- December 4, 2025
Matanzas' Ashtin Arlaud and FPC's Wynter Dodson enjoy a moment. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Elijah Thero tees off. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC golfers Katarina Becker, Madison Heck and Sienna Van Baleen. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas boys golfers. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Alek Libby watches his approach shot. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Alek Libby watches his approach shot. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Alek Libby tees off. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Elijah Thero, right, watches Alek Libby's shot. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Alexandra Gazzoli chips. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Ashtin Arlaud sizes up a putt. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas senior Ashtin Arlaud hits a shot from outside of the cart path. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Madison Heck places her ball for a putt. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Madison Heck putts. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Wynter Dodson watches teammate Madison Heck's shot. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Wynter Dodson putts. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Katarina Becker watches her approach shot. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas girls golf coach Brandie Alred, FPC boys coach Tony Asay, Matanzas boys coach Thad Busby and FPC girls coach Jen DeWeese. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Elijah Thero watches his shot from the fairway. Photo by Brent Woronoff
The Palm Coast Cup doesn't actually have a cup, or a trophy yet, but it does have a streak.
Matanzas defeated Flagler Palm Coast for the second year in a row in the co-ed golf match Thursday, Oct. 20 at Palm Harbor Golf Club. The tourney began last year as the golf teams' answer to football's Potato Bowl.
The match not only concludes the regular season with a friendly rivalry among the two Flagler County high schools, but it pairs the boys and girls golfers together. Throughout the season, they play and train separately.
"It's really a fun match," FPC girls coach Jen DeWeese. "A lot of the kids (from the two schools) know each other. And it's the first time our girls and boys come together."
With only three healthy golfers available on FPC's girls team, the tourney was limited to three groups, but all of the FPC and Matanzas golfers got to play. Afterward, the teams had dinner together.
The tourney was played with co-ed pairings in a match-play, scramble format. Matanzas won 3-0. In the first group, Matanzas' Alexandra Gazzoli and Ashtin Arlaud edged FPC's Madison Heck and Wynter Dodson by one hole.
In group two, Matanzas' Zoe Alred and Alek Libby topped FPC's Elijah Thero and Katarina Becker by four holes. And in the third group, Matanzas' Emma Markese and Trevor Challice won all eight holes over FPC's Sienna Van Baleen and Zach Soras with the ninth hole canceled because of darkness.
"I think our kids really enjoy it. It adds community spirit and allows them to play a different format."
— BRANDIE ALRED, Matanzas girls golf coach
"I think our kids really enjoy it," Matanzas girls coach Brandie Alred said. "It adds community spirit and allows them to play a different format. There's pressure, but it's a fun pressure."
Alred said the four coaches decided to have a rotating trophy beginning next season.
