There are no mulligans in the Class AAA state championship. If there were, the Region 4 representatives would have bought them in range-ball buckets.
Three of four participants from the greater Chattanooga area slid down the leaderboard with multiple bogeys during the final round Wednesday at Willowbrook Golf Club in Manchester, Tenn.
Clarksville senior Samantha Gotcher won girls’ medalist honors at 3-under 141 and helped her team win the team title at 292. Siegel won the boys’ team title at 593, topping Farragut by four.
Future University of Tennessee at Chattanooga golfer Stuart Thomas of Farragut won medalist honors. He tied for first with two others at 4-under then won with a birdie on the first sudden-death playoff hole.
Ooltewah junior Samantha Griffith began the last round six shots off the lead and tied for eighth place. She shot 8 over on her first nine holes and 10 over on the day for a two-round total of 159 resulting in a tie for 17th place.