Locals shine in District Golf Tournament at Desert Aire
Bob Kirkpatrick/The Sun Tribune - Joe Hays from Connell High School checks the distance to the 18th green. Hays shot a 12-over 84 to finish in a tie for third with Othello's Patrick Azevedo in the Boys 14-15 bracket.
Bob Kirkpatrick/The Sun Tribune - Evan Harvill from Burbank High envisions placement of his tee shot from the box at Hole No. 1.
Bob Kirkpatrick/The Sun Tribune - Ephrata's Max Boruff gets good loft on his chip up to the 18th green. Boruff, competing in the Boys 14-15 bracket, had a rough outing shooting a 22-over par 94.
Patrick Azevedo
MATTAWA — Area high school golfers finished at or near the top of the leader boards at the District 4 Sub-District 3 Tournament held at Desert Aire Golf Course in Mattawa Thursday, June 29.
Leading the way for the 16-18 year-old girls was Ephrata High School phenom Kenedee Peters who carded a course record 2-under 70 on the day. Peters, one of the biggest local talents on the links, shot 36 on the front and followed up with a 34 on the back nine. Cassie Kim from Davis High placed second with a 1-over 73. East Valley’s Morgan Baum and Samantha Hui from Southridge shot 74 to tie for third.
Boys 16-18
West Valley’s Max Turnquist blew away the competition with in a 1-under 71 on the par 72 course. Kamiakin’s Parker Morgan was a distant second with a round of 78. Chase Marquette from Cle Elum, Shane Amidan (Richland) and McGwire Hanson (Kamiakin) shot 81 to tie for third.
Boys 14-15
Kamikin’s Tommy Beason set the pace with a 2-over 74. Clayton German carded an 81 to place second. Othello’s 2A state champion Patrick Azevedo and Connell’s Joe Hays shot 12-over par to tie for third. Evan Harvill from Burbank ended his round with an 89, which was good enough to place seventh on the day.