Golf 2008-09

Coach of the varsity golf teams is Jeff Manley.

Golf team members include Coach Jeff Manley, John Wilson, Jay Patterson, Mark Carson Harris, Michael McDaniel, Clay Harbin, Katherine Bell, and Amelia Ray. Rachel Deaton is not pictured. Congratulations to Rachel Deaton, who won the Girls 15-18 Masters Division at the Golf Club of Tennessee Tournament of Champions in July. She shot a 152.	Hole in One Katherine Bell, a senior on the USJ varsity golf team, scored her first hole-in-one on Monday, August 18, at the Farms in Dyersburg. The team was playing a match against Dyersburg. Katherine is the daughter of Larry and Cindy Bell.

Middle School Golf Tournaments Spring 2008

Girls District and Region champs Natalie Allen, Ann Elizabeth Lynch, and Shelby Jordan	District Medalist John Wilson

USJ won the Tennessee Middle School Golf Association District Tournament.

Team Scores:
USJ Boys won first with a 327 and Girls won first with a 225
 
Individual scores:
John Wilson, Medalist with a 76
Sydney Chung, 2nd with an 82
Grant Mansfield, 3rd with an 84
Ann Elizabeth Lynch, 2nd with a 109
 
Both boys and girls teams advanced to the Region tournament May6 at Spring Creek Ranch, Collierville, TN. At Region, the USJ girls won 1st with Ann Elizabeth Lynch having the 2nd lowest score and making the All-Region Team. USJ boys were third in Region with John Wilson having the 3rd lowest score and making the All Region Team.

Spring 2008 Middle School Golf

Team members are...

Boys: John Wilson, Weston Barrix, J. L. Neisler, Grant Mansfield, Nathan Craig, Jake Daggett, Sydney Chung, Parker Darnell, Drew Presson

Girls: Ann Elizabeth Lynch, Shelby Jordan, Natalie Allen, Sarah Bond, and Angelica Marks.

Coach: Lisa Wilson

Fall 2007 Golf Schedules and Team Scores

Varsity Boys' Golf
Varsity Girls' Golf

Head Coach: Tom Talkington

Varsity Golf at State Tournament

Congratulations to the varsity golf teams for doing so well in the state tournament in Murfreesboro. The boys team placed second in the state, shooting four strokes better this year than last year when the team won the championship. Scott Metcalf took home a third place finish for individual performance in the state tournament.
Pictured are Senior Bradford Carrington holding the State runner-up trophy. With him are Coach Tom Talkington, Clay Harbin, Marshall Talkington, Jay Michael Patterson, and Scott Metcalf.
The girls team tied for third place. Pictured Left to right, members are Rachel Deaton, Amelia Ray, and Katherine Bell.

2006 Boys golf team earns state championship

A state championship topped off a great season for the boys’ golf team and coaches, Tom and Dana Talkington. The TSSAA/AA State Championship was at Old Fort Golf Club in Murfreesboro.

The team was led by Seniors Tom Talkington, captain, and David Hopper; Juniors Bradford Carrington, Carl Diffee. and Scott Metcalf; and freshman Marshall Talkington.

After winning the District at Hidden Valley Golf Course and the Region at Wingfoot in Union City, the team shot an impressive two-day total score of 613 at state. This outpaced their nearest competitor and last year’s state champ, Good Pasture, by 18 strokes.

Players shot individual scores of the following: Carl, 148; Tom, 154; Scott, 155; Bradford, 156; and Marshall, 168. Four of USJ’s players finished in the top 21 in the tournament. Carl finished fourth overall to secure All-State honors.

Bradford, Scott, and Tom shot identical scores of 77 on the second day to secure the championship. This is the second state championship in the last four years for the boys’ team; the first occurred in 2002.

Middle School Girls Golf, Spring 2007

University School of Jackson’s Middle School Girls Golf Team came in second in the region, which earned the girls a trip to the state tournament. Left to right, the girls are Samantha Blanton of Humboldt, Shelby Jordan of Jackson, Ann Elizabeth Lynch, of Humboldt, and Emilie Lasher of Jackson. Ann Elizabeth made the All-West Region VI Team with a score of 109. Their coach is Dave Blanton.

2006 Varsity girls team goes to state

Once again, the USJ Bruins were on the road to Murfreesboro to compete for the golf state championship title.

The 2006 Lady Bruins golf team was lead by Sophomore Katherine Bell and Freshmen Rachel Deaton and Amelia Ray.

Rachel Deaton won the Region with a score of 82. Katherine Bell won first at District with a score of 78 and also fourth in Region. Amelia Ray finished second in Region with a score of 85 and fourth in District. As they readied for the state tournament, Rachel Deaton expressed their goals as "to go out there, have fun, and represent the school as best we can. Maybe even win."

Like the boys, the girls had a tremendously successful tournament by placing runner-up to Goodpasture by only 8 strokes with a score of 342. The girls were lead by Katherine (168), Rachel (174), and Amelia (185).

2004 Varsity State Championship

Natalie Edwards, a senior, won the state championship for A-AA schools in 2004. She shot a 72 her first day and 73 her second day to win by three strokes. The girls golf team finished a strong fourth, just seven strokes out of a tie for first place. Along with Natalie, team members are Christie Freeman and Amanda Thompson.