Wethington, Cole claim local title
Gadsden City, Westbrook Christian earn team wins at Gadsden Area golf tournament
Westbrook Christian’s Will Wethington and Glencoe’s Lauren Cole each won low medalist in the 2018 Gadsden Area golf tournament Monday at Twin Bridges Golf Club.
With over 60 players competing for the top spots, Wethington shot a par-71 to claim the individual award in the boys tournament, while Cole’s 77 won it on the girls' side.
The stretch of holes 8 through 11 was big for Wethington in helping him reach par.
“I hit mostly good shots and got a lot of good bounces,” Wethington said. “I was able to make a long putt on 10, so that got me going. Then I fell back to neutral after that.”
Cole said it was the best round she’s played this season.
“I was positive about today and I didn’t look down about anything,” Cole added.
Ellie Porter of Westbrook Christian finished runner-up on the girls side with a 79.
Etowah’s Alex Argo and Eli Antisdale each totaled a 76, but Argo ended up as the boys runner-up via a scorecard playoff.
Gadsden City won the boys team championship with a 321 while Westbrook’s 332 was good enough for runner-up.
Porter and the Warriors won the girls team crown with a 278. Gadsden City finished second with a 303.
With the playoffs nearing at the end of the month, Wethington will look to carry the momentum on from the area tournament.
“This will help me,” Wethington said. “It will give me confidence. I didn’t feel great out there, but I was able to score good. So hopefully I can build off that and move forward.”
Though Cole felt she played the best round of the season so far, she’s hoping she can continue to improve on it.
“It’s definitely going to push me harder because I know I can do better,” Cole said.
Gadsden Area boys golf tournament
At Twin Bridges Golf Club on Monday
Par: 71
Team champion: Gadsden City 321
Team runner-up: Westbrook 332
Individual champion: Westbrook’s Will Wethington 71
Individual runner-up: Etowah’s Alex Argo 76
Etowah
Alex Argo 76
Eli Antisdale 76
Alex Edge 92
Caden Argo 124
Dakota Stiles 109
Etowah total: 353
Gadsden City
Barnes Stacey 79
Staley Dawson 82
Carter Cooper 84
Seth Perry 77
Will Partridge 83
Gadsden City total: 321
Glencoe
Brock McNeely 81
Garrett Fairley 92
Jordan Yancey 112
Justin Graham 94
Evan Owens 134
Glencoe total: 379
Hokes Bluff
Josh Jones 86
Matthew Jones 81
Tucker Marsh 99
Kason Moore 97
Cole Contris 86
Hokes Bluff total: 350
Sardis
Daniel Rich 93
Kaleb Morgan 98
Braxton Scott 97
Eli Ford 89
Kaiden Adams 111
Sardis total: 377
Southside
Michael Rich 89
Luke Boyd 87
Devon Downs 85
Brock Lawley 81
Tommy Simmons 80
Southside total: 333
West End
Payne Stancil 82
Hunter Blanton 85
Hunter Tucker 90
Westbrook
Will Wethington 71
Jackson Bowman 83
Ridge McHugh 89
Jackson Cox 99
Logan McClendon 89
Westbrook total: 332
Gadsden Area girls golf tournament
At Twin Bridges Golf Club on Monday
Par: 71
Team champion: Westbrook 278
Team runner-up: Gadsden City 303
Individual champion: Glencoe’s Lauren Cole 77
Individual runner-up: Westbrook’s Ellie Porter 79
Etowah
Miranda Nassif 94
Sydney Correll 139
Jordan Vaughn 146
Anna Guthrie 141
Etowah total: 374
Gadsden City
Ella Howard 89
Haley James 104
Alana Mulkey 110
Daisey Allen 128
Gadsden City total: 303
Glencoe
Lauren Cole 77
Camryn Blackwell 126
Hokes Bluff
Mazin Lowe 125
Abagail Reeves 123
Abby Morrison 124
Maddie O’Barr 129
Hokes Bluff total: 372
Southside
Kenzie Reavis 114
Haley Gray 139
Hannah Fuhrman 131
Molly Pearce 137
Southside total: 382
Westbrook
Ellie Porter 79
Lauren Weaver 100
Anna Nichols 99
Westbrook total: 278