by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor
The Corvallis boys and the Hamilton girls each won the Western A Divisional Golf Championship on Friday, September 26 at the Hamilton Golf Club in Hamilton.
The Hamilton girls won the Western A Divisional Golf Championship on Friday, September 26 at the Hamilton Golf Club in Hamilton. Photo by Hamilton Schools.
Additionally, Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett won the girls individual Western A Divisional Championship, and Corvallis’s Brady Powell won the boys individual Western A Divisional Championship.
The Corvallis boys won the Western A Divisional Golf Championship on Friday, September 26 at the Hamilton Golf Club in Hamilton. Photo courtesy of Kristy Schlimgen.
The high school golf teams from Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville all participated in the one-day tournament.
Individual results
Corvallis’s Brady Powell was the boys Western A Divisional Champion. Powell shot a (-3) 69, which included five birdies in his round. Also for Corvallis, Tag Jessop shot an even par 72 to take second, Dylan Wirt took 4th, and Tanner Sorenson tied for 7th. Jackson Kirkbride was Hamilton’s highest finisher at 16th. Weston Cotton was Stevensville highest finisher at 29th.
Corvallis’s Brady Powell won the boys Western A Divisionals in Hamilton on Friday, Sept. 26. Powell shot a (-3) 69 to win by three strokes. Photo by Scott Sacry.
Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett was the girls Western A Divisional Champion. Burnett shot a (+4) 76 to win by seven strokes. Hamilton’s Bryn Cianflone took 5th. Corvallis’s Kristen Race took 10th. Stevensville’s highest finisher was Jocelyn Lambert at 26th.
Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett loses her sunglasses but wins the tournament. Burnett shot a (+4) 76 to win the girls Western A Divisionals by seven strokes in Hamilton on Friday, Sept. 26. Photo by Scott Sacry.
Team results
Both the Corvallis boys and the Hamilton girls won the Western Divisionals Championship. In high school golf, the team score is the combination of the team’s top four scoring golfers.
The Corvallis boys were (+8) as a team, which was 27 strokes better than 2nd place Frenchtown. The Corvallis team members are Brady Powell (69), Tag Jessop (72), Dylan Wirt (76), and Tanner Sorenson (79).
The Hamilton boys team of Jackson Kirkbride (83), Crimson Beyer (84), Cash Duncan (93), and Sawyer Dowd (94) took 9th. The Stevensville boys team of Weston Cotton (86), Colton Schiele (93), Ty Umland (99), and Jackson Guenzler (100) took 11th.
The Hamilton girls were (+84) as a team, which was five strokes better than 2nd place Whitefish. The Hamilton team consisted of Cameron Burnett (76), Bryn Cianflone (88), Ellie Hattlestad (104), and Haley Weber (104).
The Corvallis girls team of Kirsten Race (100), Gracee Storrud (110), Coco Wheeler (112), and Vivian Storrud (115) took 6th.
The top four teams qualify for the State tournament, then the top eight finishing golfers who weren’t on one of the top four teams also qualify for state.
The Class A State Tournament takes place in Sidney at the Sidney Golf Club on Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4. For those looking to make the trip, it’s a mere nine hours.