Hobbs, McDaniel lead Polson boys in golf opener
BUTTE — Matt Hobbs of Polson opened the Class A high school golf season by winning a scorecard playoff with three other golfers on Monday at the Butte Central Invitational.
Hobbs, teammate Carson McDaniel, Tristan Hanson of Hamilton and Zel Frost of Stevensville all shot 6-under par for 76 scores.
Hanson finished second after the playoff with McDaniel third and Frost fourth.
Hamilton’s Bryce Reed and Winston Opplet of Park tied for fifth with 77s.
Polson’s Trey Kelley shot 80 to tie for eighth.
Hamilton, with a 324 total, edged Polson for the team title by a single stroke.
The Bozeman JV used four girls in the top 10 to claim the team title.
Medalist honors went to Tricia Joyce of Butte Central with an 80.
Courtney Ockler of Frenchtown was second and seven shots back.
Esme Yarbrough of Polson placed eighth with a 98.
Only four girls teams posted scores.
Polson will compete in the Whitefish Invitational on Wednesday at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.
Butte Central Invitational
Monday
Highland View Golf Course
Par 70
BOYS
Team Totals
1. Hamilton 324; 2. Polson 325; 3. Park 341; 4. Bozeman JV 342; 5. Butte Central 345; 6. Frenchtown 361; 7. Belgrade 389; 8. Corvallis 391; 9. Butte High JV 392; 10. Dillon 438
Individuals
Place Score Name School
1* 76 Matt Hobbs Polson
2* 76 Tristan Hanson Hamilton
3* 76 Carson McDaniel Polson
4* 76 Zel Frost Stevensville
T5 77 Bryce Reed Hamilton
T5 77 Winston Opplet Park
7 79 Jack Kraus Bozeman JV
T8 80 Derek Wolff Frenchtown
T8 80 Trey Kelley Polson
10 81 Elliot Engbers Park
11 82 Gator Yelenich Butte Central
T12 84 Guido Ossello Butte Central
T12 84 Lane Marshall Park
T14 85 Cameron Johnson Butte Central
T14 85 Tanner Hanson Hamilton
T16 86 Tommy Holloran Bozeman JV
T16 86 Zach Taylor Hamilton
T18 87 Brock Blake Belgrade
T18 87 Mark Southam Dillon
T20 88 Daniel Marshall Bozeman JV
T20 88 Mason Pyron Frenchtown
22 89 Mitchell Larsson Bozeman JV
23 90 Ivan Yazvac Stevensville
24 92 Connor Waltz Bozeman JV
T25 93 Kellen Lean Butte High JV
T25 93 Luke Schlimgen Corvallis
T25 93 Calvin Nowlan Polson
T28 94 James Barklow Belgrade
T28 94 Dan McCloskey Butte Central
T28 94 Michael McKay Corvallis
T28 94 Nic Martello Frenchtown
T28 94 Hogan Kelley Polson
T33 96 Cole Johnson Butte Central
T33 96 Dawson Muffich Butte High JV
35 98 Tim Shea Butte High JV
*= scorecard playoff was used to break the tie.
GIRLS
Team Totals
1. Bozeman JV 381; 2. Frenchtown 483; 3. Butte High JV 491; 4. Corvallis 507
Individuals
Place Score Name School
1 80 Tricia Joyce Butte Central
2 87 Courtney Ockler Frenchtown
3 90 Maya Priebe Bozeman JV
T4 94 Lindsey Huber Dillon
T4 94 Kelci Martin Hamilton
6 95 Jenna Bos Bozeman JV
7 97 Sami Yates Bozeman JV
8 98 Esme Yarbrough Polson
9 99 Juliet Raynovich Bozeman JV
10 104 Cali Cannon Polson
11 105 Cooper Knaar Bozeman JV
12 107 MacKenzie Finnegan Butte High JV
13 108 Amanda Farley Polson
14 115 Keelee Storrud Corvallis
15 116 Kendall Petritz Butte High JV
16 117 Kennedy Hader Park
17 121 Makaila Marsh Dillon
18 122 Khloe Patterson Corvallis
19 124 Kylee Pittman Dillon
20 126 Emily Thomas Corvallis
T21 128 Madison Chestnut Frenchtown
T21 128 Harper Armitage Frenchtown
23 129 Haile Spear Hamilton
24 133 Hannah Merrick Butte High JV
25 135 Megan Savage Butte High JV
26 136 Nacole Sestrich Butte High JV
27 140 Catherine Gustin Frenchtown
T28 144 Signee Storrud Corvallis
T28 144 Grace Bintz Frenchtown
30 148 Hailey Zepeda Hamilton
31 152 Lindsay Lee Park
32 181 Kalie Patterson Corvallis