Palmer Trinity’s Bacardi completes career sweep of Youth Fair golf championships
When it was over, Palmer Trinity golfer Remi Bacardi held up four fingers.
The Falcons’ talented senior was celebrating a high school career sweep at one of Miami-Dade County’s most prestigious tournaments as Bacardi had just won the Youth Fair Invitational on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive year.
Bacardi, a University of Virginia commit, shot a 3-under 67 to edge the rest of the field by one stroke at the East Course of Country Club of Miami.
Miami Springs’ Gia Culler-Guerra and SLAM Academy’s Dariana Breto finished tied for second after each shot a 2-under 68.
Breto was one of three top 10 finishers for SLAM along with fifth-place finisher Ashley Balcom, who shot 70, and ninth-place finisher Sophia Coronel, who finished tied for ninth with a score of 75.
Their efforts were enough to lead the Titans to the team championship of the event after they collectively shot 290. SLAM finished comfortably ahead of team runners-up Carrollton and Doral Academy, who matched each other with a score of 312.
For Bacardi, next is setting her sights on one final run at winning a high school state championship over the next seven weeks. Bacardi finished a county-best 12th at last year’s Class 1A meet.
The golf postseason begins on Oct. 28 with districts and leads to the state championships from Nov. 12-20 at the Mission Resort and Club at Howey-in-the-Hills.
RESULTS
Team: 1. SLAM Academy 290; 2. Carrollton and Doral Academy 312; 4. Ransom Everglades 314; 5. Lourdes 325; 6. Palmer Trinity 331; 7. Westminster Christian 351; 8. Downtown Doral 360; 9. St. Brendan 380; 10. MAST Academy 406; 11. Gulliver Prep 419.
Individual: 1. Remi Bacardi (Palmer Trinity) 67; 2. Gia Culler-Guerra (Miami Springs) and Dariana Breto (SLAM Academy) 68; 4. Frances Amat (Carrollton) 69; 5. Ashley Balcom (SLAM Academy) 70; 6. Fernanda Carrion (Carrollton) and Gabriella Barcia (Lourdes) 72; 8. Danica Ortega (Riviera Prep) 74; 9. Sophia Coronel (SLAM Academy), Petra Compton (Carrollton), Maria Quintero (Doral Academy), Esha Nagalla (Ransom Everglades), Camila Romero (Downtown Doral) 75.
