Back-to-Back! May River girls golf repeats as SC state champions
May River repeated as Class 4A girls golf state champions on Tuesday.
The Sharks fired a two-day total of 628 to win the tournament at the Rose Hill Golf Club. Hilton Head Island was second at 648.
The title was the Sharks’ fourth in program history and second straight. May River’s other titles came in 2020 and 2021.
May River’s Robbin Zetrouer was the individual champion, shooting a 147. She is the program’s second individual state champion, joining Claire Green who won it last year.
Seneca’s Ansley Bryson was second at 152.
The Sharks had three golfers earn all-state honors, which is the top-10 and ties. In addition to Zetrouer, Green (154) was fourth and Ava Cunningham (158) tied for seventh.
Hilton Head Island had two all-state golfers — Lexi Milbrandt and Harper Hedden. Milbrandt was third at 153 and Hedden tied for seventh at 158.
Team Scores: May River 628, Hilton Head Island 648, South Aiken 682, Camden 697, Blue Ridge 720, Daniel 736, Beaufort 753, Fountain Inn 763, AC Flora 763, Seneca 771, Pickens 806, Wren 833, Travelers Rest 834
All-State (Top-10 and ties): Robbin Zetrouer, MR, 147; Ansley Bryson, Sen, 152; Lexi Milbrandt, HHI, 153, Claire Green, MR, 154, Merritt Barbery, ACF, 155, Katelyn Cox, 157, Harper Hedden, HHI, 158, Ava Cunnignham, MR, 158, Phebe Reese, NA, 159; Allie Thomas, SA, 162
Class 5A Division II
TL Hanna won the championship on the first hole of the playoff. The top four golfers from each team played the No. 1 hole with the lowest score winning. The Yellow Jackets carded an 18 while the Chapin had a 19.
Chapin was assessed a two-stroke penalty during the playoff for hitting the wrong ball.
It was TLH’s first state championship in school history. The Yellow Jackets trailed by 10 shots heading into day two.
Chapin’s Lilly Reed Black became the first individual girls golf state champion in program history. Reed Black shot a 7-over 154 to win by one shot over Easley’s Barrett Owens. She began the day in a three-way tie for first with TL Hanna’s Marissa Scaletta and Conway’s Reese Richardson, who all shot 75s in the opening round on Monday.
Team Scores (x-won in playoff): x-TL Hanna 659; Chapin 659; North Myrtle Beach 687; Conway 698; Catawba Ridge 715; Eastside 749; West Florence 762; Easley 774; Berkeley 783; Fort Mill 787; Nation Ford 795; Indian Land 796; Socastee 801; Greenville 836; Lugoff-Elgin 919
All-State (Top-10 and ties): Lilly Reed Black, Chap, 154; Barrett Owens, Eas, 155; Serra Erlenkeuser, TLH, 156, Reese Richardson, Con, 156; Sierra Schulze, TLH, 158L McKayla Owen, NMB, 159; Caitlin Ferry, NMB, 162; Marissa Scarlette, TLH, 163; Mia Andrade, Chap, 166; Gracyn Cox, Con, 167.
Class 5A Division I
Dorman leads 5A Division I girls championship after round one at Columbia Country Club.
The Cavs shot a 319. Carolina Forest is second at 330. River Bluff (333) and Lexington (336) are third and fourth.
Caroline Hawkins (71) of Blythewood leads the individual championship by two shots. Hawkins is going for her third straight individual championship.
The tournament will wrap up on Wednesday.
Class 3A
Mountain View Prep won the Class 3A girls championship in its first season of the school.
Mountain View, a public charter school in Spartanburg, shot a 670 to win by three shots over Waccamaw.
Aynor’s Ella Kate Barnett (147) won the individual championship by three shots over Mountain View’s Poppy Dawson and Belton-Honea Path’s Kate Gunnells.
Team Scores: Mountain View Prep 670; Waccamaw 673; Aynor 727; Southside Christian 752; Chapman 776; Christ Church 790; St. Joseph’s 802; Walhalla 818; Crescent 843; Loris 846; Oceanside Collegiate 862; Belton-Honea Path 864; Pendleton 869; Palmetto 875
All-State (Top-10 and ties): Ella Kate Barnett, Ayn, 147; Poppy Dawson, MVP, 153;Kate Gunnells, BHP, 153; Arley Jennings, MVP, 154; Karsyn Herron, FC, 157; Katelyn Cubbison, SC, 159; Benedicta Pollard, Swan, 161; Olivia Jones, MVP, 161; Kayla Holek, Wac, 162; Isabella Poore, CC, 166
Class A/2A
Chesnee won its fourth straight state championship in a romp.
The Eagles shot a 581 over the two days, 119 strokes better than Atlantic Collegiate.
Chesnee’s Sydney Roberts (-4) won her third straight individual title, becoming just the second golfer in state history to do it. The other is Strom Thurmond’s McKenzie Talbert (2010-12).
Team Scores: Chesnee 581; Atlantic Collegiate 700; Academic Magnet 730; McBee 791; Brashier MC 833; Philip Simmons 844; Landrum 859; Andrew Jackson 871; Cheraw 903; Chesterfield 909; Horse Creek Academy 922; Buford 940; Lewisville 955; Chester 958
All-State (Top-10 and ties): Olivia Roberts, Ches, 134; Hannah Lowery, ACA, 138; Olivia Shields, Ches, 148; Akiera Sanchez, AM, 148; Addison Parker, Ches, 150; Ansley Chapman, McB, 158; Jada Flynn, Ches, 160; Abigail Watson, Ches, 161; Bella Stroupe, ACA 170; Clara Beth Brady, ACA, 170
This story was originally published October 29, 2024 at 4:13 PM.