Butte Invitational golf: Keenan, Avery finish on top
BUTTE — Flathead’s Ryan Keenan and Glacier’s Teigan Avery closed strong during second-round play at Butte Country Club to earn medalist honors and boost their respective teams to second-place finishes on Friday at the Butte Invitational.
Keenan, who shot a first round 71 at Old Works Golf Club in Anaconda on Thursday, controlled the lead his entire round to close with a 1-under-par 69 on the final day, winning by six strokes over Butte’s Houston Green.
The Braves finished well as a team, jumping first-round leader Bozeman to finish in second place, 10 strokes behind Butte High.
Flathead’s Matt Marshall matched his first round score by posting a 77 to finish in a tie for 10th place with Glacier’s Tom Mann.
Mann shot a final round 74 to pull even with Marshall.
Glacier finished in fifth place as a team.
Avery continued her strong fall, shooting 12 strokes better than any other competitor in the second round to card a 72 and finish with a seven-shot victory over first-round leader Hannah Rosanova of Bozeman. Avery finished at 153 after a first round 81 at Old Works.
Led by Avery, the Glacier girls placed second as a team with 769, finishing well behind champion Bozeman, who was 76 strokes better than the field, placing all five golfers in the top 10.
Flathead finished sixth as a team.
Butte Invitational
Friday
At Butte Country Club, Par 70
Boys
Team Scores
Butte High 607, Flathead, 617, Bozeman 619, Sentinel 625, Glacier 641, Hellgate 703, Hamilton 710, Butte High JV1 713, Butte Central 724, Belgrade 736, Dillon 772, Butte High JV2 818, Big Sky 845
Top 10 Individuals
Ryan Keenan, FLT, 71-69-140; Houston Green, BUT, 76-70-146; Blake Hasquet, SENT, 76-74-150; Nate Fuge, SENT, 76-75-151; Jackson Beyer, BOZ, 71-80-151; Trey Hoagland, BUT, 79-72-151; Sean Ramsbacher, SENT, 152; Josh Heath, HAM, 78-75-153; Will Hoagland, BUT, 78-75-153; Tom Mann, GLA, 80-74-154; Matt Marshall, FLT, 77-77-154
Girls
Team Scores
Bozeman 693, Glacier 769, Sentinel 830, Butte High 871, Dillon 917, Flathead 955
Top 10 Individuals
Teigan Avery, GLA, 81-72-153; Hannah Rosanova, BOZ, 75-85-160; Sydni Rose, HAM, 87-84-171; Tricia Joyce, BC, 86-86-172; Sara Michell, SENT, 89-88-177; Emily Moran, BOZ, 90-88-178; Kameryn Basye, BOZ, 92-87-179; Lexie Williams, BUT, 90-93-183; Meggie Delaney, BOZ, 88-95-183; Ellie Jackson, BOZ, 97-88-185