1999 IHSAA BOYS GOLF STATE FINALS

1999 IHSAA BOYS GOLF STATE FINALS

Prestwick Country Club, Avon

June 16-17

Noblesville repeats as team champion;

Greenwood's Nathan Fritz grabs individual title

Senior Nathan Fritz of Greenwood shot a three-under-par 69 to win individual honors by four strokes, and Noblesville repeated as the team champion in the final round of the 63^rd Annual Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys Golf State Finals at Prestwick Country Club in Avon.

Noblesville, which entered second-round play tied with Marion at 309, gained an eight-stroke advantage on the opening nine with a 150 team total, and that was enough to bring home the trophy for the second straight year. The Millers finished at 309-310-619.

Noblesville was led by senior Jeff Chapman, who followed an opening-round 75 with a 73 to finish at 148 for fourth place individually. Chapman was followed by teammates Bryan Kohlmeier and Zach Mosnot at 157, Chad Smith at 160 and Brian Hinds at 161.

Noblesville, ranked No. 2 in the final coaches association poll of the season issued prior to the tournament, advanced to the state finals by winning the Noblesville Sectional and finishing second in the Anderson Regional. The Millers are the fifth consecutive state champion to advance through the Anderson Regional.

The championship was Noblesville's second in boys golf and sixth IHSAA title overall.

Fritz of Greenwood was the only player to break par over the two days, shooting a three-under-par 69 in the second round and a one-under-par 143 for the 36 holes. Fritz, who was playing in his third state finals, finished fifth in the 1998 tournament with a 151 total.

Junior Todd Chin of Marion and sophomore Jeff Overton of Evansville North tied for second at 147, followed by Chapman and freshman Herbie Champlin of Culver Military at 149.

The 69 by Fritz tied him for fifth all-time for one round in the IHSAA state finals, and his 36-hole total of 143 tied for sixth on the all-time list. The all-time bests are 67 (Fuzzy Zoeller, New Albany, 1970, Old Oakland) and 139 (Gary Gant, North Central of Indianapolis, 1970, Old Oakland).

Just as it was in the opening round, the 6,750-yard course was buffeted by brisk winds out of the north. For most of the field, the resulting scores were indicative of the difficult conditions.

CHAPMAN NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE RECIEPIENT

Jeff Chapman of Noblesville, who helped the Millers to their second straight team championship, was named by the IHSAA Executive Committee as the 1999 recipient of the Fred A. Keesling Award for Mental Attitude in Boys Golf.

Chapman finished fourth individually in the 1999 state finals with a 148 total and played on two state championship teams. Academically, he ranked in top 25 percent of his graduating class, and also was a standout on the Noblesville boys basketball team. He will attend the University of Iowa on a golf scholarship.

Farm Bureau Insurance, corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship in Chapman's name to Noblesville High School.

TEAM SCORES

*Missed cut

School	Round 1	Round 2	Total
Noblesville	309	310	619
Marion	309	317	626
Bloomington South	317	313	630
Center Grove	321	312	633
Fort Wayne Concordia	313	324	637
Evansville North	316	322	638
Floyd Central	328	312	640
Carmel	329	315	644
Lafayette Jefferson	319	329	648
Terre Haute North	318	334	652
Garrett	322	336	658
Columbus North	328	332	660
Southmont	324	339	663
Glenn	324	341	665
South Bend Clay	329	336	665
Greenfield-Central	330*	--
Terre Haute South	330*	--
South Vermillion	332*	--
Martinsville	333*	--
Warsaw	335*	--
Chesterton	337*	--

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Player	School	Round 1	Round 2	Total
Nathan Fritz	Greenwood	74	69	143
Todd Chin	Marion	74	73	147
Jeff Overton	Evansville North	73	74	147
Jeff Chapman	Noblesville	75	73	148
Herbie Champlin	Culver Military	73	76	149
Ben Fox	Fort Wayne Concordia	74	77	151
Travis Hampshire	Garrett	77	74	151
Brent Liter	Madison	74	77	151
Dan Neal	Martinsville	74	77	151
Mike Payne	Terre Haute North	77	74	151
Jason Reddington	Evansville Central	78	73	151
Aaron Bell	Anderson	76	76	152
Mike Schumaker	Columbia City	76	76	152
Jeff Grant	Carmel	81	72	153
Eric Brennan	Center Grove	77	78	155
Chad Cooper	Lafayette Jefferson	73	82	155
Christopher Crouch	Bloomington South	77	78	155
Adam Darrow	South Bend Clay	80	75	155
Drew Hatton	Washington	76	79	155
Scott Kluesner	Terre Haute South	75	80	155
Aaron Walters	Bloomington South	78	77	155

TEAM SCORING

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH	317	313	630
Christopher Crouch	77	78	155
Tony Daniels	81	80	161
Charlie Dunn	81	88	169
Chad Stoute	84	78	162
Aaron Walters	78	77	155

CARMEL	329	315	644
Kyle Bush	82	78	160
Jeff Grant	81	72	153
Aaron Marks	87	81	168
Jeremy Sims	83	86	169
David Truesdell	83	84	167

CENTER GROVE	321	312	633
Eric Brennan	77	78	155
Michael Everson	84	81	165
Bobby Jordan	80	77	157
Jeff Knopka	88	80	168
Josh Oldham	80	77	157

COLUMBUS NORTH	328	332	660
Dan Burt	92	97	189
Matt Herron	77	79	156
J.K. Keach	79	91	170
Patrick Schneider	95	89	184
Mike Trueblood	80	83	163

EVANSVILLE NORTH	316	322	638
Kyle Brinker	88	88	176
Nick Falkenstein	78	78	156
Jason Jones	80	82	162
Jeff Overton	73	74	147
Zachary Schuker-Smith	85	88	173

FLOYD CENTRAL	328	312	640
Aaron Fields	77	81	158
Robbie Ivey	79	77	156
B.J. Pierce	87	78	165
Ryan Waiz	85	76	161
Nathan Winstead	87	86	173

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA	313	324	637
Benjamin Fox	74	77	151
Kyle Hallberg	82	83	165
Jason Johnson	76	83	159
Robert Roehm	84	82	166
Nathan Schroeder	81	82	163

GARRETT	322	336	658
Derrick Brinkerhoff	80	88	168
Travis Hampshire	77	74	151
Heath Peters	80	79	159
Brandon Schultz	90	99	189
Johnathan Sholl	85	95	180

GLENN	324	341	665
Luke Batman	77	81	158
Justin Daube	81	90	171
Shaun Davis	91	93	184
Brett Hulse	82	80	162
Bill Meyer	84	90	174

LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON	319	329	648
Richie Belange	80	83	163
Kyle Carter	85	85	170
Chad Cooper	73	82	155
Josh Culverhouse	87	84	171
Kevin Vaughn	81	80	161

MARION	309	317	626
Tony Cascino	76	84	160
Todd Chin	74	73	147
Phil Dodyk	80	84	164
Mark Erlewine	84	78	162
Matt Varner	79	82	161

NOBLESVILLE	309	310	619
Jeff Chapman	75	73	148
Brian Hinds	78	83	161
Bryan Kohlmeier	76	81	157
Zack Mosnot	81	76	157
Chad Smith	80	80	160

SOUTH BEND CLAY	329	336	665
Dean Catanzarite	81	89	170
Adam Darrow	80	75	155
David Harsanyi	87	86	173
Casey Anderson	106	98	204
David Wilkinson	81	86	167

SOUTHMONT	324	339	663
Garrett Cook	83	91	174
Travis French	83	85	168
Jake Sandusky	82	83	165
Caleb Selby	83	90	173
Andy Skodinski	76	81	157

TERRE HAUTE NORTH	318	334	652
Nate Baugh	88	92	180
Matt Cole	85	87	172
Kevin Dean	75	86	161
Kyle Miller	81	87	168
Mike Payne	77	74	151

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS

Players who advanced to the state finals as individuals

Player	School	Round 1	Round 2	Total
Ben Beatty	Seymour	77	81	158
Aaron Bell	Anderson	76	76	152
Derek Bolling	Southridge	79	87	166
Casey Burch	South Vermillion	78	79	157
Herbie Champlin	Culver Military	73	76	149
Nathan Fritz	Greenwood	74	69	143
Konrad Guernsey	Henryville	78	84	162
Drew Hatton	Washington	76	79	155
Mark Hirleman	West Lafayette	79	83	162
Justin Howell	Warsaw	79	82	161
Dustin Jovanovich	South Vermillion	79	77	156
Scott Kluesner	Terre Haute South	75	80	155
Greg Krupinski	Munster	77	79	156
Brent Liter	Madison	74	77	151
Dan Neal	Martinsville	74	77	151
Ketan Patel	Anderson Highland	75	81	156
Jason Reddington	Evansville Central	78	73	151
Scott Riggs	Greenfield-Central	79	81	160
Mike Schumaker	Columbia City	76	76	152
Derek Sinclair	Blackford	78	87	165
Ryan Steele	Rochester	78	81	159
Mark Weghorst	Brebeuf	79	79	158
Justin Wenger	Warren Central	76	84	160