Keys golfers were unable to play one of two scheduled matches last week after the Florida Keys Country Club in Marathon was flooded with a deluge of rain. But by the time match number two was set to begin on Oct. 1 in Key West, conditions were far more favorable. Marathon’s boys team won with an overall 175 strokes to Key West’s 203 and Coral Shores’ 226.
Marathon’s Roco Piscetello turned in the lowest scorecard. Piscetello birdied on hole five and finished at five over par with 40. Key West’s Geo Twyman was two strokes behind in second, followed by four Fins. Emmett Merryman, Cullen Coleman-Sayer, Max Childress and Luca Picariello finished third through sixth. In a tie for seventh were Ryder Almeda of Key West and Dylan Lindmar of Coral Shores. Key West’s Brody Catena was ninth and Scout Oliver of Coral Shores rounded out the top 10.
The Lady Conchs’ Lexi Finigan finished first in the girls competition. Finigan carded a 43 for the win. Teammates Claudia Steling and Mary Alice Davila finished second and third, with the Dolphins’ duo of Justice Lee and Makenna Haines in fourth and fifth. Melanie Estevez was the lone representative of Coral Shores, finishing sixth overall.
Golfers are working on their physical and mental games as districts loom at the end of the month. Teams have several local matches to help them prepare for the challenges that await in the postseason.
