by Scott Sacry
The Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville golf teams made the long trek to Shelby on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3, to compete in the 2026 Class A state golf tournament at the Marias Valley Golf and Country Club.
Hamilton senior Cameron Burnett won the 2026 Class A state girls golf individual title. Burnett shot a 79 in the first round on Friday, and trailed the leader by one stroke. On Saturday, Burnett caught fire in her second round and scorched the field, shooting a three-under-par 69. Her two-day total of 148 (+4) was ten strokes better than second place. Burnett’s second round 69 included five birdies, two bogeys, and pars on the rest of the holes.
“Not too many people shoot a 69 in their last round of their high school careers,” said Owen Burch, Hamilton’s head golf coach. “I’m very proud of her mentality. She really strived this year to improve her mental toughness, so for her to shoot the lowest round in her high school career in the second round at state is pretty impressive.”
Individual results
The following Bitterroot Valley girls placed in the top 30 in the girls competition. Corvallis’ Kirsten Race took 10th place (84,92), Corvallis’ Gracee Storrud took 11th place (92,87), Stevensville 8th grader Evelynn Driskell took 16th (91,94), and Hamilton’s Haley Weber tied for 26th (95,98).
In the Class A state golf boys individual competition, Corvallis’ Dylan Wirt was the Bitterroot Valley’s highest boys finisher in 9th place (79,76). The following Bitterroot Valley boys finished in the top 30. Corvallis’ Tanner Sorensen tied for 16th (82,78), Hamilton’s Crimson Beyer tied for 21st (84,78), and Corvallis’ Coby Powell took 26th (87,76).
Team results
The Corvallis girls team of Kirsten Race, Gracee Storrud, Coco Wheeler, and Chloe Clements took 3rd place in the girls team standings. The Hamilton girls took 7th place.
In the boys team competition, Corvallis finished in 5th place, and Hamilton took 6th place.
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