Cartersville boys are co-leaders heading into Tuesday's final round

The Cartersville High boys golf team is tied for first place after the opening 18 holes at the GHSA Class 5A State Championship Monday at the par-71, 6,200-yard Green Island Country Club in Columbus.

The Canes and St. Pius X both shot team totals of 299 (15-over-par) in Monday’s opening round. Woodward Academy (301, +17), Starr’s Mill (302, +18), and Wayne County (319, +35) round out the top five with 18 holes remaining.

Cartersville was led by senior and future Georgia Bulldog, Buck Brumlow, who finished the first round with a 72 (1-over-par). Brumlow is tied for the individual lead with Wyatt Seikop of Woodward Academy. Carter Loflin of St. Pius X is alone in third place at 2-over-par, 73.

Camden Meadows of Cartersville is in a six-way tie for fourth place. That group of players trail the co-leaders by only two shots.

Jake Wehunt (76, T-11) and Anderson McCary (77, T-16) had the other two counting scores for the Canes Monday. Blane Davis (T-25) and Jake Lawson (T-25) each carded an opening round 80.

There are 78 players in the Class 5A field.