Page 16 - 2009-10 Girls Golf State Finals Program

2008 Tournament in Review

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, RICHMOND’S WITHERBY
WIN GIRLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

A day after a record-setting performance, Richmond Witherby’s 143 tied for the fourth lowest score ever in the
sophomore Trisha Witherby held off the final round field state finals and Podzielinski’s 144 tied for seventh. Witherby
to win the 36th annual state championship on Saturday at became the second Richmond girl to win the state crown
The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin. joining Cathy Crum in 1978 and was the second straight
sophomore to win the title following Brebeuf Jesuit’s Sophie
Hayashi. Hayashi
didn’t compete
in this year’s
state tournament.
Witherby’s record
score bettered the
68 shot by Martins-
ville’s Leigh Anne
Hardin in the 1999
state finals and
Penn’s Julia Potter
in 2005. Witherby
(77-79-156) had
finished tied for
19th in last year’s
state finals.

Hamilton South-
eastern’s four scor-
ing players placed
in the top 33.
Freshman Brooke
Beegle (71-79-150)
tied for seventh;
senior Autumn
Duke (78-74-152)
tied for 10th; senior
Christina Beyerl
Top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern rallied to win its second (83-78-161) tied for 25th and; senior Jennifer Blanchard
team state championship (2003) after beginning the day (83-82-165) was 33rd. Junior Kelsey Smith (88-81-169) tied
tied for third. The Royals (315-312-627), coached by Steve for 38th.
Guenin, edged first day leader Richmond (305-332-637) for
the top spot. Columbus North (313-329-642) placed third, Rounding out the other individuals, Avon senior Breanna
Roncalli (315-328-643) was fourth and defending champ Patz (73-74-147) placed third while Columbus North junior
Martinsville (325-319-644) came in fifth. Richmond had Taylor Gohn (72-76-148) was fourth. Kokomo senior Kristi
held an eight-stroke lead at the end of the first round. Cardwell (70-79-149) and Martinsville senior Carleigh
Silvers (74-75-149) tied for fifth place.
After struggling a week earlier at the regional with a 79,
Witherby went birdie and eagle on her first two holes Richmond’s first day 305 tied for the second-best score
Friday and carded a 66 to set a state finals record and also ever recorded in a state finals tournament, while Hamilton
tied the competitive girls course record. On Saturday, she Southeastern’s 312 tied for the seventh-best. The Royals’
had to overcome six bogeys, including one on 18, to post 36-hole score of 627 was the fifth-lowest mark ever posted.
a 66-77-143 to edge Noblesville senior Emily Podzielinski
(75-69-144) for medalist honors. Podzielinski posted three Both days in Franklin saw sunny, clear skies that started off
birdies on the front nine Saturday. in the low to mid-40s but warmed to around 70 degrees by
the afternoon.
14 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. Pure INDIANA!