Tyler Mawhinney’s 64 leads all First Coast players in high school district tournaments

Tyler Mawhinney, who participated in the Junior Players Championship on Sept. 1, achieved the lowest district golf score among First Coast players. His impressive performance included shooting a 64 at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club. Mawhinney’s exceptional skills were evident as he outperformed his Fleming Island teammates Jaylen Abbas by five shots and Emmett Kuhlenkamp by six shots, leading the Golden Eagles to a resounding 33-shot victory over Nease in the District 3-3A tournament.

Mawhinney’s remarkable round consisted of a 5-under 31 on the front nine. Despite a double-bogey at No. 12, he bounced back and birdied his last four holes. His score of 64 was the second-lowest individual score in the state across all classifications, only surpassed by Lorenzo Rodriguez’s 63 at Grand Palms in Pembroke Pines in District 13-1A.

Notably, other teams also achieved substantial victories in their respective district tournaments. Ponte Vedra’s girls won the District 3-2A tournament with an impressive 70-shot margin. The Beachside girls secured a victory in District 4-2A with an 85-shot lead, while the Lake City Columbia girls dominated District 2-2A with a triple-digit lead over second-place Crawfordville Wakulla.

The regional tournaments are scheduled for Oct. 30-31, with 14 First Coast girls teams and 13 boys teams advancing. Additionally, 13 girls individual qualifiers and 13 boys individual qualifiers will compete, bringing the total number of players involved to 161. The top two teams and the top two individuals not on those teams from each region will advance to the state tournaments next month. Moreover, eight at-large teams and eight at-large individuals in each class will advance to the state tournament based on the FHSAA’s iWanamaker index.

Here are the comprehensive district tournament results and dates and sites for the regional tournaments:

BOYS
Class 3A
District 3 – St. Johns Golf and Country Club
Region 1 qualifiers: Fleming Island (280) – Tyler Mawhinney 64, Jaylen Abbas 69, Emmet Kuhlenkamp 70, Ryan Houck 77, Dylan Frein 77; Nease (313) – Ryan Nicholson 73, Cooper Diaz 79, Nicholas Adamonis 80, Chase McBride 81, Ethan Tak 84; Creekside (314) – Bryson Hughes 76, Charle Hipp 77, Ty Martin 79, Ty Martineau 82, Carter Smith 90; Individual qualifiers: Lucas Elliott (Atlantic Coast) 75, Jackson Runquist (Fletcher) 76, William Becker (Bartram Trail) 77.

Class 2A
District 2 – Lake City Country Club
Region 1 qualifiers: Suwannee (314) – Dawson Wooley 75, Ty Hurst 76, Clayton Senea 80, Madison Cameron 83, William Slaughter 86; Clay (329) – Jack Newell 75, Robert Young 78, William Guy 83, Drew Ross 93, John Martin 85; Columbia (330) – Connor Williams 70, Adyn Pettit 85, Valin Capen 87, Trenton Kirby 86, Landon Stapleton 102; Individual qualifiers: Brock Buhnerkamper (Orange Park) 70, Calvin Edwards (Tallahassee Lincoln) 77, Lucas Wahlstrom (Middleburg) 80.

District 3 – Amelia Resort Oak Marsh
Region 1 qualifiers: Ponte Vedra (306) – Cameron Reed 73, Sean Grzebin 77, Joey Hage 78, Cooper Franklin 78, Easton Oliva 80; Fernandina Beach (333) – Tanner Millar 79, Colson Hale 80, Decah McDaniel 85, Griffin Banks 89, Brady Steffen 95; Bishop Kenny (338) – Evan Raynor 74, Adam Enoch 81, Michael Saunders 89, Zach Rich 94, Cade Tucker 94; Individual qualifiers: Dmytro Kulyk (Paxon) 88, Josef Reed (Paxon) 90, Benjamin Reed (Paxon) 93.

District 4 – Palatka Golf Club
Region 1 qualifiers: Beachside (291) – Samuel Ha 69, Nolan Harper 71, Jaspreet Kondal 75, Jonah Nacional 76, Barton Abstein 79; St. Augustine (337) – Luke Splane 70, Matt Ronan 86, Ryder Averdick 90, Hudson Silbert 91, Noah Dellasala 94; Menendez (348) – Cash Winch 79, Eli Guernon 88, Noah Fechter 90, Cole Harris 91, Hayden Jackson 117; Individual qualifiers: Trevor Challice (Matanzas) 76, Zachary Williams (Santa Fe) 77, Luke Meredith (Palatka) 80, Trent Spires (Santa Fe) 80.

Class 1A
District 3 – Quail Heights Country Club
Region 1 qualifiers: Keystone Heights (320) – Kenneth Guy 72, Alexander Addington 80, Ty Mitchell 82, Nick Binet 86, Jacob Beach 100; Madison (356) – Jarrod Sullivan 76, Bryson Olive 85, Kit Storey III 94, Tyler Ward 101, Braxton Townsend 109; Lafayette (365) – Trey Galbraith 76, Harrison Jackson 85, Durand Driver 98, Harris Johnson 106, Jaxson McCray 121; Individual qualifiers: Gavin Barnes (Branford) 85, Turner Hersey (Peniel Baptist) 85, Charles Zink (Bradford) 86.

District 4 – Hidden Hills
Region 1 qualifiers: Episcopal (310) – Cam Goldknopf 74, Henry Robards 77, Connor Hess 77, Aubrey Fellows 82, Aaron Woods 89; Bolles (322) – Luke Balskiewicz 73, Enzo Martin 81, Andrew Sharkey 82, Kelly Day 86, Neal Kuthiala 89; Providence (325) – Keelan Jackson 77, Alexander Stewart 78, Caden Crews 85, Jack Cole 85, Ethan Grossman 86; Individual qualifiers: Beckham Cummings (St. Johns Country Day) 87, Matthew Swaim (Bishop Snyder) 88, Ryan Berkshire (Wolfson) 89.

Region 1 tournaments:
Oct. 30: 1-1A – Jacksonville Beach Golf Club
Oct. 31: 2-1A – Perdido Bay, Pensacola; 3-1A – St. Johns Golf and Country Club

GIRLS
Class 3A
District 3 – St. Johns Golf and Country Club
Region 1 qualifiers: Fleming Island (329) – Kalia Polete 77, Cambree Hodge 81, Chloe Blanc 84, Shayla Abbas 87, Kathryn McNeill 87; Creekside (348) – Lila Weaver 84, Camila Burgos 84, Anna Jones 87, Kyra Gravelle 90, Neeya

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