Coaches Mike Ray(left) and Marshall Gilliam(right) pose with the Coffee County Lady Raider golf team after they claimed the Murfreesboro Invitational Title on Thursday. Pictured are: Coach Ray, Spohie Vinson, Savannah Quick, Teagan Perry and Coach Gilliam. Photo provided
Rain, lightning and a scorecard playoff were not enough to deny the Lady Raider golf team from claiming their 2nd straight Murfreesboro Invitational title on Thursday at Champions Run. Coffee County, which is perfect in match play this season, got a 70 from Savannah Quick along with a career best 79 from Teagan Perry and an 81 from Sophie Vinson to tie Riverdale for first place. The Lady Raiders were crowned champions after a scorecard playoff of the tournament that was delayed several hours due to lightning in the Eagleville area. Quick tied Riverdale Reagan Kinnie for low individual score but lost out on the overall crown in the scorecard playoff.
CHS senior golfer Hayden Proffitt hits a drive – File Photo
The Red Raiders got a 6th place finish out of 15 teams as they shot a season best score of 320. Senior Hayden Proffitt gutted out the brutal conditions to card a season low score of 74 to lead the Red Raiders. Austin Farris shot an 80 while Samuel Prater and Reid Lawrence both had 83’s on the day for Coffee County. The Red Raiders finished 8 strokes ahead of Tullahoma in the tournament.
Coach Mike Ray had nothing but praise for his young team. “I was very proud of both teams today. The boys found a way to grind out pretty good scores considering the long delay and the difficult conditions. The Girls played well but we found out today we have some competition for the Region championship in Riverdale and we’re going to have to play a little bit better if we intend on being back in the state.” The Raiders and Lady Raiders will travel to Cookeville on Monday for the Early Bird Invitational at the Cookeville Country Club. The match is set to tee off at 8 AM.
