Here are 20 Memphis-area high school golfers to watch in 2020

The first TSSAA high school sport to return to action since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down sports in March will be golf, which starts Monday.

Here are 20 Memphis-area high school golfers to keep an eye on.

Girls

Hana Barber, St. Mary’s, 8th grade: Barber posted three second-place finishes on the Sneds tour and will be playing up at the varsity level this year.

Ella Cress, Northpoint, Jr.: Cress finished fourth in the DII-A state tournament last year, shooting 8-over and leading Northpoint to a runner-up finish.

Grace Denegri, St. Agnes, Fr.: Denegri will be one of the top golfers for defending state champ St. Agnes. She won four tournaments on the Sneds tour last year.

Anna Heck, St. Agnes, So.: Heck finished fourth in the DIIAA state tournament in 2019 at 6-over. She is the younger sister of last year’s state champion, Stanford signee Rachel Heck.

Carla Kay Hickam, Northpoint, Sr.: Hickam finished fourth in the DII-A state tournament last year, shooting 18-over in 2019.

Claire Hollingsworth, St. Benedict, Fr.: Hollingsworth shot 81 and won the Orgill tournament on the Sneds tour this summer.

Tanner Massey, St. Benedict, Fr.: Massey finished fourth in a Sneds tour tournament.

Morgan Simmons, Hutchison, So.: Simmons shot 33-over and finished 14th at the DII-AA state tournament last year.

Claire Todd, ECS, Fr.: Todd won three tournaments on the Sneds tour last year, and she shot a 75 on May 27 at Cherokee Valley Golf Club.

Kimberly Tsai, Houston, Sr.: Tsai tied for eighth and shot 8over at the Large Class state tournament.

Boys James Alexander, MUS, So.:

Alexander shot 16-over at the DII-AA state tournament and finished 27th.

Clarence Chapman, MUS, So.: Chapman shot 5-over at the DII-AA state tournament last year and tied for 16th.

Brooks Habans, Christian Brothers, Sr.: Habans tied for 24th at the DIIAA state tournament and shot 14-over.

James Reid Hamblen, St. George’s Jr.: Hamblen tied for 13th at the DII-A state tournament last year, shooting 9over.

Dalton Harrison, Arlington, Jr.: Harrison is a two-time district champion who qualified for the state tournament two years ago.

Cole Koslo, Briarcrest, So.: Koslo finished 28th at the DII-AA state tournament last year, shooting 17-over.

Carson Massa, Christian Brothers, Sr.: Massa qualified for the DII-AA state tournament last year.

Drew Oxley, Christian Brothers, Sr.: Oxley tied for 22nd at the DII-AA state tournament last year shooting 12-over.

Luke Sienkewicz, ECS, Jr.r: The reigning Commercial Appeal Boys Golfer of the Year shot 1-over at the DII-A state tournament and finished sixth.

Rivers Veazey, ECS, So.: Veazey finished 26th at the DII-A state tournament and shot 24-over.