PRESS RELEASE
CARENCRO – Hayden White of Benton led a second-day charge Tuesday and put the Tigers back in a very familiar position in the Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA State Golf Championships.
White carded a one-under-par 71, the lowest round of the day and the only sub-par round, and helped bring Benton back from a one-stroke deficit and give the Tigers their sixth Division II boys crown in seven years.
White finished with a two-day 70-71—141 score to take individual honors, winning by two shots over St. Thomas More’s Matt Weber. The two were tied entering Tuesday’s final round over the 6,516-yard par-72 The Farm d’Allie course, with Weber finishing second after a one-over 73 in the final round.
Benton posted a 333 team score in the final round, with Ryan Steed (83-86—169) finishing tied for 11th and Brodie Romero (84-86—170) tying for 14th as the Tigers’ other top scores.
St. Thomas More, which had led by one stroke 326-327 entering Tuesday’s final round, finished second after a 340 second round and a 666 total. St. Louis Catholic was third at 681 and Vandebilt Catholic was fourth at 686. Defending champion Teurlings Catholic finished fifth at 712.
Weber took an early lead with a two-stroke swing on the par-five first hole where he birdied and White bogeyed. But White birdied three in a row from the fourth through sixth holes and added a birdie at the par-four eighth hole, while Weber bogeyed the fourth and seventh and took a double-bogey at the par-four sixth hole while White was making one of his six birdies on the day.
White took a three-shot lead into the back nine, but Weber birdied the 10th and 11th and White birdied the 11th but bogeyed the 13th to cut the margin to one. Both bogeyed the par-four 14th hole, and White took a two-shot lead when Weber bogeyed the 16th hole.
White took a three-putt bogey on the par-three 17th to slice the margin to one, but hit his second shot from 225 yards out within 10 feet on the par-five 18th and two-putted for a birdie and a two-stroke win.
TEAM STANDINGS
Benton 327-333 – 660
St. Thomas More 326-340 – 666
St. Louis Catholic 351-330 – 681
Vandebilt Catholic 352-334 – 686
Teurlings Catholic 359-353 – 712
E. D. White 372-377 – 749
Neville 382-377 – 759
Franklinton 410-384 – 794
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Hayden White, Benton 70-71 – 141
Matt Weber, St. Thomas More 70-73 – 143
Austin DeReese, Westlake 79-79 – 158
Clarence Morse, Lusher 81-78 – 159
Connor Welsh, St. Louis Catholic 83-78 – 161
Zachary Morvant, Vandebilt Catholic 82-82 – 164
Sam Dupeire, St. Michael 77-89 – 166
Chris Hernandez, St. Augustine 80-86 – 166
Coy Taylor, DeRidder 84-82 – 166
Hudson Gravois, E. D. White 81-87 – 168
Ryan Steed Benton 83-86 – 169
Dane Cessac, North Vermilion 88-81 – 169
Matt Houston, St. Louis Catholic 90-79 – 169
Brodie Romero, Benton 84-86 – 170
Sam Tarpley, Grant 88-82 – 170
Michael Boudreaux, Teurlings Catholic 80-91 – 171
Sam Stonecipher, St. Thomas More 82-89 – 171
Peyton Rogers, Neville 89-83 – 172
Brett Ardoin, St. Louis Catholic 87-86 – 173
Jake Duet, Vandebilt Catholic 89-84 – 173
Jacob Chaisson, Vandebilt Catholic 92-82 – 174
Phillip Morvant, Vandebilt Catholic 89-86 – 175
Thomas Morton, St. Thomas More 88-91 – 179
Robert Rigmaiden, St. Louis Catholic 92-87 – 179
Dillen Reeves, Franklinton 90-90 – 180
Madden Davis, Benton 90-91 – 181
Joe Boudreaux, Vandebilt Catholic 94-87 – 181
John Triche, E. D. White 91-91 – 182
Cameron Mouton, Teurlings Catholic 94-88 – 182
Cameron Meyers, St. Thomas More 95-87 – 182
Andrew Mouton, St. Thomas More 86-97 – 183
Bradley Boudreaux, Teurlings Catholic 92-91 – 183
Dakota Simpson, Caddo Magnet 92-91 – 183
Alex Sylvester, Teurlings Catholic 100-83 – 183
Brett Bryant, Franklinton 94-90 – 184
Braeden Bell, Benton 95-90 – 185
Lain Letchworth, Teurlings Catholic 93-95 – 188
Andrew Castle, St. Louis Catholic 91-98 – 189
Owen Greg, Neville 96-97 – 193
Zach Hardin, Neville 100-93 – 193
Collin Toups, E. D. White 98-100 – 198
Trey Daigle, E. D. White 102-99 – 201
Kaleb Mizell, Franklinton 107-95 – 202
Grant Davis, Neville 103-104 – 207
Benjamin Pitre, E. D. White 105-103 – 208
Christian Bagwell, Neville 97-115 – 212
Grant Thomas, Franklinton 119-109 – 228
Andrew Schilling, Franklinton 130-125 – 255