From ihsaa.org
Brebeuf won its first golf state championship as a team, and Avon’s Patrick Rodgers took the individual crown June 16 during the 74th Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin.
The fourth-ranked Braves (276-286–562) maintained an eight stroke lead from Tuesday’s first round and went on to win by six shots over No. 6 Evansville North (284-284–568). It was the second straight state runner-up finish for Evansville North.
Third-ranked Carmel finished third as a team (284-292–576) and No. 7 Floyd Central (286-291–577) was fourth, with top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern finishing fifth (284-300–584) and defending state champion No. 2 Avon placing sixth (291-295–586).
It was the first boys golf state championship for Brebeuf and the second for the school this year following its 3A volleyball win last fall. The Braves won their sectional title at South Grove and the regional crown at Hickory Stick over the last 12 days.
Coached by Ryan Brammer, Brebeuf was led by junior Jacob Gould (69-68–137) and senior Chris Goodyear (67-61–138), who finished fourth and tied for fifth, respectively. Sophomore Wil Pahud tied for 17th (73-71–144), senior Eric Ong was 22nd (69-76–145), and junior Gus Gilmore tied for 35th (71-78–149).
Gould, Goodyear, and Ong each finished under par for Tuesday’s opening round.
Rodgers, who tied for second in last year’s state finals in helping Avon to its first team title, began the day tied for fourth after a first round 67 (-3). On Wednesday, he recorded an eagle and seven birdies, including six on the back nine, to finish with a 64 (-6) and 131 (-9) for the two days. He became the first Avon golfer to win the individual state championship.
Carmel senior Connor O’Neal finished second (65-70–135), while Evansville North senior David Mills, who tied with Rodgers for last year’s runner-up spot, was third (66-70–136). Crown Point junior Nick Grubnich (69-69–138) and Evansville Harrison sophomore Sean Stone (67-71–138) tied Brebeuf’s Goodyear for fifth place.
“We were in position after the first day,” said Carmel coach Chad Carr. “We were hoping to come down on the second day and make a run for it, but things didn’t quite work out for us as we had planned.
“Finishing third is a great accomplishment, and Connor O’Neal finishing as state runner-up is extremely exciting. We hope to be able to return next year.”
Due to the heavy rains that hit the area over the last several days, the course was re-arranged slightly and played as a par-70 at 6,317 yards instead of its normal 6,736 yards. Because of the modifications, course and state finals records were not eligible to be broken.
Tuesday’s opening round began after a two-hour delay, while Wednesday’s final round began one hour later than scheduled.
Final team standings
1. #4 Brebeuf 276-286–562
2. #6 Evansville North 284-284–568
3. #3 Carmel 284-292–576
4. #7 Floyd Central 286-291–577
5. #1 Hamilton SE 284-300–584
6. #2 Avon 291-295–586
7. Evansville Harrison 295-296–591
8. #10 Valparaiso 297-296–593
9. Martinsville 297-298–595
Top 10 individuals
1. Patrick Rodgers, 11, Avon 67-64–131
2. Connor O’Neal, 12, Carmel 65-70–135
3. David Mills, 12, Evansville North 66-70–136
4. Jacob Gould, 11, Brebeuf 69-68–137
5. Nick Grubnich, 11, Crown Point 69-69–138
5. Sean Stone, 10, Evansville Harrison 67-71–138
5. Chris Goodyear, 12, Brebeuf 67-61–138
8. Jon Finley, 11, Homestead 67-72–139
8. David Frank, 12, Floyd Central 70-69–139
8. Wesley Bowman, 12, Hamilton SE 66-73–139
Evansville North’s mills named Mental Attitude Award winner
Following the tournament, David Mills of Evansville North High School was selected as the winner of the Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award by members of the IHSAA executive committee. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s partner, presented a scholarship check for $1,000 to the school in his name.
The committee presents the Keesling Award, named after the long-time state tournament director, to the outstanding senior participant during the state finals each year. The recipient of the award, nominated by his principal and coach, was determined to have best demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability in boys golf.
Mills helped the Huskies’ golf team to a second straight runner-up finish and also finished third as an individual this year after a second-place finish in 2009. He graduated as valedictorian of his senior class of 314 students with a 4.0 GPA. He is a member of the National Honor Society with Summa *** Laude status each semester.
Mills participates in the Distributive Education Club of America and the Spanish Club and is involved in intramurals. He also has been honored by the Kiwanis Club, chaired the Commencement Committee, and has served as a peer tutor.
The son of Rick and Karen Mills of Evansville will attend Indiana University on a golf scholarship and plans to study business.
Finally, here are complete results:
Team leader board
Finish, school, final score, thru, Round 2 score, Round 1 total, Round 2 total, cumulative total
1. #4 Brebeuf +2 F +6 276 286 562
2. #6 Evansville North +8 F +4 284 284 568
3. #3 Carmel +16 F +12 284 292 576
4. #7 Floyd Central +17 F +11 286 291 577
5. #1 Hamilton SE +24 F +20 284 300 584
6. #2 Avon +26 F +15 291 295 586
7. Evansville Harrison +31 F +16 295 296 591
8. #10 Valparaiso +33 F +16 297 296 593
9. Martinsville +35 F +18 297 298 595
Teams that missed the cut:
10 #15 Noblesville +18 F +18 298 298
11. #8 Warsaw +19 F +19 299 299
11. Providence +19 F +19 299 299
11. Jasper +19 F +19 299 299
14. Fort Wayne Dwenger +20 F +20 300 300
15. Penn +23 F +23 303 303
15. Triton +23 F +23 303 303
17. #20 Harrison (WL) +24 F +24 304 304
18. Lafayette Jefferson +28 F +28 308 308
19. Tipton +30 F +30 310 310
19. Columbus North +30 F +30 310 310
21. SB St. Joseph’s +31 F +31 311 311
Player leader board
Finish, Round 1 finish, school, final score, thru, Round 2 score, Round 1 total, Round 2 total, cumulative total
1 T4 Patrick Rodgers 11 Avon -9 F -6 67 64 131
2 1 Connor O’Neal 12 Carmel -5 F E 65 70 135
3 T2 David Mills 12 Evans. North -4 F E 66 70 136
4 T9 Jacob Gould 11 Brebeuf -3 F -2 69 68 137
T5 T4 Chris Goodyear 12 Brebeuf -2 F +1 67 71 138
T5 T9 Nick Grubnich 11* Crown Point -2 F -1 69 69 138
T5 T4 Sean Stone 10 Evans. Harrison -2 F +1 67 71 138
T8 T2 Wesley Bowman 12 Hamilton SE -1 F +3 66 73 139
T8 T4 Jon Finley 11* Homestead -1 F +2 67 72 139
T8 T14 David Frank 12 Floyd Central -1 F -1 70 69 139
T11 T14 Patrick Kundenreich 12*
Yorktown +1 F +1 70 71 141
T11 8 Chase Wagner 10 *
Bedford NL +1 F +3 68 73 141
13 T9 Jared Sturgeon 11
Floyd Central +2 F +3 69 73 142
T14 T42 Trey Brinker 9
Evans. North +3 F -3 76 67 143
T14 T19 Quentyn Carpenter 9*
Triton +3 F +2 71 72 143
T14 T14 Brian Ulrich 11*
Fairfield +3 F +3 70 73 143
T17 T9 Maxwell Bowling 12
Evans. North +4 F +5 69 75 144
T17 T19 Mike Crawford 9*
Tipton +4 F +3 71 73 144
T17 T14 Tyler Merkel 12*
Evans. Central +4 F +4 70 74 144
T17 T14 Tyler Nicol 11*
Boone Grove +4 F +4 70 74 144
T17 T29 Wil Pahud 10
Brebeuf +4 F +1 73 71 144
22 T9 Eric Ong 12
Brebeuf +5 F +6 69 76 145
T23 T19 Steven Bowker 12
Valparaiso +6 F +5 71 75 146
T23 T42 Kevin Brown 12
Carmel +6 F E 76 70 146
T23 T19 Andrew Fogg 11*
Roncalli +6 F +5 71 75 146
T26 T39 Logan Barker 10
Martinsville +7 F +2 75 72 147
T26 T36 Jay Holderman 10
Floyd Central +7 F +3 74 73 147
T26 T19 Robert Jacobs 9
Valparaiso +7 F +6 71 76 147
T26 T36 David Janney 12
Avon +7 F +3 74 73 147
T26 T29 Keegan McKinney 9
Avon +7 F +4 73 74 147
T31 T29 Will Kleinrichert 12
Hamilton SE +8 F +5 73 75 148
T31 T50 Kyle Meihofer 9
Valparaiso +8 F E 78 70 148
T31 T42 Trevor Mullen 11
Evans. North +8 F +2 76 72 148
T31 T19 Rylan Porter 10*
Monrovia +8 F +7 71 77 148
T35 T29 Sam Gesenhues 11
Floyd Central +9 F +6 73 76 149
T35 T19 Gus Gilmore 11
Brebeuf +9 F +8 71 78 149
T35 T27 Nathan Mueting 12
Carmel +9 F +7 72 77 149
T35 T27 Parker Sheppard 12
Hamilton SE +9 F +7 72 77 149
T35 T39 Bryce Thompson 10
Martinsville +9 F +4 75 74 149
T40 T19 Andrew Havil 9
Carmel +10 F +9 71 79 150
T40 T42 Tanner Mandel 10
Evans. Harrison +10 F +4 76 74 150
T42 T29 Nolan Ballard 12
Evans. North +11 F +8 73 78 151
T42 T36 Nick English 10
Martinsville +11 F +7 74 77 151
T44 T46 Logan Bertalan 10
Valparaiso +12 F +5 77 75 152
T44 T29 Grant Braden 12
Hamilton SE +12 F +9 73 79 152
T46 T50 Jake Jones 10
Hamilton SE +13 F +5 78 75 153
T46 T29 Kyle Sanders 12
Martinsville +13 F +10 73 80 153
T46 T46 Alex Turner 10
Evans. Harrison +13 F +6 77 76 153
49 53 Zach Thomas 12
Evans. Harrison +15 F +5 80 75 155
T50 T46 Daniel Shepard 9
Floyd Central +16 F +9 77 79 156
T50 54 Tyler Zipes 12
Carmel +16 F +5 81 75 156
T52 55 David Porter 12/ CJ Olesky 11
Martinsville +17 F +5 82 75 157
T52 T39 Jordon Wildt 10
Evans. Harrison +17 F +12 75 82 157
54 T46 Jake Mayes 12
Avon +21 F +14 77 84 161
55 56 Daniel Sepiol 10
Valparaiso +22 F +9 83 79 162
56 52 Kyle Benge 12
Avon +24 F +15 79 85 164
Round 1 results from Tuesday
Results from June 15’s Round 1 of the 74th Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin (par-70, 6,317 yards), courtesy of ihsaa.org:
Note: Play was delayed two hours, so tournament records will not be contested due to the changed course layout. Following are results as of 2:30 p.m. ET.
Team leader board
Current position, team
Round 1 score, thru, cumulative score, Round 1 total, cumulative total
1 #4 Brebeuf
-4 F -4 276 276
T2 #6 Evansville North
+4 F +4 284 284
T2 #1 Hamilton Southeastern
+4 F +4 284 284
T2 #3 Carmel
+4 F +4 284 284
5 #7 Floyd Central
+6 F +6 286 286
6 #2 Avon
+11 F +11 291 291
7 Evansville Harrison
+15 F +15 295 295
T8 Martinsville
+17 F +17 297 297
T8 #10 Valparaiso
+17 F +17 297 297
Player leader board
Current position, player
Team, Round 1 score, thru, cumulative score, Round 1 total, cumulative total
1 Connor O’Neal 12
Carmel -5 F -5 65 65
T2 Wesley Bowman 12 (10)
Hamilton SE -4 F -4 66 66
T2 David Mills 12
Evansville North -4 F -4 66 66
T4 Jon Finley 11 *
Homestead -3 F -3 67 67
T4 Chris Goodyear 12
Brebeuf -3 F -3 67 67
T4 Patrick Rodgers 11 (10)
Avon -3 F -3 67 67
T4 Sean Stone 10
Evans. Harrison -3 F -3 67 67
8 Chase Wagner 10 *
Bedford NL -2 F -2 68 68
T9 Maxwell Bowling 12
Evansville North -1 F -1 69 69
T9 Jacob Gould 11
Brebeuf -1 F -1 69 69
T9 Nick Grubnich 11 *
Crown Point -1 F -1 69 69
T9 Eric Ong 12
Brebeuf -1 F -1 69 69
T9 Jared Sturgeon 11
Floyd Central -1 F -1 69 69
T14 David Frank 12
Floyd Central E F E 70 70
T14 Patrick Kundenreich 12 *
Yorktown E F E 70 70
T14 Tyler Merkel 12 *
Evans. Central E F E 70 70
T14 Tyler Nicol 11 *
Boone Grove E F E 70 70
T14 Brian Ulrich 11 *
Fairfield E F E 70 70
T19 Steven Bowker 12
Valparaiso +1 F +1 71 71
T19 Quentyn Carpenter 9 (10) *
Triton +1 F +1 71 71
T19 Mike Crawford 9 *
Tipton +1 F +1 71 71
T19 Andrew Fogg 11 *
Roncalli +1 F +1 71 71
T19 Gus Gilmore 11
Brebeuf +1 F +1 71 71
T19 Andrew Havil 9
Carmel +1 F +1 71 71
T19 Robert Jacobs 9
Valparaiso +1 F +1 71 71
T19 Rylan Porter 10 *
Monrovia +1 F +1 71 71
T27 Nathan Mueting 12
Carmel +2 F +2 72 72
T27 Parker Sheppard 12 (10)
Hamilton SE +2 F +2 72 72
T29 Nolan Ballard 12
Evansville North +3 F +3 73 73
T29 Grant Braden 12 (10)
Hamilton SE +3 F +3 73 73
T29 Sam Gesenhues 11
Floyd Central +3 F +3 73 73
T29 Will Kleinrichert 12 (10)
Hamilton SE +3 F +3 73 73
T29 Keegan McKinney 9 (10)
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