Xavier tries to survive in tough golf field

Competing against some of the best golf teams from across the country, Xavier Prep’s Gators finished Friday’s (Aug. 30) first day of the Antigua National High School Golf Invitational in a fourth-place tie out of 18 teams.

The two-day event is being held at the Whirlwind Golf Course in Chandler, near the Wild Horse Pass Resort off Interstate 10.

Xavier was tied with the Punahou Gold Team from Honolulu at 13 over par. Troy of Fullerton, Calif., was the leader at +9, followed by Phoenix Pinnacle at +11 and the Punahou Blue Team at +12.

Senior Ashley Menne, Arizona’s three-time state champion, was tied with two others for the individual lead at 2 under par. The first-round field listed 100 players.

Other Xavier scores: senior Breyana Matthews, +3, tied for 16^th; sophomore Ivy Song, +5, tied for 30^th; junior Mary Beth Doss, +7, tied for 45^th; freshman Annie Dawson, +8, tied for 49^th; and junior Lauren Garcia, +12, tied for 64^th.

Players in Saturday’s (Aug. 31) are scheduled to tee off at approximately 7:15 a.m.

First-round team scores

Troy (Fullerton, Calif.) +9, Phoenix Pinnacle +11, Punahou Blue (Honolulu) +12, Punahou Gold (Honolulu)  +13, Xavier Prep +13, Cave Creek Cactus Shadows +16, Mater Dei (Chula Vista, Calif.) +17, Archbishop McCarthy (SW Ranches, Fla.) +23, Gilbert Highland +25, Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge +25, Chandler Hamilton +27, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) +30, Bay Port (Green Bay, Wis.) +32, Goodyear Millennium +32, Punahou White (Honolulu) +44, Mesa Red Mountain +54, Waxahatchie (Waxahatchie, Texas) +89, Gilbert Perry +108.