The Viewmont High boys golf team placed fourth at the 5A state tournament at Fox Hollow Golf Course Oct. 9-10 behind three top-25 finishes. Senior Luke Gardner and junior James Gardner tied for 11th place, both shooting rounds of 76 and 72 on alternate days. Freshman Corver Barnes shot a 75 and 79 to tie for 21st.

 “That is an awesome accomplishment for these boys,” said head coach Cameron Gardner. “They did a great job. I’m super proud of them.”

The Vikings were in seventh after Day One and were able to move up the leaderboard on Day Two.

“They did a good job of staying focused for Day Two and they kept their scores close to their Day One scores,” said coach Gardner. “The holes were a bit tougher on Day Two and all of the team scores reflected that. No team shot better on Day Two.”

Also placing for Viewmont at state were seniors Avery Jones (tied for 38th), Easton Fox (tied for 44th) and Oliver Boulter (tied for 56th).

“It was fun to watch these boys and the rest of the team compete at a very high level,” coach Gardner said. “They are really good kids too and that makes it even more enjoyable to watch. Go Vikes!”

Woods Cross

Woods Cross finished 10th at the 5A state tournament, led by senior Christian Bates – who tied for 26th with a 74 and 81 – and junior Jackson Bodily, who was 29th with rounds of 78 and 79.

“Getting to the state tournament is always one of our goals,” said head coach David Simon. “The second goal is to do all that we can to get to the second day of the state tournament. We successfully did those two things.”

The Wildcats finished Day One in eighth place, with a team score of 308 and then shot a 326 on Day Two.

“We played a decent round the first day to make the cut and get to the second day,” Simon said. “We were excited to get there and get more state experience and to do our very best. Unfortunately, we struggled for most of the second day. The boys tried to grind it out, but it became difficult for them as the day went on and they were having a hard time scoring the way that they wanted to.”

Other 5A state finishes for Woods Cross were juniors Josh Allen and Brooks Bybee (tied for 56th), sophomore Clayton Schmitt (tied for 62nd) and junior Lance Henriksen (tied for 68th).

“I was excited that five boys got the chance to compete at the state tournament for the first time,” Simon said. “They are all underclassmen so hopefully they can carry that experience into next year.”

Bountiful

Bountiful High sophomore Ty Cottle tied for 21st at the 5A state tournament, shooting 77s in both rounds while junior Jack Jordan tied for 44th with a 78 and 82.

The Redhawks, who missed the cut after Day One, were also represented at state by senior Cole Nadauld and juniors Jett Danowski, Cody Forbes and Luke Smith.

Head coach Kurt Bosen noted the strength of Region 5, where Bountiful placed fifth, in placing six teams at the state tournament this season. “We improved our stroke average as a team by two strokes this year,” he said. “We only had one senior on the team this year, so we’re looking forward to next season as we should have a competitive team.”

Farmington

At the 6A state tournament at Old Mill Oct. 9-10, Farmington placed fifth as a team with senior Cole Taylor tying for eighth – with rounds of 75 and 69 – and sophomore Jack Summerhays tied for 12th after a 75 and 71.

Also helping the Phoenix squad improve on a Day One seventh-place showing were senior Gage Valentine, who tied for 21st, junior Madden Streiff (28th), senior Dax Anderson (tied for 29th) and senior Luke Pugmire (tied for 68th).

Davis

Davis earned a top-10 finish at the 6A state tournament, placing ninth with a team score of 622. Junior Max Landon led the Darts in tying for 16th with rounds of 74 and 73.

“We ended up making the cut in 11th place and moved up into ninth place after Day Two,” said head coach Josh Roberts.

Also placing for Davis at state were senior Peyton Love (tied for 34th), junior Jack Christiansen (tied for 48th), senior Logan Dent (tied for 60th), senior Luke Simmons (tied for 66th) and junior Jacob Merrill (74th).

“I am sad to be losing our team captain Peyton as well as our other seniors – Luke, Logan and Toby Butcher,” said Roberts. “We are lucky to bring back Max Jack, Jacob from state this year for their senior year next year.”