Fallon Wins: Mid-Ohio Valley golfers play in Callaway Junior Tour
Local golfers play in Callaway Junior Tour
- Parker Vannoy from Mineral Wells hits out of a green side bunker on No. 2, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
- Cameron Fallon from Parkersburg chips onto the second green, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
- Brielle Milhoan from Vienna lines up a putt on No. 11, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
- Jack Louden from Vienna hits a chip shot, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
- Joseph Koreski from Parkersburg hits his tee shot on No. 2, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
- Cooper Sams from Parkersburg watches his putt on No. 17, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
- Addison Jackson, who will be a senior at Federal Hocking High School in the fall, lines up her putt on the 11th hole, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
- Madilyn Buttrey hits her tee shot on No. 12, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)

Parker Vannoy from Mineral Wells hits out of a green side bunker on No. 2, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
VIENNA – Once Cameron Fallon conquered the mental side of his golf game, his scores dipped.
As a result, over the course of this summer he has reaped the rewards – from placing eighth in the West Virginia Am to qualifying for the West Virginia Am and West Virginia Open.
The upward trend continued Monday for the Callaway Junior Tour stop at Parkersburg Country Club where the Parkersburg South golfer turned in the low score on the boys side and winning his 15-16 age division by four strokes after shooting 4-under par 69.
Fallon’s round was kickstarted by an eagle on his fourth hole. He eventually reached 5-under before a steady downpour greeted the entire field for the final four to five holes of the afternoon. One of Fallon’s playing partners offered a glove to provide a partial solution to the slick golf clubs but not enough to prevent his score from taking a subtle hit.
“The mental part of the game has clicked for me this year, honestly,” Fallon said. “Last year, I struggled after I had a bad hole. This year I have stayed strong.”

Cameron Fallon from Parkersburg chips onto the second green, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
Fallon, who enters his junior year at Parkersburg South High School in the fall, had company in terms of upper tier finishes. Parker Vannoy, who has one year remaining at South, tied for fourth in the 17-18 age division after turning in a 77.
The high school season is fast approaching, and the Patriots provide a lethal 1-2 punch.
“My game definitely has to get better for the high school season,” said Fallon, who not only borrowed a golf glove to combat the rain, but also changed shirts mid-round because of the sweat. “I always had good hand-eye coordination – it just takes a lot of work. People always ask me how I got good. I tell them it takes a lot of work.”
Also claiming medalist honors for their respective age groups at PCC were Fairmont’s Caleb Young (72) in the 17-18 division; Evan Johnson (74) from Greenup, Ky., in the 13-14 grouping and Barboursville’s Bentley Shirkey (75) for the 12-under division.
St. Marys’ Tripp Morrison, who turned 15 in June and returns to the Blue Devils golf program for his sophomore year, was shooting red numbers until the rains arrived for his final three holes. Morrison’s career-best, 2-over 75 left him sitting alone in second place in the 13-14 age division.

Brielle Milhoan from Vienna lines up a putt on No. 11, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
“I was 2-under through 15 holes then I took a triple bogey and a bogey,” Morrison said. “With my sophomore season coming up, I learned last year not to let stuff get into your head.”
On the girls side, Kerri Anne-Cook from Oceana, claimed medalist honors in the 15-18 division after carding a 76. Brielle Milhoan, who graduated from Parkersburg High School this past spring and looks forward to contributing as a member of the Wheeling University women’s golf team in the fall, placed fourth with an 83.
“I was having a good day before the rains came, and honestly I love it raining,” Milhoan said. “I love golfing in the rain – I call it duck golf. It slows down greens. I don’t mind it.”
Milhoan went nearly three weeks during the summer without picking up a club while vacationing with her family in Europe.
“I took a 17-day break then came back and my swing was better than when I left – a break is good for me on occasion,”Milhoan said. “We are using the Jones Course at Oglebay as our home course at Wheeling University – that has always been my favorite course in the whole state. Probably the whole country. It’s a masterpiece of a golf course.”

Jack Louden from Vienna hits a chip shot, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
Placing seventh in the girls 15-18 division was Madilyn Buttrey (94), who returns to the Williamstown High School golf team for her sophomore year.
“It was rough out there – it was a combination of before and after the rain,” Buttrey said. “I’ve put in a lot of work and I feel I am ready for the start of the high school season.
“Today was my 10th Callaway event and that has helped my game a lot.”
In Buttrey’s shadow was Addison Jackson, placing in a tie for eighth at 96. As she prepares for her senior year at Federal Hocking High School, Jackson is hoping to finally get over the hump after several close calls from advancing to the state meet.
“I had a pretty rough week – I was actually hitting pretty well, but things weren’t falling for me,” Jackson said. “Hopefully we can get a full girls team for this season. We lost a lot of seniors from last year, so hopefully we will be able to round up a few girls, get a full team and have a good year.

Joseph Koreski from Parkersburg hits his tee shot on No. 2, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
“I have been close every year, so hopefully I can finally make it to state.”
In the girls 10-14 age group, Buckhannon’s Makenzie Egress took medalist honors after shooting 88.
The Callaway Junior Tour continues today with a stop at Mingo Bottom Golf Course in Elizabeth. Even though the season is not finished, officials with the CJT on Monday awarded Webster County golfer Dakota Carpenter with the Larry Martin Sportsman of the Year award. Martin, who was a golf professional at Parkersburg Country Club, was a driving force behind the Tour.

Cooper Sams from Parkersburg watches his putt on No. 17, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)

Addison Jackson, who will be a senior at Federal Hocking High School in the fall, lines up her putt on the 11th hole, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)

Madilyn Buttrey hits her tee shot on No. 12, Monday at Parkersburg Country Club. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)