BCHS Boys' Golf Team Pick Up Wins

Sun, 08/25/2013 - 10:10pm — Diane Dyer

Eddie Phelps, Hunter Cardwell and Houston Jones after the 18 hole invitational at Pennyrile State Park.

On August 15th the Butler County Boys' Golf team had a home match at Hidden Valley. They hosted Apollo and Owensboro Catholic. After waiting for both teams to arrive they became anxious and eager to start. The number one and two players, Hunter Cardwell and Houston Jones played an even match both shooting a 42 and leading the Bears. Eddie Phelps and Easton Jones(8th grader) both shot 45, Remmington Harpe followed closely with a 46, Trevor Dockery(7th grader) stayed in the 40’s with a 49, Jon Zlater with a 55 and Brandon Jones with a 56. With three teams in the match several players hit the greens. The medalist of the match was from Catholic with a 35. Butler County shot a 175 team score which counted Hunter Cardwell and Houston Jones having 42’s, Eddie Phelps’s 45 and Remmington Harpe’s 46. Catholic shot a team score of 154 while Apollo had 184. Butler County was 1-1 during this match.

Houston Jones and Hunter Cardwell with the number 1 players of Owensboro Catholic and Apollo putting at Hidden Valley on #8.
On Saturday, August 17th, the boys traveled to Dawson Springs to play in an 18 hole invitational tournament. The tournament consisted of eighteen teams and four individuals. Five individuals from the team traveled to play in the tournament; Hunter Cardwell, Houston Jones, Remmington Harpe, Eddie Phelps and Trevor Dockery. The weather was a major factor at the beginning of the tournament, heavy rains, strong wind, and course conditions made it harder on all of the players. After the first 9 holes Hunter Cardwell had 51, Houston Jones put up a 42, Remmington Harpe 48, Eddie Phelps 51 and Trevor Dockery a 57. Houston led the Butler County Bears with a low total of 84 for the day. Hunter Cardwell prevailed and shot 42 on the second 9 which made him finish with a 93. Remmington Harpe finished with a strong 97, Eddie Phelps with a 103 and Trevor Dockery finished with a 106. Houston Jones had an excellent round of golf and never let the weather conditions make an impact on his game. The final results of all the other teams were not complete before leaving the tournament. Butler County finished with a decent team score. The team still has room to improve and will continue to participate in tournaments, the next one being on September 7th at Western Hills in Christian County. Go BEARS!

Coach Greg Moore giving Hunter Cardwell advice before starting his second 9 at Pennyrile State Park.
The golf team traveled to Ben Hawes Monday, August 19th. Butler County would take the win over Owensboro High School (Owensboro Senior) and Houston Jones was medalist of the match with a 44. The boys played the new back 9 at Ben Hawes, which use to be played as the front. Hunter Cardwell had a 50, Remmington Harpe had a 55, Brandon Jones with a 59, Jon Zlater with a 51 and Easton Jones with a 66. Butler County finished with a team score of 200 while OHS shot a 214.
Please note: a rescheduled tri match for the boys to travel to Ohio County on September 23rd to play against Apollo and Ohio County.