If the results of the Indiana Golf Foundation’s Age Group Championship are a predictor of results to come, then it looks like the Shamrocks are going to be on a roll this upcoming school year.
Three incoming Westfield High School freshmen made an impact at Age Group, which took place last Thursday and Friday at Swan Lake Result in Plymouth as part of the Howard Bailey Junior Golf Tour. Jake Cesare and Will Harvey finished 1-2 in the Boys 14 division, while Addison Kooi was a decisive winner in the Girls 14 division.
Kooi came out swinging in her first round, blasting to a three-under par 69. She made five birdies in her round, and that helped her to a 10-stroke lead at the midpoint of the 36-hole event. Kooi’s second-round score was an 81, but that was good enough to give her a five-stroke win, with a two-day total of 150.
Cesare played a consistent 36 holes, finishing with one-under 71s both days for a total score of two-under par 142. Cesare made three birdies during his first round. In his second round, he made one birdie, but parred all of the other holes.
Harvey carded a 74 for his first round, then rose up to the runner-up position with a two-under par 70 for his second round. Harvey drained two birdies during his first round and made three more in the second round.
Another local winner was Carmel’s Christina Pfefferkorn, soon to be a senior at Guerin Catholic. Pfefferkorn won the Girls 17 division with an even-par 144 for the tournament, starting with a one-under par 71 in the first round. Pfefferkorn finished her first 18 holes with an eagle on No. 18, adding to two birdies, then made two more birdies in the second round.
Noblesville’s Caroline Whallon also made an eagle, getting it on hole No. 5 in the first round. Four more county players drained eagles in the second round: Carmel’s Patrick Michael, Westfield’s Timmy Leonard and Camden Kooi, and Fishers’ Lane Zedrick, a junior-to-be at Hamilton Southeastern.
Here is a complete list of results from the tournament for Hamilton County players.
BOYS 18: 2. Patrick Michael, Carmel 70-79=149, T6. Matt Wolf, Fishers 80-80=160, T8. Timmy Leonard, Westfield 79-82=161, 21. Kyle Fowler, Carmel, 109-94=203.
BOYS 17: T5. Owen Sander, Carmel 75-75=150; Connor McMillan, Fishers 76-74=150, T22. Owen Gift, Westfield 80-79=159.
BOYS 16: T2. Matthew Shull, Westfield 74-73=147, T4. Lane Zedrick, Fishers 74-74=148, T6. Cole Starnes, Fishers 73-76=149, T16. Jordan Huxford, Fishers 78-79=157; Joseph Armfield, Carmel 82-75=157, T19. Ryan Jones, Carmel 78-80=158; Camden Kooi, Westfield 79-79=158, 23. Drew Decker, Noblesville 77-84=161, 25. Adam Bolad, Carmel 82-81=163, 34. Evan Stack, Fishers 98-89=187.
BOYS 15: 13. Clark Schwartz, Westfield 85-86=171, T15. Gabe Nixon, Westfield 91-82=173, 21. Mason Price, Carmel 97-85=182, 24. Quinn Hundt, Fishers 103-100=203.
BOYS 14: 1. Jake Cesare, Westfield 71-71=142, 2. Will Harvey, Westfield 74-70=144, T6. Kent Fujita, Carmel 74-76=150, T16. Ryan Bangert, Carmel 82-83=165; Kai Warner, Fishers 80=85=165.
BOYS 13: T3. Mattingly Upchurch, Fishers 74-76=150, 7. Jaxon Henegar, Noblesville 80-78=158, 8. Ryan Cesare, Westfield 84-78=162, T10. Maverick Beeson, Noblesville 80-91=171.
BOYS 12: 12. Dane Starnes, Fishers 101-103=204, 13. Hayden Bearden, Carmel 115-120=235.
BOYS 11: 3. Parker Bearden, Carmel 114-112=226.
GIRLS 18: T5. Sarah Brenneman, Noblesville 79-80=159.
GIRLS 17: 1. Christina Pfefferkorn, Carmel 71-73=144, T4. Lauren Stewart, Fishers 79-80=159, T6. Lillian McVay, Fishers 84-77=161.
GIRLS 16: 4. Brette Hanavan, Westfield 73-79=152, 5. Caroline Whallon, Noblesville 76-77=153, 6. Sydni Zebrauskas, Cicero 78-77=155, 10. Mallory Mortl, Westfield 81-89=170, 11. Maya Berglund, Carmel 86-87=173.
GIRLS 15: 6. Natalie Symmes, Carmel 82-84=166, 15. Samantha Lemieux, Westfield 97-98=195.
GIRLS 14: 1. Addison Kooi, Westfield 69-81=150, 2. Claire Swarthwood, Carmel 80-75=155.
GIRLS 13: 2. Kelsey Haverluck, Westfield 84-80=164, 5. Josie Kelley, Noblesville 91-90=181, 6. Bevin Turner, Fishers 88-97=185.
GIRLS 12: 2. Janelle Garcia, Fishers 86-77=163, 3. Madelynn Headlee, Carmel 84-88=172, 5. Ellie Henegar, Noblesville 89-92=181, 7. Harper Bryant, Westfield 104-95=199.