Windermere High boys golfer Cameron Baez finishes third in national tournament

Baez led the Windermere High boys golf team to an 11th-place finish at the Brophy Rodeo by Ping in Arizona.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 6:00 a.m. August 31, 2024

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The Windermere High boys golf team finished 11th, shooting for a combined score of 627 (+51) in a two-round national invitational tournament from Aug. 22-24 at Gray Hawk Golf Club’s Raptor course in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Senior Cameron Baez finished third individually at the tournament, the Brophy Rodeo by Ping, after shooting a combined 142 (-2) over 36 holes; while sophomore David Blackburn finished 21st of the 108 golfers participating.

The Wolverines also won the Team Skills Challenge, while Baez and Blackburn tied in the Long Drive contest with shots of 325 yards each.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.