POINT CLEAR, Alabama —The Fairhope Pirates won their third-straight Baldwin County boys golf championship Monday at Lakewood’s Azalea course.

Pirate sophomore Colby Carr had the best round to capture the 2013 individual medal with an even par 72 to lead teammates Alex Green (74), Trent Baggerly (75) and Wes Cain (78) to a 299 team-winning total. Fairhope was the only team to break under 300 counting the top four score cards.

Spanish Fort took second with a 317 led by Charles Wood’s 77 and Austin Depperschmidt’s 78. Matthew Dance (80) and Andrew Joiner (82) rounded out the Toros’ scoring.

Gulf Shores was third at 342. Matthew Lorenz shot a 77 and his brother Jake Lorenz hit an 85 to lead the Dolphins. Jamie Rasinen (89) and Michael Strobel (91) filled in the GSHS team score card.

Daphne was right behind the ‘Phins at 343, Foley finished with a 387 while Baldwin County’s 401 edged Robertsdale’s 405. The Trojans were led by Zachary Ames’ 77; The Lions by Jakob Faulk’s 92.

“This was the best we’ve played as a team,” said Fairhope coach Chuck Domino. “At the first part of the year, I told them to be patient. It was early and I knew their swings would come.”

It was also the Pirates’ best score and first under the 300 mark where rumblings of a state-title run begin.

“We have been kind of hovering around 310, 112, 317 or so. Pretty consistent, but not as low as we want. If we can keep this level of play going, I think we’ll have a good shot at state this year.

“We have to be more consistent in putting scores together, but we’ve got as good a shot as anyone. McGill-Toolen is probably playing the best in this area right now. Any given day, though, we could string some good scores together and be right there.”

Carr was on his way to breaking par on the tough Azalea 18 after a string of birdies and pars, but struggled on the last three holes, especially No. 1 (Shot-Gun Start at No. 3) where he double bogeyed.

“I feel like I played well, but I finished badly,” he said. “I could have and probably should have shot 68. I just had some bad course management there at the end. I went for the green a time or two. I should have just settled for par, but I’ll take it.”

He added that his putter was working and a few long ones helped keep him at par. He birdied holes: 6, 7, 10, 13, 15 and 17.

“On six, I was long for an eagle,” he said. “I chipped down, made a nice flop over the hill and made that. On seven, I was about 155 yards out, knocked it to within about three feet and made that. Then on 15, I rolled in about a 14-footer.”

Domino said Carr, who had been hampered by a wrist injury, was back in top form and was a good fit for the team. Carr joins fellow sophomore Green—who is the 6A co-defending state champion, Baggerly—a junior and the elder statesman on the team who consistently improves and all the younger players, including Cain, John Cooch and Spence Fraser.

“Colby’s been strong the last few weeks,” he said. “The last 10 days, he’s been swinging really well again. He and Alex push each other as well as pull for each other. And Trent’s the same way. It’s good team-oriented group. We’re young but most of these guys have a lot of experience for their age and have really good attitudes. They all work hard and strive to get stronger and better.”