Robert Anderson • VirginiaPreps
Staff Writer
Independence and Abingdon repeated 2021 titles with victories Tuesday, October 11th, in the 2022 VHSL Golf Championships, while Galax broke through for its first title since 2011.
In the Class 5 tournament at Heritage Oaks Golf Course in Harrisonburg, Independence shot a team score of 287 to edge runner-up Riverside by one stroke in a battle of Loudoun County schools.
Deep Run placed third at 295, followed by Mills Godwin (296), Frank Cox (312), Menchville (317), First Colonial (323) and Nansemond River (342).
Frank Cox's Josh Haggerty claimed the individual championship with a 2-under-par 68. Haggerty finished one shot clear or Ben Baker of Briar Woods, Independence's Neil Kulkami and Riverside's Vaughn McMeans, who shot 69.
Kulkami was backed by Independence teammates Keya Naik (71), Kapil Ramachandran (73) and Sujaan Singh (74).
Naik birdied No. 18, Ramachandran birdied No. 17, and Singh had birds on Nos. 16 and 17 to put Independence over the top.
virginiapreps.rivals.com
Staff Writer
Independence and Abingdon repeated 2021 titles with victories Tuesday, October 11th, in the 2022 VHSL Golf Championships, while Galax broke through for its first title since 2011.
In the Class 5 tournament at Heritage Oaks Golf Course in Harrisonburg, Independence shot a team score of 287 to edge runner-up Riverside by one stroke in a battle of Loudoun County schools.
Deep Run placed third at 295, followed by Mills Godwin (296), Frank Cox (312), Menchville (317), First Colonial (323) and Nansemond River (342).
Frank Cox's Josh Haggerty claimed the individual championship with a 2-under-par 68. Haggerty finished one shot clear or Ben Baker of Briar Woods, Independence's Neil Kulkami and Riverside's Vaughn McMeans, who shot 69.
Kulkami was backed by Independence teammates Keya Naik (71), Kapil Ramachandran (73) and Sujaan Singh (74).
Naik birdied No. 18, Ramachandran birdied No. 17, and Singh had birds on Nos. 16 and 17 to put Independence over the top.
VirginiaPreps - VHSL State Golf Championship Report from 10/11/22: Class 5, 3 & 1
Get a VHSL State Golf Report from Tuesday, October 11, 2022 as Champions were crowned in Class 5, 3 and 1.
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