare in Boys 14 (three birdies for Starnes), Carmel’s Kent Fujita in Boys 12 (nine total birdies), Fishers’ Mattingly Upchurch in Boys 11 (three birdies total), and Christina Pfefferkorn in Girls 15 (84).
Noblesville’s Jacob Deakyne tied for fifth in Boys 18, with five birdies. Also getting fifth were Westfield’s Ryan Cesare in Boys 11, Noblesville’s Sophia Stutz in Girls 15 and Noblesville’s Caroline Whallon in Girls 12 (one birdie).
Here is a complete list of results for Hamilton County golfers:
BOYS 18: T5. Jacob Deakyne, Noblesville 78-77=155, 12. Joe Whallon, Noblesville 80-84=164, 13. Thomas Tanselle, Carmel 85-81=166.
BOYS 17: 2. Bryce Robertson, Fishers 79-74=153, T15. David Cooke, Fishers 79-83=162, T17. Adam Horner, Fishers 80-83=163, 29. Nathaniel Acres, Fishers 91-87=188, 30. Braden Estes, Fishers 94-85=179.
BOYS 16: T15. Christian Hein, Carmel, 80-79=159, T19. Timmy Leonard, Westfield 82-81=163, 28. Matt Wolf, Fishers 87-81=168, T35. Ryan Wilkes, Westfield 91-89=180; Max Amenta, Westfield 96-84=190.
BOYS 15: 2. Nolan Hall, Westfield 73, 3. Ryan Ford, Carmel 74, T7. Colin Nixon, Westfield 77, T21. Gabe Perrin, Carmel 85, 23. Owen Sander, Carmel 87, T24. Tyler Lacy, Fishers 88.
BOYS 14: T3. Cole Starnes, Fishers 77; Alec Cesare, Westfield 77, 10. Brennan Decker, Westfield 84, 11. Connor Hedrick 85.
BOYS 13: T6. Gabe Nixon, Westfield 84, 10. Saahas Kandru, Carmel 89, 11. Alexander Peck, Noblesville 90.
BOYS 12: 2. Jake Cesare, Westfield 75-68=143, 3. Kent Fujita, Carmel 73-72=145.
BOYS 11: 3. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers 82-77=159, T5. Ryan Cesare, Westfield 83-90=173, 8. Jaxon Henegar, Noblesville 95-99=194.
GIRLS 18: 7. Grace Snyder, Noblesville 96-93=189, 9. Ashley Masteller, Noblesville 92-102=194.
GIRLS 17: 2. Angelica Pfefferkorn, Carmel 75-81=156, 11. Payton Schechter, Fishers 92-93=185, 16. Natalie Shupe, Westfield 101-97=198.
GIRLS 16: T6. Ellie Karst, Noblesville 93-84=177; Sydney Longstreth, Carmel 85-92=177, 9. Sarah Brenneman, Noblesville 86-94=180, T13. Taylor Caldwell, Noblesville 98-101=199.
GIRLS 15: T3. Christina Pfefferkorn, Carmel 84, 5. Sophia Stutz, Noblesville 91, 9. Lauren Stewart, Fishers 97.
GIRLS 14: T2. Lauren Hosier, Westfield 82, 5. Caroline Whallon, Noblesville 85, 6. Brette Hanavan, Westfield 89, 7. Amber Luttrell, Fishers 91.
GIRLS 12: 2. Claire Swathwood, Carmel 89-84=173.