Fort Myers and Ida Baker battled all day for supremacy in the LCAC boys’ golf tournament Monday at Palmetto Pine Country Club.

It wasn’t until the back nine that the Baker contingent took charge to pull off a convincing 309-324 victory over the Green Wave.

Michael Faulkner led the was for the Bulldogs with a 3-over-par 75. Mike Andre of Fort Myers matched that score through 18 holes and the pair headed to a playoff for the individual championship.

Andre’s tee shot went out of bounds and he double-bogeyed while Faulkner sank par for the win.

“The greens were super fast,” said Baker coach Scott Conforte. “It was just a great day.”

Joining Faulkner and Andre on the all-conference team were Baker’s Tyler Doyle with a 76, Baker’s Dylan Fine and Fort Myers’ John Lowrey with 78s and Drew London of Cypress Lake with 79. Those six were the only scores in the 70s.

“Fort Myers had us through the front nine,” said Conforte. “Then, actually, my five guys combined to play the back nine in 6-over.”

Led by Dean Hofer with an 83 and Tyler Till with an 88, the Mariner Tritons tied for fifth overall (364) with South Fort Myers.

Zach Holton shot 83 to lead North Fort Myers (379) to seventh place while Blair Langford paced Cape Coral (394) to ninth place with an 89.

The Bulldogs and others now take aim at the District 2A-15 Tournament next Monday at River Hall.

Team scores – 1. Ida Baker (Michael Faulkner 75, Tyler Doyle 76, Dylan Fine 78, Anthony Myers 80, Kyle Schulte 80) 309; 2. Fort Myers 324; 3. Riverdale 355; 4. Cypress Lake 360; 5. (tie) Mariner (Dean Hofer 83, Tyler Till 88, Troy Dalton 92, John Inkster 101), South Fort Myers 364; 7. North Fort Myers (Zach Holton 83, Casey Perkowski 98, James Yi 99, Eric Schnell-Hall 99) 379; 8. Estero 389; 9. Cape Coral (Blair Langford 89, Mitch Maranack 100, Anthony Lawrence 102, Tim McBride 103) 394; 10. Lehigh 437; 11. Island Coast (Jordan Carr 102, Ben Abdil 115, Nick Gee 127, Nathan Carbonell 134) 478; 12. Dunbar, East Lee County (no team scores).

All-Conference Individuals – 1. Michael Faulkner (IB) 75 (won one-hole playoff); 2. Mike Andre (FM) 75; 3. Tyler Doyle (IB) 76; 4. (tie) Dylan Fine (IB), John Lowrey (FM) 78; 6. Drew London (CL).

Girls

At Copperhead, par 72: Ida Baker placed third behind Fort Myers (352) and Riverdale (409) Monday in the 14-team LCAC Tournament, followed by North Fort Myers (468), Mariner (523) and Cape Coral (525) to round out the top six.

“We are very happy with a third-place finish,” said Baker coach Chris Ewing. “The girls did well and Kaitlin had a great day. Conditions were perfect with a little breeze and the course was in good shape.”

Kaitlin Schafe led the Bulldogs to a team total of 438 with an 18-hole round of 85, which also earned her the fourth spot in the top six individuals. Regina Sin shot the third-best round of 81 to lead Cape, and Brittany Agricola of North Fort Myers shot 88 to nail down the sixth spot on the all-conference team.

Teams turn their focus toward the District 2A-15 Tournament next Monday at Eastwood.

Team scores – 1. Fort Myers 352; 2. Riverdale 409; 3. Ida Baker 438; 4. North Fort Myers 468; 5. Mariner 523; 6. Cape Coral 525; 7. Estero 527; 8. Dunbar 626.

All-Conference Individuals – 1. Georgia Price (FM) 76 (won playoff); 2. Katie Cross (Riv) 76; 3. Regina Sin (CC) 81; 4. Kaitlin Schafe (IB) 85; 5. Lurrell Wise (Est) 87; 6. Brittany Agricola (NFM) 88.