Beachside surprise in FHSAA 3A boys golf as Christopher Grota tied for lead
St. Johns County teams Tocoi Creek and Beachside are in contention after the first round of the FHSAA Class 3A state boys golf tournament on Nov. 13 at the Mission Inn Resort El Campeon Course in Howey-in-the-Hills. No surprise there. What is a surprise is the individual at the top of the leaderboard: Beachside sophomore Christopher Grota, who had a hot front nine (El Campeon’s back, since he started at No. 10) and shot 4-under 68 to tie William Cui of Palm Beach Dwyer for first place. Charlie Hipp of Creekside (69) is in third and Brady Dougan and Kaden James of Tocoi Creek (each at 72) are tied for seventh. Dwyer leads the team standings at 2-under 290, with Beachside second, five shots behind and Tocoi Creek third, 14 back. They’re not out of it with one round to play on Nov. 14, especially if their No. 1 players reverse fortunes. Jaspreet Kondal of Beachside shot 74 and Ambrose Kinnare of Tocoi Creek made six bogeys on the front nine and shot 80. Grota, who tied for fourth in District 2-3A (73) at Cimarrone and tied for seventh in Region 1-3A (72) at Cypress Head, birdied Nos. 14, 17
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