VALDOSTA —
The Southwest section holds a slim 0.9-point lead after the first round of the Georgia State Golf Association Challenge Match at the Valdosta Country Club.
The Southwest team earned 28 points, led by Hahira native Clay Peters, who shot a 1-under 71. Peters leads the Boys 16-17 bracket.
In the Girls 14-17 group, Moultrie’s Marin Hanna leads after shooting a 4-over 76. Other age group leaders include the East section’s Chip Allen of Evans (Boys 14-15), the East’s Jay Mobley of Waynesboro (Boys 12-13), Amy Clark of Columbus (West) and Layne-Marie Carter of Lyons (Southeast) in the Girls 12-13 group, and the Southeast’s Sloan Lanier of Blackshear (Girls 11&U).
The Match tournament features different regions (sections) of the state competing against one another as well as individuals competing against each other. The tournament concludes today.
The Southwest’s 0.9-point lead is over the Southeast, which scored 27.1 points. The West section is third with 24.6 points, followed by the East (16.3), Northwest (9), Northeast (4.2) and Middle (2.5).
The Junior Sectional Challenge Match is a statewide competition that brings together the top performers from the summer-long GSGA Junior Sectional Program. Participants earned the opportunity to compete and represent their section in the tournament by accumulating points in their section's qualifying events.
Each of the seven geographic sections sends their top four point earners from each boys age division, the top three from each Girls’ 14-17 division and the top two from the Girls’ 12-13 and 11 and under divisions to the Challenge Match.
The team winner, or winning section, is determined by cumulative points earned based on order of finish in the various age divisions during each round.
The Junior Sectional Program began in 1974 and was established by the Georgia State Golf Association as a grassroots effort to provide juniors across the state with the opportunity to experience competitive golf.
Luukas Alapkulppi of Valdosta is currently second in the Boys 12-13 division after an opening round 73. Davis Mathis of Valdosta is 21st after shooting a 91.
In the Boys 14-15 division, Jake Parris is tied for 16th after an opening round 85.
Peters’ lead in the Boys 16-17 division is a two-stroke lead of Atlanta’s Drew Wagner. Valdosta’s Bryant Thagard is third, four strokes behind Peters, and Jake Lastinger is tied for 16th, nine strokes behind.
In the Girls 14-17 division, Moultrie’s Marin Hanna leads after an opening round 76. Moultrie’s Taylor Marie Griner is third after a 78.
In the 9-hole Division, Ben Carr of Columbus won the Boys 11U division with a 37; Sloan Lanier of Blackshear won the Girls 11U and Amy Clark of Columbus won the Girls 12-13.
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Clay Peters of Hahira shot an opening round one-under 71 to lead the Boys 16-17 division of the Georgia State Golf Association’s Junior Sectional Match at Valdosta Country Club. Paul Leavy | The Valdosta Daily Times
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Valdosta's Jake Lastinger watches a putt during Monday's round. Paul Leavy | The Valdosta Daily Times
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