GULF SHORES—The Battle of the Beach golf tournament at Gulf Shores Golf Club Monday was a President’s Day shootout for the top teams and turned into a playoff for the top-two players.

Two strokes separated the first-place McGill-Toolen Catholic Yellow Jackets and the Fairhope Pirates 312-314. Hartselle was right on the Pirates’ heels with a 315 team finish.

In individual play, Fairhope’s Alex Green and Matthew Lorenz of Gulf Shores each shot a 2-over 74 in regulation play to force a sudden-death playoff. Green then won on the first hole to earn the 2014 individual medal.

An impressive group of 14 players broke 80 on the challenging course to finish within five shots of the lead including four who tied at ninth with a 77 each. John Racciatti and Brent Wright of Mc-T, J.T. Watkins of Hoover and Drew Mathers of St. Luke's each shot a 76.

Team ranking, scores: 1. McGill-Toolen 312; 2. Fairhope 314; 3. Hartselle 315; 4. UMS-Wright 324; T5. St. Luke's 332; T5. St. James 332; 7. Hoover 335; 8. Trinity Presbyterian 348; 9. Gulf Shores 369; 10. Alma Bryant 377; 11. Haleyville 386.

Individual finish, scores: T1. Alex Green, Fairhope, 74; T1. Matthew Lorenz, Gulf Shores, 74; 3. Jake Tiffin, Hartselle, 75; T4. J.T. Watkins, Hoover, 76; T4. Drew Mathers, St. Luke's, 76; T4. Brent Wright, McGill-Toolen, 76; T4. John Racciatti, McGill-Toolen, 76; 8. Stephen Chiepalich, UMS-Wright, 77; T9. Payton Massey, St. Luke's, 78; T9. Will Solomn, Fairhope, 78; T9. Robby Fields, Hartselle, 78; T9. Wells Hooper, St. James, 78; T13. Wes Cain, Fairhope, 79; T13. Steven Setterstorm, McGill-Toolen, 79.