KINGSLAND – Making their first appearance as a team at the UIL Class 4A Boys Golf State Tournament in more than 30 years, the Brownwood Lions find themselves in a tie for fifth place at the midway point of the 36-hole, two-day event.
Playing at Legends Golf Course, the Lions fired an opening round 311, leaving them tied with Bullard 11 shots off the lead but just three strokes away from the medal stand. After Monday’s opening round, Canyon Randall leads the way with a 300 followed by second place Sulphur Springs (303), third place Andrews (308) and fourth place Wimberley (309).
Caleb Modawell and Hudson Reagan led the charge for the Lions with rounds of 3-over 75 trailed by Sir Bubba Jones with a 7-over round of 79, and Slayde Espinoza and Cobe Walker with 10-over par 82s. The top four scores count toward the team tally.
Modawell and Reagan are tied for 13th place while Levelland’s Max Vergara led the way individually with a 3-under par round of 69.
The Lions advanced to state by finishing third at the Region I-4A tournament in Lubbock in April behind champion Andrews and runner-up Canyon Randall. At the State Preview tournament at Legends Golf Course in March, the Lions came in sixth as a team.
The Class 4A Boys Golf State Tournament will conclude Tuesday.