MHSAA girls golf finals: Addi Duflo leads Bath to Division 4 state title

Addi Duflo narrowly missed becoming the state champion last season during her freshman year. However, she achieved her goal this time around. At the Division 4 state golf tournament held on Saturday, October 17 at Grand Valley's The Meadows, Duflo not only emerged as the individual medalist but also led her team, the Bath girls golf Bees, to their first state title.

The Bees secured their victory with a team score of 739, outperforming Kalamazoo Christian by 14 strokes. Bath took an early lead in the finals, posting a team score of 365 on Friday, October 16, to establish a 19-stroke advantage over their rivals. Duflo's personal two-day score of 152 proved crucial as she finished the tournament 14 strokes ahead of the competition.

Fowler's Noelle Krepps tied with two other golfers for second place with a total of 166. Duflo was among the top 10 individual finishers for Bath, alongside sophomore Hattie Lalonde, who tied for 10th place with a score of 183. Division 1 runner-up Saisha Patil, competing for Okemos, concluded her season in a stellar manner by placing second at the state finals held at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek.

Okemos secured a fourth-place finish with a team score of 672, just six points behind third-place Portage Central. Northville claimed the team championship with a score of 631. Patil's impressive two-day score of 148 helped her secure the second place individual finish, albeit seven strokes behind Michigan's Olivia Griswold of Portage Central.

Anika Srivastava from Okemos finished in fourth place individually with a score of 150. Holt's Racheeni Her, an individual qualifier, placed 15th with a score of 159. Ionia's Lila Redder capped off a successful career at the state finals held at Ferris State, finishing as the runner-up. Redder's personal two-day score of 162 placed her four strokes behind Halle Heineman of Detroit Country Day.

Williamston's Paige Radebach concluded her high school golfing career on a high note by securing another top-10 finish, finishing fourth with a weekend score of 167. Lansing Catholic finished third in the team standings with a score of 762, just four strokes behind Montague. Eryn O’Connell placed 10th individually with a score of 176, tied with Owosso sophomore Samanta Ross on the leaderboard.

In the Division 2 category, Haslett finished eighth, while Mason concluded the tournament in eleventh place at the state finals held at Michigan State's Forest Akers West. Haslett's team score of 750 was led by Teagan McLellan, who finished 21st with a two-day total of 175. Junior Ruby Petee, representing Mason, finished 27th, leading her team to an eighth-place finish with a score of 757.