Two area girls golfers punched their tickets to the state tournament.
Chambersburg senior Emily Rensch finished third in the District 3 Class 3A golf tournament Saturday at Honey Run Golf Course. She shot a 79 in the first round, then shaved off four strokes for a 75 in the second.
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Shippensburg freshman Kaydee Beckenbaugh finished a stroke behind Rensch in fourth place. She shot a 76, then a 79 to earn a spot in the state tournament.
Abby Byers of Waynesboro shot a 93, then an 85 to finish 15th, but she missed the cut to make the state tournament.
Waynesboro’s Tyler Fortney, who tied for first at the Mid-Penn championships, shot 79s both rounds to finish in a tie for 25th in Class 3A, outside of the cut to make the state tournament.
Other participants who missed the first-round cut:
Chambersburg’s Alaina Morris, 101
Waynesboro’s Marissa Musolino, 111
James Buchanan’s Abram Stock, 91
Shippensburg’s Ben Horgos, 91
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TEAM
Wednesday, Oct. 23: 2A Team Championships at Penn State Blue Course
Wednesday, Oct. 23: 3A Team Championships at Penn State White Course
INDIVIDUAL
Monday, Oct. 21: Individual Championships Round 1 at Penn State Blue Course (2A) and White Course (3A)
Tuesday, Oct. 22: Individual Championships Round 2 at Penn State Blue Course (2A) and White Course (3A)
This article originally appeared on Chambersburg Public Opinion: District 3 golf: Rensch, Beckenbaugh advance to state tournament
