All three local golf squads competed at Friday's Reeths-Puffer Invitational, with the Rockets leading the trio with a third-place finish and its best 18-hole score of the season.
R-P posted a total score of 353, again led by top players Sophia McCollum and Rowan Bluhm, who finished second and third respectively on the individual leaderboard.
Both played consistently throughout the day, making worse than a bogey on a hole only once apiece. McCollum had an impressive chip-in on the third hole, and Bluhm shot a birdie on the par-3 sixth hole.
"Rowan and Sophia both played great on the same day for one of the first
times this year," Rockets' coach Matt Pallett said. "They are definitely a great one-two punch for the
team.”
Ella Voorhies posted a 94 for R-P, slicing her personal best down by 11 strokes - the third consecutive time she has beaten her previous personal best - and going four over par on her final nine holes. Olivia Ambler made a birdie on the par-4 13th hole and shot a 98.
Montague, notably, outdueled Whitehall for the first time this season, shooting a 384 to the Vikings' 397 to earn seventh place out of 12 teams despite being the only Division 4 school in the field.
Cadence Fox led the Wildcats with a 92, followed by Braylyn Bultema's 93. Fox birdied the par-3 sixth hole. Brynlee Kessler posted a 99 and Addi Smith added a 100.
"The
girls keep pressing forward," Montague coach Phil Kerr said.
Grace McDowell continued her steady play for the Vikings, who took ninth place. She led the team with a 90. Riley Shafer and Kelsie McClure each scored a 99, and Morgan Garcia closed out team scoring with a 109.
