Hilton Head High’s girls golf team qualified for the Class 4A state tournament, and Beaufort High’s Izzy Stone earned an individual berth in the state meet with strong performances during the Lower State qualifier Monday at Coastal Carolina University’s Hackler Course.
The Seahawks posted a team score of 392, finishing 19 shots behind champion AC Flora and 11 back of runner-up Myrtle Beach. Bluffton (433) was seventh, and Beaufort (494) was 11th.
Stone carded a 12-over-par 84 to finish third overall, two shots behind medalist Gracie McCoy of AC Flora and one back of North Myrtle Beach’s Cara Hilburn. The top three individual finishers from non-qualifying teams earn individual invitations to the state tournament.
Hilton Head High got a balanced effort, as McKenzie Bradley (95) led the way in a tie for eighth, Eliza Jane Coulter and Alexia Milbrandt shot 97 to tie for 13th, and Grace Weismantel (103) was 22nd.
Hilton Head High will host the state championship on Oct. 28-29 at Shipyard Golf Club.
HHIHS (392) — McKenzie Bradley 95, Eliza Jane Coulter 97, Alexia Milbrandt 97, Grace Weismantel 103, Courtney Clegg 114
Bluffton (433) — Sarah Laizer 105, Lucia Serratelli 107, Anna La Pour 108, Jennifer Richardson 113
Beaufort High (494) — Izzy Stone 84, Elissa Hooper 136, Joeanne Straub 137, Molly Hooper 137, Rylee Hill 142