Grosse Pointe South’s girls golf team finished 17th in the 18-team MHSAA Division 2 state finals Oct. 16–17 at Michigan State University’s Forest Akers West Golf Course in East Lansing.
The Blue Devils followed an opening-round 413 with a 424 on Saturday, finishing with a two-day total of 837, according to the MHSAA’s final results.
Freshman Keira Leech led South with rounds of 98 and 100 for a 198 total, tying for 66th individually.
Freshman Ella Kalmink finished tied for 89th at 211. Senior Tinley Gram tied for 91st at 212, followed by freshmen Stella Hampton in 95th at 216 and Josephine Messenger in 96th at 221.
Four of South’s five golfers at the finals were freshmen. Gram was the lone senior in the lineup.
South entered the tournament with the 16th-lowest season scoring average among the 18 qualifying teams at 399.2, according to MLive’s pre-finals comparison. That list compared scoring averages rather than coaches’ rankings.
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central won the team championship at 642. Its Alivia Offer earned individual medalist honors with a 149.
