Leon County will be represented by several golfers at the upcoming FHSAA state golf tournaments after the conclusion of the Class 1A and 3A regional championships on November 2 and 3.
Maclay’s girls team qualified for the Class 1A state tournament, while Florida High’s Hunter Glantz and Maclay’s Brody Mitchell earned individual berths on the boys side. In Class 3A, Leon sophomore Liam Minton was the lone Leon County qualifier, advancing individually in the boys tournament. The four regional tournaments were held at courses across Florida, with the 1A girls competing at Eagle Harbor Golf Club in Orange Park, the 1A boys at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, the 3A boys at The Golf Club at Cypress Head in Port Orange and the 3A girls at Hawkstone Country Club in Gainesville.
The state championships will be held at Mission Resort + Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, with Class 1A competition scheduled for Nov. 17-18 and Class 3A competition set for Nov. 13-14.
Class 1A regional results
Maclay’s girls team secured its state tournament berth with a second-place finish at the Class 1A Region 1 tournament at Eagle Harbor Golf Club. The Marauders posted a team score of 330 (+42), finishing behind regional champion Bolles, which shot 311 (+23). Providence finished third at 332 (+44), followed by Episcopal at 338 (+50).
Maclay was led by Mollie Sprague, who tied for 12th individually with an 81 (+9). Trisha Patel finished tied for 18th with an 82 (+10), while Emma Holt Upton placed 20th with an 83 (+11). Reece Erwin tied for 23rd with an 84 (+12), and Addie Sprague tied for 26th with an 87 (+15).
Florida High finished sixth in the team standings with a 349 (+61). Peyton Johnson led the Seminoles, tying for 13th with an 82 (+10). Kamryn Montgomery tied for 19th with an 83 (+11), followed by Samaira Patel with a 90 (+18), Eva Castillo with a 94 (+22) and Leah Lowe with a 96 (+24).
On the boys side, Maclay finished fifth at the Class 1A Region 1 tournament at World Golf Village with a team score of 321 (+33). Bolles won the regional championship with a 303 (+15), followed by Providence at 312 (+24), Episcopal at 314 (+26) and St. Johns Country Day at 317 (+29).
Despite the fifth-place team finish, Maclay’s Brody Mitchell earned an individual state tournament berth after tying for second with a 73 (+1). He shared the position with Providence’s Ethan Gossman.
Florida High finished seventh with a 327 (+39), led by Hunter Glantz, who won the individual regional championship with a 70 (-2). Glantz finished three strokes ahead of the second-place finishers to secure his state tournament berth.
Other local boys results included Robbie Vos, who tied for 42nd with an 83 (+11), and Donovan Daniell, who tied for 47th with an 85 (+13), for Florida High. Maclay’s Downing Jordan tied for 25th with an 80 (+8), while Cameron Kise tied for 36th with an 82 (+10). St. John Paul II’s Jack Collins tied for 45th with an 84 (+12).
Class 3A regional results
Leon County’s lone Class 3A state qualifier came from the boys tournament at The Golf Club at Cypress Head in Port Orange. Leon sophomore Liam Minton earned an individual berth after shooting a 71 (-1), placing among the top finishers in the regional field.
Leon finished 12th in the team standings with a score of 335 (+47). Solomon Hardy tied for 40th with a 79 (+7), Hudson Gardner tied for 63rd with an 87 (+15), Aubrey Turner placed 70th with a 98 (+26), and Andrew Suber finished 71st with a 100 (+28).
Chiles tied for ninth in the team standings with a 325 (+37). Rhys Cochran led the Wolves, tying for 17th with a 75 (+3). Asher Hall tied for 45th with an 81 (+9), Parker Ritchie tied for 53rd with an 84 (+12), Mason Githens tied for 57th with an 85 (+13), and Jackson Kukla tied for 65th with a 91 (+19).
Tate also finished tied for ninth at 325 (+37). Brycen Massey led the Aggies with a 73 (+1), tying for eighth individually, while Cooper Davidson tied for 17th with a 75 (+3).
Lake Mary won the boys team regional championship with a 294 (+6), followed by Ponte Vedra at 295 (+7). Tocoi Creek and Spruce Creek tied for third at 298 (+10).
On the girls side, no Leon County team or individual golfer earned a state tournament berth at Hawkstone Country Club in Gainesville.
Chiles’ Liza Baker Wright tied for 21st with an 80 (+8), while teammate Kate Mathis tied for 33rd with an 84 (+12). Beachside’s Lily Wachter won the individual regional championship with a 67 (-5), and Beachside also captured the team title with a 299 (+11). Ponte Vedra finished second at 301 (+13).
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