The Crookston Pirate Boys Golf Team had four players with sub-100 scores while shooting a 369 at Bemidji Lumberjack Invitational held at the Town and Country Club near Bemidji.
Crookston was in the first wave that teed off this morning and there were two other waves that teed off behind them so we should have all the team scores by 6 p.m.
Crookston was led by Kaleb Thingelstad with an 86. “He hit some good shots today,” said Crookston Coach Steve Kofoed. “The greens are something you have to get used to. He made some decent shots and had a few birdies and misjudged a few puts and had a few tough holes.”
Blaine Andringa finished with an 89 without recording a bogey. “He made a bunch of pars and had some double’s,” said Coach Kofoed. “His first tee shot wasn’t great and had a seven, but he bounced back nicely the rest of the way.”
Jaxon Wang shot a 95. “Jaxon was disappointed with his round and didn’t get off to the start he wanted to,” said Coach Kofoed. “He was kind of trying to find ways to grind out the round.”
Ashton Shockman shot a 99. “It was the first time Ashton had been on the course and had a decent round,” said Coach Kofoed. “The course was playing tougher today and know he knows what to expect when we come back.”
Brennan Tangquist shot a 104. “Brennan had a decent round,” said Coach Kofoed. “He doesn’t hit it as far so this can be a tougher course, but he handled it well and we will know what to do next time we golf here.”
Lucas Winger shot a 115. “He said it was the worst that he played, but I told him these are probably the fastest greens he has played,” said Coach Kofoed. “He hit his driver better today, but struggled on the greens.”
“We wish we would have played a little better, but being able to come over here and get a vast majority of these guys to see the course for the first time and have four scores under 100 was a successful day,” said Coach Kofoed. “Hopefully we can be 15 to 20 strokes better next week when we come back.”
| Teams | Pirates | |
| 1. Alexandria 297 | Kaleb Thingelstad 86 | |
| 2. Brainerd 317 | Blaine Andringa 89 | |
| 3. Sartell-St. Stephen 320 | Jaxon Wang 95 | |
| 4. Detroit Lakes 324 | Ashton Shockman 99 | |
| 5. Bemidji 330 | Brannon Tangquist 104 | |
| 6. Roseau 331 | Lucas Winger 115 | |
| 7. Fergus Falls 332 | ||
| 8. Willmar 337 | Top Individuals | |
| 9. Pequot Lakes 338 | 1. Beck Erholtz (SM) 70 | |
| 10. Staples-Motley 339 | 2. Braeden Sladek (Alex) 71 | |
| 11. St. Cloud Tech 349 | T3. Logan Hamak (Sart) 74 | |
| T12. Sauk Rapids-Rice 358 | T3. Carver Larson (Alex) 74 | |
| T12. Rocori 358 | T3. Joseph Wisocki (Wil) 74 | |
| 14. Thief River Falls 366 | ||
| 15. Crookston 369 | ||
| 16. East Grand Forks 373 |
