By RICHIE HALL
sports@readthereporter.com
CARMEL – An amazing week for the Westfield girls golf team continued on Wednesday.
The Shamrocks won the Brittany Kelly Invitational, which took place at Woodland Country Club in Carmel. Westfield won the tournament with a team score of 314 for its second straight victory. The Shamrocks also were first at Monday’s Hoosier Crossroads Conference tournament.
The invitational honored Brittany Kelly, a true Hamilton County legend in golf who passed away from cancer in 2021. Kelly was a star at Hamilton Southeastern and Ball State University, and won several professional honors as well, including the 2019 Indiana PGA Women’s Player of the Year.
That same year, Kelly played in the inaugural Women’s PGA Cup, helping Team USA to victory in that event. Even while battling cancer, Kelly continued to play at a high level: She was the runner-up in the 2020 Indiana PGA Women’s Open.
Brown wins again
Westfield was once again led by senior Samantha Brown, who picked up her second consecutive medalist award on Wednesday. Brown carded a 72 for first place. This came on the heels of her 66 at Bear Slide to win the HCC meet.
“It’s been fun,” said Brown. “It’s been really fun. I’m just happy to be out here.”
Last Saturday at the Hall of Fame tournament at The Legends, Brown made a hole in one on the fourth hole of the Road 9 course. Brown said she felt like she was hitting the ball thin during the first few holes, so she felt like she “needed to get something going.”
“So, I just kept holding out, like, I know something good will come soon,” said Brown. “I should just keep playing golf.”
You can see video of the hole in one here.
“You can see in the video I was kind of worried,” said Brown. “I thought the shot was over the green. And it lands a few yards long, and then it just spun back into the hole, and Coach (Josh) Bryant and I were like “Oh, no way!’ That’s awesome.”
Kelsey Haverluck finished third individually with a 76, while Addi Kooi also scored a 76.
Carmel also had a consistent day, placing second with a 319. Claire Swathwood led the Greyhounds with a 77, followed by a 78 for Michaela Headlee and a 79 for Sophie Mock.
Zionsville placed third with a 322; Amaya Wade was the individual runner-up with a 75. Noblesville finished fourth with a 79; Josie Kelley was the Millers’ low woman with a 79. Hamilton Southeastern scored a 336, with Ella Bui leading the Royals with a 78.
Ali Scott and Sarah Rigg both scored 87s for Guerin Catholic, while Kate Jansen led Fishers with a 90.
Complete scores are listed below:
Team scores: Westfield 314, Carmel 319, Zionsville 322, Noblesville 325, Hamilton Southeastern 336, Guerin Catholic 371, Fishers 401.
Medalist: Samantha Brown (Westfield) 72.
Other Westfield scores: Kelsey Haverluck 76, Addi Kooi 76, Sam Lemieux 90, Sami Hanavan 92.
Carmel scores: Claire Swathwood 77, Michaela Headlee 78, Sophie Mock 79, Maddie Headlee 85, Kamryn Williams 87.
Noblesville scores: Josie Kelley 79, Jordan Adam 81, Karis Shields 82, Olivia Anderson 83, Olivia Fowler 85.
Southeastern scores: Ella Bui 78, Janelle Garcia 80, Sophie Roberts 85, Alaina Sumner 93, Natalia Nieset 98.
Guerin Catholic scores: Ali Scott 87, Sarah Rigg 87, Gracie Navarro 92, Avery Wall 105.
Fishers scores: Kate Jansen 90, Lola Kivett 99, Elli Webster 106, Ava Wellbaum 106, Sophia Rush 108.
Carmel individual: Maren Sander 111.
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Hamilton Heights got a big win over Elwood Wednesday at the Elwood Links.
The Huskies beat the Panthers 187-227, getting their lowest score of the year by 16 strokes. Taylor Morrison was the meet medalist with a 39, her personal best. Presley Cherry also got a PR with a 45. Camryn Runner scored a 51, while Hadleigh Cherry and Tanner Penwell both carded personal-best 52s.
Three more Heights golfers had personal bests: Alayna Kauffman 58, Emma Trees 58 and MacKenzie Heinzman 63.
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Noblesville’s junior varsity team beat Pendleton Heights and Kokomo in a three-team meet on Tuesday.
The Millers totaled a 171, with the Arabians scoring a 197. (Kokomo had no score.) Noblesville’s Presley White was the medalist with a 41, followed by Kate Murphy 43, Savannah Munson 44, Ramsey Baltz 46, Addi Burns 49 and Gillian Cota 52.