Rockbridge County High School junior golfers Davis Welsh and Parker Flint qualified individually for the Region 3C tournament, while the Wildcats concluded the team portion of their season by placing fourth of nine teams in their fourth and final 18-hole Shenandoah District match on Monday at The Club of Staunton.
The top two teams from the district and the top five individuals outside of those teams advanced to the Region 3C tournament, which is scheduled to take place next Monday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m. at Lake Monticello Golf Course in Palmyra.
Welsh placed third overall in the district to earn all-district first-team honors. Adding up the total scores of the district matches, the Wildcats placed fifth of nine teams.
Waynesboro won Monday’s tournament with a score of 316 to clinch its district title, while Wilson Memorial placed second with a 347. Fort Defiance (350) finished third, and RC (352) and Staunton (355) rounded out the top five. Completing the standings were Buffalo Gap (373), Riverheads (376), Alleghany (383) and Stuarts Draft (409).
Tying for first place individually were Waynesboro’s Ryan Harlow and Fort’s Carter Bird, each firing a 76 on the challenging par-71 course. Waynesboro’s Berkeley Gibb, the Shenandoah District player of the year, shot a 77 to place third of 54 golfers.
Flint led the Wildcats, firing an 83 to tie for fifth place. Sophomore Brudy Grue turned in RC’s second score, carding an 85, while Welsh shot an 89. Completing RC’s team scoring was junior Hendrick Colvin, posting a 95. Also competing for the Wildcats were junior Tanner Hickman (98) and senior Finbar Looney (101).
From the Region 3C tournament, the top two teams and the top three individuals outside of those teams will advance to the Class 3 state tournament.
For the story on the final district match, please see our Sept. 30 newspaper.
