Area 1^st-round results from prep state golf tournaments

NIXA – Tanner Dinsdale of the Rolla High School golf team fired 16-over-par 87 on Monday, May 14 in the first round of the Missouri Class 4 State Tournament, being held at Fremont Hills Country Club.

Dinsdale was tied for 92^nd after Monday’s round.

Springfield Central junior Kevin Kring was the leader after the first round with 68.

Springfield Glendale was leading the team competition with 309 followed by Poplar Bluff second with 311 and Kansas City Rockhurst third with 315.

The tournament was to conclude with a second round on Tuesday, May 16.

Other first-round results:

St. James High School senior Matt Wools shot 8-over-par 79 in the first round of the Missouri Class 3 State Tournament, being held at Deer Lake Golf Course in Springfield.

Wools was tied for 60^th overall.

Senior Matt Miller of Eldon led the field with 68 after the first round. Sullivan senior Brett Hulsey was tied for fifth with 72 while West Plains sophomore Dustion Harris was tied for 11^th with 73.

Priory was leading the team standings with 293 while Pembroke Hill was second with 296 and Boonville third with 303. West Plains of the Ozark Conference was fifth at 317.

Junior Jace Long of the Dixon High School golf team was tied for first place individually after the first round of the Class 2 State Tournament at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar.

Long and senior Tucker Perkins of South Harrison shared the first-round lead with even-par 72.

Dixon was leading the team standings with 316 while Ash Grove was second with 320 and Lawson third with 325.

Also for Dixon senior Joe Holtsclaw was fourth overall at 75 while senior Travin Shelton was tied for 30^th with 83, senior Adam Hance tied for 54^th with 86 and freshman John Fugate tied for 114^th with 99. Also, Cuba senior Michael Montgomery was tied for 16^th with 80 and Belle freshman Arthur Hance was tied for 54^th with 86.

Newburg High School junior J.D. Nash was sitting tied for ninth place after the first round of the Class 1 State Tournament at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.

Nash shot 10-over-par 82 in the first round. The individual leaders with 77 were junior Trey Allison of Tipton and senior Jared Essary of Galena.

Tipton was leading the Class 1 team standings with 331 while Marceline was second with 345 and Sacred Heart third with 347.

Also in the Class 1 field in the first round, Crocker senior Jake Peterson and Richland junior Justin Welch were tied for 69^th with 96; Crocker senior Joe Hutchinson was tied for 85^th with 100; Newburg junior Jared Rhyneer was tied for 93^rd with 102; Iberia junior Darin Piggott was tied for 99^th with 104; Newburg freshman Cameron Smith was 111^th with 108, and Laquey sophomore Brandon Hernandez was 123^rd with 122.

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Wools bounces back by qualifying for state

ST. JAMES – Matt Wools summed up his 2006 junior golf season for the St. James High School golf team in one word.

"Horrible," he called it.

Wools has made up for that disappointment of a year ago with a state tournament berth.

Wools will be representing the Tiger golfers at the Missouri Class 3 State Tournament, to be held Monday and Tuesday, May 14-15, at Deer Lake Golf Course in Springfield.

Wools advanced to the state meet through the Missouri Class 3 District 2 Tournament, held April 30 at the Franklin County Country Club in Washington. He shot 43-44--87 in the district tourney, which proved to be the cut-off score for the state meet.

He was the only St. James player to advance to the state meet this season.

After a solid high school golf season as a sophomore, during which he earned All-Four Rivers Conference honors, things turned ugly on the golf course for Wools last season.

"Last year I had the shanks really bad," Wools said. "And that’s got a good thing to have on the golf course."

More and more practice time off the tees and greens have made a difference during his senior season. Wools has been much more consistent this spring. He shot 85 to return to the all-conference team and, eventually, met his goal of qualifying for the state tourney.

"Matt’s been around golf a long time," said St. James golf coach Kevin Conway. "It’s surprising he didn’t do as well last year. This year I don’t think he put as much pressure on himself to do well. He just got out and played.

"Last year he was up and down, up and down. But with every meet this year he was very consistent in his scoring."

Wools agrees.

"I was very pleased at the first conference meet we had this year I was meet medalist," said Wools, who along with high school teammate Zane Garr will be attending and playing on the golf team at William Woods University next school year. "This year I’ve been more consistent with my game because I’m a smarter golfer. I just wanted to play consistent; to play my game."

Wools will play a practice round at Deer Lake on Sunday before teeing off the state tourney the following day.

"Last year I think it was 8-under at this course (to gain all-state honors)," Wools said. "There are a lot of birdie chances on that course. I’m hoping to shoot under 80."

And if he does that he has a chance for an all-state placement.

"I believe there is a chance," he said. "I think it’s in me, if I’m playing consistent."

"He’s played the course before and he’s said he played really well," Conway said. "I can see him shoot 83 or 84 and have a two-day total in the 169 range or better."

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St. James golfers place seventh in district

WASHINGTON – The St. James High School golf team placed seventh in the 11-team Missouri Class 3 District 2 Tournament, held Monday, April 30 at the Franklin County Country Club.

Union won the state tournament team berth by winning the district title with 338 while St. Francis Borgia placed second with 345, Sullivan third with 351, Windsor fourth with 353, Pacific and Festus tied for fifth with 372, St. James seventh with 376, Owensville eighth with 379, DeSoto ninth with 381, St. Clair 10^th with 388 and Salem 11^th with 459.

Cameron Crow of Windsor won meet medalist honors with 9-over-par 80 while Sullivan’s Brett Hulsey and Union’s Alex Heeger and Beau Metcalf each shot 81.

Advancing to the Missouri Class 3 State Tournament as an individual was St. James’ senior Matt Wools. Wools shot 87, which was the state-qualifying cutoff score.

Also for St. James Ely Wright shot 89, Zane Garr 97, Jon Connell 103 and Dusty Wilson 110.

The Missouri Class 3 State Tournament will be held at Deer Lake Golf Course in Springfield May 14-15.

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St. James golfers claim Tiger Classic

ST. JAMES – It took the final tie-breaker, but the St. James High School golf team pulled out the championship of its own Tiger Classic, held Tuesday, April 24 at the St. James High School Golf Course.

There were 12 schools in the event.

St. James and Sullivan were tied for the team title at the end of regulation, so the two teams played hole No. 3 in a team playoff. In the playoff the best four scores were used, and the fifth score was to decide a tie.

The two schools were still tied after using the four best scores of the playoff, which sent it to the fifth-man score. That gave St. James’ a one-stroke playoff victory.

Both St. James and Sullivan shot 332. Pacific was third with 333, Belle fourth with 336, Union fifth with 344, St. Clair sixth with 350, Owensville seventh with 355, Fatima eighth with 376, Newburg ninth with 387, Cuba 10^th with 393, Steelville 11^th with 400 and Salem 12^th with 421.

Sullivan’s Brett Hulsey was meet medalist with 2-over-par 74 while Newburg’s J.D. Nash was second with 75, Union’s Alex Heeger third with 78 and Pacific’s Dustin Davis, Steelville’s Josh Fester and St. James’ Matt Wools all tied with 79. In playoffs Davis took fourth, Fester fifth and Wools sixth.

Also for St. James Zane Garr was 10^th overall with 80 while Ely Wright shot 86, Jon Connell 87 and Dusty Wilson 96. It was Wilson’s score which proved to be the difference-maker in the team tie-breaker.

Other scores for Newburg had Cameron Smith with 100, Jared Rhyneer 101, Shane Lewis 111 and Kori Gammons 132.

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Tiger golfers 7^th in Union Classic

UNION – The St. James High School golf team placed seventh out of 10 teams Monday, April 23 at the Union Classic, held at Birch Creek Country Club.

Washington won the tournament with 308 while St. Francis Borgia was second with 327, Belle third with 342, Hermann fourth with 346, Sullivan fifth with 347, Pacific sixth with 349, St. James seventh with 356, St. Clair eighth with 372, Owensville ninth with 373 and Union 10^th with 374.

Zane Garr led St. James, shooting 81 to place one stroke off medalist honors. Also for the Tiger golfers Matt Wools shot 83, Jon Connell 92, Ely Wright 95 and Dusty Wilson 107.

On Friday the St. James golfers defeated Owensville 153-166 in a Four Rivers Conference meet at Owensville.

Garr and Wright shared medalist honors with Owensville’s T.C. Farrer with 5-over-par 37. Also for St. James Wools shot 39, Connell 40 and Wilson 40.

St. James was scheduled to host the St. James Classic on Tuesday, April 24, at the St. James Golf Course and was to compete in the Four Rivers Conference Meet Friday, April 27 at Sullivan.

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Tiger golfers place third

SULLIVAN – The St. James High School golf team finished third in a four-team field Thursday, April 19 in a quadrangular meet.

Host Sullivan won the event with 161 while Hermann placed second with 167, St. James third with 188 and Owensville fourth with 193.

Sullivan’s Brett Hulsey and Alec Wickey shared medalist honors with 1-over-par 37.

For St. James Matt Wools shot 44, Zane Garr 48, Ely Wright 48, Kevin Ahart 48 and Chase Ford 61.

In the junior varsity meet Hermann won with 168 while St. James was second with 197, Owensville third with 214 and Sullivan fourth with 227.

For the St. James jayvee squad Dusty Wilson and Alan Thompson each shot 46, Dustin Higgins 51, Ross Rinehart 54 and Bubba Cunningham 62.

St. James is scheduled to play at Owensville in a Four Rivers Conference match on Friday, April 20.

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Tiger golfers beat Union

ST. JAMES – The St. James High School golf team topped Union 168-181 in a Four Rivers Conference dual meet on Wednesday, April 18 at the St. James Golf Course.

Tiger senior Zane Garr was meet medalist with 2-over-par 38 while Matt Wools shot 42, Jon Connell 43, Chase Ford 45 and Ely Wright 48.

Union only had three junior varsity golfers so there wasn’t a full jayvee meet. For the St. James jayvee golferes Kevin Ahart and Dustin Higgins each shot 48, Dusty Wilson 51, Ross Rinehart 53 and Brent Bushman 64.

St. James is to play in a Four Rivers Conference meet Thursday, April 19 at Sullivan.

Here are Wednesday’s varsity results:

St. James (168) – Zane Garr 38, Matt Wools 42, Jon Connell 43, Chase Ford 45, Ely Wright 48.

Union (181) – Alec Heeger 42, Brian Bassett 43, Daniel King 47, Drew Towell 49, Beau Metcalf 50.

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St. James golfers fall to Sullivan

ST. JAMES – The St. James High School golf team dropped a dual meet to Sullivan 170-172 Tuesday, April 17 at the St. James Golf Course.

St. James’ Matt Wools was meet medalist with 1-over-par 37.

Also for the Tigers Ely Wright shot 43, Zane Garr 46, Jon Connell 46 and Chase Ford 49.

Brett Hulsey’s 38 led Sullivan.

St. James won the junior varsity meet 215-230.

Alan Thompson shot 51 to lead the St. James jayvee squad while Kevin Ahart added 52, Dusty Wilson 53, Ross Rinehart 59 and Brent Buschman 59.

St. James is scheduled to host Union on Wednesday, April 18 and play at Sullivan on Thursday, April 19.

Here are Tuesday’s varsity scores:

St. James (172) – Matt Wools 37, Ely Wright 43, Zane Garr 46, Jon Connell 46, Chase Ford 49.

Sullivan (170) – Brett Hulsey 38, Alec Wickey 41, Lee Songer 45, Joe Davis 46, R.J. Brown 49.

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Tiger golfers 10^th at Potosi Invitational

POTOSI – The St. James High School golf team placed 10^th in the 14-team Potosi Invitational, held Monday, April 16 at Fourche Valley Golf Course.

Arcadia Valley won the event with a 355 team score while Hillsboro was second at 359, North County third at 367, Sullivan fourth at 369, Fredericktown fifth at 386, DeSoto sixth at 393, St. Vincent seventh at 394, Potosi eighth at 401, St. Clair ninth at 409, St. James 10^th at 413, Central 11^th at 425, Valle 12^th at 441, Ste. Genevieve 13^th at 452 and Salem 14^th at 486.

Meet medalist with four-over-par 76 was Jordan McLaurin of Arcadia Valley while Chad Duckworth of Hillsboro was second with 83.

For St. James Matt Wools shot 53-45–98, Jon Connell 51-51–102, Zane Garr 53-50–103, Ely Wright 53-57–110 and Chase Ford 60-56–116.

Blake McElvy led Salem with 112 while Justin Hanger had 117, Jordan Davis 118, Brady Adams 139 and Brandon Piatt 145.

The St. James golfers are scheduled for a busy week. On Tuesday, April 17 the squad is to host Sullivan at 4 p.m. at the St. James Golf Course; on Wednesday, April 18 the Tigers host Union in a make-up meet; on Thursday, April 19 they travel to Sullivan, and on Friday, April 20 they play at Owensville in another make-up meet.

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Hermann tops St. James golfers

ST. JAMES – The St. James High School golf team dropped a Four Rivers Conference dual meet to Hermann 168-176 on Monday, April 9 at the St. James Golf Course.

Hermann earned a conference point for the victory.

Hermann’s Chad Thompson shot 4-over-par 40 to gain meet medalist honors.

Zane Garr led St. James with 41 while Ely Wright shot 44, Jon Connell 45, Dusty Wilson 46 and Matt Wools 47.

Hermann also won the junior varsity meet 198-208. Dustin Higgins shot 45 for the Tiger jayvee squad while Kevin Ahart shot 49, Chas Ford 56, Ross Rinehart 58 and Brent Bushman 63.

St. James is scheduled to play again Wednesday, April 11 at Linn.

Here are the varsity scores:

St. James (176) – Zane Garr 41, Ely Wright 44, Jon Connell 45, Dusty Wilson 46, Matt Wools 47.

Hermann (168) – Chad Thompson 40, Blake Winkelman 42, Jerry Streeo 42, J.J. Lercht 44, Blake Hart 50.

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