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2003 Division II State Golf Tournament
Bear Trace - Tims Ford State Park
Winchester, TN
October 7-8, 2003
Baylor's Beth Felts and Catherine Hicks Lead Individuals and Combine to Give Baylor Lead for Team Championship
WINCHESTER - - - Beth Felts of Baylor School in Chattanooga shot a 68 (35-33) to take a six stroke lead into the final day of competition at the 2003 Division II state golf tournament. She won the individual state title as a sophomore in 2001 and finished tied for fourth at last year's tournament. Her first day score of 68 is tied for the second best 18-hole individual score in state tournament history. Sarah Jacobs of Davidson Academy (1999) and Elizabeth Dotson of Creek Wood (2002) are the other two golfers to shoot a 68. Jacobs set the record when she shot a 67 in 1998.
Baylor's Seth Brandon Ties Course Record and State Record With 63 at Bear Trace; Baylor Leads Team Competition
WINCHESTER - - - It was a record first day for Baylor's Seth Brandon. The senior golfer shot a 63 (30-33) to finish the first day of the Division II state golf tournament with a five-stroke lead over Scott Tashie of Memphis University School who shot a 68 (34-34). Brandon's first day score of 63 ties the state tournament record for best 18-hole individual score. Former Baylor golfer Richard Spangler shot a 63 in 1995.
Felts combined with teammate Catherine Hicks, who shot a 74 (35-39), to give Baylor a team score of 142 and 22-stroke lead over University School of Nashville in team competition. Their team score of 142 is the second lowest 18-hole team score in state tournament history. The state record of 138 was set by Davidson Academy in 1998. Baylor is going after a state record ninth state championship. They have won their eight previous championships consecutively, beginning in 1995, for the most consecutive titles won by a team in any sport. Baylor's Brooke Pancake shot a 78 (37-41) to finished day one in sixth place.
St. Benedict's Taylor Bunnell, who finished runner-up at last year's state tournament, shot a 75 (38-37) to finish day one in third place and seven strokes off the lead. Asleigh Garman of St. Cecilia shot a 76 (35-41) to finish day one in fourth with University School of Nashville's Calle Nielson one stroke behind her with a 77 heading into the final day of competition.
Brandon eagled both holes number three and sixteen. He birdied five other holes and only shot a bogie on one hole.
Brandon's score of 30 on the front nine also ties a state tournament record for best nine hole individual score. Spangler also holds is one of the other two to have shot a 30 on nine holes the state tournament. Clarksville's Mason Rudolph did it in 1952.
Seth \Brandon's teammate Harris English finished with a 70 (32-38) to finish tied with Neil Goodson of Knoxville Webb for third place after day one. Brandon and English combined with teammates John Barnett (75), and Matt Cunningham (76) to give Baylor a five-stroke lead over Knoxville Webb for the team title. Chris Farnsworth shot a 77 (35-42) after day one of competition. Their team score of 284 is the third lowest 18-hole team score in state tournament history.
Baylor is going after their tenth state golf championship. They won three consecutive titles from 1999-2001 and finished runner-up to McCallie at last year's championship.
Four individuals, Neil Goodson of Webb School, Harris English of Baylor, Drew Maliniak of Christian Brothers, and Logan Young of Briarcrest are all tied for third with a first day score of 70. Five individuals shot a 72 to finish day one tied for seventh place.
Ross Sutton of Battle Ground Academy provided a highlight moment when he shot a hole-in-one on the par three seventeenth hole. Sutton finished the day with an 85 (46-39).
Team Scores
Baylor 284, Knoxville Webb 289, Memphis University School 294, Brentwood Academy 304, Montgomery Bell Academy 312, Christian Brothers 312, Briarcrest 312, Battle Ground Academy 319.
Individual Scores
| Seth Brandon, Baylor | 33-30--63 | |
| Scott Tashie, Memphis University School | 34-34--68 | |
| Neil Goodson, Webb School of Knoxville | 34-36--70 | |
| Harris English, Baylor | 32-38--70 | |
| Drew Maliniak, Christian Brothers | 33-37--70 | |
| Logan Young, Briarcrest | 33-37--70 | |
| Tyler Baird, Webb School of Knoxville | 36-36--72 | |
| Greg Simpson, Brentwood Academy | 34-38--72 | |
| Philip Lee, Knoxville Catholic | 35-37--72 | |
| Bobby Baird, Webb School of Knoxville | 36-36--72 | |
| Matt Lingle, SBEC | 34-38--72 | |
| Todd Heinz, Evangelical Christian School | 34-39--73 | |
| Bobby Hudson, Memphis University School | 35-38--73 | |
| Webb White, Montgomery Bell Academy | 38-36--74 | |
| Daniel Brown, Memphis University School | 37-37--74 | |
| Clark Milner, Webb School of Knoxville | 37-38--75 | |
| Wes Roach, Webb School of Knoxville | 35-40--75 | |
| Scott Vick, Battle Ground Academy | 33-42--75 | |
| John Barnett, Baylor | 37-38--75 | |
| Adam Mitchell, McCallie | 39-36--75 | |
| Matt Cunningham, Baylor | 36-40--76 | |
| Ford Newell, Brentwood Academy | 37-39--76 | |
| Billy Clark, Battle Ground Academy | 37-40--77 | |
| Jeff Newman, Montgomery Bell Academy | 40-37--77 | |
| Chris Farnsworth, Baylor | 35-42--77 | |
| Alex Beale, Briarcrest | 38-39--77 | |
| Hunter Arnold, Brentwood Academy | 36-42--78 | |
| Hunter Palmer, Brentwood Academy | 35-43--78 | |
| Taylor Lucas, Briarcrest | 39-40--79 | |
| Richard White, Memphis University School | 39-40--79 | |
| Alex Snyder, Memphis University School | 37-42--79 | |
| Landon Destefano, SBEC | 37-42--79 | |
| Jordan Keckley, Montgomery Bell Academy | 35-45--80 | |
| Robert Piretti, Christian Brothers | 39-41--80 | |
| Trey Kendall, Montgomery Bell Academy | 40-41--81 | |
| Andrew McKenny, Christian Brothers | 40-41--81 | |
| Daniel Kraus, Christian Brothers | 39-42--81 | |
| Taylor Irwin, Battle Ground Academy | 39-43--82 | |
| Tyler Clark, Battle Ground Academy | 39-46--85 | |
| Ross Sutton, Battle Ground Academy | 46-39--85 | |
| Kyle Rice, Briarcrest | 44-42--86 | |
| John Turner, Briarcrest | 43-43--86 | |
| Charles Hamm, Christian Brothers | 45-41--86 | |
| Paul Levy, Brentwood Academy | 46-41--87 | |
| Mac Keith, Montgomery Bell Academy | 44-44--88 | |
| Brandon Hardison, St. Andrew's-Sewanee | 39-52--91 | |
| Maxx Dansky, University School of Nashville | 44-48--92 | |
| Daniel Ghanem, Father Ryan | 50-53--103 |
Team Scores
Baylor 142, University School of Nashville 164, St. Cecilia 168, Battle Ground Academy 186, Notre Dame 187, St. Benedict 188, St. Agnes 209, Southern Baptist Educational Center 214.
Individual Scores
| Beth Felts, Baylor | 35-33--68 | |
| Catherine Hicks, Baylor | 35-39--74 | |
| Taylor Bunnell, St. Benedict | 38-37--75 | |
| Ashleigh Garman, St. Cecilia | 35-41--76 | |
| Calle Nielson, University School of Nashville | 37-40--77 | |
| Brooke Pancake, Baylor | 37-41--78 | |
| Sydney Bell, University School of Nashville | 44-43--87 | |
| Julie Irwin, Notre Dame | 39-48--87 | |
| Caroline Hill, St. Agnes | 44-47--91 | |
| Katy Ferrel, St. Cecilia | 46-46--92 | |
| Anne Smith, Battle Ground Academy | 46-47--93 | |
| Julie Knox, Battle Ground Academy | 46-47--93 | |
| Diana Bidek, Father Ryan | 45-53--98 | |
| Lauren Spurlock, SBEC | 50-48--98 | |
| Cassie Smith, Notre Dame | 49-51--100 | |
| Sarah Jones, Lausanne | 53-48--101 | |
| Christina Clayton, Webb School of Knoxville | 51-51--102 | |
| Mary Katherine Stone, Harpeth Hall | 49-53--102 | |
| Mary Lindley Carswell, Harpeth Hall | 50-55--105 | |
| Sofi Mitchell, Girls Preparatory School | 49-56--105 | |
| Jenna Ramer, Battle Ground Academy | 58-55--113 | |
| Danielle Forrest, St. Benedict | 57-56--113 | |
| Mary Brigance, Bishop Byrne | 54-60--114 | |
| Lannie Rollins, SBEC | 57-59--116 | |
| Tracy Lustig, University School of Nashville | 57-59--116 | |
| Caitlin McDonald, Immaculate Conception | 55-62--117 | |
| Megan Francis, St. Agnes | 62-56--118 | |
| Caitlin Mazzarino, St. Agnes | 67-61--128 | |
| Tina Bodamer, St. Benedict | 77-73--150 |