DUNCAN, SC - Boiling Springs senior golfer Madison Dixon has put quite a stamp on the Bulldogs girls' golf program and on Tuesday at the Region II-5A golf tournament she added to that legacy.
With her final score of 76 at River Falls Plantation, Dixon became the first Bulldogs female golfer to make an All-Region team in six straight years. She said that accomplishing that goal this year was a special feat for her because it's something she's been doing since a seventh grader. "Obviously making All-Region is a major goal every time you enter the region tournament and I've done it now every year since seventh grade," said Dixon. "I felt some pressure going into today because I wanted to do it all six years I've been on the team and that was my biggest goal today." Dixon finished in third overall at the tournament behind Dorman's Abby Franks, who was the medalist with a score of 72, and Maddie Peake from Dorman who finished in second with a score of 75. They were joined on the All-Tournament team by Dorman's Ana Romansky and Byrnes Lilian Alexander who both shot a score of 79. As a team the Bulldogs fell short in the team standings of advancing to the 5A Upper State tournament with a team score of 386, which was 11 shots behind Gaffney who advanced with a score of 375. Dorman was the overall region champions with a score of 308 followed by Byrnes with a score of 338 and Spartanburg with a score of 370. While the Bulldogs won't advance to the 5A Upper State championship as a team, Dixon with her finish will advance as an individual and she says that while she's happy to advance it's bittersweet to not advance as a team. "It's bittersweet because obviously high school golf is about playing as a team," said Dixon. "It's sad I won't have them warming up with me or to talk with me in between holes. Knowing this was my last tournament with the team, one I've been with since seventh grade, is crazy because it means my high school career is almost over which is weird because it's all I've known." The good news for Dixon is that she will be competing in the 5A Upper State championship at a course that she's familiar with, the Chester Country Club, and won the region championship at just last year. "I play pretty good at that course but I don't want to jinx myself," said Dixon. "My goal Monday is to go out there and play one shot at a time and see how it works out. Hopefully at the end of the day I'll get a chance to tee it up at the state tournament the next week." The 5A Upper State championship tournament will be held on October 18th at the Chester Country Club in Chester, SC. Comments are closed.
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