NEOSHO, Mo. — For the second straight season, Monett’s Jaxon Bailey captured medalist honors at the Big 8 Conference Boys Golf Tournament.
On Monday, Bailey and Marshfield’s Michael Alves both turned in identical scores of 74 after 18 holes at the Neosho Municipal Golf Course.
Bailey won a playoff hole to capture the individual conference championship for the second straight year. A sophomore, Bailey has now won five tournaments this season.
Monett finished second in the team standings with a four-person score of 317, just one stroke back of Rogersville’s 316.
The top 20 individuals were recognized as all-conference performers.
After Bailey and Alves, Rogersville’s Cole Goff (75) and Bryce Marshall (76) were third and fourth.
Seneca’s Eli Olson finished fifth with a 77, while Hollister’s Garrett Snyder placed sixth with a 78.
Monett’s Jake Hoyt (80) and David Southard (81) finished seventh and eighth, respectively, followed by Aurora’s Ross Baker (82), Rogersville’s Ben Roche (82) and Monett’s Clay Butterworth (82).
Tying for 12th place with scores of 83 were Rogersville’s Stewart McDonald, Seneca’s Jeremy Haase and Catholic’s Jack Griesemer.
Finishing 15th through 20th were Rogersville’s Tyler Davis (85), Catholic’s Jake Beykirch (85), Monett’s Cal Butterworth (86), Reeds Spring’s C.J. Merritt (86)and Tucker Blevins (87) and Catholic’s Gage Vehr (87).
2023 Big 8 Conference Boys Golf Tournament
Team standings: Rogersville 316, Monett 317, Springfield Catholic 343, Marshfield 343, Seneca 348, Hollister 362, Reeds Spring 364, Mount Vernon 375, Lamar 378, Aurora 381, Nevada 393, Cassville 416.
