CONWAY — Summar Roachell admitted she did not give herself many birdie opportunities Monday, but the Conway senior’s short game paved the way for a five-shot advantage for today’s final round of the Class 7A girls state golf tournament.
Roachell, the three-time defending state champion, fired a 2-over par 72 at the Conway Country Club. Fayetteville sophomore Anna Grace Lavy shot a 77 and is in second place.
Taming the Conway course, which played at 5,044 yards Monday, was no easy chore. None of the other 55 competitors managed to break 82 and only 18 players were able to avoid shooting in the 100s.
“I really did not hit the ball that well today,” Roachell said. “I put myself in a lot of upand-down situations.
Luckily my chipping and putting made up for a little bit of that. It wasn’t that I was super off, but I wasn’t getting my [tee] shots as close as I normally do.”
Roachell got off to a good start on her home course, hitting her second shot on the 360-yard, par-4 No. 1 on the green. She made a 22-foot birdie putt.
“I’ve played that shot a hundred times and that’s the first time I’ve hit it,” Roachell said. “But yes, it’s a good feeling when you can start the state tournament with a birdie.”
Three holes later, Roachell’s tee shot on the 119-yard No. 4 came to rest 5 feet from the pin. It was her final birdie of the day.
Lavy started her round with four consecutive bogeys, but over the last eight holes, the Fayetteville golfer was one shot better than Roachell.
Roachell finished the frontnine with a 1-over 36. She started the back nine with eight consecutive pars before taking a bogey on No. 18.
“I just wasn’t sharp,” Roachell said. “I didn’t key in on the flag at all, but this course is not easy. Even from the red [ladies] tees, this is a very unforgiving course. I told myself before the round that anything from a 1 under to a 3 over would be pretty good.”
The girls will tee off at 9 a.m. for today’s second round.
CLASS 2A
Kidds boost Spring Hill
DANVILLE - Lakyn Kidd’s tap-in for birdie on the second playoff hole gave her the Class 2A individual championship at Chamberlyne Country Club on Monday afternoon.
That came after she shot a team-low 92 to lead Spring Hill to its first 2A team championship.
“This is our first time to win it and our medalist shot lights-out today,” Spring Hill Coach John Collier said.
Spring Hill’s total was 315, 20 strokes better than runnerup Salem at 335. Sidney Orr shot a 110 and Kidd’s sister, Mallory, shot 113 to complement Lakyn Kidd’s effort on the par-72 course.
“We’re not used to hills being from south Arkansas and our greens are slower so we didn’t know what to do when we got to these; they were so fast,” Collier said.
Kidd figured out the green on the second playoff hole against Cutter Morning Star’s Tessie Griner. Her 30-foot approach shot was on line and nearly on target, stoppinginches from the cup.
“I was shaking all over,” Kidd said. “I’m glad the playoff was with Tess.”
The two friends were even through the next-to-last shot. Griner’s drive drifted to theleft 40 yards away and nearly parallel with Kidd’s shot.
Griner’s shot fell well short of Kidd’s.
“I was excited to make the playoff,” Griner said. “I was a little letdown and mad at my game.”
Griner said the course had been harder in certain areas. And in some cases, a par-4 turned into a triple bogey on the back nine.
Salem was led to second place by McKenzie Jewell’s 100 and Savannah Henley’s 116.
At a glance CLASS 7A WHERE Conway Country Club WHEN Today DEFENDING CHAMPION Fayetteville (457) 2011 MEDALIST Summar Rochelle, Conway (136) CLASS 6A WHERE Greystone Country Club, Cabot WHEN Today and Wednesday DEFENDING CHAMPION Marion (558) 2011 MEDALIST Brooke Alford, Marion (141) FORMAT 36 holes. Teams may have up to five players with three lowest scores determing team score.
CLASS 4A WHERE Glenwood Country Club WHEN Today DEFENDING CHAMPION Clarksville (249) 2011 MEDALIST Madison Talley, Clarksville (71) FORMAT 18 holes. Teams may have up to four players with three lowest scores determing team score.
CLASS 1A WHERE Magnolia Country Club WHEN Today DEFENDING CHAMPION Shirley (289) 2011 MEDALIST K. Bartley, Mt. Vernon-Enola (87) FORMAT 18 holes. Teams may have to four players with three lowest scores determing team score.
Monday’s results
CLASS 7A GIRLS Conway Country Club, Conway TEAM RESULTS 1. Conway 244, 2. Fayetteville 263, 3. Bryant 274, 4. Fort Smith Southside 285, 5. Rogers 293, 6. Bentonville 296, 7. Har-Ber 298, 8. Mount St. Mary 299, 9. Cabot 308, 10. Van Buren 341, 11. Heritage 345, 12. Little Rock Central 366.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Summar Roachell, Conway ......72 Anna Grace Lavy, Fayetteville ...77 Taylor Loeb, MSM ....................82 Peyton Weaver, Bryant .............82 Alexis McDaniel, Conway .........83 H. Brauburger, Bentonville ........87 Savanna Cathey, Bryant ............87 Claire Rose Latta, Southside ....89 Logan Tolliver, Conway .............89 Tristan Jenkins, Conway ...........90 McKenzie Kley, Fayetteville .......92 Abbie Parker, Rogers ................92 Alison Head, Fayetteville ...........94 Joanna Keck, Har-Ber ...............95 Paige McCain, Southside ..........95 Marlena Weatherly, Cabot .........95 Morgan Conway, Rogers ..........96 Stephanie Wedding, Har-Ber ....97 Morgan Clark, Conway .............98 Samantha Arroys, Fayetteville 100 Kasie Follett, Cabot .................100 Madison Lager, Southside ......101 Ann Roe, Mount St. Mary.......101 McKenzie Dixon, Bentonville ..104 Taylor Erickson, Rogers ..........105 Lacy Gardner, Van Buren ........105 Emma Kinsey, Bentonville ......105 Abigail McGee, Bryant ............105 Jodie Karsono, Har-Ber ..........106 Molly Luster, Har-Ber ..............106 Reagan Gates, Fayetteville .....107Sara Reidy, Heritage ...............111 Ashley Baker, Central ..............112 M. Chomphilath, Van Buren ...113 Danielle O’Shields, Cabot ........113 Ashley Stephens, Cabot ..........113 Katherine Reece, WMemphis .115 Brooke Rodney, Bentonville ....116 Cynthia Weyrens, MSM ..........116 Gina Britton, Heritage .............117 Destiney Phillips, Heritage ......117 Carley Miller, Bryant ................117 Taytem Billington, Bentonville 121 Alyssa Corral, Rogers .............121 Kasha Flynn, Van Buren ..........123 Tiffany Robinson, Bryant ........123 Katie Christian, Heritage .........124 Elisabeth Graf, Central ............124 Cobie Silva, Rogers ................124 Kimmie Krupsaw, MSM ..........127 Abigail McMoran, Har-Ber ......128 Lilly Bessette, Central .............130 Lauren Bettis, Cabot ...............132 Kaylyn Harris, Central .............135 Marissa Penning, Central ........146 Erin Lundy, Heritage ...............152 R. Wing, North Little Rock .....152
CLASS 2A GIRLS Chamberlyne Golf Club, Danville TEAM RESULTS 1. Spring Hill 315, 2. Salem 335, 3. Conway Christian 350, 4. Foreman 355, 5. Bigelow 369, 6. East Poinsett County 373, 7. Buffalo Island 387, 8. Western Yell 399, 9. Johnson Co. Westside 410.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Lakyn Kidd, Spring Hill ............92 T. Griner, Cutter Morning Star .92 Cheney McClean, Riverside .....95 B. Keith, Conway Christian ......96 Anna Claire Williams, EPC .......98McKenzie Jewell, Salem ........100 W. Almond, Magent Cove ......104 M. Hambuchen, St. Josephs .105 Sidney Orr, Spring Hill ...........110 Mallory Kidd, Spring Hill .......113 Lane Shuffield, Poyen ...........114 Brittany Stocton, BIC .............115 A. Robertson, Junction City ..115 Brie Fields, Parkers Chapel ....116 Savannah Henley, Salem .......116 Caitlin Gottsponer, Bigelow ...118 Kendra Pendegrass, Salem ...119 Cydney Tubbs, Bigelow .........120 Chelsea Stephens, Foreman ..120 S. Meriweather, C. Christian ..121 S. Gillespie, Western Yell Co. 125 Anna Leigh Powell, EPC ........126 Sunni Carlton, Magnet Cove .127 Kayley Yates, Westside ..........129 Rachel Simmons, BIC ...........130 Allie McCourt, W. Yell Co. .....131 Carly Gottsponer, Bigelow .....131 Alex Richey, Marmaduke .......132 Daiton Butler, Blevins ............133 Leann Sartain, C.Christian .....133 S. Nekunchuk, C. Christian ....134 Myranda Gross, Foreman ......134 Ashley Batte, Abundant Life ..137 Lexi Van houton, Hazen .........140 Brittany Pannell, Westside .....140 C. Chronister, Westside .........141 Elizabeth Silva, Hackett .........141 Kaylee Greathouse, BIC .........142 Courtney Miller, W. Yell Co. ...143 Marley Ruple, Spring Hill ......146 Amelia Worsham, EPC ..........149 Heather Catlett, W. Yell Co. ...151 B. Lunsford, Junction City .....157 Andrea Gosnell, St. Joseph ...157 Rachell Ross, St. Joseph ......159
Sports, Pages 18 on 09/25/2012