Tribe 4th in Mercer County

CELINA, Ohio — The Indians managed one score in the 80s and two more on the verge. It was just enough for them to eke out the No. 4 spot in the county. 

The Fort Recovery High School boys golf team opened their season with a fourth-place finish at the Mercer County Invitation on Tuesday morning at Celina Lynx Golf Club.

The Indians’ score of 365 was 37 strokes behind first-place Coldwater (128). Fort Recovery’s score narrowly edged out Celina (368) and Parkway (383).

Keegan Muhlenkamp led the way with a team-low 89. He achieved the score with consistent play throughout the match, including parring half of the 18 holes. Three of the nine holes he didn’t shoot for par were bogeys.

Following Muhlenkamp was Reece LeFevre, who only had one extra stroke on his score for a 90.

LeFevre’s highlight came on the par-4 11th hole, where it only took him three strokes to find the cup as he earned a birdie. Four pars also helped him out in the match, but he doubled par on the third hole to hold his score back a bit.

Only one stroke behind LeFevre was Eli Lennertz with 91. He shot for par seven times, including three in a row on holes No. 8, 9 and 10.

Nate Jutte had the final qualifying score for the Indians with 95 strokes. Jutte earned birdies on both the par-5 second hole and the par-4 14th. He also had two pars and six bogeys.

Alex Dues and Matthew Romer had scores of 97 and 106, respectively, did not factor into the team score.