AKRON–Orange sophomore Anuja Patel used a strong finish on the back nine at the OHSAA Division II State Golf Championships at Firestone to earn All-Ohio honors on Monday afternoon.
In extremely tough rainy, windy, and wet conditions, Patel battled through adversity early to finish the second round of the tournament with seven straight pars. She finished with a two-day total of 158 strokes (76-82), good for ninth place overall.
“Started off a little rough, had some bogeys and some doubles, but tried to just make some adjustments to my swing,” Patel said. “That started to work toward the end and I had a good finish.”
Patel’s coach Cody Kovach said that the weather conditions were very tough early in Patel’s round.
“I was really proud of how she finished,” Kovach said. “She finished even through the last seven. It was really a great overcoming (of adversity) when you’re just kind of unsure out there. She put together a decent round, a top-10 finish. I’m proud of her.”
In addition to Patel, Chagrin Falls golfer Elizabeth Pollock carded an 83 in Monday’s final round to finish in the top 20 with a two-day total of 171 (88-83).
As a team, Chagrin Falls finished seventh with a two-day total of 757.
Reagan Burnight finished with 192, Natalie Venerosky shot a 195, and Kate Murphy closed out the tournament with a 207.
Chagrin Falls’ boys’ team placed fourth overall with a two-day score of 654.
Charlie Pollock shot a 163 (85-78), Noah Risman carded a 164 (78-86), Jack Watson fired off a 165 (82-83), Owen Adelman finished with a 166 (82-84), and Henry Cimperman shot a 167 (84-83).
West Geauga’s Dylan Phillips posted a score of 165 (82-83).
