After needing an at-large bid to reach an FHSAA regional golf tournament for the first time in school history, the Ponte Vedra Sharks made sure they’d reach the Class 3A state tournament the usual way – by winning the region.
Sophomore Jake Mason listed as the No. 5 player for the Sharks, posted a bogey-free 68 to tie Jaspreet Kondal of Beachside for medalist and lead Ponte Vedra to nine-shot victory over the Barracudas at 8-under-par 280 on Monday at the Golf Club at Cypress Head in Port Orange.
Ponte Vedra senior Cameron Reed (69) finished alone in third, sophomore James Nagle (71) tied for sixth with Nicholas Adamonis and Ethan Tak of Nease and junior Easton Oliva (72) tied for ninth with Barton Abstein of Beachside to give all four Sharks scorers are par or lower…