WICHITA — A pair of Great Bend High School golfers competed in the Class 5A State Golf Tournament on Tuesday.
Chance Haney shot an 81, and Cole Mulch carded a 105.
Both golfers had good practice rounds the day before.
“They both shot well in the practice round,” GBHS head coach Troy Stein said. “I told Cole (Monday) that sometimes it’s a kiss of death playing well at a practice round.
“We had a good round and had a great feel for a course.”
Haney had a good day at the tournament, but Stein said he still had some issues.
“He hit the ball well,” Stein said. “He didn’t putt great. If he had a couple of putts, he’d have finished under 80. That would’ve been a good score.”
Mulch struggled early on in his first time at the state tournament.
“Cole got a little nerves,” Stein said, “but I think he had a positive experience. He just got sped up. He played on his second nine (holes). He didn’t give up and he figured things out.”
Kapaun Mt. Carmel won the event, shooting a combined 300.
Kapaun’s Sam Stevens shot a 72 to win the individual title.
 
                              — Kevin Price

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF
Class 5A State Tournament
 
BOYS
 
Tuesday
 
At Wichita
 
Team scores
1. Kapaun, 300; 2. Maize South, 312; 3. Carroll, 314; 4. St. Thomas Aquinas, 314; 5. Topeka Seaman, 315; 6. Hays, 324; 7. BV Southwest, 329; 8. St. James, 330; 9. Andover, 349; 10. Shawnee Heights, 353; 11. Valley Center, 356; 12. Salina Central, 361
 
Top 20 Individuals
1. Sam Stevens, Kapaun, 72; 2. Caleb Haight, Wichita Heights, 73; 3. Jack Reilly, St. James, 74; 4. Wells Padgett, Maize South, 74; 5. Luke Henes, Aquinas, 75; 6. Jared Burns, Kapaun, 75; 7. Matthew Gilbaugh, Kapaun, 76; 8. Luke Russell, Lansing; 76; 9. Mitchell Lummis, Shawnee Heights, 76; 10. Ruger Hummel, Topeka Seaman, 76; 11. (tie) Nick Auer, Kapaun; Zach Pitcher, Wichita Heights; Matt Sander, Carroll; Max Iseman, Carroll; Troy Hilderhof, Aquinas, 77; 16. (tie) Ben Hadden, Mill Valley; Seth Wingerter, BV Southwest; Bobby Armstrong, Carroll, 78; (tie) Mason Wages, Topeka Seaman; Alex Graf, Kapaun; Jake Weller, Topeka Seaman; James Pyle, Aquinas; Collin Kasitz, Maize South; Jaen Oehlert, Mill Valley; Hayden Padgett, Maize South, 79
 
Great Bend results
Chance Haney, 81; Cole Mulch 105