Whitefish girls win, boys third, in state golf tourney
JULIE ENGLER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month AGO
The Whitefish girls golf team won first place at the state tournament last weekend in Shelby. (Photo provided)
The Whitefish boys golf team won third place at the state tourney. (Photo provided)
The Whitefish golf teams after the state tournament in Shelby last weekend. (Photo provided)
Julie Engler covers Whitefish City Hall and writes community features for the Whitefish Pilot. She earned master's degrees in fine arts and education from the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-882-3505. | October 7, 2026 1:00 AM
The Whitefish girls golf team won the state tournament this weekend at the Marias Valley Golf and Country Club in Shelby this weekend. The boys team took third place.
The team shot 352 in the first round and 358 in the second for a total of 710 and the first place trophy. Fergus took second place with 745, and Corvallis finished third with 749.
Whitefish’s Karlee Brown’s score of 158 was just ten strokes behind the first-place individual player, Cameron Burnett from Hamilton. Rhylee Scott tied for sixth place, shooting a 169. Jillian Wagner earned ninth place with a 175. Mary Hannah Smith shot 208 and Baylee Hyland, 230.
The Whitefish boys finished in third place at the state tournament with score of 636. Billings Central won the event with 597 and Polson earned second place with 602.
Bulldog Mason O’Neil tied for third place in the individual standings with 135 over the two rounds. Teammate Zach Schmid-Sommer secured 14th place with 158 and Ashton Taylor tied for 21st place with 162. Nick Schmid-Sommer and Wyatt Scott tied, each shooting 171.
The Whitefish boys golf team won third place at the state tourney. (Photo provided)
The Whitefish golf teams after the state tournament in Shelby last weekend. (Photo provided)ARTICLES BY JULIE ENGLER
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