With three golfers finishing in the top six, the host Eagles claimed the first place plaque at the Joplin Invitational on a blustery Thursday at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club.
Joplin finished on top of the team standings with a four-person score of 337.
Carl Junction and Carthage both finished with identical scores of 345, with the Bulldogs claiming second place due to a tie-breaker comparing each team’s fifth golfer.
Webb City finished fourth in the standings with a 348. Rounding out the team standings were Logan-Rogersville (365), Seneca (404), Joplin B (405) and Lamar (439).
Joplin’s Harry Satterlee and Nevada’s Owen Swearingen both carded a 7-over-par 79 to finish tied for the top spot after 18 holes.
Satterlee shot a 38 on the front nine and a 41 on the back nine, while Swearingen, a Missouri State recruit, had a 41 on the front and a 38 on the back.
There was a sudden-death playoff hole to determine medalist honors.
The two golfers started on hole No. 18 and both made par, forcing another hole.
The two then moved to hole No. 1, a par 4. Both hit the fairway. Swearingen then hit the green, leaving himself about a 25-foot putt for birdie.
Satterlee’s approach shot skipped across the green and ended up out of bounds, forcing a re-hit. Satterlee’s next shot ended up on the fringe.
After Satterlee’s chip shot came up two feet short, Swearingen needed a three-putt or less to win. His first putt ended up two feet short, but he converted the next putt to earn first place honors.
Carthage’s Britt Coy (40-40) and Joplin’s Wyatt Satterlee (41-39) tied for third place with identical scores of 80, while Carl Junction’s Jack Spencer carded 82 (42-40) to take fifth place.
Tying for sixth place were Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell, Webb City’s duo of Braxten Cahoon and Levi Lassiter and Carl Junction’s Zach Wrensch. All four players carded 85.
Carthage’s Owen Derryberry, Rogersville’s Tyler Davis and Webb City’s Keegon Dill all shot 87 and tied for ninth place.
Carl Junction’s Noah Williams and Carthage’s Ben Nicholas carded 88 and tied for 13th.
Joplin B’s Ethan Satterlee was 15th with an 89, while Carl Junction’s Jacob Teeter, Carthage’s Max Templeman and Rogersville’s Bryce Marshall tied for 16th after shooting 90.
Webb City’s Josh Howard placed 19th with a 91.
Seneca’s top performer was Eli Olson, who carded 98 and tied for 25th.
Also competing for Joplin’s A team were Ian Surbrugg (93) and Dylan Bozarth (100), while Gabe Deleon (92), Miles Hogan (110), Cash Tyson (114) and Taylor McMillian (119) also competed for Joplin’s B team.
The invite was played on a cold, windy day (48 degrees, 25-35 mph wind gusts).
Area golfers will compete at the Horton Smith Invitational on Monday at Schifferdecker Golf Course. Tee time is 8:30 a.m.
Joplin Invitational
Team standings: Joplin 337, Carl Junction 345, Carthage 345, Webb City 348, Logan-Rogersville 365, Seneca 404, Joplin B 405, Lamar 439. Incomplete team: Nevada.
TEAM BY TEAM RESULTS
JOPLIN (337): Harry Satterlee 79, Wyatt Satterlee 80, Hobbs Campbell 85, Ian Surbrugg 93, Dylan Bozarth 100.
CARL JUNCTION (345): Jack Spencer 82, Zach Wrensch 85, Noah Williams 88, Jacob Teeter 90, Tommy Walker 94.
CARTHAGE (345): Britt Coy 80, Owen Derryberry 87, Ben Nicholas 88, Max Templeman 90, Colson Brust 108, Ben Rogers 126.
WEBB CITY (348): Braxten Cahoon 85, Levi Lassiter 85, Keegon Dill 87, Josh Howard 91, Cooper Forth 98.
LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE (365): Tyler Davis 87, Bryce Marshall 90, Cole Goff 92, Stewart McDonald 96, Salom LaRue 101.
SENECA (404): Eli Olson 98, Jace Wilson 100, Tyler Campbell 101, Jeremy Haase 105, Evan Davidson 115.
JOPLIN B (405): Ethan Satterlee 89, Gabe Deleon 92, Miles Hogan 110, Cash Tyson 114, Taylor McMillian 119.
LAMAR (439): Koen Littlejohn 98, Victoria O’Neal 106, Gunner Dillion 113, Roni Ogden 114, Mason Brown 122.
NEVADA: Owen Swearingen 79, Cordell Cox 108, Preston Drake 113.
