State by a stroke
FHS girls edge Halls in playoff hole for trip to state tourney
The victory means the Lady Ads will return to this very course in one week, as the TSSAA Golf state championship will be held at SGC Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 4-5.
On that first playoff hole, “Riley Lydon birdied it, and Gabby bogeyed it, so we were even (par) for the hole; and Halls was 1-over (par),” Farragut head coach Jon Higgins said.
In addition to her clutch effort in the playoff, Lydon, a junior, shot 81 for the first 18 holes. Junior Ria Padhye also played for the Lady Ads (88).
Overall, “They played well,” Higgins said about his Farragut girls, adding Starling, a senior, and Lydon “were both very good on the front nine: Gabby was even, Riley was 3-over.”
Farragut boys second
Meanwhile, the FHS boys finished second, seven strokes behind No. 1 Halls. “They played well, they battled hard,” Higgins said. “There were tough conditions out there today. It was hot, windy. ... And it was a long course, around 6,500-to-6,600 yards.”
Sophomore Owen Queener, medalist at last week’s District Sophomore Owen Queener, medalist at last week’s District 4-AA boys tourney (1-under 69) where Farragut finished one stroke behind champion Bearden (see story on page 2B), led the Admirals at SGC with a 75, finishing seventh.
Brady Harville fired a 78, as did Sebastian Costales, earning both a top-10 finish. Carter Mayfield shot an 80, while Houston McKay had an 88.
“From where we were at the beginning of the season to where we finished, it is a testament to them,” Higgins said. “Then to lose in a playoff to Bearden and come in second in the region, I mean they’ve really battled hard over the last couple of weeks.”
