Vincent Studer won the 13-14 division by 18 strokes, Katelyn Miley defends girls title
ONTARIO – One year removed from finishing in a four-way tie for third, Liam Stone was determined to improve on that mark in this year’s Richland County Junior Golf Championship.
That meant starting off the two-day tournament with a strong showing at Twin Lakes Golf Club on Monday carding a 75 to put him second overall in the 17-18 division behind Nicholas Maglott.
“I had a pretty nice first round to set myself up,” Stone said. “I didn’t play the best the second day, but I just kind of kept it close and tried to outscore them.”
Day two was hosted by Oaktree Golf Club which saw an increase in yardage by more than 500 yards and several tiered greens that punished golfers. But even in tougher conditions, Stone kept his cool with another 75.
“These greens were going way faster than they normally are and I just couldn’t get adjusted,” he said. “I had a lot of three putts, but other than that I hit the ball great.”
He won the 17-18 division by six strokes over Maglott, Griffin Hughes, and Bailey Carmichael — Hughes won the tiebreak by virtue of closest putt from distance on the 9th hole.
Stone’s 150 was matched by Jackson Durchik who won the 15-16 division by two strokes over Cole Bowman and Josh Maglott.
“There’s always good competition here, way better than I feel in other counties,” Stone said. “Josh played really well and had a chance to win it an the end.”
Also winning titles on Tuesday were Vincent Studer in the 13-14 division by a commanding 18 strokes and Katelyn Miley who defended her girls title holding off Madison Gray on the final day.
“It’s definitely a confidence booster going into the season,” Stone, a rising senior at Lexington, said. “I’ll have some confidence heading into the first couple tournaments and tryouts.”
Boys 17-18 Division
Liam Stone – 150Griffin Hughes – 156 (won tiebreak)Bailey Carmichael – 156Nicholas Maglott – 156Chase Dininger – 157Xander Cyphers – 160Colton Blevins – 161Jaxon Tinkham – 162Bryar Ousely – 167Jack Rinehart – 170Billy Bowlin – 172Landon Ball – 173Nate Riggle – 175Anthony Studer Jr – 178Daulton Mangas – 184Brayden Palm – 185Ryder Doehla – 186Kartor Kline – 194Grady Baker – 206Mike McClenathan – 208
Boys 15-16 Division
Jackson Durchik – 150Cole Bowman – 152Josh Maglott – 152Carter Bowman – 159Dawson Dreibelbis – 160Cullen Hart – 164Grady Schroeder – 164Lincoln Shepherd – 170Christian Hart – 171Carson Pigg – 176Thomas Lenahan – 180Gavin Lamb – 182David Crundwell – 183Miles Doehla – 183Michael Brown – 184Kade Beachy – 185Aaron Swendal – 188Evan Miller – 194Kayne Cooke – 196Owen English – 200Branson Porter – 208Nathan Mumford – 218Owen Drexel – 222Ashtyn Huffman – 241Daniel Moritz – DNF
Boys 13-14 Division
Vincent Studer – 151 (1st place)Brandon Maglott – 169 (2nd place)Gabe Owens – 176Myles Smith – 177Jaxon Bowman – 181Beckett Slaughter – 186Justin Williams – 187Wyatt Artrip – 191Max Anderson – 199Jakob Schmidt – 209Brady Watts – 221Reece Bauer – 258Hunter Kline – DNF
Girls Division
Katelyn Miley – 165 (1st place)Madison Gray – 170 (2nd place)Delaney Moritz – 186Brinlee Kreger – 192Ashley Hall – 196Lyla Belcher – 196Leah McDowell – 199Ella Schmidt – 202Isabella Deal – 202Erika Hollar – 203Leeah Ziegler – 204Saleen Miller-Beck – 204Sydni Setser – 229Anna Amrose – 230Hailey Stuff – 230Delaney Carver – 232Ava Gaytan – 234Fairy Tomecko – 235Sophia Jacobs – 237Laynae Carter – 244Aimee Green – 251Shelby Huvler – DNF
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