Atholton's Hill wins county golf title
His 1-over-par sparks Raiders to team title as well
By Brent Kennedy
bkennedy@patuxent.com
Posted 10/02/08
Atholton’s Morgan Hill bounced back from a bogey on his opening hole to shoot a round of 1-over-par (53 points) today, helping him to the individual title and leading his teammates to the team trophy in the fourth annual county tournament at the Timbers at Troy.
Hill, who made four birdies and five bogeys during his round, ended up winning by six strokes over teammate Seong Lee, whose round of 47 points was good enough for second.
“This season has been a real struggle at times for me, but this (tournament) was my focus from the beginning. I wanted to be ready for today,” said Hill, who had a slightly worse scoring average during the regular season this fall than last year. “I hit some good shots and some bad ones, but I really focused on not getting too high or too low.”
With Hill and Lee issuing the punch at the top, Atholton needed only solid play from its other two golfers, Chris Biggins (36 points) and Ethan Wasil (30), and they came through.
Atholton’s team score of 166 was two points better than River Hill, which finished second after going undefeated during the regular season. Will Swygert and Ryan Park each shot 42 to lead the Hawks' effort.
Glenelg was third with 158 points, and Marriotts Ridge was fourth with 150.
In the girls competition, Centennial’s Audra McShane finally broke through after back-to-back seasons as the runner-up. She shot 6-over par (48 points) to easily outdistance the second-place effort of Marriotts Ridge’s Tory Stader (35). Centennial also was victorious in the team competition, as the Eagles put up 125 points to defeat second-place Marriotts Ridge by 44.
"Finishing second twice, especially by one, that's been on my mind all year," McShane said. "This was my last chance and I felt like if I played my game everything was going to be fine. I started well, with a birdie on No. 3, and I think that helped me get going."
For more information on today's county tournament and Friday’s District event, see the Oct. 9 issue of the Columbia Flier and Howard County Times.
Hill, who made four birdies and five bogeys during his round, ended up winning by six strokes over teammate Seong Lee, whose round of 47 points was good enough for second.
“This season has been a real struggle at times for me, but this (tournament) was my focus from the beginning. I wanted to be ready for today,” said Hill, who had a slightly worse scoring average during the regular season this fall than last year. “I hit some good shots and some bad ones, but I really focused on not getting too high or too low.”
With Hill and Lee issuing the punch at the top, Atholton needed only solid play from its other two golfers, Chris Biggins (36 points) and Ethan Wasil (30), and they came through.
Atholton’s team score of 166 was two points better than River Hill, which finished second after going undefeated during the regular season. Will Swygert and Ryan Park each shot 42 to lead the Hawks' effort.
Glenelg was third with 158 points, and Marriotts Ridge was fourth with 150.
In the girls competition, Centennial’s Audra McShane finally broke through after back-to-back seasons as the runner-up. She shot 6-over par (48 points) to easily outdistance the second-place effort of Marriotts Ridge’s Tory Stader (35). Centennial also was victorious in the team competition, as the Eagles put up 125 points to defeat second-place Marriotts Ridge by 44.
"Finishing second twice, especially by one, that's been on my mind all year," McShane said. "This was my last chance and I felt like if I played my game everything was going to be fine. I started well, with a birdie on No. 3, and I think that helped me get going."
For more information on today's county tournament and Friday’s District event, see the Oct. 9 issue of the Columbia Flier and Howard County Times.
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