Colfax, EM golfers close out regular season

OH NOOOOOOO! Richard Stehling of Colfax reacts after missing this two-foot putt lipped out of the cup on the 18h green during a Dunn-St. Croix golf meet at Whitetail Golf Course on Friday, May 11. Stehling finishe with a 48 to lead the Colfax team. —photo by Shawn DeWitt

The Colfax and Elk Mound golf teams finished up the weather-shorten conference and regular seasons last week with a pair of Dunn-St. Croix meets this past week.

Competing in Mondovi last Monday, May 7, both squads played a pair of 9-home meets at the Rolling Hills Golf Course in Durand. Although, Colfax showed considerable improvement compared to a few of its previous outings, shooting a 211 the opening nine holes, the Vikings still finished sixth in the final standing just one stroke more than fifth place Elk Mound.

Elk Mound shaved nine strokes off its collective game in the second nine-hole meet, finishing with a 201 to again take fifth. Colfax, however, went the opposite direction as it added nine to its final tally of 220 for sixth.

The home team Durand edged Spring Valley by three strokes for the win in each meet and forged a tie atop the conference standings. The Cardinals’ Tyler Leach won medalist honors in both meets while the Panthers’ Dawson Kurth and TJ Tulip finished second and third respectively.

Four days later conference golf closed out the regular season where it had began a month earlier, at Whitetail Golf Course.

With the exception of Durand, who won its third consecutive meet of the week to take over the conference lead, the rest of the teams’ scores soared.

Elk Mound finished with 227 strokes to place fifth and Colfax was sixth with 239.

Medalist honors went to Durand’s Dawson Kurth after he shot a 36 on the Whitetail course.

Golfers returned to Whitetail this past Monday for the Dunn-St. Croix tournament. The 18-hole meet, where point values are doubled, coupled with the results from the other regular season meets will determine the conference’s overall champion, both for individuals and team.

Elk Mound will start WIAA tournament play next Tuesday, May 22 in the Division 2 regional at Arcadia. Colfax will play the following day, Wednesday, May 23, in a Division 3 regional in Cadott.

CHIPPING this shot on to a green at Whitetail Golf Course last Friday, May 11 was Elk Mound’s Max Marquardt. The junior shot a 56 at the Dunn-St. Croix meet. —photo by Shawn DeWitt

Durand

The Mounders varsity five all shot in the 50s in the opening meet at Durand. Max Marquardt had the best score on the team with a 50. Ethan Rubenzer and Dillon McLaughlin both tallied 52, Marcus Kinblom had a 56 and Kaitlin Schiferl finished with a 59.

Senior Richard Stehling drove, hit and putted his way to a team-leading 48 in the opening round of play. Sophomore Boden Bergeson was next with a 52, Treyton Teige shot a 54 and Spencer Herrick and Hunter Rebak rounded out the team scores with 57s.

Richard Stehling again led the Colfax squad with a 49 in the second meet. Treyton Teige fired a 53 and Spencer Herrick and Boden Bergeson each shot for a 59. Hunter Rebak finished with a 60.

Ethan Rubenzer tied for sixth overall, shooting a solid 45 to lead Elk Mound. Marcus Kinblom finished just three strokes back at 48. Dillon McLaughlin carded a 52, Max Marquardt scored a 56 and Kaitlin Schiferl had a 58 for the Mounders.

MEET 1 TEAM SCORES: 1. Durand 175, 2. Spring Valley 178, 3. Glenwood City 187, 4. Mondovi 194, 5. Elk Mound 210, 6. Colfax 211.

MEET 2 TEAM SCORES: 1. Durand 173, 2. Spring Valley 176, 3. Glenwood City 185, Mondovi 194, 5. Elk Mound 201, 6. Colfax 220.

Whitetail

Marcus Kinblom had the low score for the Mounder golfers at Whitetail Friday, May 11. Kinblom carded a 53. Ethan Rubenzer and Max Marquardt followed with a 55 and a 56. Kaitlin Schiferl finished with a 63 and Dillon McLaughlin tallied a 66.

Richard Stehling continued to shoot a consistent game. The senior had the Colfax Vikings low score of 48. Unfortunately, the rest of the team’s tallies were much higher. Hunter Rebak, Boden Bergeson and Spencer Herrick signed out with scores of 62, 64 and 65 respectively. Treyton Teige finished with a 74.

TEAM SCORES: 1. Durand 173, 2. Spring Valley 181, 3. Mondovi 183, 4. Glenwood City 191, 5. Elk Mound 227, 6. Colfax 239.