For the first time ever, Batesvile Girls Golf competed at the IHSAA State Finals. The two-day, 36-hole event was held Friday and Saturday at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel.
Coach Tom Meyer’s Bulldogs were 15th after Friday’s opening 18 scoring 392. BHS, collectively, had a better day Saturday posting 376 and finished in 14th place with 768. The Bulldogs leapfrogged Crown Point whose two-day total was 777.
Batesville’s Emma Weiler struggled by her high standards Friday, shooting 87 over the first 18. She rebounded quite well Saturday with a 75, totalling 162 to place 29th. Emma Weiler, for a third-straight year, earned IHSGCA All-State honors which also takes into account what a golfer does during the regular season.
Her sister Addyson Weiler held the low total for BHS after Friday with an 83. She matched that scored on Saturday to shoot 166 and placed 34th.
Also scoring for Batesville were Josie Nobbe with 195 (100, 95) and Tori Harpring 245 (122, 123). Playing non-scoring rounds were Madelyn Pohlman who posted a 132 on Friday and Chloe Murphy who carded 128 on Saturday.
Evansville North won the team state title by 18 strokes with 606. Homestead was second with 624. E-North led by 15 after round one.
Individually, Lapel’s Macy Beeson and Evansville North’s Chloe Johnson were tied after the first day with a 2-under 70. Beeson was one stroke better than Johnson on Saturday (74 to 75) t0 win the individual state championship with an even par 144.
Click on this link for complete results of the state finals.
We thank the IHSAA and coach Meyer for the information and Batesville High School via Twitter for the picture.