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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 2007

Page

19

Class A Tournament at Stone Creek Faces Best Course Conditions

In Makanda, despite severe drought, Stone Creek Golf Course offers optimum play for the Class A girls state championship. Club pro Adam Shasteen praises the greens as the best ever, crediting the maintenance crew for excellent work. The course challenges management with risk corners and a tough par four second hole requiring precise tee placement.

Makanda Stone Creek Adam Shasteen Shasteen

Changes at Stone Creek affect girls golf course layout

Shasteen explains how Stone Creek Golf Club will set up a 5320 yard layout with risk reward shots on Nos. 4 8 13 and 18. Course changes include No 4 playing as a par 5 for girls and No 8 playing as a par 4 across the water. Local familiarity offers an edge for Anna or Metropolis teams.

Shasteen Anna Metropolis

Hickory Ridge teeths Class AA golf course test in Carbondale

Hickory Ridge in Carbondale will challenge Class AA state golf qualifiers this weekend with a forward tee set at 5,500 yards. Club pro Mike Day notes No. 6, 15, and 16 test players, particularly those who rely on power. Day highlights dangers on the tree lines, elevated greens, and narrow fairways.

Carbondale Hickory Ridge Mike Day Day

Hickory Ridge set to host state golf tournament

Rhonda M Ethridge noted that Lake and dogleg No 7 and 10 will challenge long hitters at Hickory Ridge. Day said practice rounds reflect tournament conditions and players must have a well rounded game to qualify. The course is in good shape after a hot dry summer with minor sand trap work planned before the event.

Day Hickory Ridge

Two Girls State Golf Tournaments Return to Southern Illinois

The Class A event at Makanda's Stone Creek Golf Club features a 5,623 yard, 72 par course with defending champion Massac County posting 677. The Class AA event at Hickory Ridge Public Golf Center in Carbondale uses 5,506 yards at 72 par with defending champ Normal University High at 636.

Southern Illinois Makanda Stone Creek Carbondale Hickory Ridge Massac County Normal University High

Massac County eyes repeat as Class A state champions

Massac County and St. Anthony lead a field of qualifiers for the Class A girls golf state tournament. Dawn Wientjes of Massac, the sectional winner, tees off with Hillsboro’s Brooke Beeler in the early morning groups while Jaclyn Jansen of St. Anthony won the Breese Central sectional in a playoff.

Dawn Wientjes Anna Jonesboro Hillsboro Brooke Beeler Beeler Hickory Ridge Effingham St. Anthony Jaclyn Jansen Wientjes Ohio Carterville Natalie Hendricks Hilary Powles Pope County Kristin Bayless Sparta Jennifer Bernhardt Murphysboro Lindsay Kellerman Pinckneyville Nashville Keeghan May Taylor Martin Massac County St. Anthony Champaign St. Thomas More Illinois High School Association

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