Top area golfers to watch at state
The 2024 OSAA girls and boys golf state championships will be played Monday and Tuesday at various locations across the state.
The Class 6A and 5A girls tournaments will be held at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis. The girls 4A/3A/2A/1A tournament will be at Tokatee Golf Club in Mckenzie Bridge.
Class 6A and 5A boys tournaments will be held at Quail Valley Golf Club in Banks, while boys 4A and 3A/2A/1A will be at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell.
Here’s a roundup of Eugene-area golfers hoping to swing to a title.
North Eugene’s Tomp looking for her third state title
North Eugene’s Francesca Tomp will be trying to accomplish something that only eight other Oregon girls golfers have ever managed.
The junior will be trying to win her third straight individual 5A state championship. She will be accompanied by the Highlanders girls’ team, which qualified as district champions.
Thurston’s Olivia Grandberry will be another one to watch in the 5A tournament after she qualified for state as an individual with a 79 at districts. As a junior, Grandberry finished tied for fourth at state last year.
In the 4A/3A/2A/1A, the Marist girls team also qualified for this year’s state tournament with senior Esha Reddy leading the team after she shot a 75 at districts.
Reddy finished tied for fourth as a junior at state last year.
On the boys side, South Eugene’s Owen Davis-Piger is expected to contend for an individual title in the 6A tournament. As a junior, he finished tied for third at state last year.
Thurston’s Peyton Wiedenmann will be one to watch in the 5A boys tournament. The senior is hoping to build off of his 11th place finish at state last year.
The Colts boys team also qualified for state as district champions.
Individual qualifiers for state Girls
South Eugene (6A): Waka Tsukamoto, sophomore
Boys
North Eugene (5A): Caden Etchison, junior
Team qualifiers for state Boys
Sheldon (6A): Timothy Morach, CJ Jones, Cal Potter, Josiah Wolf, Charlie Posen
Thurston
(5A):
Peyton Wiedenmann, Trison Hedges, Lincoln Wiedenmann, Owen Lester, Cooper Reineke
Marist (4A): Christian Guerrero, Anthony Angelastro, Nick Hudson, Jaxen Mazur, Logan Phillips
Henley (4A): Colton Putnam, KJ Goff, Landon Willer, Josh Rose
Girls
Sheldon (6A): Sylvia Czarnecki, Julianna Laban, Avery Owen, Tilly McNamara, Lauren Gibson
North Eugene (5A): Francesca Tomp, Else Langan, Sydney Nelson, Emma Broders, Makennah Hobbs
Marist (4A/3A/2A/1A): Esha Reddy, Ashlyn Thomas, Paige Onstad, Bailey Gutke, Emily Wanrer