The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs finished 12th in the Class 5A Girls’ State Golf Tournament with a team total of 692. Players include (l-r) Julia Mansour, Sophia Li, Deesha Khaana, Trinity Walls and Olivia Li. Coaches are (l-r) assistant coach Mark Winne and Head Coach Kurt Koeplin.
The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs and Druid Hills’ Davis Hall put the finishing touches on the 2022 golf season participating in the GHSA State Golf Tournaments on Monday and Tuesday.
Chamblee finished an exciting season with a 12th place finish in the Class 5A girls’ tournament at Okefenokee Country Club in Blackshear.
After advancing out of the Area and State Sectional Tournaments in nail-biting fashion, the Lady Bulldogs state tournament performance was less drama filled as they fell to 12th on the final day at Okefenokee.
Chamblee was 11th after the first day with a team total of 347 and despite playing slightly better with a team score of 345 slipped down the leader board finishing at 692. Midtown improved by 25 stokes in the second round to move up finishing with a team total of 673.
Sophie Li was the leader on the first day for Chamblee shooting a 107 followed by her older sister Olivia Li at 108. Trinity Walls scored a 134 to round out the first round 347. Deeksha Khanna finished with a 133 on the first day and Julia Mansour was at 134.
Olivia Li knocked six strokes off her first-round score to tally a 102 and finish in a tie for 36th in the individual standings at 210 for the tournament. Sophie Li dropped to a 115 in the second round to close out the tournament in tie for 43rd with a total of 222.
Walls put up a 128 on day two to finish with a 260 in a tie for 59th overall. Khanna repeated her 133 to close out at 266 in 61st overall and Mansour shot a 134 on the second day as well to finish 62nd with a 268 total.
Ware County shot a team score of 502 (251-251) to best St. Pius X at 522 (251-271) for the team title. Calhoun’s Ella Manley opened the tournament with a first round 66 (-6) and finished with a second round 79 to finish one-over par at 145 to win the individual medalist honors.
Druid Hills’ Davis Hall finished tied for 50th at the Class 4A State Golf Tournament with an 87-92–179 earlier this week. (Photo by Mark Brock)
CLASS 4A BOYS
Druid Hills’ Davis Hall qualified out of Area as the low individual not on a qualifying team to advance to the Class 4A State Tournament at Houston Lake Country Club in Perry this week.
Hall opened the tournament with a first round 87 and followed up with a 92 in the second round for a 179 total to tie for 50th overall in the individual standings.
North Oconee’s Luke Koening shot an 11-under par 133 (67-66) to edge out Perry’s Andrew Reyes at 10-under par 134 (64-70) for the individual medalist honors.