CPHS Golf: Carson Griggs places fifth at 6A State Championship

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Carson Griggs senior portrait. (Courtesy).

Charles Page High School senior Carson Griggs concluded his high school career Tuesday afternoon at Forest Ridge Golf Club in Broken Arrow with a fifth place finish in the OSSAA 6A State Championship.

Griggs had a rough start to the tournament, tied for 25th place after shooting a 78 in round one. 

The Sandite battled back excellently with the third-lowest score in round two at 71 strokes and ended day one tied for sixth place.

Griggs had the third-best score of round three as well, shooting a 73 to improve to fifth place, tied with Broken Arrow's Gabe Replogle at 222 strokes. 

A four-time State Qualifier, Griggs placed nineteenth as a freshman, twentieth as a sophomore, and was Runner-Up as a junior. He will continue his golfing career at the University of Denver. 

Edmond North's Brock Polhill handily won the tournament with a 211, including a tournament-best round of 67. He was the only athlete to hit sub-seventy in any round. Owasso's Austin Enzbrenner came in runner-up with a score of 215. 

Edmond North won the team title with a score of 881, followed by Owasso at 896. 

CPHS Golf: Carson Griggs signs with University of Denver

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Charles Page High School senior and OSSAA 6A State Runner-Up golf star Carson Griggs signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play for the University of Denver (DU).

DU is a four-year private university participating in NCAA Division One athletics. The Pioneers have been members of The Summit League since 2013 and they placed sixth in the conference championship this past season. Their last conference title was in 2014 and their last NCAA Tournament appearance was in 2011. They are led by Head Coach Erik Billinger in his fourth season. 

Griggs is coming off a second-place finish in the OSSAA 6A State Championship last May, finishing just two strokes behind the Champion in a field of 72 competitors. He shot four strokes under par in a three-round tournament at the Golf Club of Edmond. He tied for 20th place as a sophomore and 19th place as a freshman.

Last year Griggs took first place at the 6A State Preview at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, but the Championship location was relocated due to spring flooding at its usual site. He also won the Sand Springs Invitational and the Frontier Valley Conference Championship, and placed second at the Bartlesville Bruin Invitational.

CPHS Golf: Carson Griggs selected as All-Tulsa World Player of the Year Finalist

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Charles Page High School senior Carson Griggs was selected as one of three All-Tulsa World Golf Player of the Year finalists.

Griggs is a rapidly rising star on the Oklahoma golf scene, winning three High School tournaments this past season and coming in Runner-Up at two others. He placed first at the Sand Springs Invitational, the Frontier Valley Conference Championship, and the 6A State Preview.

A three-time State Qualifier, he tied for nineteenth as a freshman and twentieth as a sophomore before coming in Runner-Up this past season. He was only two strokes behind the Champion, shooting four under par at the Golf Club of Edmond.

Griggs regularly competes on the Oklahoma Junior Golf Tour throughout the summer and was recently on the winning East Team at the Oklahoma Junior Cup Matches in Shawnee.

Final selection for the Athlete of the Year will be made at the All World Awards dinner on July 8th at Marriott Southern Hills.

CPHS Golf: Carson Griggs comes in Runner-Up at 6A State Tournament

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Charles Page High School junior Carson Griggs made his third trip to the OSSAA 6A State Tournament this week and had his best performance yet, finishing Runner-Up by two strokes.

The two-day three-round tournament was held at the Golf Club of Edmond instead of Stillwater's Karsten Creek due to flooding at the usual host site.

Griggs played excellently all three rounds, but his best performance was on day one when he shot three strokes under par. His 67-stroke finish was the second-best performance of any golfer during any round. State Champion Austin Eckroat had the best single-round score at 66.

Griggs sat in second place after the first round, then shot a 71 in round two and dropped to third place at the end of day one behind Eckroat and Brock Polhill, both of Edmond North. On day two he made up for lost ground with the best performance of the day, shooting a 68. He jumped five strokes ahead of Polhill, but was still two short of Eckroat, who scored 68 in round two and 70 in round three. 

72 athletes competed at the event, with an average score of 241. Griggs finished with a total score of 206. Griggs previously tied for nineteenth place as a freshman and twentieth place as a sophomore with scores of 238 and 242 at Karsten Creek. Edmond North won their fifteenth State Championship as a team. The Huskies hold the record for most State Championships won by any school at any classification in Oklahoma.

CPHS Golf: Ashton Persons and Madison Kinard place 19th and 68th at State Tournament

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Two members of the Charles Page High School girls golf team competed at the 6A State Championship in Ponca City this past week. Ashton Persons placed 19th out of 74, while Madison Kinard tied for 68th.

It was the first State Tournament for both girls.

 The tournament consisted of two rounds at Ponca City Country Club. Persons came into round one on fire, shooting a season-low score of 79 to tie for sixth place. Kinard was tied for 59th after round one with a score of 102. 

In the second half of the tournament Persons and Kinard shot 99 and 110, respectively, to finish with totals of 178 and 212.

Norman North's Kaitlin Milligan won the tournament with a total of 147, nine strokes better than the runner-up. Her first-round score of 73 was the best of any competitor for either day.

Owasso claimed the team title with a 21-stroke margin over Edmond North. 

CPHS Golf: Carson Griggs comes in runner-up at Bartlesville Bruin Invitational

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The Charles Page High School Boys' Golf team traveled to the Bartlesville Bruin Invitational at Adams Golf Course last week. They were one member short of a full lineup and thus couldn't earn a team placement, but Carson Griggs took second place, Kyler Gaylor tied for 29th, and JT Bristow took 49th. 

Griggs was consistent through both halves of the two-round tournament, shooting 77 in round one and 76 in round two. With a total score of 153 on a par 144, Griggs tied Sapulpa's Daniel Reed for first place, but then lost in a playoff for the top medal. 

Gaylor had a tough first round with a score of 93, but followed it up with an 84 to finish at 177. Bristow shot a 216 with rounds of 109 and 107. 

Owasso took first place in the tournament with a team score of 652, followed by Bishop Kelley at 653. The home team came in third at 656, tailed by Sapulpa at 657.

The season wrapped up for Bristow and Gaylor Monday at the Regional Tournament in Owasso. Bristow shot a 224 with rounds of 114 and 110, and Gaylor shot a 164 with rounds of 79 and 85. Griggs scored a 152 with rounds of 80 and 72 to tie for sixth place. He will advance to the State Tournament at the Golf Club of Edmond next Monday and Tuesday.