BROOKINGS — A competitive day from the Mitchell High School boys golf team saw a number of high finishes on Monday.
Asher Dannenbring finished in second place and Everett Morrison placed sixth at the Brookings Invitational at Brookings Country Club as the Kernels placed in a tie for seventh with a 304 team score alongside Sioux Falls Lincoln.
Overall, the top-eight finishing teams were separated by nine strokes from team champion Sioux Falls O’Gorman with a 295 winning score to the Kernels and Patriots. On the individual leaderboard, 37 of the 90 golfers in the field posted sub-80 rounds against Brookings’ par-72 layout.
Dannenbring fired a 1-under 71 en route to the runner-up finish, carding five birdies in a six-hole stretch and finishing with six birdies for the round. Morrison shot an even-par 72 with three birdies against three bogeys to finish in sixth.
Other Kernel performances include Carter McCormick finishing tied for 24th place after a 4-over 76 with an eagle recorded on the par-5 No. 1 hole. Matthew Mauszycki was 64th following an 85, Dawson Adams finished in 70th after shooting an 87 and Ian Weber came in 79th after a 92.
Harrisburg’s Charlie Swift secured the medalist honors with a round of 2-under 70, finishing a stroke ahead of Dannenbring, Brookings’ Tyson Lunn (71) in third and O’Gorman’s Nick Simon (71) in fourth. Watertown’s Max Stemwedel shot a 72 to place fifth.
Behind O’Gorman, Harrisburg shot a 297 team score to place second ahead of hosts Brookings (299). Watertown (300) came in fourth followed by Yankton (302) and Sioux Falls Washington (303).
Mitchell hosts its annual invitational beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, at Lakeview Golf Course.
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