Grundy Center takes title, Warhawks runner-up at boys state golf
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The Grundy Center boys golf team ran away with the 2023 Class 2A state golf championship Tuesday at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames. The Spartans completed the two-day, 36-hole tournament with 597 strokes, well ahead of second place Beckman Catholic’s 611.
Spartan freshman Judd Jirovsky dominated individually, taking the title with 131 strokes, the lowest ever score in a 36-hole state championship tournament.
It was the school’s second team championship of the school year, after the football team won the Class A title.
In the Class 1A tournament at Ames Golf & Country Club, West Fork finished in second place with a 655, behind champion Hillcrest Academy’s 650. AGWSR finished 9th with a 692. Individually, North Butler sophomore Nolan Reser tied for fifth place with a 154. West Fork junior Sage Suntken tied for seventh with a 156. AGWSR’s highest finisher was junior Gabe Nederhoff, who tied for 26th with a 169.
At the Class 3A meet at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames, Hampton-Dumont-CAL senior Michael Showalter tied for 50th place with a 180.
