Park City’s girls golf team is 18 holes away from its first-ever state championship, while Crimson Cliffs’ Kate Walker is 18 holes away from a third individual state title as well.
Both will face stiff competition during Day 2 of the 4A state tournament at Glendale Golf Course on Thursday.
Park City shot a 329 team score during Wednesday’s opening round, but three other teams are all within 10 strokes of the leaders. Juan Diego shot a 332, followed by Crimson Cliffs with a 337 and Orem with a 339.
Crimson Cliffs and Juan Diego are both defending state champs, as Crimson Cliffs finished first in 4A last year and Park City in 3A.
Walker shot a 4-under 68 on Wednesday, one of only two golfers to finish under par as the senior looks to finish her career as a three-time state champ. She claimed medalist honors as a freshman and sophomore, and then last year finished runner-up to Orem’s Kaylee Westfall.
The two seniors will battle it out again for the state title on Thursday, as Westfall was the other golfer in red numbers with a 1-under 71 on Wednesday. Westfall birdied three of the final five holes in her opening round to stay within striking distance of Walker
Crimson Cliffs sophomore Brynlee Welch is the only other golfer within 10 strokes of leader as she sits within striking distance in third place after carding a 1-over 73 in round one.
Class 4A state tournament
(Full Leaderboard)
At Glendale Park Golf Course
Team scores (Day 1)
- 329 — Park City
- 332 — Juan Diego
- 337 — Crimson Cliffs
- 339 — Orem
- 355 — Pine View
- 358 — Green Canyon
- 360 — Highland
- 365 — Timpanogos
Individual leaders (Top 20)
- 68 — Kate Walker, Crimson Cliffs, Sr.
- 71 — Kaylee Westfall, Orem, Sr.
- 73 — Brynlee Welch, Crimson Cliffs, So.
- 78 — Eleanor Henderson, Park City, Fr.
- 80 — Ava Werner, Juan Diego, So.
- 81 — Chloe Aldous, Park City, Sr.
- 82 — Isabella Werner, Juan Diego, Sr.
- 82 — Piper Burgess, Dixie, So.
- 83 — Ava Miller, Park City, Jr.
- 84 — Christy Merrell, Uintah, So.
- 84 — Renna McMullin, Green Canyon, Jr.
- 85 — Callie Magleby, Timpanogos, Sr.
- 85 — Alexis Burt, Juan Diego, So.
- 85 — Sabrina Macias, Juan Diego, Jr.
- 85 — Emma Hill, Orem, So.
- 86 — Zoe Bystrov, Highland, Sr.
- 86 — Ava Feser, Sky View, Sr.
- 87 — Madeline Hadar, Park City, So.
- 87 — Mattisen Wieland, Pine View, Sr.
- 87 — Molli Mulhall, Pine View, Jr.