Things couldn’t have turned out much better for the Baylor School girls’ golf team Monday in the Division II-AA East/Middle Region tournament at The Bear Trace at Tims Ford in Winchester. And they couldn’t have turned out much worse for the Baylor boys.
Led by eighth-grader Kyndall Shamblin and freshman Kelsey Hodge, the Lady Red Raiders won the tournament with a 156. GPS finished three strokes back in a tie for second with Ensworth and Harpeth Hall.
Those are the girls’ teams that will advance to the state tournament next Monday and Tuesday at WillowBrook in Manchester.
Montgomery Bell Academy shot 290 and claimed the boys’ title with Brentwood Academy next at 294 and Ensworth third at 302. McCallie and Baylor tied for fourth, one shot behind. The Blue Tornado earned the last state berth by edging the Red Raiders on the first playoff hole.
McCallie’s Jacob Levine was the boys’ medalist with a 68, but it was his four teammates who made pars on the extra hole while he bogeyed. McCallie coach Rob Riddle said he thought the way things were going that Baylor was going to take the last spot, but it turned out the Red Raiders had some struggles finishing.