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Wildcat golfer wins playoffJuly 29, 2010 - By Jay W. Bennett, Special to The TimesMINERAL WELLS, W.Va. - A pair of first-time winners topped their respective divisions here Wednesday at Woodridge Plantation during the next-to-last event of the Mid-Ohio Valley Junior Golf Association. St. Marys High School senior Cole Burkhammer edged Parkersburg South senior Austin Root on the first playoff hole to capture the 16-18 title after they both shot 4-over par 75s from the 6,830-yard black tees. In the 13-15 division, sophomore Brandyn Offenberger of Waterford and Marietta freshman Seth Vannoy tied with 77s, but the Wildcat nipped the Tiger on the third playoff hole to win for the fourth time in five tournaments this summer. Offenberger has locked up his second consecutive 13-15 MOVJGA crown as his 97 points leads both Vannoy (73) and Alex Schreckengost (70). Fort Frye's Zach Warren, who finished third at Woodridge with a 76, has earned the $1,000 scholarship since he leads the 16-18 division with 142 points. The race for the $500 runner-up scholarship will come down to either Root or Parkersburg High School senior Jansen McCloy. McCloy, who went 6-6-6 on the first three holes at Woodridge and finished sixth with an 84, has 111 points while Root has 105. Root could've been closer than six points entering the final event, which starts at 8:30 a.m. Friday at South Hills, but he suffered his third playoff defeat this year. Burkhammer, who was 1 under par on the front nine, made par at No. 1 in the playoff. "I three-putted from 100 feet," Root said of his bogey at No. 1. "I hit it on the front of the green and the flag was all the way on the back." Jordan McIntyre was fourth with a 77 and Tyler Cox bested McCloy for fifth after carding an 82. After consecutive pars at No. 1 and No. 2, Offenberger scored another par and Vannoy made bogey at No. 4. Offenberger shot 2-over on the front and 4-over on the back at the 6,086-yard layout from the white tees on the par-71 course. The Wildcat golfer said he didn't have a three-putt all day. Mac McCormick shot an 83 to finish third. Dylan Cress' 85 was good for fourth while Alex Schrenkengost, Brennen Ferrell and Sam Petty took fifth through seventh respectively after rounds of 89. Playing in just his third tournament of the summer, Drew Wells' 3-over par 39 on the back nine topped the 12-and-under field. Wells finished fourth at Mingo Bottom and fifth at St. Marys in his other two events. Adeena Shears, who leads the division with 109 points, took runner-up honors with a 41. Despite dropping a 45-footer for birdie, the best Alex Eastham could do on the day was take third with his 45. Trevor Gorrell and Mason Winans rounded out the top five with 46s. The remainder of the top 10 included Alec Milhoan (48), Tyler Palmer (48), Seth Hall (54), Logan Nay (55) and Dalton Smith (55). |
Fact BoxMid-Ohio Valley Junior Golf Association at Woodridge Plantation Golf Club, par 71 16-18 (6,830 yards) Cole Burkhammer 34-41=75* Austin Root 38-37=75 Zach Warren 37-39=76 Jordan McIntyre 38-39=77 Tyler Cox 43-39=82 Jansen McCloy 41-43=84 Jacob Richard 50-48=98 Alex Colteryahn 44-65=109 13-15 (6,086 yards) Brandyn Offenberger 37-40=77* Seth Vannoy 39-38=77 Mac McCormick 41-42=83 Dylan Cress 43-42=85 Alex Schreckengost 42-47=89 Brennen Ferrell 44-45=89 Sam Petty 44-45=89 Josh Richard 44-46=90 Michael Sams 46-44=90 Adam Lang 45-47=92 Steve Farley 49-46=95 Maggie Huck 54-57=111 12-and-under (back 9, par 36, 3,091 yards) Drew Wells 39 Adeena Shears 41 Alex Eastham 45 Trevor Gorrell 46 Mason Winans 46 Alec Milhoan 48 Tyler Palmer 48 Seth Hall 54 Logan Nay 55 Dalton Smith 55 Chase Coe 55 Max Hughes 56 Nathan Holland 57 Logan Plummer 59 Whitney Milhoan 60 Caleb Scharff 62 Riley Bennett 64 Noah Chidester 64 Heath Hill 67 Jansen Goldsmith 67 Chance Shears 67 Brice Ferrell 69 * Denotes won first place in playoff Note: The MOVJGA will conclude its season with the final event starting at 8:30 a.m. on Friday at South Hills. UPDATED MOVJGA GOLF STANDINGS 16-18 Zach Warren 142 Jansen McCloy 111 Austin Root 105 Tyler Schilling 70 Tyler Ohrn 64 Cole Burkhammer 33 Daniel Worthington 27 Alex Colteryahn 27 Evan Schilling 26 Jordan McIntyre 26 Matthew Roberts 20 Jacob Richard 14 Tyler Cox 11 13-15 Brandyn Offenberger 97 Seth Vannoy 73 Alex Schreckengost 70 Mac McCormick 66 Trent McCutcheon 59 Michael Sams 59 Sam Petty 44 Steve Farley 41 Adam Lang 40 Brennen Ferrell 40 Matt Wheeler 35 Josh Richard 20 Robert Henry 18 Ben Collie 18 Mitchell Eddlebute 15 Dylan Cress 13 Austin Hilverding 13 Chandler Weber 11 Brennan Schilling 7 Reece Patton 6 Alex Perry 5 Maggie Huck 1 12-and-under Adeena Shears 109 Alex Eastham 97 Alec Milhoan 91 Chase Coe 67 Mason Winans 63 Tyler Palmer 60 Trevor Gorrell 60 Drew Wells 44 Whitney Milhoan 43 Heath Hill 42 Carson Okraska 35 Seth Hall 23 Dalton Smith 18 Nathan Holland 14 Ben Knight 11 Logan Nay 9 Caleb Scharff 7 Jansen Goldsmith 5 Riley Bennett 5 Chance Shears 2 Max Hughes 1 Andrew McGuffey 1 Bryce Ferrell 1 |