Houston County's Morgan Robinson earns second straight All Area boys golf award

Houston County's Morgan Robinson rarely spends a day without a golf club in his hand.

If he's not out on a golf course competing for the Fighting Irish, he's out on the course working on his game.

That game has served him well over the years, and for the second time in two years, Robinson has been named The Leaf-Chronicle All Area Boys Golfer of the Year.

"These kinds of awards I never take for granted because it's not often that an athlete from Houston County gets recognized like this," Robinson said.

Robinson was again the catalyst for Houston County's success. He helped the Irish capture a District 9 Small Class championship and a Region 5 Small Class title as well. His  average of 73 was the best on the team, and he advanced to state competition for the third straight year.

"Last year I was shooting in the high 70s and low 80s, but I've been able to consistently hit the low and mid-70s this year," Robinson said. "And it's because I've worked really hard on my short game."

Robinson ended his junior campaign with a fourth-place finish at state, his best output.

"I'm a long-ball hitter," he said. "But I knew that if I wanted to compete at a high level at state, I had to get better with my short game, so I spent all last spring and summer working on that."

Reach Prep writer George Robinson at georgerobinson@theleafchronicle.com or (931) 245-0747 and on Twitter @Cville_Sports. 

THE LEAF-CHRONICLE ALL AREA BOYS GOLF TEAM

FIRST TEAM

Billy Atkins

Stewart County, Jr.

Why chosen: Atkins had a nine-hole average of 39.3. He shot a 78 in the district tournament for third place and fired a 76 at region for runner-up honors. He finished in 12th place at the state Small Class tournament.

Logan Reynolds

Clarksville High, Sr.

Why chosen: Reynolds finished with an average of 73 and tied for 11th in the Large Class state tournament. He was the district tournament champ and tied for runner-up at region.

Morgan Robinson

Houston County, Jr.

Why chosen: Robinson led Houston County to a district and region championship and finished fourth overall in the state Small Class division and is a three-time state qualifier.

Patton Samuels

Clarksville Academy, 8th gr.

Why chosen: Samuels finished with a nine-hole average of 38.3. He took third at district, finished region runner-up and placed sixth at the state Division II-A tournament.

Wyatt Samuels

Clarksville Academy, Sr.

Why chosen: Samuels had a nine-hole average of 37.9 and placed second at the Patriot Classic. He finished district runner-up and placed fifth at region and at the state Division II-A tournament.

SECOND TEAM

Aidan Baker, Clarksville High, Fr.

Dylan Cottrell, Rossview, So.

Sean Gardner, Northeast, Sr.

Matthew Mund, Clarksville High, So.

Samuel Nicholson, Clarksville Academy, Sr.