Iola High golfers Brennen Coffield, Chris Holloway and Xander Sellman competed in a multitude of events last week.
Holloway currently holds second place while Sellman sits in fourth place in the year long standings on the Wichita Junior Tour. Two matches remain on the tour.
Coffield and Sellman tested their shots on the Central Links Junior Tour at the Teradyne Country Club in Andover Thursday. Coffield finished in 16th place after carding a 12 over 83 while Sellman shot an 8 over 79 for an 18th place finish.
“Brennen struggled a bit with the consistency of his swing with his irons and his putter,” said Iola head coach Jeremy Sellman. “Teradyne is a long, tough course with a thick rough and large fast greens which play even tougher with the wet conditions of the day.”
Sellman had most of his trouble on the first nine holes, going seven over par, before finishing only one shot over par on the back nine holes.
“With no warm-up and practice time, I was impressed he (Sellman) played as well as he did,” Sellman said. “It was obvious with his back nine score that he finally got warmed up and figured out the greens.”
On July 3, Holloway and Sellman took part in the Wichita Junior Tour at Auburn Hills Country Club. Holloway came in fifth place, five strokes off the lead golfer. Sellman finished in third place, only two strokes behind the leader.
“Chris putted really well but seemed to find trouble off the tee on most holes,” said Sellman. “Xander had the lead going to the last hole then took a quadruple bogey to finish in third. Two bad iron shots took him out. He got too aggressive at the wrong time and it cost him.”
Holloway competed in the Wichita Junior Tour at the McDonald Golf Course in Wichita. Holloway tied for first place by shooting a 7 over 79, but later finished in second after a sudden death playoff hole.
“What a great round from him,” Sellman added. “It’s nice to see him having success after working hard on his swing last week and getting some professional advice on course management.”
