WHITEHALL – The girls’ golf season is heating up as the Whitehall Invite is in the books. The 13 team invite hosted a plethora of schools. See the full list of teams below:
Whitehall
Reeths-Puffer
Montague
North Muskegon
Big Rapids
Remus Chippewa Hills
Fremont
Ludington
Fruitport
Allendale
Manistee
Grant
Oakridge
There was no shortage of excitement when it comes to team scores. The Whitehall Vikings and Reeths-Puffer Rockets finished in a first-place tie at 373 a piece. Following them was two West Michigan Conference teams in Montague, who shot a 400 and North Muskegon, with a 403.
Thanks to Erin O’Connell for the wonderful pictures!
Whitehall’s strong production was balanced up and down the lineup. Senior Grace McDowell led the charge as she finished with 87 and a 4th place finish. Performances from Morgan Garcia (92) and Player of the Week winner, Riley Shafer (93) helped round out Whitehall’s strong day.
Fruitport Senior Mylee Mineni finished with an impressive 81 and came away with first place honors, individually. While the rest of the field was very narrow with three golfers tying for second place. Big Rapids, Junior Kate Posey, Reeths-Puffer Senior and Remus Chippewa Hills senior, Madison Allen all came in second with 85.
Myles Welch joined CatchMark in February 2024 as a CatchMark SportsNet Intern. He would like to become a sports broadcaster or analyst. He currently attends Whitehall High School and will graduate in 2025.