The Woodford County High School girls’ golf team has qualified for the Golf Coaches Association of Kentucky All-State Tournament for just the second time in program history.
The two-day tournament will be played Sept. 11-12 at the University Club of Kentucky in Lexington. The field is determined through the coaches association’s points system, which rewards teams and individuals for their performances throughout the season.
For Abigail Caine, the tournament will mark her fifth All-State appearance. Caine has qualified three times as an individual and twice as part of the Woodford County team. Graysen Kerr will make her second appearance.
The girls’ team wrapped up the regular season with a ninth-place finish at Juniper Hill Golf Course Sept. 5.
Caine led the Lady Jackets with a 3-over-par 75, shooting a 37 on the front nine and a 38 on the back. She made birdies on the par-5 first and 13th holes and recorded 11 pars.
Graysen Kerr followed with a 12-over 84. Kerr shot a 41 on the front and a 43 on the back and made eight pars during the round.
Rylee Knehr shot a 16-over 88 with rounds of 45 and 43. Knehr made two birdies, including a 4 on the par-5 first and a 2 on the par-3 10th, and added five pars.
Harper Lacefield shot matching 45s to finish at 18-over 90. Lacefield recorded three pars, all on the front nine.
Katelyn Hayes rounded out Woodford’s lineup with a 28-over 100. Hayes shot a 51 on the front and improved to a 49 on the back, recording two pars.
Caine’s 75, Kerr’s 84, Knehr’s 88 and Lacefield’s 90 accounted for Woodford’s team score of 337.
The Woodford County boys’ golf team placed ninth in the CKC Tournament at The Woodford Club.
Bryce Miller led the Yellow Jackets with an 80, followed by Mac Mefford with an 83 and Aiden Gould with an 85. Andrew Gordon shot an 89, and Ethan McAllister finished with a 90.
Conner Asbury and Caid Hargis competed as individuals. Asbury shot a 93, while Hargis finished with a 105.
The Yellow Jackets also fell to Rockcastle County in a match Thursday, Sept. 3.
McAllister and Mefford led Woodford with rounds of 47. Gordon shot a 48, while Miller and Gould rounded out the Yellow Jackets’ top five with rounds of 49.