Cape Region golfers earn recognition

Several Cape Region high school golfers earned recognition for their 2025 season performances. 

All-state honors went to players who finished highest in the season-long DIAA state handicap rankings in the boys’ or girls’ categories. 

Avery Brown of Delmarva Christian led the Cape Region contingent among the boys with his first-team selection. Jake Hollerbeck of Sussex Central, winner of last week’s state boys’ championship, earned second-team honors, along with Ryan McNett of Cape Henlopen. 

Sawyer Brockstedt of Rehoboth Beach, a senior at Tower Hill, earned first-team honors in the girls’ category. Ellie Walls of Indian River and Gabby Hamstead of Cape Henlopen each earned second-team status. 

All-Henlopen Conference honors went to players with the best scoring average relative to par on the courses they played in conference matches. 

Hollerbeck and McNett won first-team all-conference awards. Kingston Davis and Tyler Healy of Cape Henlopen joined Sussex Academy’s Ryan Dostal, Sam Metz and Quentin Bowman in making second-team all-conference. 

The Henlopen Conference honorable mention category winners included Cape’s Jacob Gabbard, Indian River’s Walls, Sussex Central’s Trevor Clark, Sussex Tech’s Corey Duke and Sussex Academy’s Dominic Piperno. 

Kudos to state tournament host

The DIAA and the Golf Association of Philadelphia gave high marks to St. Anne’s Golf Links in its first year of hosting the 2025 state high school golf tournament.

Grant Morse, the GAP staffer who oversaw the course setup, said, “The greens were in great shape. They were rolling true. Some hole locations were challenging. In some areas where you had a downhill [putt], you had to be careful because otherwise it’s going 5 feet past the hole, and you had to run it back up. It’s just a challenging course, but I think they handled it well. There were some good scores out there.”

DIAA golf committee Secretary Kevin Charles sent a note to St. Anne’s Director of Golf Matt Ashworth: “I don't think any other course has been more accommodating and welcoming than St. Anne’s. Everyone was pleasant and polite. It felt as though they couldn't do enough for us.”   

Ashworth said, “We’re really trying to make our mark with the recent changes in ownership, so we’re excited to host the event. I’m grateful for the opportunity. We met as a team in the days prior teaming out where we’re going to be, how we’re going to handle it. We tried to think of things that may come up so we could handle them and make it as seamless as possible. A lot of preparation was done. I’m surrounded by a bunch of great people that are really dedicated to what they do and what we’re trying to do here.”

LPGA Classic across the bay

The ShopRite LPGA Classic returns to Seaview Resort in Galloway, N.J., with a 54-hole contest June 6-8. The New Jersey supermarket chain celebrates its 31st anniversary as lead sponsor, a record unmatched by any LPGA tournament.

At a May 21 press meeting, Tournament Director Ryan Dever said, “As always, we're looking forward to continuing raising the bar with charitable donations, helping deserving charitable organizations in the communities that ShopRite stores serve.”

For Cape Region fans, the tournament is a short ride up the Garden State Parkway from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry terminal, with $20 one-day tickets available online at shopritelpgaclassic.com. Televised coverage is on The Golf Channel.

Local club competition results

Tammy Findlay had a first place and a second place in one round during the June 3 Mulligan’s Pointe Ladies League two-player team game. 

Findlay finished in first place as a blind draw with Susan Shockley. She also took second place together with Renata Andreani. 

The Kings Creek Ladies 9-Hole group played a Best 1 of 4 Net game May 29, in two flights. 

Tish Brey, Deborah Chase, Farah Englert and Donna Romer won the first flight, with Carolyn Horn, Martha Jaxheimer, Barbara Morales and blind draw Brenda Schilli in second. 

Christine Emery, Annette Stellhorn, Deborah D’Orazio and Saralynn Vollmer won the second flight, followed by Kim Kavchok, Rosemarie Schmidt, Francie Young and Terry Barrera in second.