Padraic Sim’s Birdie-Birdie Finish Leads to Alabama Boys State Junior Title

 

Padraic Sim of Spanish Fort - 2017 Alabama Boys State Junior Champion

SCOTTSBORO, AL - Final round results of the 72nd Alabama Boys State Junior Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Goose Pond Colony Resort (Lake Course) in Scottsboro, AL on Thursday, July 27, 2017 (14-18 Division: 6739 yards, par 36-36--72, 71.6/125; 12-13 Division: 5637 yards, par 36-35--71; 67.1/115; 9-11 Division (9 Holes): 5114 yards, par 36-35--71; 65.6/112).

Padraic Sim of Spanish Fort fired a final round eight-under 64 to win the 72nd Alabama Boys State Junior Championship title by two strokes over J.P. Cave of Mobile. Sim, a University of Washington commit, birdied the final two holes to finish the championship at 202 (-14). Cave also carded a 64 in the final round.

Sim’s victory secured the final boys spot on the Alabama Southern Junior Cup team that will face the top juniors from Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri next week in Oxford, MS. Joining Sim on the Alabama squad are runner-up J.P. Cave, Ethan Hagood of Hoover (3rd – 205), Austin Coggin of Vestavia Hills (T4 – 206), 2016 Boys State Junior champion John Racciatti Jr. of Fairhope (T19 - 211) and Connor Newton of Auburn (T25 – 213).

In the 12-13 Age Division, Charles Warren of Huntsville finished at 217 (+1) for a four shot victory over Alex Roberts of Birmingham.

Christopher Yeilding of Birmingham finished with a 27-hole total of 112 (+4) to win the 9-11 Age Division.

The overall champion is the player who posted the lowest 54-hole score from the 14-18 Division. Players in the 12-13 and 9-11 age divisions play all three days without a cut on a shorter course and ineligible for the overall championship.

The Alabama Boys State Junior Championship is open to any male amateur golfer 18-years-old and under, a legal resident of Alabama, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Alabama Golf Association (AGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club.

For more information on the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship including hole-by-hole scoring please visit: http://www.alabamagolf.org or https://www.ghintpp.com/bamagolf/TPPOnlineScoring/Default.aspx?id=343.

Final Results

Overall 14-18 Age Division

 

1

Padraic Sim, Spanish Fort, Ala. (2019)

69-69-64--202 (-14)

2

J.P. Cave, Mobile, Ala. (2020)

71-69-64--204 (-12)

3

Ethan Hagood, Hoover, Ala. (2018)

72-64-69--205 (-11)

T4

Andrew Graves, Mobile, Ala. (2018)

68-68-70--206 (-10)

T4

Austin Coggin, Vestavia Hills, Ala. (2019)

69-71-66--206 (-10)

T4

Connor Reid, Opelika, Ala. (2018)

72-67-67--206 (-10)

T4

Ike Alexander, Florence, Ala. (2017)

68-68-70--206 (-10)

8

Nicholas Dunlap, Birmingham, Ala. (2022)

69-68-70--207 (-9)

T9

John Snoddy, Birmingham, Ala. (2017)

66-70-72--208 (-8)

T9

Jordan Plunkett, Sterrett, Ala. (2018)

68-71-69--208 (-8)

T9

Rob Richards, Haleyville , Ala. (2018)

69-69-70--208 (-8)

T12

Ford Clegg, Birmingham, Ala. (2018)

67-73-69--209 (-7)

T12

Jon Brady Sandlin, Scottsboro, Ala. ()

69-71-69--209 (-7)

T14

Evans Gross, Birmingham, Ala. (2021)

71-70-69--210 (-6)

T14

Reed Love, Trussville, Ala. (2017)

69-72-69--210 (-6)

T14

Sam Murphy, Decatur, Ala. (2017)

65-74-71--210 (-6)

T14

Will McFadden, Mobile, Ala. (2018)

72-67-71--210 (-6)

T14

Will Richardson, Fairhope, Ala. (2018)

68-70-72--210 (-6)

T19

Gregory Jones, Mobile, Ala. (2020)

72-70-69--211 (-5)

T19

John Racciatti Jr, Fairhope, Ala. (2017)

69-74-68--211 (-5)

T19

Mac Murphy, Decatur, Ala. (2017)

69-71-71--211 (-5)

T19

Robert Davidson, Oneonta, Ala. ()

67-72-72--211 (-5)

T23

Carter Goodwin, Hoover, Ala. (2018)

71-67-74--212 (-4)

T23

Hunter Battles, Tuscumbia, Ala. ()

66-77-69--212 (-4)

T25

Connor Newton, Auburn, Ala. (2018)

71-68-74--213 (-3)

T25

Dawson Atkinson, Trussville , Ala. (2018)

69-72-72--213 (-3)

T25

Harrison Davis, Fort Payne, Ala. ()

70-70-73--213 (-3)

28

William Wethington, Gadsden, Ala. ()

71-74-69--214 (-2)

T29

Caleb O'Toole, Pinson, Ala. (2017)

71-73-71--215 (-1)

T29

Dawson Garrett, Fort Payne, Ala. (2020)

73-73-69--215 (-1)

T29

Ford Goldasich, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

71-72-72--215 (-1)

T29

Jack Goldasich, Birmingham, Ala. (2018)

70-73-72--215 (-1)

T29

Jacob LeCroy, Anniston, Ala. (2019)

66-74-75--215 (-1)

T29

Jones Free, Selma, Ala. (2021)

69-68-78--215 (-1)

T29

Justin Vincent, Athens, Ala. (2018)

72-72-71--215 (-1)

T29

Kenneth Goforth, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

73-72-70--215 (-1)

T37

Jordan Hartsell, Hartselle, Ala. (2017)

71-71-74--216 (Even)

T37

Kyle Cornelius, Theodore, Ala. (2018)

70-72-74--216 (Even)

T37

Owen Burt, Millbrook , Ala. (2017)

70-75-71--216 (Even)

T40

Dawson Farni, Saraland, Ala. (2020)

71-73-73--217 (+1)

T40

Felix Ronderos, Mobile, Ala. (2018)

74-72-71--217 (+1)

T40

Landon Miles, Madison, Ala. (2018)

73-73-71--217 (+1)

T40

Landon Wockenfuss, Alabaster, Ala. (2020)

72-72-73--217 (+1)

T40

Matthew Smith, Athens, Ala. (2018)

72-68-77--217 (+1)

T40

Sam Jeffcoat, Birmingham , Ala. (2017)

71-71-75--217 (+1)

T40

Winston Smith, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

71-71-75--217 (+1)

T47

Jack Poole, Homewood, Ala. (2017)

69-75-74--218 (+2)

T47

Landon Carner, Birmingham, Ala. (2018)

76-70-72--218 (+2)

T47

Ryan Eshleman, Vestavia Hills , Ala. (2020)

71-73-74--218 (+2)

T47

Tanner Tabor, Hoover, Ala. (2017)

73-73-72--218 (+2)

T51

Benjamin Belden, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

72-72-75--219 (+3)

T51

Cody Maddox, Guin, Ala. (2017)

73-69-77--219 (+3)

T51

Eric Boutwell, Russellville, Ala. (2021)

71-73-75--219 (+3)

T51

Will Patrick, Oneonta , Ala. (2020)

77-69-73--219 (+3)

55

Matt Brown, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

71-72-77--220 (+4)

T56

Emmett Lee, Dothan, Ala. (2020)

70-74-78--222 (+6)

T56

Paul Bruce, Guntersville, Ala. (2021)

71-74-77--222 (+6)

T56

Price Brown, Mobile, Ala. (2020)

74-71-77--222 (+6)

T56

Riley Thrasher, Trinity, Ala. (2018)

71-75-76--222 (+6)

T60

Dakota Terry, Trinity, Ala. ()

74-72-77--223 (+7)

T60

Gabe Brooks, Helena, Ala. (2019)

75-71-77--223 (+7)

 

Failed to Qualify for Final Round

 

T62

Max Johnson, Fairhope, Ala. (2020)

75-72--147 (+3)

T62

Reynolds Lambert, Mountain Brook, Ala. (2019)

70-77--147 (+3)

T62

Tripp Law, Mountain Brook, Ala. (2021)

76-71--147 (+3)

T65

Brant Bishop, Muscle Shoals, Ala. (2017)

70-78--148 (+4)

T65

Bryce Roush, Fairhope, Ala. (2018)

72-76--148 (+4)

T65

Ross Napier, Hartselle, Ala. (2018)

73-75--148 (+4)

T68

Cameron Spehar, Hartselle, Ala. (2019)

74-75--149 (+5)

T68

Matt Wilson, Section, Ala. (2017)

74-75--149 (+5)

T68

Reed Hereford, Hoover, Ala. (2018)

73-76--149 (+5)

T68

Ryley Heath, Decatur, Ala. (2021)

72-77--149 (+5)

T68

Tyler Simmons, Pleasant Grove, Ala. (2017)

73-76--149 (+5)

T73

Anthony Lumpkin, Horton, Ala. ()

73-77--150 (+6)

T73

Codey Cleveland, Vina, Ala. ()

70-80--150 (+6)

T73

Mac Scott, Birmingham, Ala. (2020)

76-74--150 (+6)

T73

Matthew Madden, Northport, Ala. (2020)

76-74--150 (+6)

T73

Sam Gargis, Muscle Shoals, Ala. ()

74-76--150 (+6)

T73

Will McCowan, Birmingham, Ala. (2020)

73-77--150 (+6)

T79

Atharv Argade, Deatsville, Ala. (2018)

71-80--151 (+7)

T79

Patrick Minor, Jasper, Ala. (2019)

78-73--151 (+7)

T79

Thomas Gaede, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

75-76--151 (+7)

T79

Will Klecka, Huntsville, Ala. (2021)

78-73--151 (+7)

T83

Kyle Price, Scottsboro, Ala. (2019)

73-79--152 (+8)

T83

Luke Chitty, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

75-77--152 (+8)

T83

Pete Schilli, Birmingham, Ala. (2018)

72-80--152 (+8)

T83

Tanner Guthrie, Auburn, Ala. (2019)

73-79--152 (+8)

T83

Terence Armstead, Alabaster, Ala. (2019)

72-80--152 (+8)

T88

Christopher Canterbury, Tuscaloosa, Ala. ()

79-74--153 (+9)

T88

Christopher Edwards, Trussville, Ala. (2019)

77-76--153 (+9)

T88

Cole Imig, Mountain Brook, Ala. (2021)

78-75--153 (+9)

T88

Crawford Poynor, Birmingham , Ala. (2020)

79-74--153 (+9)

T88

Garrison Guthrie, Auburn, Ala. (2020)

77-76--153 (+9)

T88

Gauge Cornelius, Luverne, Ala. ()

74-79--153 (+9)

T88

Hunter McKelvy, Baileyton, Ala. (2018)

71-82--153 (+9)

T95

Connor Floyd, Spanish Fort, Ala. (2019)

75-79--154 (+10)

T95

Houston Pierce, Fairhope, Ala. (2017)

74-80--154 (+10)

T95

Jacob Maze, Birmingham, Ala. (2018)

75-79--154 (+10)

T95

Sungjoon Kim, Huntsville, Ala. (2019)

77-77--154 (+10)

T95

Taylor Simmons, Pleasant Grove, Ala. (2017)

77-77--154 (+10)

T95

Thomas Regan, Muscle Shoals, Ala. (2019)

77-77--154 (+10)

T101

Allen Michael Burnett, Sheffield, Ala. (2019)

78-77--155 (+11)

T101

Brayden Nelson, Eva, Ala. ()

72-83--155 (+11)

T101

Brock McNeely, Glencoe, Ala. (2019)

77-78--155 (+11)

T101

Connor Utley, Hampton Cove, Ala. ()

76-79--155 (+11)

T101

Ethan Hacker, Trussville, Ala. (2021)

77-78--155 (+11)

T101

Jaxen Pastores, Huntsville, Ala. (2020)

77-78--155 (+11)

T101

Josh Carter, Owens Cross Roads, Ala. (2020)

79-76--155 (+11)

T101

Powell Larson, Spanish Fort, Ala. (2019)

76-79--155 (+11)

T109

Brooks Malone, Arab, Ala. (2020)

78-78--156 (+12)

T109

Hayden Carner, Birmingham , Ala. (2020)

78-78--156 (+12)

T109

Joe Paul Pennington, Spanish Fort, Ala. (2020)

74-82--156 (+12)

T109

Noah Dennis, Trussville, Ala. (2017)

82-74--156 (+12)

T109

Sam Brewbaker, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (2018)

79-77--156 (+12)

T109

Teagan Miller, Huntsville, Ala. ()

81-75--156 (+12)

T115

Andrew McCary, Birmingham, Ala. ()

75-82--157 (+13)

T115

Cameron Copeland, Hoover, Ala. (2020)

75-82--157 (+13)

T115

Jake McDonald, Dothan, Ala. (2021)

76-81--157 (+13)

T115

Matthew Walker, Toney, Ala. (2018)

72-85--157 (+13)

T119

Austin Collar, Trussville, Ala. (2020)

76-82--158 (+14)

T119

Blake Bahos, Mobile, Ala. (2019)

77-81--158 (+14)

T119

Cole McPheeters, Vestavia Hills, Ala. (2018)

81-77--158 (+14)

T122

Alex Dawson, Bessemer, Ala. (2018)

75-84--159 (+15)

T122

Chase Foster, Theodore, Ala. (2018)

75-84--159 (+15)

T122

Harrison Hughston, Anniston, Ala. (2019)

77-82--159 (+15)

T122

Logan McCracken, Trussville, Ala. (2018)

80-79--159 (+15)

T122

Sam Maze, Birmingham, Ala. (2020)

79-80--159 (+15)

T127

Luke Pearce, Alabaster, Ala. (2020)

77-83--160 (+16)

T127

Peyton Glass, Trussville, Ala. (2020)

82-78--160 (+16)

T127

Ryan Kamm, Hoover, Ala. (2019)

81-79--160 (+16)

T127

Tyler Bjorgum, Gulf Shores, Ala. (2021)

82-78--160 (+16)

131

Jackson Bowman, Gadsden, Ala. (2021)

86-75--161 (+17)

132

Cameron McCareeth, Anniston, Ala. (2018)

79-83--162 (+18)

133

Nathan Griffin, Anniston, Ala. (2018)

87-76--163 (+19)

T134

Alex Flint, Hoover, Ala. ()

83-81--164 (+20)

T134

Garrison Smith, Warrior, Ala. ()

80-84--164 (+20)

T136

Andrew Miller, Anniston, Ala. (2020)

77-89--166 (+22)

T136

Charlie Smith, Anniston, Ala. (2019)

84-82--166 (+22)

T136

Chris Brignet, Birmingham, Ala. ()

79-87--166 (+22)

T136

Zachary Arndt, Muscle Shoals, Ala. (2018)

84-82--166 (+22)

140

Parker Wright, Hartselle, Ala. ()

81-87--168 (+24)

141

Johnny Nathan, Birmingham, Ala. (2020)

83-86--169 (+25)

T142

Matt Croft, Scottsboro, Ala. (2021)

81-90--171 (+27)

T142

Stephen Mills, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (2018)

81-90--171 (+27)

144

John Dolberry, Scottsboro, Ala. (2018)

87-86--173 (+29)

145

Slade McCraw, Birmingham, Ala. (2021)

70-DQ--DQ (DQ)

     

16-18 Age Division

 

1

Padraic Sim, Spanish Fort, Ala. (2019)

69-69-64--202 (-14)

2

J.p. Cave, Mobile, Ala. (2020)

71-69-64--204 (-12)

3

Ethan Hagood, Hoover, Ala. (2018)

72-64-69--205 (-11)

T4

Andrew Graves, Mobile, Ala. (2018)

68-68-70--206 (-10)

T4

Austin Coggin, Vestavia Hills, Ala. (2019)

69-71-66--206 (-10)

T4

Connor Reid, Opelika, Ala. (2018)

72-67-67--206 (-10)

T4

Ike Alexander, Florence, Ala. (2017)

68-68-70--206 (-10)

T8

John Snoddy, Birmingham, Ala. (2017)

66-70-72--208 (-8)

T8

Jordan Plunkett, Sterrett, Ala. (2018)

68-71-69--208 (-8)

T8

Rob Richards, Haleyville , Ala. (2018)

69-69-70--208 (-8)

T11

Ford Clegg, Birmingham, Ala. (2018)

67-73-69--209 (-7)

T11

Jon Brady Sandlin, Scottsboro, Ala. ()

69-71-69--209 (-7)

T13

Reed Love, Trussville, Ala. (2017)

69-72-69--210 (-6)

T13

Sam Murphy, Decatur, Ala. (2017)

65-74-71--210 (-6)

T13

Will McFadden, Mobile, Ala. (2018)

72-67-71--210 (-6)

T13

Will Richardson, Fairhope, Ala. (2018)

68-70-72--210 (-6)

T17

John Racciatti Jr, Fairhope, Ala. (2017)

69-74-68--211 (-5)

T17

Mac Murphy, Decatur, Ala. (2017)

69-71-71--211 (-5)

T19

Carter Goodwin, Hoover, Ala. (2018)

71-67-74--212 (-4)

T19

Hunter Battles, Tuscumbia, Ala. ()

66-77-69--212 (-4)

T21

Connor Newton, Auburn, Ala. (2018)

71-68-74--213 (-3)

T21

Dawson Atkinson, Trussville , Ala. (2018)

69-72-72--213 (-3)

23

William Wethington, Gadsden, Ala. ()

71-74-69--214 (-2)

T24

Caleb O'Toole, Pinson, Ala. (2017)

71-73-71--215 (-1)

T24

Ford Goldasich, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

71-72-72--215 (-1)

T24

Jack Goldasich, Birmingham, Ala. (2018)

70-73-72--215 (-1)

T24

Jacob LeCroy, Anniston, Ala. (2019)

66-74-75--215 (-1)

T24

Justin Vincent, Athens, Ala. (2018)

72-72-71--215 (-1)

T24

Kenneth Goforth, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

73-72-70--215 (-1)

T30

Jordan Hartsell, Hartselle, Ala. (2017)

71-71-74--216 (Even)

T30

Kyle Cornelius, Theodore, Ala. (2018)

70-72-74--216 (Even)

T30

Owen Burt, Millbrook , Ala. (2017)

70-75-71--216 (Even)

T33

Dawson Farni, Saraland, Ala. (2020)

71-73-73--217 (+1)

T33

Felix Ronderos, Mobile, Ala. (2018)

74-72-71--217 (+1)

T33

Landon Miles, Madison, Ala. (2018)

73-73-71--217 (+1)

T33

Matthew Smith, Athens, Ala. (2018)

72-68-77--217 (+1)

T33

Sam Jeffcoat, Birmingham , Ala. (2017)

71-71-75--217 (+1)

T33

Winston Smith, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

71-71-75--217 (+1)

T39

Jack Poole, Homewood, Ala. (2017)

69-75-74--218 (+2)

T39

Landon Carner, Birmingham, Ala. (2018)

76-70-72--218 (+2)

T39

Tanner Tabor, Hoover, Ala. (2017)

73-73-72--218 (+2)

T42

Benjamin Belden, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

72-72-75--219 (+3)

T42

Cody Maddox, Guin, Ala. (2017)

73-69-77--219 (+3)

44

Matt Brown, Birmingham, Ala. (2019)

71-72-77--220 (+4)

T45

Price Brown, Mobile, Ala. (2020)

74-71-77--222 (+6)

T45

Riley Thrasher, Trinity, Ala. (2018)

71-75-76--222 (+6)

T47

Dakota Terry, Trinity, Ala. ()

74-72-77--223 (+7)

T47

Gabe Brooks, Helena, Ala. (2019)

75-71-77--223 (+7)

     

14-15 Age Division

 

1

Nicholas Dunlap, Birmingham, Ala. (2022)

69-68-70--207 (-9)

2

Evans Gross, Birmingham, Ala. (2021)

71-70-69--210 (-6)

T3

Gregory Jones, Mobile, Ala. (2020)

72-70-69--211 (-5)

T3

Robert Davidson, Oneonta, Ala. ()

67-72-72--211 (-5)

5

Harrison Davis, Fort Payne, Ala. ()

70-70-73--213 (-3)

T6

Dawson Garrett, Fort Payne, Ala. (2020)

73-73-69--215 (-1)

T6

Jones Free, Selma, Ala. (2021)

69-68-78--215 (-1)

8

Landon Wockenfuss, Alabaster, Ala. (2020)

72-72-73--217 (+1)

9

Ryan Eshleman, Vestavia Hills , Ala. (2020)

71-73-74--218 (+2)

T10

Eric Boutwell, Russellville, Ala. (2021)

71-73-75--219 (+3)

T10

Will Patrick, Oneonta , Ala. (2020)

77-69-73--219 (+3)

T12

Emmett Lee, Dothan, Ala. (2020)

70-74-78--222 (+6)

T12

Paul Bruce, Guntersville, Ala. (2021)

71-74-77--222 (+6)

     

12-13 Age Division

 

1

Charles Warren, Huntsville, Ala. ()

74-73-70--217 (+1)

2

Alex Roberts, Birmingham, Ala. (2023)

75-71-75--221 (+5)

3

Trent Trousdale, Huntsville, Ala. (2022)

73-77-73--223 (+7)

4

Srijan Meesala, Hoover, Ala. (2022)

76-73-78--227 (+11)

5

Kai Pastores, Huntsville, Ala. (2021)

75-82-75--232 (+16)

6

Seth Hacker, Trussvile , Ala. (2022)

80-83-80--243 (+27)

     

9-11 Age Division

 

1

Christopher Yeilding, Birmingham, Ala. (2024)

38-36-38--112 (+4)

2

Harrison Parker, Mountain Brook, Ala. (2024)

37-40-39--116 (+8)

3

Tyler Watts, Huntsville, Ala. (2026)

39-41-40--120 (+12)

4

Michael Reid Larson, Spanish Fort, Ala. (2025)

42-44-43--129 (+21)

5

Thomas Lambert, Mountain Brook, Ala. (2024)

45-44-42--131 (+23)

 

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