Champs again! AC Flora wins first boys golf state championship since 2017
A.C. Flora is adding another championship to the school’s trophy case.
The Falcons won the Class 4A boys golf state championship on Tuesday at the Dolphin Head Golf Club in Hilton Head. A.C. Flora shot a two-day total of 603 to win by 14 shots over North Augusta.
It’s the Falcons’ 15th state championship in boys golf and first since 2017. A.C. Flora won eight titles in a row from 2010-17.
Flora’s 15 titles are second most in state history behind Christ Christ’s 19. Christ Church won the 2A boys title on Tuesday.
The championship is the second in a four-day span for the Falcons’ athletics department. A.C. Flora won the boys tennis championship on Saturday. Flora also has won titles in football and competitive cheerleading this school year.
The Falcons finished the season with nine tournament victories and two runner-up finishes in 14 matches.
Adam Hunt and Luke Sullivan earned all-state honors for A.C. Flora. Hunt shot a 6-over 150 to tie for sixth and Sullivan was one shot back at 151. Burch Harrison finished with a 153 and was followed by Coleman Ferguson (154) and Guy Buffum (154).
Indian Land’s Mason Kucia won the individual championship after firing a 3-under 141 to win by four shots over Beaufort’s Jerry Bruns.
In the Class 5A tournament in Florence, Boiling Springs won its fifth state championship since 2014 by 15 shots over Fort Mill. Boiling Springs’ Zach Phillips was medalist after his brother Trent was medalist in 2017.
Lexington finished fourth and Chapin was sixth. Lexington’s Mavrick Mullinax and Blythewood eighth grader Grant Paolucci earned all-state honors.
In Class 3A, Woodruff won the championship by 13 shots over Bishop England. Woodruf’s Daniel Brasington was individual state champion. Camden finished fourth and Mid-Carolina was sixth. M-C’s Luke Hammond was all-state.
Class 5A Golf
Team Scores: Boiling Springs 583; Fort Mill 598; Dorman 600; Spartanburg 610; Lexington 610; Wando 616; Chapin 616; West Ashley 618; Hillcrest 618; Conway 619; T.L. Hanna 624; Mauldin 625; St. James 625; Blythewood 628; River Bluff 633; Summerville 643.
All-State: Zach Phillips, Boiling Springs 140; Jackson Scaletta, TLH, 141; Major Lenning. Mauldin 142; Nathan Franks, Dorman 142; Bryce Wittmer, Fort Mill 143; Barrett Josey, Byrnes, 143; Andrew Gregory, Boiling Springs, 146; Davis Hill, Boiling Springs, 146; Mavrick Mullinax, Lexington, 147; Jonathan Cowell, St. James, 147; Drew Harrill, Spartanburg, 147; Grant Paolucci, Blythewood, 147
Class 4A Golf
Team scores: A.C. Flora 603; North Augusta 617; Beaufort 618; Greenville 625; South Aiken 646; Eastside 652; Hilton Head 662; Catawba Ridge 683; Easley 684; Greenwood 684; Aiken 694; James Island 695; Pickens 335; Hartsville 700; Myrtle Beach 720; Lancaster 765
All-State: Mason Kucia, Indian Land 141; Jerry Bruns, Beaufort 145; Matthew Baxley, North Augusta 147; Hugh Faulkner, Greenville 148; Adam Hunt, A.C. Flora, 150; Brandon Tigert, North Augusta 151; Luke Sullivan, A.C. Flora 151; Simon McAllister, Beaufort, 152; Mason Tucker, Lancaster, 152.
Class 3A Golf
Team Scores: Woodruff 582; Bishop England 595; Oceanside Collegiate 603; Camden 620; Waccamaw 627; Fox Creek 631; Wren 665; Mid-Carolina 669; Daniel 671; Strom Thurmond 674; Belton Honea Path 686; Academic Magnet 693; Blue Ridge 693; West-Oak 700; Aynor 709; Palmetto 719
All-State: Daniel Brasington 140; Trey Howard, 141; Austin Scott 142; Braeden Barnett 144; Luke Walmet 144; Ben McKinney 146; Ethan Holcombe 147; Waymon Thomas 147; Gage Howard 148; Landon Sutton, 149; Walker Felton 149; Jayden Carroll, 149; Luke Hammond, 149
Class 2A Golf
Team Scores: Christ Church 569; Central 645; St. Joseph’s 646; Abbeville 657; Phillip Simmons 666; Legion Collegiate 691; Ninety-Six 724; Andrews 732; Brashier MC 738; Gray Collegiate 743; Chesterfield 746; Latta 747; Liberty 756; Newberry 873
All-State: William Jennings, Christ Church 138; Jack Wofford Christ Church, 139; Walker Jennings Christ Church 144; Jay Lawter 148; David Oliver, Central 149; Christian Davidson, Ninety-Six 150; DJ Freese Abbeville, 150; Henry Hall, St. Joseph’s 151; Devyn Sutton, Legion Collegiate 153; Jack Roberts, Christ Church 153
This story was originally published May 18, 2021 at 3:54 PM.
