DUPONT - Junior Jacob Doss of Seattle Christian carded a 3-over par 75 on The Home Course (6629 yards from the blue tees) in concluding 18-hole play of the 2011 Class 3A state boys golf tournament on Wednesday, May 25. Coupled with his previous day's 81, the SCS junior finished with a two-round total of 146, good enough for a tie for 13th in the group that survived the final cut on Tuesday.
Under sunny skies with strong winds Doss joined freshmen Alex Hay and Aaron McClelland on Tuesday in attempts to survive until Wednesday.
This trio had advanced from Tr-District at Gold Mountain Golf Club on Tuesday, May 17. Other SCS players in that tournament were junior Calvin Freatman along with seniors Zach Miller and Tyler Ronish.
Seattle Christian's team finished its season with the best record in the Nisqually League and advanced two golfers to state for the second time in the past three years.
On day one, Doss went out in 41 and came in with 40 for an 81.
"I scored well, although it was an up and down round," he said. "There were bogeys, but the key was making it up with some birdies. I've done better."
In his 46-45 round of 91, Alex Hay highlighted his play.
"The fairways were playing dry," he recalled. "My putting was the best it's been for a long time."
Hay's day was highlighted by his 3-wood shot on the 177-yard par 3 No. 14. With a nice and high arc, Hay finished with a 15-foot, slightly downhill, but flat putt that he promptly rolled in for a birdie.
As the last Seattle Christian player to finish as part of the tournament's final group, McClelland described going out in 43 and coming home in 46 for his posted 89 score.
"It was pretty consistent," he said. "There were no real bad holes. I didn't get into trouble because I hit the fairways and made a lot putts. The overall scoring was not as good (from the field) because it was pretty windy out there."
Although the cut for the final day was at 85, Warrior coach Kerry Doss was pleased with the efforts of all and looked forward to next season when most of the team - including the state qualifiers - will return.
"I'm really proud of them," he said. "They're a young team and a great crew that had a great record. Great attitudes are there with no issues of grades or anything. It was a fun year with great parent support."
Doss also gave great credit to volunteer coaches Reydavid Sartin and Pete Wallingford for passing on their immense experiences as teaching points for the team.
The Ilwaco Fishermen netted the team title with 155 points to far outdistance second place Ridgefield. First day medalist Brett Johnson shot 7 to claim the individual title with a two day total of 141.
Willy Scholten of Lynden Christian shot the lowest round of the day at 66 to tie Ilwaco's Ryan Kukula at 145 in second place.
