Brentwood, BA boys, Page girls claim TSSAA golf state championships

The 2024 TSSAA golf state championships took place at Sevierville Golf Club in East Tennessee Oct. 7-11, and several local schools and golfers performed well.

For the second year in a row and third time in the last four seasons, the Brentwood boys won the Class AA state title. The Bruins finished +9, (585: 293, 292) over two rounds which was 20 strokes better than second-place Bearden.

In the individual standings, Page's Laird Williams (-4) earned second place. Brentwood's Luke Purifoy (E) finished fifth, while Franklin Will Pinson and Brentwood's Jack Doyle (+3) tied for seventh. Brentwood's Bennett Lynd and Independence's Jack Blackburn (+4) tied for 10th.

The Brentwood Academy boys team also secure back-to-back championships with a -8 (568: 285, 283) score in the Division II-AA boys competition. Montgomery Bell Academy (+23) finished fourth.

In the individual competition, Carter Graham followed in Blades Brown's dominant footsteps to give the Eagles a fourth consecutive individual title. Graham finished -13, two strokes ahead of his teammate Andrew Sciortino (-11), giving BA the top two spots.

CPA's Conner Hill (+1) tied for sixth, while MBA's Owen Hastings (+3) and William Hull (+4) placed ninth and 10th, respectively. 

The Page girls earned the program's first-ever state title, following up on last season's runner-up status, by winning on a playoff hole after tying with Murfreesboro Central at +21 (301) after two rounds.

Ravenwood's Annabelle Walton (+8) tied for sixth, while Page saw Brooke Bennett (+10) take ninth and Gabriella Diaz (+11) tie for 10th. 

In boys Division II-A, Franklin Road Academy (+15) took second and Battle Ground Academy (+26) was fourth.

In the individual standings, BGA's Brady Ray (-3) and Leo Froio (-2) came in second and third, respectively, while FRA's Walker Webb (-1) finished in a tie for fourth.

In girls Division II-A, BGA (+28) placed fifth as a team. Jackie Henderson (+6) led the way for the Wildcats, placing in a tie for fifth. 

In girls Division II-AA, Harpeth Hall (+29) finished fourth and Ensworth (+43) was sixth. 

Lipscomb Academy's Lyra Whitman (+6) was fifth, Ensworth's Hayden Cherry and BA's Lauren Cleator (+8) tied for sixth, and Harpeth Hall's Lillian Yarbrough (+9) was tied for eighth.