AVON, May 4 – James Bosworth shot a two-under-par 68 and Simsbury placed three golfers among the top 21 finishers to win the fifth annual Avon Invitational at Blue Fox Golf Course Friday.
Bosworth beat Conard’s Matt Chorches by two strokes. A 33 on the back nine helped Bosworth win his first Avon Invitational title.
Simsbury shot a 300 outlasting Conard (306), Avon (309), Berlin (310) and Coventry (315).
Avon had three golfers among the top 15 finishers. Cole Hahn took sixth with a four-over par 74 (34-40) while Michael Hanranty was eleventh with a 75 (37-38). Sam Cuddleback was tied for 14th place with a 76 (36-36).
Tristan Witzal led Canton with an 82 (39-43) and the Warriors didn’t register a team score with just three golfers on the course. They needed at least four.
2018 Avon Invitational
At Blue Fox, Avon
Team results — 1. Simsbury 300; 2. Conard 306; 3. Avon 309; 4. Berlin 310; 5. Coventry 315; 6. Hall 317; 7. Northwest Catholic 320; 8. Glastonbury 321; 9. Wethersfield 322; 10. Farmington 324; 11. Cromwell 330; 12. Manchester 330; 13. Lewis Mills 334; 14. Suffield 334; 15. Granby 375; 16. Northwestern 396; 17. East Granby 430; 18. Litchfield 482; 19. Canton did not score
Individual results
At Blue Fox Run (Par 70)
| 1 | James | Bosworth | Simsbury | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| 2 | Matt | Chorches | Conard | 34 | 36 | 70 |
| 3 | Mac | Mahoney | Hall | 34 | 37 | 71 |
| 4 | Mike | Donnelly | Wethersfield | 36 | 36 | 72 |
| 5 | Kyle | Camello | Coventry | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| 6 | Cole | Hahn | Avon | 34 | 40 | 74 |
| 6 | Luke | Carroll | Conard | 36 | 38 | 74 |
| 6 | Jacob | Lindsay | Berlin | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| 6 | Justin | Mathew | Northwest Catholic | 35 | 39 | 74 |
| 6 | Nate | Schmidt | Cromwell | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| 11 | Michael | Hanratty | Avon | 37 | 38 | 75 |
| 11 | Sean | Roncaioli | Glastonbury | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| 11 | Colby | Norton | Lewis Mills | 39 | 36 | 75 |
| 14 | Jack | Bosworth | Simsbury | 38 | 38 | 76 |
| 14 | Sam | Cuddeback | Avon | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| 14 | Garrett | Brown | Conard | 34 | 42 | 76 |
| 14 | Mike | McCarthy | Berlin | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| 14 | Justin | Defina | Northwest Catholic | 31 | 45 | 76 |
| 14 | Dalton | Huyler | Manchester | 40 | 36 | 76 |
| 14 | Sean | Dowd | Granby | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| 21 | Tommy | Dallahan | Simsbury | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| 21 | John | Downes | Berlin | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| 23 | Kyle | Corrigan | Coventry | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| 23 | Cameron | Hosack | Glastonbury | 38 | 40 | 78 |
| 23 | Jared | Papa | Farmington | 38 | 40 | 78 |
| 23 | Corey | Roya | Manchester | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| 23 | Andrew | LeBlanc | Lewis Mills | 40 | 38 | 78 |
Other local golfers
| Simsbury: 28. Bennett Ostern, 37-42, 79; 32. Kevin McDonough 36-35, 81 |
| Farmington: 32. Connor Palazzo 40-41, 81; 35. Kevin Zipp, 42-40, 82; 39. John Guerrera 40-43, 83; 39. Michael Gregory 42-41, 83 |
| Canton: 35. Tristen Witzgal 39-43, 82; 44. Alex Lederman, 40-44, 84; 87. Jeremy Welcome 48-54, 102 |
| Avon: 44. Tim Frodermann, 45-39, 84; 66. Jack Hall 46-44, 90 |
| Lewis Mills: 66. Jack Stocker 42-38, 90; 71. Kyle Goulet, 41-50, 91, 74. Aaron Pelchar, 46-46, 92 |
| Granby: 77. Eric Cyr 45-50, 95; 84. Andrew Olihan 47-53, 100; 89. Logan Disabella 51-60, 111 |
| East Granby: 75. Seth Carson 45-48, 93; 87. Gordon Hartman 48-54, 102; 92. Noah Leadbetter 59-54, 113; 94. Ryan Trombley, 59-63, 122, 98. Tyler Nardi, 74-68, 142 |
Previous team champions
2017: Suffield 291, Lewis Mills 293, Wethersfield 294
2016: Avon 300, Simsbury 301, Suffield 309
2015: Newington 308, Avon 313, Simsbury 314
2014: Glastonbury 308, Newington 312, Avon 325
Previous individual champions
2017: Tyler Goulet, Lewis Mills, 64
2016: Jake Avery, Avon, 70
2015: Jake Avery, Avon and Zach Mateja, Avon 73
2014: Jake Hedberg, Newington 72
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