BERLIN- The Bayside South varsity golf season got underway this week with James M. Bennett taking the first match of the year at the Newport Course at the Ocean City Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon.
Bennett shot a team-low 170, led by Ayden Whitehead’s individual low score of 38. Worcester Prep was second with a 173 team score. Decatur finished third with a team score of 174, led by a 38 by Matt Kristick, which earned the Seahawk standout the co-medalist award for the first match.
After one match, Kristick and Whitehead lead the South Conference standings with matching 38s. Worcester’s Cook and Parkside’s Jakob Keidel are tied for second with matching scores of 40, while Bennett’s Anna Malone and Decatur’s Matt Kinsey are tied for third with scores of 41. Rounding out the top 10 after week one are Adam Workman of Bennett and Austin Taylor of Worcester Prep with scores of 43, and Ethan Taylor of Pocomoke, John Meakin of Worcester and Jon Ruddo of Worcester with 45s.