Maclay Girls Golf Team, Florida High’s Peyton Johnson Qualify for State Championship

On November 3rd, the FHSAA 1A Region 1 girls golf tournament took place at Eagle Harbor Golf Club in Orange Park, FL with two Leon County teams competing in a field with nine other teams. The two Leon County teams, Florida High and Maclay, looked to extend their postseason runs by earning a bid to the state tournament. Both schools were successful with Maclay earning a team bid as they placed second overall in a field of 11 teams and Florida High’s Peyton Johnson earning an individual bid placing third in a field of 64 golfers.

Individual Results

Florida High’s Peyton Johnson (Jr.) had the best finish from a Leon County golfer while placing 3rd with a score of 70 (-2). Other notable Florida High performances included Kamryn Montgomery (So.) placing 28th shooting a 95 (+23) and Eva Castillo (7th) placing 32nd shooting a 97 (+25).

Maclay had three golfers place in the top twenty with Mollie Sprague (So.) placing T9th shooting an 80 (+8), Tessa Cooper (Jr.) also placing T9th shooting an 80 (+8), and Trisha Patel (Fr.) placing T12 shooting an 82 (+10).

Team Results

Maclay placed 2nd with a team total of 334 (+46), placing 22 strokes back of first-place Bolles. With this finish, the Maclay girls golf team will advance to the FHSAA 1A State Championship. Florida High finished in 4th place with a total score of 363 (+75).

The Maclay golf team and Florida High’s Peyton Johnson will compete in the FHSAA 1A State championship at Mission Inn Golf Club located in Howey-In-The-Hills, FL on Nov. 14th-15th.