WELLSBORO — Tioga Country Club played hard to get Wednesday, sending Northern Tier League golfers’ scores soaring. In the end, Mansfield’s squad had the most consistent day, with four players breaking 100, to win the event with a combined score of 472.
Steve Coats led the way for Mansfield with an 85, the second-best score of the day. Will Dietz, John Drexler and Kevin Mahoney also broke 100 for Mansfield.
The day’s best score was the 82 turned in by Corey Lewis from the host Wellsboro Hornets on the tough Par 71 layout. Joining Lewis and Coats with sub-90 scores were freshman Gavin Howe of Northern Tioga with an 86, his teammate, Dustin Bogazyck with an 87, Towanda’s Pat Henderson with an 87 and Brian Kennedy of Athens with an 88.
Towanda was second on the day with a total score of 481 with Athens right behind at 485 and the host Hornets at 489. Northern Tioga finished with a team score of 517, Sayre, led by twin 98s by Bill Kozemko and Mike Gleockner, was next with a 542 and Northeast Bradford rounded out the field.
The second-place finish Wednesday, coupled with the Knights’ win on Monday, leaves Towanda on top of the league standings with an 11-1 mark, one match better than runners up Athens and Mansfield.
The league has a few days off before hitting the road to the secluded River Valley Country Club on Tuesday.
Note: For full results, see Page B2.