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Lyon's Cullan Brown Finishes 2nd at State Tourney

Lyon's Cullan Brown Finishes 2nd at State Tourney
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Oct. 07, 2015 | BOWLING GREEN, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Oct. 07, 2015 | 08:46 PM | BOWLING GREEN, KY
Franklin County's CJ Jones beat Lyon County's Cullan Brown in a four-hole playoff Wednesday to win the individual title at the Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA Boys' State Golf Tournament at Bowling Green Country Club. Jones (70) and Brown (67) both finished at 8-under 136.

After both players bogeyed the first two playoff holes and made par on the third, Jones sank a birdie putt from 8 feet. Brown then missed his birdie attempt from 5 feet, giving Jones the championship.

It was Brown's second top ten finish at state. Last year as a freshman, he finished sixth.

Marshall County's DJ Pigg shot 72 on Wednesday and finished the tournament tied for 23rd at 4-over 148. His teammate Quinn Eaton finished tied for 32nd at 7-over 151 after a final round 77. McCracken County's Chase Korte shot 80 and finished the tournament tied for 34th at 8-over 152.

St. Xavier won the team title by 37 shots over Franklin County. The Tigers shot a 9-under 279 on Wednesday and finished with a two-day total of 19-under 557. McCracken County and Marshall County tied for seventh at 43-over 619. The Mustangs shot 316 on Wednesday while the Marshals shot 314.

 

Local Golfer Scores Wednesday Total

2 Cullan Brown (Lyon) 5-under 67 8-under 136

T-23 DJ Pigg (Marshall) Even 72 4-over 148

T-32 Quinn Eaton (Marshall) 5-over 77 7-over 151

T-34 Chase Korte (McCracken) 8-over 80 8-over 152

39 Avery Edwards (McCracken) 8-over 80 10-over 154

T-45 Tyler Thomason (McCracken) 5-over 77 12-over 156

T-51 Jay Nimmo (Marshall) 11-over 83 14-over 158

T-58 Carter Dodson (Mayfield) 12-over 84 16-over 160

T-61 Dalton Bagwell (McCracken) 7-over 79 17-over 161

T-61 Clayton Turnbo (McCracken) 11-over 83 17-over 161

T-69 Garrett Howell (Marshall) 12-over 84 20-over 164

T-75 Grant Hackney (Marshall) 10-over 82 24-over 168

 

Team Scores

1 St. Xavier 9-under 279 19-under 557

T-7 McCracken County 28-over 316 43-over 619

T-7 Marshall County 26-over 314 43-over 619

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