Leon County High School Golf Teams Begin Fall Season

On Aug 28, there were multiple high school golf tournaments taking place involving six schools from the Leon County area. Those schools included Chiles, Florida High, Leon, St. JPII, Maclay and Rickards. Although it was not the first tournament of the season for Florida High, JPII, Maclay and Rickards, Chiles and Leon made their 2025-2026 season debut playing at two different tournaments.

Boys

The Chiles and Florida High boys golf team played in a three team tournament hosted by Wakulla high school at the Wakulla Sands Golf Club in Crawfordville, FL. The Timberwolves won the tournament as a team finishing even par (144) with each golfer playing a 9-hole format. Wakulla placed second as a team shooting 17 over par (161) and Florida High finished third place shooting 31 over par (175).

Notable performances from Leon County golfers included Chiles’ Rhys Cochran (So.) who shot a 32 (-4) winning the individual competition, Chiles’ Alex Parker (So.) who shot a 34 (-2), Chiles’ Matthew Peltier (Sr.) who shot a 37 (+1) and Florida High’s Hunter Glantz (Fr.) who shot a 38 (+2).

The Leon, Rickards and St. JPII boys golf teams competed in a three team 9-hole format tournament taking place at Jake Gaither Municipal Golf Course in Tallahassee, FL on Aug. 28th. Leon won first place as a team shooting a combined score of 176 (+32) followed by St. JPII shooting a 186 (+42) as a team and Rickards shooting a 270 (+126) as a team.

Notable performances from this tournament included Leon’s Solomon Hardy (So.) who shot a 38 (+2) winning the individual competition, St. JPII’s Cullen Edwards (So.) who shot a 40 (+4), and St. JPII’s Crockett Williams (Jr.) who shot a 44 (+8).

Girls

On Aug. 28th, a Leon County high school girls golf tournament took place at the Hilaman Golf Club. Participating teams included Chiles, Florida High and Maclay. Florida High finished on top in the team competition with a collective score of 167 (+31), followed by Chiles with a score of 207 (+71).

Notable performances from this tournament included Florida High’s Peyton Johnson (Jr.) who shot a 34 (E) winning the individual competition, Maclay’s Trisha Patel (Fr.) who shot a 39 (+5), and Maclay’s Mollie Sprague (So.) who shot a 40 (+6).