Montague finished strong Saturday in the Division 4 state finals at
Forest Akers West, moving up from seventh place after day one to a
sixth-place finish thanks to an impressive day-two score of 378.
"Just
an amazing accomplishment for five girls who had never played in a
state finals," Montague's golf program posted on its Facebook page.
"Four out of five (that played this weekend) will be back next year, and
six of our top seven will
return as well."
The Wildcats finished only 10 strokes out of a top-5 finish, and 52 behind state champion Kalamazoo Christian.
All
four of Montague's scorers posted a cumulative two-day total under 200.
Cadence Fox led the way for the Wildcats, taking 20th place in the
tournament with a two-day score of 101-93-194. Fox scored a birdie in
her first round and played 13 of her 18 holes Saturday at bogey or
better.
Brynlee
Kessler and Braylyn Bultema weren't far behind. Kessler led Montague on
day one with a 100 and closed with a 95 for a 195 total score, just one
stroke behind Fox. She too was 13-for-18 at scoring bogey or better
Saturday. Bultema, the lone senior on the Montague roster, delivered the
team's best day-two score, a 92, to finish with a 104-92-196, and had
the same 13-for-18 success rate as her two teammates.
"We
are so sad to say goodbye to Braylyn," said the Wildcats' Facebook
page. "She led this team to amazing heights in her senior year. We also look forward to the years ahead with this young and hungry group."
Addi
Smith shot 101-98-199, earning the No. 4 scoring position for the team
on both days of the tournament. Freshman Marguerite O'Connell had a
111-112-223 for Montague.
