Maplewood junior Sara Kolar played a nearly flawless final round to claim back-to-back state titles Tuesday at the Class 2 MSHSAA State Championships at Bogey Creek Golf Club in Farmington.
Entrenched in a three-way tie for first place to start the day, Kolar separated herself with birdies on holes 6, 8, 9, 11 and 12 to build a commanding lead. During the 36-hole tournament, Kolar made 13 birdies and shot an 8-under-par 136 (69-67).
Wright City senior Morgan Nute was the only other Class 2 player to shoot under par with a 1-under 143 (69-74). Nute placed in the top-4 at state all four years of her high school career.
Eldon junior Haven Evers shot even-par 144 to place third. Lutheran St. Charles junior Emma Kombrink finished fourth at 2-over-par 146, helping the Cougars take 5th place as a team, just missing the podium.
Notre Dame (STL) senior Lilly Eilers and Lutheran St. Charles senior Isa Antcliff tied for eighth (160).
Blair Oaks won the Class 2 team championship with a team score of 692, outpacing Borgia (724), Father Tolton (739) and Savannah (755).
Class 3
MICDS senior Lisa Zhang won the Class 3 state title with a two-day total of 148 at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield. Zhang, who placed second in Class 2 as a sophomore, entered the final round Tuesday with a four-shot advantage and played a mistake-free front nine, carding eight pars and a birdie to extend the lead.
MICDS tied for first place in team points with St. Teresa’s Academy at 713. The top four scores count towards the team score, but in case of a tie, the score of the fifth golfer is counted and St. Teresa’s Academy prevailed.
Nerinx Hall freshman Amaya Bellon placed sixth (164), MICDS sophomore Ashritha Nadella tied for seventh (165) and Cor Jesu junior Melanie Kalinowski finished ninth (167).
MICDS placed second as a team (713), John Burroughs took third (733) and Nerinx Hall finished fourth (750).
Class 4
Fort Zumwalt West freshman Haley Castello birdied the final hole of the Class 4 tournament to pull the Jaguars into a tie for first place with Raymore-Peculiar at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield. The tie was broken by the score of the Jaguars’ No. 5 player, freshman Alice Johnston, who outscored her Ray-Pec counterpart by three strokes.
Castello shot a 1-under 143 (71-72) over the two days and placed third overall. Addie Swan of Raymore-Peculiar won the individual title with a 6-under 138. Staley sophomore Betsy Mitchell finished second at 5-under.
Fort Zumwalt West, which won its first girls golf state trophy in program history, also received outstanding performances from sophomore Jovi Canfield (161), junior Parker Colvin (162) and junior Ashlyn White (170) to earn the historic victory.
Fort Zumwalt North senior Isabel Flores placed sixth (148). Visitation senior Annie Rothery and Parkway South junior Audrey Miller tied for eighth (151). Lindbergh senior Madison Keating finished 10th (152).
Raymore-Peculiar placed second as team with a score of 636, Staley finished third (646) and Visitation placed fourth (675). The Vivettes earned a state trophy for the sixth consecutive season.
Class 1
Highland won the Class 1 team title with a score of 793 at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex in Smithville.
School of the Ozarks junior Laylah Bates won the individual title with a two-day total of 151, three shots ahead of Whitfield junior Tina Zhang (82-72-154). It was the third consecutive top-3 finish for Zhang, who placed second as a sophomore and third as a freshman.
St. Pius X (Festus) finished eighth.
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