Hughes sets scoring record in Twisted 54, paces Oklahoma City Storm to title
Chase Hughes shot 12-under par to set a new scoring record in the Texas-based Twisted 54 high school championship, leading the Oklahoma City Storm to a 10-shot victory over HSAA, a home school team from Texas.
The tournament was held at Wood Hollow Golf Club in Longview with the final round at The Tempest in Gladewater. Hughes, 14, shot rounds of 62-65-73 to finish a shot ahead of the previous record set by Grant Gudgel of Stillwater (now a freshman at Oklahoma State.)
Chase Hughes shot 12-under to set a new scoring record in the Twisted 54.The Oklahoma City Storm, a team of home schooled golfers, also got a fourth-place performance from Tripp Anderson (68-70-73). Bryce Dunlap shot rounds of 68-70-77) to tie for seventh at 215. John Helzer opened with a 63 then shot rounds of 72-84 to finish at 219, while Emerson Majma shot 73-72-79 for a 224 total.
Tripp Anderson placed fourth.The other Oklahoma school to compete in the 18-team field was Norman North, which placed fifth at 933. The Storm had a team score of 842.
Hughes, who has been starring at the state and national level since playing U.S. Kids as a child, is now 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds and can carry the ball over 300 yards in the air, according to Oklahoma Storm coach Brian Nix.
“His game is top notch and so is his attitude,” Nix said. “There’s no telling how good he can become.”
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