Lone Peak’s Blake Brown took home the individual championship
Corner Canyon was in a good spot through most of day one of the 6A state golf tournament. After 17 holes, the Chargers led Lone Peak by four strokes and was looking to take a healthy lead into day two.
However, Corner Canyon shot a combined five over on the 18th hole, which gave Lone Peak a one-stroke lead after day one.
Corner Canyon stayed poised through day two and didn’t allow its one less-than-stellar hole to derail its potential third consecutive championship. Through Tuesday, the Chargers shot -15 to beat Lone Peak by three strokes.
“We played great yesterday, but we kind of got some bad breaks here on 18,” said Corner Canyon head coach Derek Fox. “Tricky little pin kind of got us a little bit, but I felt good about the way we were playing and the boys did too. (The message) was, ‘Just play the way you’ve been playing all year. And if you win, you win. If not, you tip your hat to a great team that beat you.’”
Corner Canyon’s senior heavy group lifted it in day two as the Chargers ended with four golfers finishing in the top seven. Seniors Tyse Boman and Ben Wilson each shot five under and tied Farmington’s Jack Summerhays for fifth.
Chargers sophomore Drew Wilson shot four under on day two for a fourth-place finish.
The race for the individual championship was largely between Corner Canyon’s William Pizza, Riverton’s Jaxon Erickson and Lone Peak sophomore Blake Brown.
Erickson shot five under in both days of the state tournament, while Pizza matched with a total -10 score.
With just a one-stroke lead after day one, Brown walked away with the individual championship after shooting 12 under par.
“I’m pretty excited,” Brown said. “It’s a dream I’ve had for a while, so I’m glad to get it done.”
It’s the third year in a row where Lone Peak and Corner Canyon have battled it out as the top two-placing teams, and now the Chargers have won all three.
“Honestly, they were incredible today,” Fox said. “They were just super focused and just took it one shot at a time. I never really noticed nerves and I’m sure they had some nerves, but I’m sure I was a lot more nervous than they were. They seemed ready today.”
Pizza was the highest-placing golfer of the tournament for the Chargers, and got away with a Bogey on the final hole to keep his second-place spot.
“We felt confident, we were ready and we were excited to come play again,” Pizza said, “I was happy with how I played. I didn’t get many putts to drop there, but I made a great bogey on 18 and I was happy with it.”
6A State Tournament
At Riverbend Golf Course (par 72)
Final team scores
- Corner Canyon, 549
- Lone Peak, 552
- Riverton, 584
- Bingham, 585
- American Fork, 588
- Farmington, 599
- Weber, 600
- Layton, 601
Individual results (Top 20)
132 – Blake Brown, So., Lone Peak
134 – Jaxon Erickson, Sr., Riverton
134 – William Pizza, Sr., Corner Canyon
137 – Drew Wilson, So., Corner Canyon
139 – Jack Summerhays, Sr., Farmington
139 – Tyse Boman, Sr., Corner Canyon
139 – Ben Wilson, Sr., Corner Canyon
140 – Ryder Huish, So., Lone Peak
140 – Noah Goeckeritz, Sr., Lone Peak
141 – Crue Harward, Fr., Lehi
141 – Jack Davis, Sr., American Fork
141 – Madden Barnes, Jr., Layton
143 – Jordan Ofahengaue, Fr., Lehi
143 – Jackson Gross, So., Davis
143 – Austin Jones, Sr., Lone Peak
144 – Krew Heward, Sr., Bingham
145 – Westin Rich, Jr., Lone Peak
145 – Titan Sumner, Sr., Cedar Valley
145 – Parker Young, Sr., Bingham
146 – Austin Bennion, So., Riverton
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