Hayden White helps Benton storm back for another Division II boys state championship

CARENCRO – Hayden White of Benton led a second-day charge Tuesday and put the Tigers back in a very familiar position in the Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA State Golf Championships.

White carded a one-under-par 71, the lowest round of the day and the only sub-par round, and helped bring Benton back from a one-stroke deficit and give the Tigers their sixth Division II boys crown in seven years.

White finished with a two-day 70-71—141 score to take individual honors, winning by two shots over St. Thomas More’s Matt Weber. The two were tied entering Tuesday’s final round over the 6,516-yard par-72 The Farm d’Allie course, with Weber finishing second after a one-over 73 in the final round.

Benton posted a 333 team score in the final round, with Ryan Steed (83-86—169) finishing tied for 11th and Brodie Romero (84-86—170) tying for 14th as the Tigers’ other top scores.

St. Thomas More, which had led by one stroke 326-327 entering Tuesday’s final round, finished second after a 340 second round and a 666 total. St. Louis Catholic was third at 681 and Vandebilt Catholic was fourth at 686. Defending champion Teurlings Catholic finished fifth at 712.

Weber took an early lead with a two-stroke swing on the par-five first hole where he birdied and White bogeyed. But White birdied three in a row from the fourth through sixth holes and added a birdie at the par-four eighth hole, while Weber bogeyed the fourth and seventh and took a double-bogey at the par-four sixth hole while White was making one of his six birdies on the day.

White took a three-shot lead into the back nine, but Weber birdied the 10th and 11th and White birdied the 11th but bogeyed the 13th to cut the margin to one. Both bogeyed the par-four 14th hole, and White took a two-shot lead when Weber bogeyed the 16th hole.

White took a three-putt bogey on the par-three 17th to slice the margin to one, but hit his second shot from 225 yards out within 10 feet on the par-five 18th and two-putted for a birdie and a two-stroke win.

2018 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL LHSAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Division II Boys Final Results

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

At The Farm d’Allie (6,516 yards, par 72), Carencro, La.

TEAM STANDINGS

Benton 327-333 – 660

St. Thomas More 326-340 – 666

St. Louis Catholic 351-330 – 681

Vandebilt Catholic 352-334 – 686

Teurlings Catholic 359-353 – 712

E. D. White 372-377 – 749

Neville 382-377 – 759

Franklinton 410-384 – 794

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Hayden White, Benton 70-71 – 141

Matt Weber, St. Thomas More 70-73 – 143

Austin DeReese, Westlake 79-79 – 158

Clarence Morse, Lusher 81-78 – 159

Connor Welsh, St. Louis Catholic 83-78 – 161

Zachary Morvant, Vandebilt Catholic 82-82 – 164

Sam Dupeire, St. Michael 77-89 – 166

Chris Hernandez, St. Augustine 80-86 – 166

Coy Taylor, DeRidder 84-82 – 166

Hudson Gravois, E. D. White 81-87 – 168

Ryan Steed Benton 83-86 – 169

Dane Cessac, North Vermilion 88-81 – 169

Matt Houston, St. Louis Catholic 90-79 – 169

Brodie Romero, Benton 84-86 – 170

Sam Tarpley, Grant 88-82 – 170

Michael Boudreaux, Teurlings Catholic 80-91 – 171

Sam Stonecipher, St. Thomas More 82-89 – 171

Peyton Rogers, Neville 89-83 – 172

Brett Ardoin, St. Louis Catholic 87-86 – 173

Jake Duet, Vandebilt Catholic 89-84 – 173

Jacob Chaisson, Vandebilt Catholic 92-82 – 174

Phillip Morvant, Vandebilt Catholic 89-86 – 175

Thomas Morton, St. Thomas More 88-91 – 179

Robert Rigmaiden, St. Louis Catholic 92-87 – 179

Dillen Reeves, Franklinton 90-90 – 180

Madden Davis, Benton 90-91 – 181

Joe Boudreaux, Vandebilt Catholic 94-87 – 181

John Triche, E. D. White 91-91 – 182

Cameron Mouton, Teurlings Catholic 94-88 – 182

Cameron Meyers, St. Thomas More 95-87 – 182

Andrew Mouton, St. Thomas More 86-97 – 183

Bradley Boudreaux, Teurlings Catholic 92-91 – 183

Dakota Simpson, Caddo Magnet 92-91 – 183

Alex Sylvester, Teurlings Catholic 100-83 – 183

Brett Bryant, Franklinton 94-90 – 184

Braeden Bell, Benton 95-90 – 185

Lain Letchworth, Teurlings Catholic 93-95 – 188

Andrew Castle, St. Louis Catholic 91-98 – 189

Owen Greg, Neville 96-97 – 193

Zach Hardin, Neville 100-93 – 193

Collin Toups, E. D. White 98-100 – 198

Trey Daigle, E. D. White 102-99 – 201

Kaleb Mizell, Franklinton 107-95 – 202

Grant Davis, Neville 103-104 – 207

Benjamin Pitre, E. D. White 105-103 – 208

Christian Bagwell, Neville 97-115 – 212

Grant Thomas, Franklinton 119-109 – 228

Andrew Schilling, Franklinton 130-125 – 255