CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Two strokes proved to be the difference as the Carthage High School boys golf team took first place at a four-team tournament on a rain-chilled Wednesday at Briarbrook Golf Course.
Like Tuesday’s season opener in Carthage, not much separated the local teams at Wednesday’s quadrangular.
Carthage finished with a four-person score of 159, while Joplin was second with a 161 and Carl Junction finished third with a 162. Webb City took fourth with a 167.
Joplin’s Wyatt Satterlee was the medalist with a 1-over-par 37.
Four players were just one stroke back, as Joplin’s Harry Satterlee and Hobbs Campbell, Carl Junction’s Zach Wrensch and Carthage’s Owen Derryberry all carded 38 and tied for second place on the individual leaderboard.
Four other players were just two strokes back of the medalist, as Carthage’s duo of Britt Coy and Max Templeman, Webb City’s Braxten Cahoon and Carl Junction’s Jack Spencer all turned in scores of 39.
Webb City’s Keegon Dill shot a 40. Webb City’s Levi Lassiter and Carl Junction’s Jacob Teeter carded 42, while Carthage’s Ben Nicholas and Carl Junction’s Noah Williams both turned in scores of 43.
Webb City’s Josh Howard (46) and Joplin’s Gabe DeLeon (48) rounded out the field.
The fifth golfer on each team was unable to finish due to the rain, Carl Junction coach Ryan Jones said.
Local golf teams will compete at Twin Hills on Monday.
