On Sept. 15, the Dolphins made history at Florida Keys Country Club in Marathon. The Golfin’ Dolphins scored 167 as a team, turning in the lowest total on a team scorecard in program history. The new low was fueled by Roco Piscetello’s 38, just two above par, which sealed first place. In second, Marathon’s Emmett Merryman and Key West’s Mason Titensor tied at 39. Geo Twyman of Key West was fourth, followed by Max Childress of Marathon in fifth, with scores of 41 and 43, respectively. Dolphins Cullen Coleman-Sayer and Brett Clark tied for sixth at 46 each, and teammate Jackson Millard was one stroke behind in eighth. Key West’s Logan Markey tied with Marathon’s Jack Dunn, Luca Picariello and Aldo Badalamenti for 9th at 48. Key West finished 13 strokes behind Marathon in second place.
Two days later, the teams met at Ocean Reef for another nine holes. The Fins won again, this time scoring 179. The Conchs’ team total was 187, with Coral Shores finishing at 197 for third place. Merryman turned in the lowest score, a 40, finishing one ahead of Titensor. Coral Shores’ Scout Oliver was third with a 43 and Twyman shot a 44 for fourth place. In fifth, Piscetello tied with Coral Shores’ Brock Bynum at 45. Coleman-Sayer, Childress, Key West’s Chad Stolka and Coral Shores’ Jacob Bohnstedt rounded out the top 10, all with scores at or under 50.
In the girls competition, the Lady Conchs swept the top three spots in both matches. Mary Alice Davila placed first on Sept. 15, shooting a 50 with Lexi Finigan in second and Claudia Steling in third. Marathon’s Makenna Haines and Justice Lee were fourth and fifth, with Key West’s Berkeley Tripp and Mia Feola claiming sixth and seventh place. Melanie Estevez of Coral Shores was eighth. Two days later, Steling was number one, shooting a 54 at Ocean Reef. Finigan finished in second again with a 56 and Davila finished third, scoring a 58. Lee was fourth, followed by Tripp, Haines and Coral Shores’ Valerie Gabriel.
Local golfers have a little under a month of regular season matches to go before their district competitions scheduled for the end of October. Marathon, classified as 1A, plays Oct. 28 while Key West and Coral Shores, both 2A, head to districts the following afternoon.
