By Michael Lindsay
The 2023 high school golf season has come to a close in Tennessee as the state Class A golf tournament wrapped up Friday afternoon at Sevierville golf club where 10 Upper Cumberland golfers competed.
York Institute’s boys golf team qualified for the state tournament for the first time in school history, where they finished sixth overall. Carter Gibson shot 77 on Thursday and 79 on Friday for a a two-day total of 156, good for 14th overall as an individual. York’s Jed Franklin shot a 171 along with a 181 from Landyn Smith, a 188 by Heath Wattenbarger and Jackson Conatser at 218.
Monterey individuals Landon Raines and Garrett Wessles also competed as Raines shot a 177 while Wessles recorded a 178.
In the girls tournament, Jackson County’s Abigail Scoggins finished tied for 11th overall with a 2-day total of 165. Pickett County’s Kaycee Ludick shot a 183 while Smith County’s Landyn Kent recorded a 199.
