ES golfers 13th at Lawson; continue tourney schedule

ES golfers 13th at Lawson; continue tourney schedule

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Excelsior Springs is on something akin to a tournament circuit in girls golf.

Missouri State High School Activities Association information states that five of the Tigers’ six competitions over a 15-day stretch are tournaments. The string started with the Lawson Girls Golf Invitational on Sept. 6 at Hidden Valley Golf Course in Lawson, where Excelsior Springs shot a combined 487 and placed 13th among 19 schools.

Senior Addison Jackson was Excelsior Springs’ top golfer, finishing her 18-hole, par-72 round with a 106 (+34), putting her in a four-way tie for 24th. In other team results, Addison Mathews and Tanya Hladky-Bly each shot a 125 (+53) to tie for 61st, and senior Zoey Rogers shot a 131 (+59) and tied Richmond’s Carsyn Teat for 66th.

In other tournament results, Pleasant

Hill’s Ava Rogers was the individual champion, shooting an 81 (+9) – one stroke ahead of the runner-up, South Harrison’s Abby Owens. In the team standings, Smithville took the tournament title with a 350. Pleasant Hil…