From ihsaa.orgA total of 134 golfers representing 49 schools make up the field for the 72nd Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals that begin Tuesday, June 10, at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin. Second-round play concludes the following day.
Twenty-one teams advanced five golfers each, and 29 individuals have moved on without their squads. Participants will tee off the Middle 9 course and the Road 9 course beginning at 8 a.m. ET Tuesday. Those teams and individuals that make the cut will return for a second day on Wednesday, with the first group again starting at 8 a.m. (See first-round pairings below!)
Only seven of last year’s Top 25 individuals return, but the top three players are among them, including defending state champion Tyler Duncan of Columbus North.
Duncan shot a state finals record for 18 holes on last year’s second day, torching the 6,736-yard course with nine birdies for a 63 and a two-round total of 136, one stroke off the state finals record. Only three individuals have ever won back-to-back state titles (Joe Campbell, Anderson, 1952, 1953; Ron Frantz, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, 1960, 1961; and Jeremy Wilkinson, South Bend Clay, 1994, 1995). Duncan shot a 72 to finish second June 6 at the Seymour Regional at Shadowood.
Also back are the last two runners-up – Adam Sumrall of No. 3 Mishawaka Marian, who finished one shot back of Duncan last year, and Chase Wright of Delta, the 2006 state runner-up. Sumrall fired a 72 to win the LaPorte Regional at Beechwood, while Wright shot 73 to win the Muncie Central Regional at The Players Club.
Bloomington South’s Kyle Perry, who finished third a year ago, has advanced with his team as well. Perry shot a 74 to help the Panthers win the team title at Seymour. No. 4 Bloomington South, which finished five strokes back last year for third place, is the highest-finishing team returning.
All of the top five teams from the most recent poll from the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association made it through regional play: top-ranked Avon, No. 2 Indianapolis Cathedral, Mishawaka Marian, Bloomington South, and No. 5 Wawasee.
Floyd Central, winner of the last two team titles, was unable to advance from the Seymour Regional.
Of historical note …
Teams qualified (21)#1 Avon
#2 Indianapolis Cathedral
#3 Mishawaka Marian
#4 Bloomington South
#5 Wawasee
#8 Lafayette Jefferson
#9 Terre Haute South
#13 Hamilton Southeastern
#15 Noblesville
#17 Northridge
#18 Center Grove
#20 Lebanon
#22 West Lafayette
#24 Providence
Chesterton
Concord
Evansville North
Jasper
LaPorte
Madison
Yorktown
Teams returning from 2007 state finals (9 of 21)Avon, Bloomington South, Concord, Evansville North, Hamilton Southeastern, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lafayette Jefferson, Mishawaka Marian, Noblesville
Individuals qualified without a team (29)Brett Barnes (12) Marion
Tyler Bilha (10) South Bend St. Joseph’s
Trake Carpenter (12) Triton
McCormick Clouser (9) Norwell
Tyler Duncan (12) Columbus North
Ben-Marvin Egel (9) Northwestern
David Erdy (12) Castle
Dustin Fender (11) Bedford North Lawrence
Nick Grubnick (9) Crown Point
Tom Hauch (11) South Bend Adams
David Holmes (12) Roncalli
Drew Hrvatin (10) Evansville Reitz
John Paul Hyden (12) Jennings County
Al Jennings (10) Homestead
Tyler Keith (10) Oak Hill
Zachary Lomaka (12) Valparaiso
Corbin Mitchell (12) Greenwood
Aaron Monson (12) Perry Meridian
Daylan Mueller (12) Columbus North
Taylor Noel (11) Boone Grove
Mitch Oard (11) Edgewood
Nick Olinger (11) Southridge
Connor O’Neal (10) Carmel
Joshua Ruff (12) Winamac
Matt Shultz (10) Prairie Heights
Graham Singer (10) Zionsville
Mark Stinson (11) Liberty Christian
Brodie Williams (11) Lapel
Chase Wright (12) Delta
Individuals returning from 2007 Top 25 (7)1. Tyler Duncan, Columbus North, 136
2. Adam Sumrall, Mishawaka Marian, 137
3. Kyle Perry, Bloomington South, 139
T7. David Erdy, Castle, 144
T13. Jacob Yocum, Lafayette Jefferson, 148
T15. Corey Ziedonis, Indianapolis Cathedral, 149
T19. Corbin Mitchell, Greenwood, 151
Most consecutive state finals appearances18: LaPorte, 1947-64
Active streaks of consecutive state finals appearances (three or more years)4: Bloomington South, Indianapolis Cathedral, Noblesville
3: Avon.
First-time team state finals appearancesNone
State appearance droughts broken (10 years or more)18: Lebanon (1990)
11: Providence (1997)
10: Madison (1998)
Former state champions in the fieldTyler Duncan, 12, Columbus North (2007)
Former state runners-up in the fieldAdam Sumrall, 11, Mishawaka Marian (2007)
Chase Wright, 12, Delta (2006)
STATE FINALSThe Legends of Indiana Golf Course, 2555 North Hurricane Road, Franklin
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PhotographsDates: Tuesday, June 10 (Round 1); Wednesday, June 11 (Round 2)
Times: 8 a.m. E.T. both days
Admission: $5 per person per day
Advancement from Round 1 to Round 2: TeamThe top nine teams advance, plus any team within 12 strokes of the lead after Round 1 and any teams tied for ninth place.
IndividualThe top nine individuals (excluding those individuals who advance with a team) advance, plus any individual within four strokes of the lead after Round 1 and any medalists tied for ninth.
Individual tee times:
8:00 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Corbin Mitchell (12) Greenwood
Tom Hauch (11) South Bend Adams
Brodie Williams (11) Lapel
10th Tee (Road 9)Zachary Lomaka (12) Valparaiso
Brett Barnes (12) Marion
Connor O’Neal (10) Carmel
8:08 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Tyler Bilha (10) South Bend St. Joseph’s
McCormick Clouser (9) Norwell
Dustin Fender (11) Bedford North Lawrence
Daylan Mueller (12) Columbus North
10th Tee (Road 9)David Holmes (12) Roncalli
Trake Carpenter (12) Triton
Joshua Ruff (12) Winamac
John Paul Hyden (12) Jennings County
8:16 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Taylor Kennell (10) Center Grove
Nick Olinger (11) Southridge
Graham Singer (10) Zionsville
Matt Shultz (10) Prairie Heights
10th Tee (Road 9)Matt Lower (10) Concord
Matt McCurdy (12) Lebanon
Bradley Cusick (11) LaPorte
Patrick Kundenreich (10) Yorktown
8:24 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Terek Abdalla (9) Center Grove
Tyler Keith (10) Oak Hill
Nick Grubnick (9) Crown Point
Mark Stinson (11) Liberty Christian
10th Tee (Road 9)Scott Ladehoff (10) Concord
Jake Dickerson (9) Lebanon
Gabriel Struss (11) LaPorte
Chris Conte (11) Yorktown
8:32 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Chris Marlin (12) Center Grove
Mitch Oard (11) Edgewood
Drew Hrvatin (10) Evansville Reitz
Aaron Monson (12) Perry Meridian
10th Tee (Road 9)Jeff Weber (11) Concord
Dane Roberson (9) Lebanon
Anthony Nastase (11) LaPorte
Joe Gasser (11) Yorktown
8:40 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Alex Jones (12) Center Grove
Al Jennings (10) Homestead
Ben-Marvin Egel (9) Northwestern
Taylor Noel (11) Boone Grove
10th Tee (Road 9)Greg Lebold (12) Concord
John Frisby (11) Lebanon
Kyle Bowden (10) LaPorte
Jacob Hopper (11) Yorktown
8:48 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Drew Barnard (12) Center Grove
Chase Wright (12) Delta
Tyler Duncan (12) Columbus North
David Erdy (12) Castle
10th Tee (Road 9)Leo Ladehoff (12) Concord
Andrew Frandsen (12) Lebanon
Nicholas Nastase (12) LaPorte
Derek Kundenreich (9) Yorktown
8:56 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Jackson Jarvis (9) Terre Haute South
David Janney (10) Avon
Collin Roberts (10) Northridge
Ben Beultler (11) Lafayette Jefferson
10th Tee (Road 9)Robert Spiller (10) Providence
Drew Brinker (9) Evansville North
Kevin Bowen (12) Indianapolis Cathedral
John Kirkwood (10) Wawasee
9:04 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Zach Hosking (11) Terre Haute South
Bryan Whitt (12) Avon
Andy Morrison (9) Northridge
Ryan Williamson (12) Lafayette Jefferson
10th Tee (Road 9)Andrew Lobeck (10) Providence
Nolan Ballard (10) Evansville North
Jason Seward (12) Indianapolis Cathedral
Michael Jenkins (11) Wawasee
9:12 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Ian White (12) Terre Haute South
Patrick Rodgers (9) Avon
David Long (9) Northridge
Jacob Wagner (11) Lafayette Jefferson
10th Tee (Road 9)Nathan Jennings (12) Providence
Mark Uhde (11) Evansville North
Brad Gehl (11) Indianapolis Cathedral
Jordan Dawes (12) Wawasee
9:20 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Thomas Goss (9) Terre Haute South
Andrew Wegeng (11) Avon
Nathan Smith (12) Northridge
Brian Wolpert (12) Lafayette Jefferson
10th Tee (Road 9)Ben Rose (11) Providence
Maxwell Bowling (10) Evansville North
Henry Plager (11) Indianapolis Cathedral
Curtis Coverstone (11) Wawasee
9:28 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Phillip Myers (12) Terre Haute South
Ronald Harris (12) Avon
Zac Henderson (12) Northridge
Jacob Yocum (10) Lafayette Jefferson
10th Tee (Road 9)Trey Pfund (11) Providence
David Mills (10) Evansville North
Corey Ziedonis (11) Indianapolis Cathedral
Rees Woodcock (12) Wawasee
9:36 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Daniel McShane (12) Mishawaka Marian
Parker Sheppard (10) Hamilton Southeastern
Brett Puckett (12) Bloomington South
Justin Leibering (11) Jasper
10th Tee (Road 9)Andrew Liao (10) West Lafayette
Steve Wuletich (12) Chesterton
Evan Steger (11) Noblesville
Brandon Tereshko (10) Madison
9:44 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Nicholas Fitzpatrick (11) Mishawaka Marian
Will Kleinrichert (10) Hamilton Southeastern
Keaton Turner (12) Bloomington South
Ben Krempp (12) Jasper
10th Tee (Road 9)Stewart Burns (11) West Lafayette
Nick Stasil (10) Chesterton
John Norton (9) Noblesville
Matt Strandmark (12) Madison
9:52 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Bryant Demeter (11) Mishawaka Marian
Christopher Schwager (12) Hamilton Southeastern
Nick Bennett (12) Bloomington South
Clayton Boyles (12) Jasper
10th Tee (Road 9)Joby Bacher (12) West Lafayette
Ryan Grassel (10) Chesterton
Charles Castino (10) Noblesville
Ransom Davis (12) Madison
10:00 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Stephen Sexton (12) Mishawaka Marian
Grant Braden (10) Hamilton Southeastern
Frank Miller (12) Bloomington South
Seth Leinenbach (12) Jasper
10th Tee (Road 9)Chad Harding (12) West Lafayette
Josh Kalita (11) Chesterton
Jackson Van Meter (12) Noblesville
John Eckert (12) Madison
10:08 a.m. 1st Tee (Middle 9)Adam Sumrall (11) Mishawaka Marian
Wesley Bowman (10) Hamilton Southeastern
Kyle Perry (12) Bloomington South
10th Tee (Road 9)Tyson Kalb (12) Jasper
Scott Busch (12) West Lafayette
Kyle Grassel (11) Chesterton
Marc Ricafort (12) Noblesville
Justin Tereshko (12) Madison
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