Area golf continues to shine

The was plenty of solid golf across the area and Barr-Reeve and Washington were at the top of it.

Barr-Reeve won the Blue-Chip Championship at Country Oaks and the Loogootee Invite on Friday, both titles came in less that 24 hours, while WHS tied for second in the Bloomington Invite with a great score of 318, in a very tough field.

In the BCC match at the Oaks, B-R shot a 310 that included a 75 from Cam Knepp at medalist, a 76 from Lincoln Miller, a 77 from Lincoln Wagler, an 82 from Brady Wagler and an 85 from Isaac Knepp, as all five made the All-BCC team.

Loogootee was second with a 330 from Brenden Green, and a pair of 82s from Paxton Arvin and Noah Hager.

South Knox was third with a 332, North Knox posted a 345, Rivet shot 370, WC came in at 395, Dubois at 418 and Shoals at 437. Wood Memorial did not have a team score. For WC’s 395, Jace Hammer led with a 97, Brody Voges and Hank Haag had 98s, Nick Bassler shot 102, and Owen Cox added a 114.

Many of these are teams also played in the Loogootee Invite at Boggs on Friday. Barr-Reeve also took the nine-hole title match with a 145, including a 35 from Cam Knepp, a pair of 36s from Brady Wagler and Isaac Knepp, a 38 from Lincoln Miller and a 40 from Lincoln Wagler. Playing as an individual for Barr-Reeve was Rilyn Medina with a 38. Loogootee was second with 154 including a 34 from medalist Paxton Arvin and a 36 from Green. North Daviess was third with a 167, led by Coby Lohieder’s 35, Lance Stoll’s 42, a 43 from Aaron Marner, a 47 from Kahlil Wagler a 48 from Nolan Rich. Collin Lengacher also added a 39 as an individual.

Bloomfield shot a 168, while WC posted a 198, including a 46 from Bassler, a 47 from Hammer, 52 from Voges, 53 from Haag and 59 from Cox. WC also played in a 3-way on Thursday, with NED shooting 195, WC with a 217 and Shoals at 219. Haag led WC with a 50.

Washington also posted good numbers at the Bloomington Invite, with a 318. The were just four strokes outside of the win in the 15-team event on Saturday.

They were led by Patrick McCarthy with a 78, Bensen Smith at 79, Aiden Boyd at 81, Tristan Zollars at 82, and Drew Jones 83. Bloomington North won with a 314, while Bedford shot 318 and 320 from Perry Meridian.