Chase Brackenridge of Fairbanks follows through on his first tee shot at the Marysville Golf Club. Brackenridge competed during a Heart of Ohio Junior Golf tournament and won his age bracket.
(Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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Fairbanks’ Chase Brackenridge had a solid day during the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association tournament that was played at the Marysville Golf Club.
Brackenridge shot a two-over-par 33-41-74 (including five birdies and seven pars) to claim his first-place win in the 16-18 division.
Alex Crowe of Fairbanks and Nicholas McMullen of Galion shared a tie for runner-up honors as both carded a 75.
Logan Keller of Galion edged into fourth at 77, while Logan Niese of Buckeye Central moved into fifth at 78.
Crowe and Minoy Shah of Pleasant both nabbed eagles on No. 6.
Tyler Ufferman of Fairbanks was eighth in the same bracket as he carded an 80.
Olentangy’s Kaden Ottley placed first in the 13-15 bracket with a 39-40-79.
His three birdies and seven pars supplied his lead, with schoolmate Henry Terry adding another stroke at 80 to capture second.
Sam Reynolds of Delaware St. Mary moved into third at 84. Big Walnut’s Ethan Krebs and Dawson Hall of Pleasant were next with a tie at 91.
Finn Eddie of Marysville and Jackson Burns of Fairbanks were respectively ninth and tenth at 99 and 101.
Evan Brown of Marysville was 11th at 102.
Fairbanks’ Michael Rogers and Devin Emans were 13th and 14th respectively with scores of 105 and 106.
Grady Wisecup of Fairbanks was 18th at 116.
Asher Gates of River Valley managed his first nine-hole win at 38. In doing so, he won the 12 and under age bracket.
Buckeye Valley’s Grayson Keller grabbed second with a 46, succeeded by Drew Thomas of Galion at 49, Griffin Gates of Delaware at 50 and Thomas Ottery of Buckeye Valley at 52 as leaders in the youngest class.
North Union’s Jenson Stover was eighth in the age bracket with a 62.
The Heart of Ohio tour will return to Union County next week.
The tournament will be held on Thursday, June 30, at Blue’s Creek.