HAYS — Great Bend’s Kelby Titus shot 6-over-par 77 to place fourth in Tuesday’s Hays High Bob Blazer Golf Invitational. Play started with temperatures in the low 50s accompanied by a brisk wind and drizzle. It ended in rainy weather the last four holes at Smoky Hill Country Club.
“Kelby played a solid round starting on the back nine with a 1-over-par 36,” said Great Bend coach Travis McAtee. “He had some struggles finishing in the wet weather on the front nine, but still finished at +6, a score of 77. The day was cool and breezy and late in the tournament, very wet from the rain over the final four holes.”
The Panthers finished with a 402 team total that placed 10th. Great Bend competed with a four-man team to provide its other team members a chance to play at home Monday. Panthers Jared Divis (89), Aaron Stein (109) and Payton Doll (127) also competed.
“Jared was able to shoot 89, for a personal best score in a varsity tournament,” McAtee said. “This was a definite step in the right direction. He knows he’s capable of scoring even better. Aaron and Payton are both capable of hitting good golf shots in just their second year playing. I’ve got to help them learn to be a golfer and manage their game at a higher level. Their scores and our team scores will improve as the season progresses.”
Garden City sophomore Sion Audrian shot 2-over 73 to edge teammate Logan Durst (74). Garden City won the tournament (307) by 11 strokes over Hays High.
HAYS BLAZER INVITATIONAL
TEAM TOTALS
1—Garden City 307
2—Hays High 318
3—Dodge City 329
4—Salina South 335
5—Salina Central 346
6—Liberal 348
7—Topeka Seaman 355
8—Junction City 383
9—Hays High B, 383
10—Great Bend 402
MEDALISTS
1—Sion Audrain, GC, 73
2—Logan Durst, GC, 74
3—Allen Zollinger, Hays, 76
4—Kelby Titus, Great Bend, 77
5—Taylor Larsen, GC, 78
6—Josh Norris, Hays, 78
7—Lukas Freelove, SC, 79
8—Reese Emert, Seaman, 79
9—Brent Koenigsman, Hays, 79
10—Cameron Riley, Liberal, 80
CLASS MEDALISTS
SENIOR—Logan Durst, Garden City, 74
JUNIOR—Allen Zollinger, Hays, 76
SOPHOMORE—Sion Audrian, Garden City, 73
NINTH-GRADE—Lukas Freelove, Salina Central, 79
1—GARDEN CITY 307
SION AUDRAIN 38 35 73
LOGAN DURST 36 38 74
TAYLOR LARSEN 41 37 78
MASON SHADDIX 43 39 82
AARON SCHAFER 45 42 87
REID RICHMEIER 42 46 88
2—HAYS HIGH 318
ALLEN ZOLLINGER 43 33 76
JOSH NORRIS 41 37 78
BRENT KOENIGSMAN 40 39 79
TRADGON MCCRAE 43 42 85
JUSTIN MCCULLICK 44 42 86
PEYTON KIEFFER 42 46 88
3—DODGE CITY 329
MATTHEW VOGEL 41 39 80
LUKE GLEASON 44 38 82
CANYON OWENS 41 42 83
DYLAN RATTS 43 41 84
ADAM KESSEN 45 44 89
PAYSON HATFIELD 44 47 91
4—SALINA SOUTH 335
PARKER NORTON 44 38 82
TREVOR MULLEN 43 40 83
PARKER RENZ 41 42 83
JOSH REED 44 43 87
ROSS BOLING 43 44 87
COLE STEIN 53 43 96
5—SALINA CENTRAL 346
LUKAS FREELOVE 40 39 79
BRAYDEN NEUSCHAFER 43 38 81
AARON HAWLEY 48 44 92
BRETT NORRIS 48 46 94
EVAN LAMBERT 47 48 95
JOEY QUINLEY 49 50 99
6—LIBERAL 348
CAMERON RILEY 43 37 80
SEAN TITUS 45 41 86
DYLAN SHELLENBERGER 48 43 91
ALEX CARRASCO 49 42 91
TRACEY HILL 55 56 111
KEITH EVANS 59 56 115
7—TOPEKA SEAMAN 355
REESE EMERT 40 39 79
BRYCE COWAN 46 44 90
BRENDYN EIGENMAN 47 46 93
CHASE ANDERSON 47 46 93
JOSH GRAVES 48 51 99
TYLER OLSON 56 48 104
8—JUNCTION CITY 383
LOGAN ROETHER 51 45 96
TYLER GROMLOVITS 42 46 88
CHASE STIMATZE 49 49 98
PAXTON SHARP 51 50 101
BAYLOR WILKEY 52 51 103
LOGAN POST 67 60 127
9—HAYS B 383
TADEN ZIMMERMAN 40 46 86
COLLIN WERTH 48 45 93
ADAM KLAUSMEYER 50 50 100
SAGE MARKLEY 48 56 104
ADAM O’CONNOR 58 48 106
JACK FORT 51 54 105
10—GREAT BEND 402
KELBY TITUS 41 36 77
JARED DIVIS 45 44 89
AARON STEIN 59 50 109
PAYTON DOLL 65 62 127
TOPEKA WEST
ADDISON ALONZO 40 41 81
CHRIS ROHR 51 42 93
SEDRICK PAHMAHMIE 57 61 118
