Spoofhounds placed fourth in own invitational
By DAVID MERRILL Sports Editor
Maryville’s Laurelle Wickersham hits her second shot during the Maryville Best Ball Invitational on Monday. She shot a 100 and placed eighth overall.
The Maryville girls’ golf team Monday hosted its Best Ball Invitational on the Sechrest 18 at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park.
The Spoofhounds came away with a best ball team score of 195 to finish fourth. Savannah won the competition with a 180 and Gallatin wasn’t far behind with a 182. Tarkio came in third place with a 187 and Trenton finished in the fifth spot, shooting a 196 as a team.
It was a hot, humid afternoon on the course and Spoofhound head coach Brenda Ricks was glad her team got to get a feel for the competition around the area.
“We got a good look at what our district competition will be and what part of our game we need to work on,” she said. “Savannah and Tarkio both look to be fairly strong with each having three golfers in the Top 10. We have our work cut out for us. With that said, I saw lots of 3-putts today and that just has to improve. We have to improve our short game. This was our first tournament and I think each one of the girls can take something away from this that they can work on.”
Maryville sophomore Laurelle Wickersham had the lowest individual score for the team, placing eighth with a 100.
Freshman Emily Long shot a 104 to go with a 107 from senior Anna Swink and a 111 from junior Jessica Sheil.
Junior Rylie Mundorf and sophomore Kylee Dougan rounded out the scores with a 119 and 131 respectively.
Bree Barnett from Tarkio took individual medalist honors, shooting an 89.
Delaney McKnight of Savannah was second with a 91. Things stayed tight toward the middle of the pack as Mallory Lefler of Savannah finished with a 94 to finish third, Kylie Gannon of South Harrison was fourth with a 96, Kaitlyn Bird was fifth with a 97 and Taylor Rardon was sixth with a 98.
Rardon won the scorecard tiebreaker over Lauren Quimby of Savannah, who finished seventh. Murphy Howe of Savannah and Megan Cox of Gallatin finished ninth and 10th respectively with a 100 and 101.
Maryville will play in the St. Joseph Central tournament on Thursday, before taking a five-day break from competitive action and then hosting St. Joseph Benton and Tarkio in a triangular on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
By DAVID MERRILL Sports Editor
Maryville’s Jessica Sheil hits the ball during the Maryville Best Ball Invite on Monday.
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Maryville’s Rylie Mundorf hits her shot out of the rough during the Maryville Best Ball Invitational on Monday.
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Solid connection
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Maryville’s Claire Murrell watches her tee shot during the Maryville Best Ball Invite on Monday.
