SC, SW girls in tie for 22nd at state golf tournament

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

One girl from Shorecrest and one from Shorewood were part of a three-way tie for 22nd place in the state 3A girls' golf tournament Tuesday and Wednesday at the Canyon Golf Course in Kennewick.

Jac Longstreth of Shorecrest, Haley Wong of Shorewood and a girl from Interlake all had 36-hole scores of 179 in the two-day tournament. Those scores left them 16 strokes behind the winning 143.

Wong had rounds of 80 and 99, and Longstreth had rounds of 82 and 97.

Three local golfers were eliminated after the Tuesday round: Maria Babcock of Shorewood and Rachel Puetz of Shorecrest both shot 96, and Michelle Lu of Shorewood shot 98.

In the boys' tournament at the Columbia Point Golf course in Richland, Alex Saunders of Shorecrest finished in a three-way​ tie for 36th with a 78-78 -- 156 on the par 72-72 -- 144 course. The winner scored 68-69 -- 137.

Bradley Wong of Shorewood missed the cut with a first-round 83 Tuesday.