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Girls golf teams finally get on the course; Farmington’s Sydney Richards wins medalist honors at Remuda

Apr 24, 2023 01:09PM ● By Catherine Garrett

Farmington High’s Sydney Richards had a round of 70 at Remuda April 11 to win the Region 1 tournament by two strokes. Photo courtesy Stephanie Belnap

Farmington

Farmington’s Sydney Richards shot a 2-under-70 to win the tournament at Remuda April 11 by two strokes.

“We were excited to celebrate with Sydney,” said head coach Stephanie Belnap. “We also played well as a team and had a lot of personal bests.”

Also helping the Phoenix squad to a third-place finish were Maura Hawkes with a 76, Gretchen Davis with an 85 and Claire Norton with a personal-best 95. 

“We also had two players – Stella Chappell and Ruby Starling – play in their first-ever tournaments,” Belnap said. “They are new to our team and will help in building Farmington High girls golf in the future. 

Other scores for Farmington were Tennessee Lawrence 95, Chappell 102 and Starling 108.

Belnap also noted two performances from the junior varsity team. Kate Dewsnup competed in her first tournament ever and placed first, shooting a 42. Brooke Belnap also had a personal-best score with a 44.


Bountiful

In Bountiful’s first tournament of the season at Schneiters Bluff April 11, Holland Staker shot an 89 to tie for fifth while leading the Redhawks to a third-place finish as a team.

Also helping the team score of 380, Cambria Ohlson had a 95, Molly Clapham 97, Breea Patterson and Cambria Wernli 99 and Amelia Mower 107.

At Eaglewood April 12, Staker tied for sixth with a round of 99 with Ava Woolley placing eighth with a 101 and Patterson tying for 10th with a 105.

Bountiful again finished in third as a team behind Ohlson and Mower’s 107 and Wernli’s 111.


Viewmont

Karissa Goff shot an 89 at Schneiters Bluff to tie for fifth while Halle Salmon had a 98 in her round of 18.

At Eaglewood, Goff finished ninth with a score of 103 to lead Viewmont to a sixth-place showing as a team.

Also competing for the Vikings were Salmon (106), Grace Frabrizio (112), Callie Peterson (126) and Annie Howe (130).


Woods Cross

At Schneiters Bluff, Woods Cross finished in sixth place behind Kennedee Pearson’s score of 95, Vivian Oaks’ 103, Carli Judd’s 113, Brooklyn Greenwood’s 122, Katelyn Norman’s 126 and Emma Johnson’s 129.

Averee Clark shot a 98 at Eaglewood to take fifth for the fifth-place Wildcats.

Also scoring for Woods Cross were Oaks (109), Pearson (110), Judd (113), Norman (117) and Greenwood (139). λ