The weather held out long enough for all three of Monroe County’s golf teams to get in one match each last week. Coral Shores traveled to Doral Oct. 16 to play at Trump National against St. Brendan School. Gabby Thomas was the lone Lady ’Cane to make the trip, shooting a 59 in the nine-hole contest and claiming third place overall. Brock Bynum was third in the boys match with a 48 on the afternoon. Preston Carroll was one stroke behind Bynum in fourth place. Jacob Bohnstadt, Derek Ramos, Tanel Irons and Donovan Thiery each completed nine holes on the challenging course.
The rest of the county was in Key West, where Claudia Steling won another match on her home course. Steling shot a 52, six strokes ahead of teammate Claudia Lopez in second. Marathon’s Justice Lee was third, followed by Key West’s Monica Bueno in fourth, Breanna Santana and Lexi Finigan, who tied for fifth, and Makenna Haines of Marathon in seventh.
In boys action, a trio of Conch seniors swept the top three spots. Peyton Zubieta, Andrew Bassett and Jackson Barroso were first through third while sophomore Geo Twyman tied with Marathon’s Leo Mendez for fourth. Roco Piscetello of Marathon was sixth. Mason Titendor of Key West and Marathon’s Mason Thornton and Aiden Richard were seventh through ninth, respectively. Emmett Merryman and Luca Picariello tied for 10th.
Keys golfers have a few more chances to practice before districts – that is, if the courses can drain and the weather cooperates. The Conchs will begin postseason play Oct. 29 at Palmetto in hopes of making it through to the next round. Regionals for Key West’s boys will be held in Ave Maria near Naples; the girls are across the state at Eagle Trace near Pompano. Marathon and Coral Shores, who compete at the 1A level, have their boys and girls split at districts. The boys play Oct. 29 at Redlands while the girls play the following day at Normandy Shores. Regionals for the Fins and ’Canes, should any of their golfers fare well at districts, are set for Miami Shores.
