It was another strong day on the golf course for Frontier Regional’s Mike Corduff.
Corduff shot a 7-over 78 at the state Division 2 tournament at Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown on Tuesday.
The junior tied for 14th out of 101 participants, but was seventh among those eligible for the individual championship.
Corduff opened with a par on the sixth hole, but double bogeyed No. 7 and bogeyed No. 8 to fall to 3-over. He had three straight pars before a birdie on 12.
“Getting out of the rough and earning a birdie was a good momentum builder,” he said.
He closed his front nine with two pars. Corduff had one birdie, three pars, four bogeys and one double bogey on his back nine.
“My short game was good today,” Corduff said. “I made a good amount of putts. My irons were OK but my driver was not good. I feel like I could have shot better if I just drove it better. It was just one of those days.”
Frontier teammate Gunnar Moore shot a 10-over 81 to tie for 34th. South Hadley senior Logan Waite shot an 88 and tied for 67th.
Pope Francis’ Logan Dapprich, an Amherst resident, tied for 88th with a 97.
Trevor Lopez of Winchester took medalist honors with a 71 and led his team to a championship.
Moore, an eighth grader, was one of the youngest golfers in the field. He played in the state tournament last year when Frontier qualified as a team, but qualified as an individual this year.
“It’s really cool just to be at the event as one of the youngest kids,” Moore said. “I learned a lot of stuff from last year to now. I also learned from (Corduff), he taught me how to stay calm out there and not get ahead of myself. Qualifying was exciting. Disappointing the team didn’t come but I’m happy I made it here. I can’t be too disappointed.”
Waite qualified for the championship by tying for third at the Western Massachusetts championship at the Country Club of Pittsfield on Oct. 22.
“I was just trying to keep what I had at Western Mass. going,” Waite said. “My tee ball was good. I didn’t hit one out of play all day. … On my tee shots I just hit my 4-wood all day. That put me in some pretty good spots. Putting I wasn’t too upset with. I had some good holes putting-wise. I had a couple of good wedges.”
Although the senior had a good day in several aspects of his game, he hit a few snags near the greens.
“I couldn’t have had more duffed chips if I tried,” Waite said. “The ground was wet.”
He competed for the Tigers at the state championship as a sophomore and shot a 93.
Two years later, although he hit some rough patches, Waite felt like he was more mentally prepared for this year’s championship.
“The first time around it was a bit overwhelming,” Waite said. “This time I was in it to have fun, it being the last round of my senior year.”
Waite started with a bogey on the fifth hole. Three straight double bogeys followed before a par on No. 9. He closed his first nine with a double bogey, two bogeys and a pair on No. 12.
Waite had three pars and two bogeys among his first five holes on his second nine. He closed with four straight bogeys.
“He just got more confident in his game,” second-year South Hadley coach Dave Blanchette said of Waite’s growth. “His distance this year was way longer than it was last year.”