Worth County’s Taylor wins program’s first district championship

By Phil Cobb | October 8, 2026 |

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Worth County coach Janice Borey, Brynn Chapman, Emsley Spainhower, Georgia Taylor and Unique Brown smile after Taylor won the district championship Thursday in Cameron.

CAMERON, Mo. – Hope is what she came with, and the school’s first girls’ district champion is how Georgia Taylor left. The Worth County senior tallied six birdies on her way to a Class 1 District 4 championship Thursday at Cameron’s Veterans Memorial Golf Course.

“This is really big, I had no expectation of coming out here and winning districts at all,” Taylor said. “I was hoping to but wasn’t expecting to — this is just so exciting and it’s a really big accomplishment.”

Taylor came into the tournament with a lot of experience on the course having played it more than a handful of times for competition. Whether it was that experience and knowledge of the course or just a really good day, Taylor showed early on that it might be a good day.

The senior birdied on her first and second holes of the day with three pars mixed in through the first five holes.

“I started with the same three holes on Monday, but what made me confident was my driver,” Taylor said. “I hit it really well on those first three holes and it helped me get through everything.”

Her one double bogey of the day brought her back to even through six holes. Taylor bounced back from the trouble on six with back-to-back pars and a birdie on hole nine.

Taylor then had a good start to the back nine with a par and two birdies over the first four holes. She finished the round with four pars and a birdie, putting her at -3 for the day with a score of 70.

“She works really hard. I don’t think I’ve had anybody go out and play 18 holes like she does,” Worth County coach Janice Borey said. “I really don’t know that I can take much credit for her performance because she does it. Golf is an individual sport, a lonely sport, and she just works really hard at it. She puts in the hours, knows what she has to do, and today was awesome.”

Taylor will get a short break before entering the state tournament. The Class 1 Tournament will take place in Smithville at Paradise Pointe on Oct. 19 and 20.

“I’m going to focus on my chipping, putting, and really get my irons honed down,” Taylor said. “I just want to be top 10. I’m not hoping for anything dramatic, but If I can manage to shoot lows 80’s or high 70’s both days — I think I can be top 10.”

As a team, the Tigers finished ninth on Thursday. Junior Brynn Chapman finished 41st in the field at +11. Senior Emsley Spainhower finished 47th in her final appearance as a Tigers and junior Unique Brown finished 50th in the tournament.

The senior class will leave a roster that will see a lot of its swings come from this freshman class next season.

“Once my freshman girls get some experience under their belt, I think they will do well,” Borey said. “We need to make sure we’re getting to different courses outside of Grant City this summer, so we may do some traveling this summer for fun. I’ll also have two seniors in Brynn and Unique, and I’ve seen some growth from them. Brynn is really starting to understand and talk about the game more extensively and Unique is just kind of laid back and I expect her to be better next year.”

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Worth County senior Georgia Taylor won the Class 1 District 4 Tournament championship Thursday in Cameron. Taylor will play in the state championship Oct. 19 and 20.