Gravette finishes third in golf championships
FAYETTEVILLE — The end of summer amounted to a good day for Cardinal golfers with Farmington winning both the boys and girls 4A-1 Conference golf championships at Fayetteville Country Club on Monday, Sept. 21.
“Every day is a good day out here,” said Farmington junior Clayton Antwine, referring to getting out onto the green.
Temperatures were mild and humidity was down as golfers enjoyed a cool, sunny day. Overnight rain set in and the following day, Tuesday, Sept. 22, would not have been ideal for golf.
The Cardinals’ collective team score of 220 gave them a 25-stroke win over runner-up Shiloh Christian, which shot a 245, while Harrison came in third with a 260.
Farmington junior Rhett South shot a 63 to pace the squad, winning the overall medal by 11 strokes over teammate Landon Lawson and Shiloh Christian’s Ben Fowler, who each shot a 74.
Farmington’s Dakota Bogan shot an 83 with Antwine finishing with a 93 for the Cardinals.
Winning the district title qualified the Farmington boys’ team for the Class 4A state golf tournament at Cherokee Village near Highland on Oct. 6-7. Farmington finished in third place at the 2019 state tournament, and their goal each year since arriving on the scene as freshmen is to win the big one.
Gravette finished third in the boys’ team standings with a score of 254. Braxton Muldoon led the Lions with a 78, while
Jesse Frey shot an 83 and Keegan Bulza came in at 93.
Clancy Milam shot a 113 for Gentry.
Farmington also claimed the girls’ District 4A-1 championship by the narrowest of margins, finishing one stroke ahead of runner-up Harrison. The Lady Cardinals shot a 302, with Harrison at 303 and third place Gravette at 315.
Olivia Rodman paced Farmington with a 97, with Zoe Nix shooting a 100 and Bailey Cuzik adding a 105 to help the Lady Cardinals claim the one-stroke win. Cuzik wasn’t satisfied with her individual performance but did better than she thought.
“The Gravette girls were struggling, too,” she said.
Teammate Rylee Curran finished with a 138 and said she appreciated the opportunity to compete.
“I did alright. It was a fun course to play,” Curran said. “I enjoyed the time that I have.”
Harrison’s Hallie Marseilles won the overall girls’ medalist honor with a 91.
The win qualified the Farmington girls team for the girls’ state tournament which was held Monday and Tuesday at Sage Meadows golf course in Jonesboro.
Gravette came in third among conference teams with a 315 tally. Rachel Diehl paced the Lady Lions, shooting 95, with Brooke Diehl shooting a 101 and Lizzy Ellis a 115.