Lincoln’s Golf Team Breaks School Records

On Sep. 30, Wakulla High School hosted a three team, 9-hole format, boys golf tournament at Wakulla Sands Golf Club against Maclay and Lincoln. Lincoln won the tournament as a team by a margin of six strokes while breaking two school records.

Not only did Lincoln break the school record for a team score by five strokes, shooting a 139, Senior Bryce Matthews broke the individual 9-hole school record finishing his round six under par (30). Matthews started his round off strong birding the first three holes to go three under heading onto the fourth hole. One birdie and four pars later, Matthews started the ninth hole at four under looking to end his round on a high note. He did just that finishing his round with an eagle on the ninth putting him at six under and at the top of the individual leaderboard.

When asked about the school record, Bryce Matthews told Tallahassee Reports, ” the school individual record was never a thought in my mind, main focus was just doing my very best for the team because we knew playing great teams like Maclay and Wakulla would be a tough task. 9 being a very getable hole and being super downwind I knew I had enough in the tank to get there and with the perfect bounce I ended up hitting it to about 3 feet with a easy look at eagle. The support from the team really made a day like that much more special and a day I will never forget.”

Other Lincoln performances that helped contribute to breaking the team school record included Brandon Hawkes (Sr.) with a round of 35 (-1) placing T2nd, Chase Fleischer (Jr.) with a round of 36 (E) placing T5th, and William Young (Sr.) with a round of 38 (+2) placing T10th. Lincoln placed first overall as a team with a team score of 139 (-5). Following Lincoln, was Maclay finishing second with a team score of 145 (+1) and Wakulla in third with a score of 151 (+7).

Other notable Leon County finishes include Maclay’s Hayden Chaires (Sr.) placing T2nd with a round of 35 (-1), Maclay’s Hudson Hoyt placing T5th with a round of 36 (E) and both Maclay golfers Brody Mitchell (So.) and Maximus Ramsey (Sr.) placing T7th with rounds of 37 (+1).