Booneville golf earns top-five finishes in demanding Week 5

Booneville’s boys golf team came through its first back-to-back 18-hole matches of the season with a fifth-place finish at Tupelo National Golf Club and a fourth-place showing at Pickwick Landing State Park, where Cam Lott shot a career-best 84.

The September 9–10, 2026, stretch put the Blue Devils against strong fields at what the team’s Week 5 recap described as its two most difficult courses of the season. Booneville’s girls finished sixth at Tupelo National before placing fourth at Pickwick Landing.

On Wednesday, September 9, the Blue Devils posted a team score of 321 to finish fifth at Tupelo National. The field included 12 of Mississippi’s top 25 teams, according to the team’s recap.

Ben Haynes led Booneville with a 77 and a top-10 finish. Ryeder Dawson shot 79 and Cohen Lott carded an 80, with both finishing in the top 25. Cooper Moore followed with an 85, Webb DeVaughn shot 90 and Cam Lott finished with a 96.

The Booneville girls recorded a team score of 203 for sixth place. Landry Greenhaw led the group with a 100, followed by Claire Gardner at 103, Ella Kate Nelson at 108 and Anna Mann at 113.

The Blue Devils returned to the course Thursday, September 10, for another 18 holes at Pickwick Landing. Booneville’s boys posted a 317 to finish fourth, just seven shots out of first place in a field that included six top-20 teams.

Dawson and Haynes each shot 77 to earn top-10 finishes. Cohen Lott followed with a 79 and a top-15 finish. Cam Lott’s career-best 84 was 12 shots lower than his round the previous day, while Moore shot 86 and DeVaughn finished with a 95.

Booneville’s girls also finished fourth at Pickwick Landing with a team score of 222. Nelson and Gardner each shot 111, followed by Greenhaw at 116 and Mann at 117.