Golf team enters form at Rivers Edge

By Nathaniel Underwood

The Colby golf team stepped into form as they competed on three different courses over the past week and a half.

Meadowview Golf Course

The Hornets fit in a pair of nine-hole meets on Tuesday, May 13 when they traveled to Owen-Withee’s Meadowview Golf Course for two Cloverbelt-East minimeets. Colby took third out of five teams in Cloverbelt-East Mini-Meet #2 and fourth out of five teams in Mini-Meet #5, finishing with compiled scores of 206 and 193 respectively.

During Mini-Meet #2, Owen-Withee took the top spot, defeating Neillsville by three strokes and finishing with a score of 180. Neillsville’s Tucker Johnson had the best score on the day, pacing the field by six strokes and finishing with a 36.

Gavin Voss and Braiden Johnson went back-to-back for Colby, taking eighth and ninth overall. Voss finished the course in 48 strokes while Johnson filed in shortly behind his teammate with a score of 50. Landon Steinman took 12th overall with a score of 53 and Jacob Hoppe placed 14th with a score of 55.

Mini-Meet #5 saw Neillsville take the upper hand over Owen-Withee with the Warriors shooting a 171 over the Blackhawks’ 183. While Colby improved their team score, Columbus Catholic also had a much better day, barely sneaking past the Hornets with a score of 191 to 193.

Tucker Johnson once again led the field, winning the individual competition by shooting a 34, though this time teammate Cody Hart also finished below 40 to take the runner up spot with 39.

Braiden Johnson led the next group of contestants however, posting a solid result of 43 to take fourth overall. The finish was tied for the Hornets’ best placement of the season thus far and was Colby’s best score on a nine-hole course.

Voss followed by taking 11th with a score of 48, also putting him below the 50 stroke mark. Steinman was not too far behind his teammate, finishing two strokes back and tying for 12th with a score of 50. Hoppe rounded out the Hornets results with a 17th place finish with a score of 52.

Whispering Pines Golf Course

Colby took to the course in Cadott last Monday, competing against golfers from 14 other area programs. The Hornets took 14th overall, finishing with a final team score of 417, putting them just behind Medford with 408 and ahead of Columbus Catholic with 436.

Bloomer edged out Durand-Arkansaw and Holmen for the top spot in the team competition, finishing with 319 points to their opponents’ 323. Bloomer’s Tegan Stiehl grabbed the top individual spot, shooting a 71 on the 18-hole course.

Braiden Johnson had the top score for the Hornets, placing 50th overall after shooting a 97 on the course. Gavin Voss was two strokes behind, finishing with 99 and taking 52nd. Landon Steinman tied for 60th overall by shooting a 109, his best result thus far this season, and Jacob Hoppe rounded out the squad’s results, tying for 66th with a score of 112.

Rivers Edge Golf Course

The Hornets worked their way through an 18-hole course at Rivers Edge in Marshfield on Tuesday, May 6. The team took eighth overall in the standings, finishing the day with a final compiled score of 445.

The weather was perfect and Braiden Johnson was able to take advantage. He led the squad, collecting three pars over the course of the meet and finished with a Colby-best score of 97. This earned the senior 19th place overall.

Teammate Brody Viegut was not too far behind, placing 24th overall with a final score of 103. He had one par for the day.

Jacob Hoppe and Landon Steinman followed for the Hornets, the former taking 38th after shooting a 121 and the latter placing 40th after finishing with a final score of 124.

LOCKED IN - Braiden Johnson concentrates on his drive at Rivers Edge golf course in Marshfield.

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LINING IT UP - Jacob Hoppe aims his putt carefully in Marathon.

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AIMING FOR THE FAIRWAY - Brody Viegut starts off the hole with a solid drive in Marathon.

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