Prep Golf: Luke Carpenter Leads State Overall Tournament

Luke Carpenter, a junior at Arkansas Baptist, is the round one leader of the Arkansas High School Overall Golf Championship, being contested at Pleasant Valley Country Club.

The tourney, delayed two weeks by rain, is being played on the new Champion bermudagrass greens of PVCC.

Carpenter, whose older brothers led Arkansas Baptist last season, shot 35 on the front nine and 36 on the back to take a two-stroke lead Wednesday over Marion's Joshua Alford and Mountain Home's Seth Sullivant. The top three boys finishers from each of the state's classifications advanced to the Overall Championship.

Rank Name Gross
1 Luke Carpenter, Arkansas Baptist HS 35-36--71
T2 Joshua Alford, Marion High School 38-35--73
Seth Sullivant, Mountain Home HS 37-36--73
4 Jordan Perry, Judsonia HS 35-39--74
5 Colby Benton, Cabot HS 37-38--75
T6 Brandon Wheelington 16, Hope HS 37-40--77
Hayden Leibrock, Dewitt HS 40-37--77
T8 Drew Greenwood, Lakeside HS 36-42--78
Kevan Sharp, Cabot High School 40-38--78
Sam Cooper, Melbourne HS 40-38--78
11 Lane Hulse, Fordyce HS 38-41--79
T12 Austin Eoff, Benton HS 41-39--80
Matt Johnson, Central High School 37-43--80
14 Wesley Harris, Lakeside HS 41-42--83
15 Justin Kidd, Brookland High School 43-41--84
T16 Bradley Lamb, Melbourne HS 40-49--89
Jerry Phillips, Marked Tree High School 44-45--89
Jon Whitt Golden, Malvern High School 45-44--89