STATE 4A GOLF WRAP-UP
BOYS-at Stone Creek GC in Oregon City
Phoenix came from four strokes back to win by 10 strokes over second place Marist with a 27-over par 2-day total of 603. Robbie Pitts shot 4-under 68 on Tuesday to finish -1 for the tournament and win the individual title by one stroke over Phoenix sophomore Daniel Engle. Allen Kelley of Marist, leading after one round, slipped to a fifth place tie after shooting 10-over on Tuesday. The top five positions on the leaderboard were occupied by Phoenix and Marist golfers as the teams swapped places from last year's 3A final won by Marist.
The Cowapa League co-medalists, Alex Ferber of Astoria and Devan Flukinger of Seaside improved on their first round scores. Ferber shot 81 to finish at +23.
"His first nine he shot a 39, which included two birdies," said Astoria head coach Dan Foss. "The back nine is a little tougher. It's tree-lined and has a lot of hills. At one point he was 5-over going into 15 and he put one in the hazard, but he made a tremendous long putt to save bogey. His tee shot on the par-3 eighth was incredible, he stuck it within eight feet and almost had a hole-in-one. He's looking to shoot about 5-over and bring in a 77. He three-putted and it kind of took the wind out of his sails."
"I'm so proud of him because he worked so hard. Despite not having his A-game, he gave his best and fought for everything."
Flukinger had a similar 3-putt nightmare on Monday, shooting a subpar round of 93, but rebounded by shaving off 11 strokes on Tuesday to finish at +31, tied for 51st.
Flukinger teed off on the back nine, starting his round with bogey, but hit a birdie on the par-5 11th hole. Flukinger ran into trouble with three consecutive double-bogies from 15 to 17 and settled for bogey on 18 before closing out his second nine with an even-par 36, including three birdies and three pars.
"Devan came a long way today towards becoming a complete player," said Seaside head golf coach Jim Poetsch. "I think he learned to keep his emotions out of the game.
"On the second nine, he kept calm and was able to score well even though he did not hit the ball any better than he did on the back side."
Both Ferber (a junior) and Flukinger (sophomore) will return to lead their respective clubs next season. Cowapa League champion Scappoose finished tied for fourth with North Bend at 667, 16 strokes behind third place Brookings-Harbor. Scappoose senior Weston Powers had the top Cowapa League score at the tournament, finishing at +13 with a one-over 73 in the final round.
GIRLS-at Eagle Crest Ridge Course in Redmond
Sisters maintained its first round lead, defeating second place St. Mary's of Medford, the only 2A school in the field, by 17 strokes with a two-day total of 707. Sutherlin's Kylie Ray shot 3-over par 75 on Tuesday to hold off North Bend standout Kellie Holmstedt, winning by two strokes with a +11 for the tournament. Seaside finished 16th out of 16 teams in the field with a team score of 919, 212 strokes behind the champion Outlaws. Monica Osburn led the Gulls with a 59th place finish, shooting +64 208. Tillamook had a team score of 858, good enough for 13th place. Banks senior Laura Murdoch led the Cowapa League field with a 19th place finish (+40).
Phoenix came from four strokes back to win by 10 strokes over second place Marist with a 27-over par 2-day total of 603. Robbie Pitts shot 4-under 68 on Tuesday to finish -1 for the tournament and win the individual title by one stroke over Phoenix sophomore Daniel Engle. Allen Kelley of Marist, leading after one round, slipped to a fifth place tie after shooting 10-over on Tuesday. The top five positions on the leaderboard were occupied by Phoenix and Marist golfers as the teams swapped places from last year's 3A final won by Marist.
The Cowapa League co-medalists, Alex Ferber of Astoria and Devan Flukinger of Seaside improved on their first round scores. Ferber shot 81 to finish at +23.
"His first nine he shot a 39, which included two birdies," said Astoria head coach Dan Foss. "The back nine is a little tougher. It's tree-lined and has a lot of hills. At one point he was 5-over going into 15 and he put one in the hazard, but he made a tremendous long putt to save bogey. His tee shot on the par-3 eighth was incredible, he stuck it within eight feet and almost had a hole-in-one. He's looking to shoot about 5-over and bring in a 77. He three-putted and it kind of took the wind out of his sails."
"I'm so proud of him because he worked so hard. Despite not having his A-game, he gave his best and fought for everything."
Flukinger had a similar 3-putt nightmare on Monday, shooting a subpar round of 93, but rebounded by shaving off 11 strokes on Tuesday to finish at +31, tied for 51st.
Flukinger teed off on the back nine, starting his round with bogey, but hit a birdie on the par-5 11th hole. Flukinger ran into trouble with three consecutive double-bogies from 15 to 17 and settled for bogey on 18 before closing out his second nine with an even-par 36, including three birdies and three pars.
"Devan came a long way today towards becoming a complete player," said Seaside head golf coach Jim Poetsch. "I think he learned to keep his emotions out of the game.
"On the second nine, he kept calm and was able to score well even though he did not hit the ball any better than he did on the back side."
Both Ferber (a junior) and Flukinger (sophomore) will return to lead their respective clubs next season. Cowapa League champion Scappoose finished tied for fourth with North Bend at 667, 16 strokes behind third place Brookings-Harbor. Scappoose senior Weston Powers had the top Cowapa League score at the tournament, finishing at +13 with a one-over 73 in the final round.
GIRLS-at Eagle Crest Ridge Course in Redmond
Sisters maintained its first round lead, defeating second place St. Mary's of Medford, the only 2A school in the field, by 17 strokes with a two-day total of 707. Sutherlin's Kylie Ray shot 3-over par 75 on Tuesday to hold off North Bend standout Kellie Holmstedt, winning by two strokes with a +11 for the tournament. Seaside finished 16th out of 16 teams in the field with a team score of 919, 212 strokes behind the champion Outlaws. Monica Osburn led the Gulls with a 59th place finish, shooting +64 208. Tillamook had a team score of 858, good enough for 13th place. Banks senior Laura Murdoch led the Cowapa League field with a 19th place finish (+40).
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