Golf: County claims several Age Group State champions

Fishers’ Mattingly Upchurch (center) won the Boys 17 division at the Buffy & Alice Mayerstein Age Group Championships, which took place last Tuesday and Wednesday at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth. Upchurch finished with a seven under par 137 for the two-day, 36-hole tournament. Also pictured are Fort Wayne’s Gavin Haflich (left), who finished second and Noblesville’s Jackson Mahan (right) who tied for third. (Photo provided)

Posted By: Richie Hall July 9, 2025

The REPORTER

The summer golf season is in full swing, and Hamilton County golfers continue to win trophies.

A total of 10 local golfers finished or tied for first place in their respective age groups at the Buffy & Alice Mayerstein Age Group Championships, which took place last Tuesday and Wednesday at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth. That number of winners included the three oldest age category in the boys division.

Recent Noblesville graduate Lance Decker won the Boys 18 championship, totaling a three under par 141 for the 36-hole event. That included six birdies during his first round of play, where he finished with a four-under 68. Decker drained four more birdies in the second round.

Noblesville’s Lance Decker won the Boys 18 division at the Age Group Championships. (Photo provided)

Fishers’ Mattingly Upchurch, an incoming senior at Hamilton Southeastern, was the Boys 17 champion, carding a seven under par 137. Upchurch also made six birdies in the first round while scoring a five under 67, then went under par again in the second round, with a two under 70. Upchurch eagled hole No. 15 in addition to making three birdies.

Carmel’s Alex Gardner, an incoming junior, won the Boys 16 title. He scored a four under 140, carding 71 for his first day and 69 for his second day. Gardner made six birdies in both rounds.

Another Carmel golfer, Luke Moore, dominated the Boys 12 division. He won with a score of seven under par 137, making seven birdies in both rounds.

Carmel’s Max Huffman (three birdies) and Fishers’ Gavin Davis (six birdies) tied for first place in the Boys 13 division, while Noblesville’s Lauren Turpin (three birdies) and Fishers’ Kendall Manion (six birdies) tied for first in the Girls 15 division.

Other county winners were Fishers’ Zach Kinzer in Boys 14 (four birdies), Addison Simpson of Westfield in Girls 11 and Carsen Fegan of Fishers in Boys 11 (six birdies).

A complete list of county scores from each division now follows.

Boys 18

  1. Lance Decker, Noblesville 68-73=141, 13. Elliott Sell, Carmel 79-83=162.

Boys 17

  1. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers 67-70=137, T3. Jackson Mahan, Noblesville 75-73=148; Tyler Marucci 75-73=148, T10. Brigham Horal, Carmel 84-74=158, 14. Ocean Permana, Carmel 78-83=161, 16. Kaiden Sullivan, Fishers 85-79=164, T22. Preston Roberts, Carmel 80-88=168; AJ Cooney, Westfield 86-82=168, T24. Alex Dunham, Noblesville 81-88=169, 26. Jackson Payne, Sheridan 89-83=172, 27. Benjamin Meece, Carmel 87-87=174.

Boys 16

  1. Alex Gardner, Carmel 71-69=140, T13. Carson McCulloch, Carmel 78-76=154, T18. Blake Weimer, Noblesville 77-80=157; Colby Crandall, Westfield 77-80=157, T20. Keaton Chapman, Westfield 79-80=159; Blake Huffman, Carmel 76-83=159, 22. Jack Armstrong, Carmel 86-74=160, 23. Beckett Chapman, Westfield 84-79=163, T24. Brody Motz, Noblesville 83-81=164, 28. Hudson McKamie, Noblesville 79-86=165, 34. Mason Umthum, Noblesville 86-87=173, T35. Christopher Koscal, Carmel 83-92=175.

Boys 15

  1. Luke Decker, Noblesville 72-76=148, 11. Keaton Knott, Westfield 82-76=158, T13. Pual Zadny, Carmel 85-80=165.

Boys 14

  1. Zach Kinzer, Fishers 72-74=146, 5. Porter Bell, Noblesville 78-74=152, 6. Myles Ray, Noblesville 79-76=155, T10. Cooper Howard, Carmel 83-77=160, T12. Sam Oliver, Fishers 86-80=166.

Boys 13

T1. Max Huffman, Carmel 78-76=154; Gavin Davis, Fishers 79-75=154, 4. Lucas Graessle, Fishers 77-84=161, 7. Graham DeMarco, Noblesville 92-80=172, 9. Simeon Reid, Carmel 92-96=188.

Boys 12

  1. Luke Moore, Carmel 70-67=137, 2. Austin Carter, Carmel 76-73=149, 4. Vidyut Anand, Carmel 82-84=166

Boys 11

  1. Carsen Fegan, Fishers 80-71=151.

Girls 18

  1. Liv Cook, Westfield 91-91=182.

Girls 16

  1. Allie Thompson, Carmel 85-87=172, 9. Madelynn Headlee, Carmel 84-93=177, 10. Taylor Morrison, Atlanta 92-89=181, 11. Presley Cherry, Cicero 90-94=184.

Girls 15

T1. Lauren Turpin, Noblesville 83-81=164; Kendall Manion, Fishers 85-79=164, 6. Olivia Manning, Westfield 88-90=178.

Girls 12

  1. Taylor Ross, Noblesville 82-72=154, 6. Kennedy Howard, Carmel 102-103=205.

Girls 11

  1. Addison Simpson, Westfield 129-111=240, 2. Tessa Manning, Westfield 135-124=259.
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