Local golfers power through tough conditions at Parkersburg Country Club
Photos by Jay W. Bennett Vienna’s Brielle Milhoan bested the field in the girls 10-14 age division during Monday’s Callaway Junior Tour playoff series event at Parkersburg Country Club.
Vinnie Guice, who will be an eighth-grader at Jackson Middle School, reacts on his final hole of the day after his putt just missed the cup.
Parkersburg South’s Mace Busch shot a 3-over 76 to win the 17-18 age group title at Monday’s Callaway Junior Tour playoff series event at Parkersburg Country Club.
Photos by Jay W. Bennett Vienna’s Brielle Milhoan bested the field in the girls 10-14 age division during Monday’s Callaway Junior Tour playoff series event at Parkersburg Country Club.
Vinnie Guice, who will be an eighth-grader at Jackson Middle School, reacts on his final hole of the day after his putt just missed the cup.
Parkersburg South’s Mace Busch shot a 3-over 76 to win the 17-18 age group title at Monday’s Callaway Junior Tour playoff series event at Parkersburg Country Club.
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VIENNA -- Hard and firm conditions along with a heat index in the triple digits welcomed Monday's participants at the Callaway Junior Tour playoff series event held at Parkersburg Country Club.
Golfers in six different divisions battled all season long to reach the final two events with hopes of qualifying for the last 18 holes of the campaign, which will take place starting 2 p.m. Wednesday on the Meadows Course at The Greenbrier Resort.
Parkersburg High School freshman Brielle Milhoan won for the fourth time this summer in the 10-14 age division. Her 87 was two strokes better than runner-up Emerson Simons. The Roane County sophomore, who has five victories this year, still holds a slim 180-175 overall total points lead on the Big Red. Lauren Cline of Mineral Wells was third with a 104, Elizabeth's Avery Fife was fourth with a 116 and Bridgeport's Audrey Kerr was fifth with a 132.
A pair of locals had to use the overall back nine score tiebreaker to determine the champion in the boys 17-18 age group.
Although Ripley's Davis Haynes and Parkersburg South's Mace Busch carded respective 76s, it was the Patriot who took home the hardware thanks to besting the Viking by one stroke on the back nine, 38-39.
"I could've done a lot better. I left a lot of strokes out there. I had a good day other than a couple of holes," admitted Busch, who added of the heat "if it was a little cooler I wouldn't be very mad about it, but the heat doesn't bother me pretty much."
Busch said his main focus in preparing for the high school season will be "getting off the tee. As long as I can get off the tee really well I should play good."
The Patriot also added of the upcoming prep year, which was cut short by two weeks, "I can't wait for it. It needs to come sooner. I believe we are going to win a state title."
Keyser's Evan Matlick carded a 77 to finish alone in third place. Bridgeport's Caden Moore and Chester's Jacob Gittings tied for fourth with 79s. Ripley's Andrew Manley and Roane County's Garrett Simon finished in a three-way tie for ninth along with Mannington's Michael Harris after shooting 84s.
After tasting victory 10 times in as many tries, Clarksburg's Carson Higginbotham had his winning streak snapped in the 12-and-under division. His round of 76 was a shot shy of champion Andrew Pennybacker of Wheeling. Mason's Grant Roush had a 79 to edge Beverly's Chatum Courson by a single stroke. Thompson Evans of Charles Town was fifth with an 84.
Parkersburg Big Red teammates Nicole Lincicome and Molly McLean had rounds of 82 and 84 to finish third and fourth, respectively, in the 15-18 division. Kerri-Anne Cook of Oceana won the title and had the low round of the day for the girls at PCC with a 79, which was a shot better than the 80 carded by Hurricane's Savannah Hawkins. Milton's Taylor Sargent and Emma Nicol of Charleston tied for fifth after shooting 86s.
The boys 15-16 division also was tight with Barboursville's Cameron Jarvis (74), Charleston's Andrew Goldman (75) and Wheeling's Noah Seivertson (76) taking the top three spots. Marietta's A.J. Graham finished in a three-way tie for fourth with a 78 alongside Zan Hill of Daniels and Lewisburg's Alex Kagan. St. Marys' Brandon Lawhon had an 80 and placed ninth.
Scott Depot's Jackson Woodburn had the low round of the day with a 73, which was five strokes better than 13-14 age division runner-up Jack Michael of Huntington. Andrew Johnson of Fraziers Bottom (83), Shady Spring's Tanner Vest (84) and Wheeling's Campbell Koegler (90) rounded out the top five. Carson Moore of Beverly had the top area effort with an 83, which tied him for sixth with Fairmont's Will Lemasters.
Contact Jay Bennett at jbennett@newsandsentinel.com
Callaway Junior Tour Playoff Series
at Parkersburg Country Club, par 73
BOYS 17-18
T1. Mace Busch, Parkersburg 76
T1. Davis Haynes, Ripley 76
3. Evan Matlick, Keyser 77
T4. Caden Moore, Bridgeport 79
T4. Jacob Gittings, Chester 79
T6. Jack Giobbia, Morgantown 80
T6. Christopher Miller, Grafton 80
8. Norris Beard, Lewisburg 83
T9. Andrew Manley, Ripley 84
T9. Michael Harris, Mannington 84
T9. Garrett Simon, Spencer 84
12. Zack Morgan, Fairmont 85
T13. Berkley Adwell, Lewisburg 86
T13. Rigel Wilson, Webster Springs 86
15. Gavin Fox, Ravenswood 88
16. Alex Hawkins, Clarksburg 92
17. Bryce Rhoades, Barrackville 93
18. Dakota McNemar, Clarksburg 100
19. Robert Stemple, Clarksburg 102
BOYS 15-16
1. Cameron Jarvis, Barboursville 74
2. Anderson Goldman, Charleston 75
3. Noah Seivertson, Wheeling 76
T4. A.J. Graham, Marietta 78
T4. Zan Hill, Daniels 78
T4. Alex Kagan, Lewisburg 78
8. Evan Coffman, French Creek 79
9. Brandon Lawhon, St. Marys 80
10. Andrew Bowie, Clarksburg 81
T11. Bryson Beaver, Elkview 82
T11. James Dailey, Martinsburg 82
T11. Mario Palumbo, Charleston 82
T11. Austin Willard, Charleston 82
15. Matthew Carney, Barboursville 84
16. Tristan VanBuren, Caldwell 85
T17. Carter Wells, Barnesville 86
T17. Sawyer Osbourn, Clendenin 86
19. Liam Ritter, Marietta 87
20. Grant Barnhart, St. Marys 88
21. Kyle Hibberd, Charles Town 90
T22. William Turner, Charles Town 93
T22. Matthew Asanovich, Martinsburg 93
24. Ethan Bennett, St. Marys 97
BOYS 13-14
1. Jackson Woodburn, Scott Depot 73
2. Jack Michael, Huntington 78
3. Andrew Johnson, Fraziers Bottom 83
4. Tanner Vest, Shady Spring, 84
5. Campbell Koegler, Wheeling 90
T6. Carson Moore, Beverly 93
T6. Will Lemasters, Fairmont 93
8. Edward Kehl, Little Hocking 94
T9. Preston Lawhon, St. Marys 99
T9. Landen Barkley, Fairmont 99
T9. Braxton Martucci, Morgantown 99
12. Cole Darnold, Cairo 106
13. Trent Renner, Friendly 108
14. Caden Musgrove, Fairmont 121
BOYS 12-and-under
1. Andrew Pennybacker, Wheeling 75
2. Carson Higginbotham, Clarksburg 76
3. Grant Roush, Mason 79
4. Chatum Courson, Beverly 80
5. Thompson Evans, Charles Town 84
6. Lucas Riggleman, Petersburg 85
7. Isaac Hutchison, Lewisburg 86
8. Finlay Lorimer, Morgantown 91
T9. Vinnie Guice, North Hills 92
T9. Alex White, Barboursville 92
GIRLS 15-18
1. Kerri-Anne Cook, Oceana 79
2. Savannah Hawkins, Hurricane 80
3. Nicole Lincicome, Vienna 82
4. Molly McLean, Vienna 84
T5. Taylor Sargent, Milton 86
T5. Emma Nicol, Charleston 86
7. Sara Veara, Berkeley Springs 87
8. Anna Earl, Vienna 100
9. Maddie Erwin, Winfield 107
10. Marra Johnson, Bridgeport 117
GIRLS 10-14
1. Brielle Milhoan, Vienna 87
2. Emerson Simons, Spencer 89
3. Lauren Cline, Mineral Wells 104
4. Avery Fife, Elizabeth 116
5. Audrey Kerr, Bridgeport 132
QUALIFIERS for Wednesday's Playoff Series
at The Greenbrier Resort, Meadows Course
GIRLS 10-14: Simons (180), Milhoan (175), Aubrey Estel (140)
GIRLS 15-18: Hawkins (313.5), Cook (305.5), Nicol (137.8), McLean (136), Remmey Lohr (112), Lincicome (94), Erwin (87.5), Sargent (76.25)
BOYS 12-and-under: Higginbotham (330), Pennybacker (204.5), Roush (188.5), Hutchinson (185.5)
BOYS 13-14: Michael (254), Woodburn (211), Vest (168), Drew Matlick (155)
BOYS 15-16: Jarvis (229), Beaver (183.3), Goldman (154.5), Dailey (138.8), Seivertson (128), Palumbo (96.25), Carter Wells (96), Chance Weihl (91)
BOYS 17-18: Miller (216.8), Moore (166.8), Matlick (163), Busch (145.5), Gittings (137.3), Simon (105.5), *Fox (102.5), Haynes (90.5)
*Denotes opted not to play will be replaced by Norris Beard