TCPalm's 2023 All-Area Girls Golf: Meet the area's top players from the fall season!
The best high school girls golfers on the Treasure Coast brought home district titles as well as several state tournament qualifiers.
TCPalm's Girls Golf All-Area team continues a celebration of the best high school student-athletes from Martin, Indian River and St. Lucie counties.
Check back each day for our latest postseason superlative winners. Find a full schedule for the 2023 Fall All-Area awards at the bottom of this story.
Here's a look at the top fairway and pin-seekers from the fall high school girls golf season:
Player of the Year
Dounia Bezzari, Jr., Vero Beach
T26th-place finish at Class 3A state with 155 (77-78) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); T6th at regionals 73 at Royal St. Cloud Golf Links; second-place finish at districts (79) at the Dunes Course at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
First Team
Faith Ayers, Sr., Jensen Beach
79th-place finish at Class 2A state with 185 (93-92) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); shot 93 at regionals at Grand Palms (Pembroke Pines); shot 93 to finish 14th at districts at Jensen Beach Golf Club.
Lily Boulter, Jr., South Fork
43rd-place finish at Class 2A state championships with 164 (78-86) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); fifth-place finish at regionals (80) at Dubsdread Golf Course (Orlando); shot 89 to win district championship at Indian River Preserve Golf Club (Mims); only competitor to break 100 in the tournament.
Hailey Eisert, Sr., Vero Beach
54th-place finish at Class 3A state with 174 (87-87) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); shot 85 at regionals on Royal St. Cloud Golf Links; sixth-place finish at districts (87) at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
Claire Liu, So., Jensen Beach
Class 2A state qualifier; average 37.2 per nine-hole match; tied for eighth (77) at regionals at Grand Palms (Pembroke Pines); fourth-place finish at districts (81) at Jensen Beach Golf Club; medalist and low round at Treasure Lake Conference at Meadowood (Fort Pierce); nominee for TCPalm Player of the Week.
Catherine Mulvaney, Jr., Martin County
10th-place finish (75) at Class 2A regionals on Royal St. Cloud Links Golf Club; T8th at districts (93) at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
Chloe Sebuck, Sr., Jensen Beach
62nd-place finish at Class 2A state with 175 (83-92) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); posted team's low round in two season matches; averaged 39.3 per nine-hole match over the past two seasons, improving from 42.3 as sophomore and 43.2 as freshman; Sebuck began four-year varsity career as No. 2 as freshman, No. 1 as sophomore and junior and closed career at No. 1 and No. 3 as senior.
Darci Wagner, So., Vero Beach
30th-place finish at Class 3A state with 161 (79-82) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); shot 82 at regionals at Royal St. Cloud Golf Links; third-place finish at districts (80) at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
Anita Wang, So., Jensen Beach
T40th-place finish at Class 2A state with 163 (78-85) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); T3rd-place finish at regionals (73) at Grand Palm (Pembroke Pines); T8th at districts (85) at the Jensen Beach Golf Club; average 36.3 per nine-hole match; shot low round in four season matches; three-time TCPalm Player of the Week nominee.
Honorable Mention
Polina Anismiova, Sr., John Carroll — Shot 80 at regionals at Sandhill Crane Country Club (Palm Beach Gardens); 3rd-place finish at districts (73) at Meadowood Golf Club (Fort Pierce).
Abby Smith, Jr., Lincoln Park Academy — Shot 85 at regionals at Sandhill Crane Country Club (Palm Beach Gardens); 6th-place finish at districts (77) at Meadowood Golf Club (Fort Pierce).
Olivia Stovall, So., St. Edward's — 16th-place finish at districts (87) at Meadowood Golf Club (Fort Pierce).
Jenna Missett, Jr., Treasure Coast — Shot 89 at regionals at Royal St. Cloud Links Golf Club; fifth-place finish at districts (86) at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
Collins Toth, Jr., Martin County — Shot 94 at regionals at Royal St. Cloud Links Golf Club; T8th at districts (93) at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
Addison Millican, Jr., Sebastian River — 12th-place finish at districts (94); T8th at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
Maggie Twardowski, Jr., Vero Beach — T71st-place finish at state with two-day 184 (95-89) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); shot 95 at regionals on Royal St. Cloud Golf Links; shot 98 at districts in team runner-up finish at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
Marissa Weaver, Sr., Vero Beach — T71st-place finish at state with two-day 184 (95-89) at Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howey-in-the-Hills); shot 93 at regionals on Royal St. Cloud Golf Links; shot 97 at districts in team runner-up finish at Sandridge Golf Club (Winter Beach).
Coach of the Year
Guy Power, Jensen Beach
The Falcons stood strong in a crowded district and region that featured strong sides like American Heritage-Delray, American Heritage-Plantation and Archbishop McCarthy. Their improvement under Power in 2023 was highlighted by a regional runner-up finish that earned the team qualification for Class 2A state championships. Jensen Beach won the Crutchfield Hawkins Tournament in a one-hole playoff over Archbishop McCarthy and claimed the Treasure Coast Lake Conference championship as well. The Falcons finished the year ranked No. 9 in Class 2A per iWanamaker.
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for Treasure Coast Newspapers. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.
2023 Fall All-Area Schedule
Dec. 12 – Boys Golf
Dec. 13 – Girls Golf
Dec. 14 – Girls Volleyball
Dec. 15 – Boys Bowling
Dec. 17 – Girls Bowling
Dec. 18 – Boys Swimming
Dec. 19 – Girls Swimming
Dec. 20 – Boys Cross-Country
Dec. 21 – Girls Cross-Country
Dec. 22 – Football Offense
Dec. 24 – Football Defense
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Meet TCPalm's 2023 All-Area Girls Golf team