District 2-2A golf: Mosley fails to advance, Webb moves on

LYNN HAVEN — As the golf scores climbed, all Mosley could do was hope for the best on Monday.

The best didn’t come for the Dolphins as a team, however, as they failed to advance out of the District 2-2A girls golf tournament at Panama Country Club. Mosley was fourth with a 447, one stroke behind Tallahassee Leon. The top three teams in the five-team district advanced to the regional round next week.

Mosley’s Courtney Webb was among the top three individuals to qualify from non-advancing teams. She shot a 91, which was five strokes higher than her score on the same course during the Bay County championship. Mosley’s other scores also were higher and it led to elimination.

“Last year was the first time a Mosley girls team made it to regionals,” coach Todd Harless said. “And we were almost back to regionals, one stroke away, and it’s disappointing.”

Harless said the competition level sometimes is a factor for players as well as the length of the event. This was only the third 18-hole tournament Mosley played in this season and he said when there is a rough patch it’s more difficult to pull out of than in a nine-hole match.

“It takes a little time to get back on track,” Harless said. “You can start struggling and it carries over from hole to hole and before you know it you’re way behind.”

Webb improved three shots from the front to the back-nine, but still couldn’t salvage a stellar score. Ginny Shipman shot a 111, Hailey Hartzog 118 and Megan Daniel a 127 for Mosley’s top four score, which count in team totals. Kacey Carter added a 150.

Hartzog was six strokes higher than her Bay County score and Daniel eight more.

“Some of them shot higher than they would have liked,” Harless. “But then again, most of the field did.”

Tallahassee Chiles won the tournament with a 390. Carlton Kuhlo won the individual medalist honor with a 72. She was the only player to be anywhere close to par.

The Region 1-2A tournament is in Tallahassee.

Results:

• Team scores: Chiles 390, Lake City Columbia 428, Leon 446, Mosley 447, Tallahassee Lincoln 482.
• Chiles: Kuhlo 72, Hill 86, Robbins 108, Hunter 124
• Columbia: Boris 87, Ste-Marie 100, Mixon 119, Camp 122
• Leon: Lastkowski 108, Belt 110, Foy 112, May 116
• Mosley: Webb 91, Shipman 111, Hartzog 118, Daniel 127
• Lincoln: Duncan 101, Eby 105, Buckles 132, Matt 144
• Top three individual qualifiers: Webb, Duncan, Eby

District 2-1A

Arnold will host both the District 2-1A boys and girls tournaments at Hombre Golf Club starting Tuesday morning. Bay, Chipley, Freeport, Holmes County, Marianna, Rutherford, South Walton, Vernon and Walton also will compete. The top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team will advance to the regional tournament in Pensacola.