2009 Junior Sectional Challenge Match

East Section Runs Away with GSGA Junior Sectional Challenge Match
Local juniors shine in Sectional Challenge Match

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The East section, posting strong performances out of the Girls 12-13 and Girls 11 and under age brackets, tallied a tournament total of 82.08 points to secure a runaway victory over the defending Southwest section at the 36th annual GSGA Junior Sectional Challenge Match, which was played at West Lake Country Club, July 20-21. The Northwest section finished third overall with 34 points.

The East's success was led by Ashlan Ramsey of Augusta, who claims West Lake as her home course. Ramsey posted rounds of 33 and 40, as well as 11 team points, to take overall honors in the Girls' 12-13 age division. Megan Sabol of Martinez, playing in the Girls' 11 and under division, topped her group and tallied a total of 12 points for the East.

"It was great to be able to play this event on my home course," Ramsey explained. "It feels great to get a win for the [East] section too."

Appling's Alex Shead picked up eight points, four each day, and finished at the top of the Boys 11 and Under division after rounds of 36 and 38. Taylor Gove of Evans posted rounds of 71 and 70 to finish at the top of the Boys 14-15 group and also secured ten points towards the East's total. The Boys' 12-13 age division was also captured by the East section as Taylor Guilbeau of Evans fired rounds of 39 and 38. Guilbeau added seven points toward the section total.

Other division winners included: Valdosta's Trey McQuaig (Southwest), who posted two rounds of 72 in the Boys 16-17 and Macon's Taylor McGraw (Middle) carded 82 and 81 to best the Girls 14-17.

At the conclusion of play on Monday afternoon, the contestants returned to the course to compete in long drive and putting competitions within each age division.  The long drive of the day came from Griffin's Davin White, playing out of the Boys 16-17 age division, with a drive of 286 yards. Jordan Byrd of Mount Vernon, representing the Southeast squad, had a 276-yard drive to take the title in the Boys 14-15 division. Jacob Joiner of Albany out drove the Boys 12-13 division with a 259-yard launch. The Boys 11 and under group was won with a 205-yard drive by Lee Bennett of Blackshear. The 14-17 girls division was won by Baxley's Ciera Bagley with a drive of 232 yards. Sarah Harrison of Columbia bested the Girls 12-13 group with a drive of 211 yards and Megan Sabol of Martinez drove the ball 191 yards to take the Girls 11 and Under group.

 

The putting competition took place on a three-hole putting course setup on the West Lake Country Club practice green. Lee Bennett, who earlier won the long drive competition, posted the low score of the day with just six putts. Daniel Crovo of Perry (Boys 16-17), Hannah Barger of Elberton (Girls 14-17), Anna Buchanan of Athens (Girls 12-13) and Megan Sabol (Girls 11 and Under) each won their age bracket with a score of 9. Savannah's Howard Hickey captured the Boys 14-15 division after shooting 8 and Robert Shaw of Cumming rolled the ball 8 times to take the Boys 12-13 group.

The Junior Sectional Challenge Match is a statewide competition that brings together the top performers from the summer-long GSGA Junior Sectional Program. Participants earned the opportunity to compete and represent their section in the tournament by accumulating points in their section's qualifying events. Each of the seven geographic sections sends their top four point earners from each boys age division and the top two from each girls division to the Challenge Match. The team winner, or winning section, is determined by cumulative points earned based on order of finish in each round within the various age divisions.

The Junior Sectional Program began in 1974 and was established by the Georgia State Golf Association as a grassroots effort to provide juniors across the state with the opportunity to experience competitive golf.

Final Results

East - 82.08
Southwest - 53.74
Northwest - 32
Middle - 21.83
Southeast - 17.74
Northeast - 11.58
West - 4

Boys 16-17
1 Trey McQuaig, Valdosta SW 72 5 72 4.33 144
2 Davin White, Griffin M 77 72 4.33 149
T3 John Fordham, Moultrie SW 72 5 78 150
T3 Patrick Flake, Martinez E 75 3 75 0.33 150
T5 David Foulke, Brunswick SE 77 75 0.33 152
T5 Shad Tuten, Elberton NE 77 75 0.33 152
7 Travis Oestmann, Columbus W 79 74 2 153
T8 David Hobby, Valdosta SW 82 72 4.33 154
T8 Will Brackett, Canton NW 76 1.5 78 154
T8 Will Rawls, Calhoun NW 77 77 154
T11 Daniel Crovo, Perry M 76 1.5 81 157
T11 Ritchie Wiltfang, Brunswick SE 80 77 157
13 Matt Johns, Ocila SW 80 78 158
14 Tyler Winn, Elberton NE 79 81 160
15 Andrew Melton, Elberton NE 82 80 162
16 Shay Chavous, Hephzibah E 84 79 163
T17 Levi Nix, LaFayette NW 80 84 164
T17 Parker Hulme, Elberton NE 84 80 164
19 Mitchell Miller, Peachtree City W 86 81 167
T20 Ben Floyd, Hinesville SE 82 90 172
T20 Shiloh Snow, Blackshear SE 89 83 172
22 Ryan Woodyard, Kathleen M 80 93 173
T23 Jacob Lamothe, Appling E 87 89 176
T23 Michael Akin, Blairsville NW 90 86 176
25 Chris Hulsey, Evans E 85 93 178
26 Jon Wilkes, Macon M 87 WD WD

 

Boys 14-15 
1 Taylor Gove, Evans E 71 4 70 6 141
T2 Chris Sells, Savannah SE 76 0.33 75 2.5 151 
T2 Jarrett Flythe, Valdosta SW 75 2 76 1 151
T2 Nathan Mallonee, Lexington NE 78 73 4 151
T2 Cole Hunsucker, Kennesaw NW 70 6 81 151
T6 Dowling Armstrong, Valdosta SW 76 0.33 79 155 
T6 Drew Wagner, Sandy Springs NW 78 77 155
T6 Howard Hickey, Savannah SE 76 0.33 79 155 
9 Jake Flynt, Valdosta SW 81 75 2.5 156
10 James Daugherty, Gray M 72 3 86 158
11 Eli Crumley, Cleveland NE 82 78 160
12 Emmanuel Kountakis, Martinez E 83 79 162
T13 Seth Sanders, Macon M 85 78 163
T13 Tyler Woodyard, Bonaire M 81 82 163
15 Stephen Hill, Evans E 82 82 164
16 Greyson Sigg, Augusta E 85 80 165
T17 Eric Burns, Canton NW 83 83 166
T17 Jordan Byrd, Mt. Vernon SE 82 84 166
T17 Nicholas Lowery, Mount Airy NE 80 86 166
T17 Tyler Vaughn, Douglas SW 85 81 166
21 Will Johnson, Columbus W 93 80 173
22 Garrett Bailey, Hartwell NE 84 92 176
23 PJ Riner, Johns Creek NW 87 91 178
24 Glenn Jones, St. Simons Island SE 92 87 179
25 Cody Benn, Columbus W 92 97 189

 

Boys 12-13
1 Taylor Guilbeau, Evans E 39 2 38 5 77
2 Tripp Talley, Valdosta SW 38 5 40 2 78
3 Jacob Joiner, Albany SW 41 38 5 79
T4 Russell Sabol, Martinez E 38 5 42 80
T4 Wyatt Larkin, Morganton NW 39 2 41 0.33 80
T6 Dawson Armstrong, Valdosta SW 42 39 3 81
T6 Mathew Price, Evans E 40 41 0.33 81
T6 Zach Moxley, Valdosta SW 39 2 42 81
T9 Brady Cliett, Metter SE 41 41 0.33 82
T9 Carter Mobley, Evans E 40 42 82
11 Davis Verner, Bogart NE 43 42 85
12 Jordan Jedneski, Macon M 43 43 86
13 Robert Shaw, Cumming NW 45 42 87
T14 JP Schlueter, Ball Ground NW 46 42 88
T14 Tyler Raley, Cochran M 44 44 88
16 Bobby Sligh, Bogart NE 46 43 89
17 Chris Holt, St. Simons Island SE 44 46 90
18 John Daugherty, Gray M 47 46 93
T19 Brandon Schafer, Cartersville NW 50 47 97
T19 Rob Padgett, Watkinsville NE 52 45 97
21 Gus Wilson, Brunswick SE 53 48 101
22 Andrew Hammett, Loganville NE 51 52 103
23 Steven Tracy, St. Simons Island SE WD 43 WD

 

Boys 11 & Under
1 Alex Shead, Appling E 36 4 38 4 74
2 Alexander DeRosa, Atlanta NW 39 1 36 6 75
3 Jay Mobley, Waynesboro E 35 6 41 0.25 76
T4 Andrew Mora, Douglasville NW 39 1 39 3 78
T4 Tyler Joiner, Albany SW 37 3 41 0.25 78
6 Davis Armstrong, Valdosta SW 40 40 2 80
7 Lee Bennett, Blackshear SE 39 1 42 81
8 Joshua Jones, Macon M 40 42 82
9 Ben Huckaby, Bishop NE 42 41 0.25 83
T10 Bryson Davis, Vidalia SE 43 41 0.25 84
T10 Carl Terns, Athens NE 42 42 84
T12 Justin Davie, Marietta NW 42 43 85
T12 Michael Cheeseborough, Augusta E 40 45 85
14 Thad Clark, Ellaville W 42 44 86
T15 Jordan Miles, Vienna SW 43 44 87
T15 Tyler Hansen, Albany SW 40 47 87
17 Walker Bottomley, Evans E 40 48 88
T18 Chris Cook, Bethlehem NE 47 44 91
T18 Warren Gallatin, Fortson W 44 47 91
T20 Allan Puri, Atlanta NW 45 48 93
T20 Daniel Davis, Columbus W 49 44 93
22 Chandler Hammett, Loganville NE 45 49 94
23 Rob Wright, Eatonton M 43 52 95
24 Davis Brownlee, Savannah SE 46 58 104
25 Bo Pitts, Columbus W 55 57 112
26 Walker Summers, Rincon SE 66 58 124

 

Girls 14-17
1 Taylor McGraw, Macon M 82 6 81 3.5 163
2 Dona Kioseff, Valdosta SW 87 2.5 81 3.5 168
3 Elizabeth Kim, Martinez E 90 80 6 170
4 Stephanie Vandiver, Douglasville NW 88 0.5 85 2 173
5 Stephanie Bennett, Appling E 87 2.5 90 177
T6 Christian Liggin, Leesburg SW 91 89 180
T6 Ciera Bagley, Baxley SE 85 4 95 180
8 Sara Blackmon-Hughes, Thomson E 89 94 183
9 Hannah Barger, Elberton NE 88 0.5 97 185
10 Courtney Barfield, Sandersville M 96 91 187
11 Caitlin Stevens, Dallas NW 99 89 188
12 Jenna Kennedy, Ashburn SW 103 87 1 190
13 Cara Gowder, Maysville NE 94 100 194
14 Colbi Tyre, Waycross SE 102 100 202
15 Stephanie Boyle, Vidalia SE 105 102 207
16 Julia Sheppard, Cartersville NW 112 102 214
17 Katherine Barnes, Columbus W 113 109 222

 

Girls 12-13
1 Ashlan Ramsey, Augusta E 33 6 40 5 73
T2 Anna Buchanan, Athens NE 41 4 44 2.5 85
T2 Sarah Harrison, Martinez E 45 2.5 40 5 85
4 Allissa Davis, Warner Robins M 49 1 44 2.5 93
5 Dallas Vaughn, Calhoun NW 45 2.5 50 95
6 Kelsie Belan, Ty Ty SW 53 47 1 100
7 Sara Jane Bowers, Statesboro SE 52 51 103
8 Megan Reddick, Bonaire M 57 53 110
T9 Brittany Sizemore, Cartersville NW 62 55 117
T9 Juliana Collett, St. Simons Island SE 55 62 117
11 Olivia Davis, Flowery Branch NE DQ 49 DQ
12 Taylor Marie Griner, Moultrie SW 59 WD WD

 

Girls 11 & Under
1 Megan Sabol, Martinez E 41 6 38 6 79
2 Abigail Bolt, Woodstock NW 45 3 48 3 93
3 Bailey Buie, Waycross SE 42 4 54 96
4 Manning Mercer, St. Simons Island SE 52 1 47 4 99
5 Rylie Marchman, Waynesboro E 47 2 53 1 100
6 Amy Clark, Columbus W 56 52 2 108
7 Karlie Jons, Camilla SW 56 60 116
8 Maryalice Armstrong, Valdosta SW 73 69 142