Mountain Brook secures third straight Class 6A girls state golf title

AL.com reports, May 14, 2013 6:11 p.m.

 

Mountain Brook's Meg McCalley helped the Spartans win the team title. (Todd Thompson/AL.com)

 

 

MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama -- Coach Jackie Clayton said Mountain Brook’s third consecutive Class 6A girls golf title was the sweetest.  Unlike most coaches, who don’t like to compare teams and titles, Clayton had no problem explaining why the third championship is the most memorable.

“Because we had seniors this time,” Clayton said after watching Mountain Brook roll to a 14-shot victory over Auburn.

Mountain Brook shot 237 in the final round to finish with a 36-hole score of 461 on the Schoolmaster course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the Shoals. Auburn shot 243 in the final round to finish at 475, while Fairhope used Virginia Green’s 68 to finish third at 479.

“It’s not hard to get them when they are hungry,” Clayton said. “They want to practice. As they get older, they get pulled in so many directions. It’s legitimate stuff. It’s hard to get them to practice sometimes. It’s things like, ‘Coach, we have two AP tests this week.’ It’s tough, but it’s a tribute them that they find a way to balance it.”

Tatum Jackson led a balanced Mountain Brook team, shooting 76 in the second round to finish tied for second with Prattville's Lee Ann Cahoon at 149. Carolyn McCalley (79) finished at 154, while Lane Proctor (82) was at 158. Meg McCalley shot 83 in the final round and finished at 168.
Proctor and Carolyn McCalley are the team’s seniors.

“It’s a great feeling,” Jackson said. “It’s especially cool because we have two seniors, and we have had the same team for the past three years. I’d say there was more pressure this year to win because we had some seniors.”