A strong finish on the back nine at Heritage Hills Golf Course put Mexico’s Grant Qualls in a tie for fifth at the Moberly Invitational on Tuesday.
Qualls led the Bulldogs with an 81, …
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A strong finish on the back nine at Heritage Hills Golf Course put Mexico’s Grant Qualls in a tie for fifth at the Moberly Invitational on Tuesday.
Qualls led the Bulldogs with an 81, shaving three strokes off his score after the turn. His score equaled Hannibal’s Ashland Sharkey in the 18-hole event.
Aiden Knipfel found trouble on the front nine, but steadied his play to finish with a 91. Geoffrey Penn and Jackson Unger bracketed the century mark, with Penn at 99 and Unger shooting a 101.
Adam Love rounded out the Mexico scorecard with a 107, giving the Bulldogs a team total of 372. Mexico came in fourth in the eight team field.
Hannibal’s Quinn Thomas led the individual event, firing a 72, comfortably ahead of Logan Bain and Adam Seiders of Westran, who tied at 79. Hunter Parker of Hannibal edged Qualls with an 80.
With all five golfers carded 82 or under, Hannibal topped the team leaderboard at 315. Westran came in second, scoring 329. Led by Josh Reams’ 84, Fulton finished third.
Callaway takes first; Crum is medalist
North Callaway hosted Montgomery County and Missouri Military Academy on Tuesday evening.
The Thunderbirds took first with a 194, while MMA finished just behind at 205. Montgomery County tallied 215.
North Callaway’s Thomas Crum was the medalist with a 40. Oscar Lopez from MMA was the runner up with a 43.
Van-Far’s Baskett takes top five at JV invite, Mexico consistent
Van-Far’s Haley Baskett finished fourth in a crowded Palmyra JV invitational field on Monday while Mexico’s Tyler Scheiner and Jake Haines tied for 16th out of 53 golfers competing from 11 teams.
Baskett carded a 90 in the 18-hole event, hitting par on five holes. She played two strokes better on the back nine, shooting a 46-44.
Her round put Baskett in the mix with winner Dax Durbin of South Shelby, who fired an 80, Aaron Ritchey from Palmyra (82) and South Shelby’s Elijah Kline (84).
Katelyn McCurdy of Van-Far joined the Bulldogs’ Scheiner and Haines at 105.
Mexico head coach Tim Schoonover applauded the consistent play of his side. All five Bulldogs broke 60 on their splits.
Connor Blair finished with a 108. Jaden Hatfield came in at 110 and Adam Love had a 114.
For Van-Far, Kristen Shaw matched Love’s 114, while Clara Wallace tallied a 124.
Palmyra fielded two full squads. Their number one side finished first on the team leaderboard. Mexico edged four-player Van-Far 428 to 433 to finish sixth.
