Shady Spring Standout Cooper Ward Wins Callaway Southern Two-Day Event Tuesday
The Callaway Junior Tour concluded its southern two-day, 36-hole combined event Tuesday at Pipestem Resort, following the opening round Monday on the Cobb Course at the Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels.
A Par 3 Shootout scramble also took place on Monday evening on Pipestem Resort’s Short Course.
Taking top honors for the two-day combined event were Shady Spring rising-senior Cooper Ward of Beaver and Isabelle Studli of Fairfield, Pa.
Greenbrier East rising-junior Isaac Hutchison was one shot back of Ward and Studi.
Tuesday’s event featured a total field of 68 golfers aged 9 to 18.
Playing in the boys 17-18 division, Ward won Tuesday’s Tri-State Roofing and Sheet Metal Round of the Day for boys, finishing at one under par (-1) 71.
Studli, playing in the girls 15-18 division, won her fifth Tri-State Roofing and Sheet Metal Round of the Day for girls at two over par (+2) 74.
Hutchison won the two-day event in the boys 15-16 division.
Tuesday's winners also included Anderson Lilly from Oak Hill in the boys 12-under division.
Complete results for Tuesday's round can be found at:
Division winners were:
• Boys 12 and under: Anderson Lilly of Oak Hill, (E) 72
• Boys 13-14: Jude Walker of Elizabeth, (+3) 75
• Boys 15-16: Isaac Hutchison of Lewisburg, (E) 72
• Boys 17-18: Cooper Ward of Beaver, (-1) 71
• Girls 15-18: Isabelle Studli of Fairfield, Pa., (+2) 74
The Par 3 Shootout Monday evening saw 17 two-person teams competing in a nine-hole scramble. The
team of Ward and Carson Sergent from Huntington took top honors with a four under par (-4) 23, aided by four birdies.
Rounding out the top five teams were:
• Samuel Walker and Chris Phillips, both of Ironton, Ohio, (-3) 24
• John and Josh Mace of Sistersville, (-2) 25
• Noah Sergent of Elkview and Hank Lewis of Oakland, Md, (-2) 25
• Logan and Keith Stacy of McGraw, (-1) 26.
