Apr 06, 2026
THOMASVILLE — As Southwestern Randolph High School’s Caleb Abernethy saw his long putt sail past the 18th hole and land well off the green in the second sudden-death playoff hole during the SportsTone Shootout Thursday at The Colonial Country Club, he thought there was no way he would win the individual title.
But golf can be a funny game.
Abernethy chipped in a 45-foot shot, then watched as Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Coen Branson missed a putt that would have sent the pair to a third playoff hole to claim the individual title in the tournament that featured seven of the eight high school golf teams in Randolph County…