The Bedford North Lawrence Blue girls’ golf team shot a 326 to easily win the Seymour Invite girls’ golf tournament at Shadowood Golf Course on Tuesday.

New Albany was second at 354, Madison shot 401, Seymour tied Bedford North Lawrence Red for fourth with 425, and Brownstown was sixth with 430.

BNL’s Kinleigh Root was medalist with 76, and BNL’s Ellie Horton and Madison’s Emmy Dowell tied for second with 80s.

Shana Spray was low with Seymour with 47-43-90. Katie Cottrill shot 94, followed by Emmy Followell with 109 and Emily Windley with 132.

Some of the Seymour and Brownstown girls, and their coaches said the heat and high humidity made it tough for all players to concentrate.

Seymour coach Jim Hoffman said, “We’re playing with four girls. We’ve got one injured, and it makes a little bit of a difference, and I think we could knock off 25 strokes.

“We played a little better today (than Monday). We did a lot of things a little bit better. We’ve got to work on our short game. We knew that going into it. Three days into it is not going to judge it.

“We had some opportunities we didn’t take advantage of, but I think we got better as the day progressed. Everybody’s back score was pretty much better than their front. I’m proud of them, for that. “It was hot two days in a row and I know they were running out of gas.”

Spray said she lowered her score by six strokes from the tournament at Bloomington South on Monday.

“I would say that my driver is pretty strong,” she said. “I’ve been working with Jim, he’s trying to get me to get through the ball better and my backswing, just my path.

“I’m hitting the ball a lot further, so that is a great thing. I would say my putting is pretty good. I’ll have some bad putts, then I’ll one-putt so it evens out eventually.”

Spray said her attitude and focus has improved over last season.

“I would say my mental game is a lot better than last year. When I made a bad shot, I would be quiet, I didn’t want to talk to anyone. This year I started not to care as much about my bad shots. That makes me play better in the long run. I don’t get upset, or angry, or cry at all. That’s really not good. I want to stay positive.”

Cottrill said, “I’ve always enjoyed driving off the tee box. That has always been my strongest suit. I’m slowly improving my chipping. That was much better than it was (Monday). My putting still needs a lot of work.

“(Monday) all I was saying is “tomorrow we’re a home.’ It’s nice to be at home after what we did yesterday.”

Cottrill said she enjoys playing golf. “I like how peaceful golf is, and the support system behind us.

“All five of us get along really well. It’s always such a fun time. We usually go eat after matches and all the fun things we get to do.”

Khloe Lingenfelter was low for Brownstown with 48-42-90, Jayda Clodfelter shot 45-53-98, Abby Schroer shot 101 and Kinley Schroeder scored 141.

Seymour was without Caroline Dennis, who suffered a leg injury last week. The two girls from Trinity Lutheran and three girls from Brownstown were not ready to play in an 18-hole tournament.

Braves Coach Brandon Allman said, “Our score is a little bit higher than what we’ve been the past few years here, but we had more returning golfers.

“I do have three returning golfers and my goal for them was to each break 100. I know Khloe played a lot of golf this summer, and she had better rounds, but that’s her lowest 18-hole round in high school.

“Jayda was a little frustrated because both her and Abby played quite a bit of golf this summer. They’re disappointed, but the good thing is they care and they’re going to get better.

“If we each cut 8 or 10 shots, we’ll have a chance to be down there, and for Kinsley that is her first ever tournament ever. She was on the middle school team in sixth grade, but she didn’t play golf since. My goal for her was to get at least one hole under double par, and she was able to get four holes under double par.

“She is definitely going to get better, and I have three other girls that have never played before, and I think a couple for them will have a chance to get down there as well.

“We’ll work a lot on ball-striking, and we always have to get better around the greens. We’ve got to be able to get 30- and 40-yard shots on the greens. We need more consistency.”

Lingenfelter said, “I was hoping to be in the 80s, but 90 is one of my better scores. I can improve my putting.”

She said she didn’t miss any 12–15-inch putts.

“It was three-putting 10-footers. I’ve always preferred Shadowood’s greens (over Hickory Hills).”

Clodfelter said she was pleased with her score as this marks her first time to break 100. “I love Shadowood. It’s a good course.

“I think today was pretty good. It’s the first time I shot under 100. The back nine was a little tough.

“I can definitely make improvements on my sand shots. I just need to work on my short game. My drives and second shots were pretty good.”

She said he will work on her short game, her sand shots at Hickory Hills today.

Seymour’s next meet will be Monday at home against New Albany and Salem, and the Braves will be home Monday against Mitchell.

Seymour Invitational

Teams Scores: 1, Bedford North Lawrence Blue 326. 2, New Albany 354. 3, Madison 401. 4, Seymour 425. 5, Bedford North Lawrence Red 425. 6, Brownstown Central 430. 7, Scottsburg 448. 8, Columbus East 452.

Low five medalists- Kinleigh Root (BNL) 76, Ellie Horton (BNL) 80, Emmy Dowell (M) 80, Emma Endris (BNL) 82, Kaidyn Wardlow (NA) 85

Seymour- Shana Spray 47-43-90, Katie Cottrill 47-47-94, Emmy Followell 55-54-109, Emily Windley 62-70-132

Brownstown Central- Khloe Lingenfelter 48-42-90, Jayda Clodfelter 45-53-98, Abby Schroer 44-57-101, Kinley Schroeder 68-73-141.