On Sept. 25, the Hurricanes, Dolphins and Conchs met at Marathon for nine holes of friendly competition. Key West’s Jackson Barroso had the low score of the afternoon, shooting a 38 at the Florida Keys Country Club. Marathon’s Michael Merryman shot a 41 and teammate Dylan Ziels was one stroke behind with a 42. Key West’s Peyton Zubieta and Marathon’s Leo Mendez tied at 44. Key West’s Andrew Bassett shot a 45 in the number six spot. Marathon’s Mason Thornton (47) and Emmett Merryman (48) were seven and eight, and Ryan Kight of Key West finished ninth with a 49. Brock Bynum was the top golfer for Coral Shores and completed the round in 10th place with a 51.
Three days later, the teams met again, this time in Key West. Zubieta was first with a 41 and Michael Merryman tied for second with Ty Hill, both shooting a 42. Coral Shores’ Tanel Irons placed fourth, followed by Barroso, Thornton, Key West’s Smith Switzer, Ziels, Mendez and Kight.
Marathon’s Summer Haines placed first at both matches, shooting a 51 at Marathon and 49 in Key West. In the Marathon match, Key West’s Lexi Finigan placed second with a score of 60 while teammate Maeve O’Hearn tied with Coral Shores’ Gabby Thomas with 67 strokes apiece. Marathon’s Makenna Haines, Key West’s Althea Olsen and Parker Curry, and Coral Shores’ Sasha Mater rounded out the leaderboard on Sept. 29. In Key West, Claudia Steling enjoyed the home-course advantage, taking second that day followed by Thomas, O’Hearn, Olsen and Finigan.
Keys golfers have two regular season matches left, the first on Oct. 5 and then on the 12th, both in Key West before heading to districts in mid October.
