The Buhler High School varsity girls golf team, led by three players finishing in the top 20, placed fourth at the Kansas Class 4A state girls tournament with a two-round score of 674 (344-330).
The 4A girls state tournament took place Monday and Tuesday at the par-142 4.826-yard McPherson Turkey Creek Golf Course.
Buhler’s Anika Paulsrud placed sixth with a 159 score (84-75), followed by Addison Specht, who tied for seventh with a 161 score (80-81) and Macy Miller, who placed 19th with a 170 score (89-81). The top 20 players earned medals.
Buhler’s Paityn Weber placed 40th with a 184 score (91-93), Ellie Goering tied for 49th at 193 (97-96) and Payton Polk placed 50th at 219 (104-115).
Buhler’s fourth-place finish at state capped a season that included a league championship, regional championship, two additional first-place finishes, three second-place finishes and one third-place finish.
Hesston’s Elizabeth Hosford tied for 10th place with a 163. Teammate Wendy Roth placed 43rd with a 188 score (95-93).
McPherson missed the team cut after Day 1 of the state tournament with a 373 score. Lleyton Kuhn tied for 13th overall with a 164 score (79-85).
McPherson’s Amelia Moody and Pera Bauer just missed the cut after Day 1 with 95s and Ari Prose shot 104 in the first round.
Baldwin’s Peyton Wright claimed the state individual gold medal with a 144 score (73-71). Concordia’s Mya Niehues placed second with a 146 score (70-76) and Augusta’s Edyn Mettling finished third with a 150 score (72-78).
Wamego’s Maizie Nickel placed fourth with a 155 score (79-76). Senior teammate Lillian Costa, a Newman University commit, tied for 10th place with a 162 score (77-85).
Costa recorded the first ace of her career Monday at state golf, using a 9-iron to hole out from 132 yards on No. 15 at Turkey Creek.
Wamego’s Gentry McIntosh tied for 15th, 167 (83-84); Madelyn Douglass, 172 (88-84); and Lacey Braley, tied for 30th, 179 (93-86).
Kansas Class 4A girls state golf tournament results — https://prep.golf/tournaments/
