Shots Soar and Scores Plummet at Willow Tree

On a warm but relatively calm weather day at Willow Tree, high school golfers put up some eye popping numbers on Tuesday. Dodge City won the Liberal Invitational with a 297 followed by WAC champ Hays with a 304. Garden City shot a 311 while LHS came through with a 332 and Great Bend shot a 343. Dodge City’s Brad Hutton won the tournament with a three under par 69. Hays High’s Trey Herman shot a 70 for second.

Liberal’s Alex Colvin was fifth with a 77 while Liberal’s Lucas Poulton and Blake Stout shot 84’s. Daniel Dowell entered the club house with an 87 while Blake Romero shot a 9 and Zach Stout a 104. LHS competes at regionals in Hays Monday at 10 a.m. with the top three of seven teams qualifying for state. The next best five individual scores also qualify for state.