Polson's Max Milton cruises to Helena Invite title

HELENA — Have a couple days, Max Milton.  

The Polson junior lit up the Bill Roberts Golf Course for rounds of 63 and 64 to win boys medalist honors by 10 strokes at the Helena Invitational, which concluded Thursday.

Milton led Polson to a third-place finish in the team standings, which included eight Class AA teams.  He had one bogey, on Friday, to go with nine birdies each day on the way to a 17-under-par finish. 

Helena Capital’s Jayce Belzer shot a 67 on Thursday to finish second at 7-under 137; Capital won the boys team title by 16 strokes over Missoula Sentinel, 567-583. 

Glacier’s Torren Murray was one of seven golfers to break par at the tournament; he had rounds of 69 and 70 and tied with Capital’s John Gilbert for third at 139.  

Murray’s teammate Tripp O’Boye had a total of 146 to tie for seventh and the Wolfpack finished fifth in the team standings. 

Flathead finished ninth, with Teegan Eisenzimer among five players tied for 27th at 162. 

Missoula Big Sky (712) won the girls team title with Polson (741) a distant second and Sentinel (742) third. 

Sentinel’s Maci Reiff was girls medalist, with a two-day total of 161. Tied for second were Big Sky’s Charlotte Dale and Glacier’s Maggie Mitton. 

Mitton had one of two sub-80 rounds at the tournament, a 79 on Wednesday; Reiff shot a 76 the same day. 

Glacier and Flathead finished seventh and eighth; Flathead’s top finisher was Becky Schmidt, whose total of 192 tied her for 17th. 

Full results can be found at Golf Genius ID: HELENA26. 

Helena Invitational 

Wednesday-Thursday, Bill Roberts GC 

BOYS

Team scores — 1, Helena Capital 567; 2, Missoula Sentinel 583; 3, Polson 591; 4, Butte 598; 5, Glacier 610; 6, Helena 627; 7, Missoula Big Sky 638; 8, Missoula Hellgate 655; 9, Flathead 701. 

Individual Top 15

Max Milton, Polson    63-64—127 

Jayce Belzer, Capital    70-67—137 

Torren Murray, Glacier    69-70—139 

John Gilbert, Capital    71-68—139 

Cole Jenkins, Sentinel    65-75—140 

Austin Kaufman, Helena    72-69—141 

Jack Muhlstein, Butte    73-70—143 

Derek Schaefer, Sentinel    71-75—146 

Tripp O’Boyle, Glacier    72-74—146 

Wyatt Shull, Capital    73-74—147 

Reece Chapman, Capital    72-77—149 

Kellen Currie, Big Sky    74-75—149 

Teagan Yelenich, Butte    74-76—150 

Lane Lisac, Butte    74-76—150 

Glacier — Murray 139; O’Boyle 146; Karson Stafford 82-79—161; Elliott Anderson 74-90—164; Brecken Thorn 82-82—164. 

Flathead — Teegan Eisenzimer 80-82—162; Alexander Dunkley 83-94—177; Jacobe Sullenger 86-92—178; William Holler 95-90-185; Easton Coopman 94-96—190. 

GIRLS

Team scores — 1, Big Sky 712; 2, Polson 741; 3, Sentinel 742; 4, Capital 774; 5, Butte 796; 6, Helena 8054; 7, Glacier 822; 8, Flathead 840. 

Individual Top 15

Maci Reiff, Sentinel    76-85—161 

Maggie Mitton, Glacier    79-89—168 

Charlotte Dale, Big Sky    84-84—168 

Kate DeShaw, Butte    82-93—175 

Zoey Loberg, Big Sky    85-92—177 

Keltey Fowler, Capital    86-92—178 

Johanna Bieber, Polson    89-90—179 

Nora Kosena, Sentinel    88-92—180 

Sara Dumouchel, Polson    88-96—184 

Jewell Colman, Big Sky    93-92—185 

Cheyenne Bieber, Polson    88-98—186 

Morgan May, Helena    97-90—187 

Claire Lindstrom, Big Sky    93-95—188 

Sage Leber, Butte    99-89—188 

Harlow Anderson, Capital    91-98—189 

Flathead — Becky Schmidt 94-98—192; Ella Bubar 93-108—201; Haley McDonald 101-105—206; Evie Othank 97-144—241. 

Glacier — Mitton 168; Lilli Groom 93-100—193; Mari Surdock 108-116—224; Peyton Cowdon 109-116—225; Rylee Dutro 112-124—236.