Lobos Play Well at State Strok Play Event

Last week the Lobos were represented at the Arizona Stroke Play Championships held at the TPC Champion course in Scottsdale by player Kyle Jones and assistant coach John Davis. Both players did the team proud. John shot a final round 66 to finish 13th, and Kyle shot a final round 64, with a hole in one, to finish 2nd. Good job guys

Parker Sets New Course Record

The 9th annual White Mountain Invitational was held last Friday and Saturday. The first round was played at Silver Creek under cloudy skies but minimal wind. Snowflake led with at 308 and a 31 stroke lead over second place Payson. The Lobos were led by Nick Routhier's 72, followed by Jordan Henderson's 75, Parker McDonald's 76, and Michael Peterson's 85. Tyson Webb shot a 87.

The Saturday the final round was played at Snowflake where the fireworks begin. Parker McDonald had a 9 birdie, 1 eagle, 2 bogey, round for a new course record of 63. This gave him a 4 under 139 total for the individual title. Second was Nick with a 146, followed by Jordan's third place 153, also Michael finished 14th with a 168, and Tyson 18th with 172. The team finished 1st with a 606 and a 59 shot victory over second place Payson.

Team Results

1. Snowflake 606


2. Payson 665


3. Safford 687


4. Valley Christian 689


5. Blue Ridge 708


6. Wickenburg 710


7. Show Low 712


8. Winslow 735


9. Thatcher 749


10. Northwest Christian 756


11. Holbrook 796


12. Sedona 824


13. Florence 845

Individual Top 10

1. Parker McDonald-SNF 139


2. Nick Routhier -SNF 146


3. Jordan Henderson-SNF 153


4. Tyler Apps-PAY 153


5. Hunter Martin-SAF 159


6. Austin Smith-SL 159


7. Zach Chee-CH 159


8. Dillon Washburn-BR 162


9. Jesse Hunter-SAF 163


10. David Aberle-WIN 163


11. Jeffery Kelley-PAY 163


12. Tyler Apps

New 9 Hole Record - Team and Individual

On Wednesday, April 7th, the Lobos hosted a regional 9 hole match at Snowflake Golf Course. The results were a new individual low (original 9 was played) of 29 (7 under) by Kyle, and a team score of 141 (3 under) also a new record. The rest of the Lobos shot Parker 37, Nick 34, Jordan only 10 putts and 12 penalties 43, and Michael 41. Here are the complete results:
Team

1. Snowflake 141
2. Payson 167
3. Blue Ridge 180
4. Winslow 193
5. Show Low 200
6. Holbrook No Score

Individuals

1. Kyle Jones - Snowflake 29
2. Nick Routhier - Snowflake 34
3. Dillon Washburn - Blue Ridge 35
4. Parker McDonald - Snowflake 37
5. Austin Smith - Show Low 40
6. Michael Peterson - Snowflake 41
7. Jeffery Kelley - Payson 41
8. Tyler Apps - Payson 41
9. Cody Waterman - Payson 42
10. Three Players tied 43

Pahrump Invitational 2010

On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week (March 30, 31) the team traveled to Pahrump, Nevada for the Pahrump Invitational. This tournament is one of the premier tournament in the southwest. The talented large schools in Las Vegas make this tournament very competitive. The first day wind gusts were reported in the 50 mph range and constant winds of 35 mph. After day one the Lobos were tied with Las Vegas Palo Verde and one ahead of Centennial. Day 2 proved even tougher with a very cold start and again high winds. Late in the round winds exceeded 60 mph. With all this the team showed great determination in grinding out another victory. This win is extremely gratifying in that it was a team effort. All four players show great heart and focus in difficult conditions. The team was led by Jordan Henderson's career low round of 69 (a tournament record) on day 2. The team total of 616 was also a new record. The tournament was played in Pahrump at the beautiful Mountain Falls Golf Club.

Here are the results:


Teams

1. Snowflake 315-301 = 616
2. Palo Verde 315-308 = 623
3. Pahrump Valley 321-305 = 626
4. Centennial 316-314 = 630
5. Green Valley 330-325 = 655
6. Desert Oasis 326-336 = 662

Individuals

1. Kyle Melchiorre - Palo Verde 146


2. Jordan Henderson - Snowflake 147


3. Kyle Jones - Snowflake 148


4. Errek McClellan - Palo Verde 150
   
5. Ryan Green - Green Valley 150
   
6. Justin Palmquist- Centennial 151
   
7. Shane Lindemann - Pahrump 154
   

Other Lobos

15th Parker McDonald 160

17th Nick Routhier 161

Metro Invitational 2010

Last Friday and Saturday (March 26, 27) the Lobos traveled to Wickenberg for the Metro Invitational sponsored by Northwest Christian. There were thirteen teams in the field, and the weather was windy both days. The Lobos really flexed their muscles and won the tournament by 73 strokes over second place Payson. The team was led by a 7 under par performance by Kyle Jones (65-70, par 71), a new Lobo record. Teammates Parker McDonald, Nick Routhier, and Jordan Henderson also placed in the top ten and recieved medals. My camera's battery quit so I didn't get any pictures, luckily Susan Henderson (Jordan's mom) took some and I will get some posted soon. Here are the top scores:
Team

1. Snowflake 606
2. Payson 679
3. Scottsdale Christian 682
4. Desert Christian 692

Individuals

1. Kyle Jones - Snowflake 135
2. Tyler Apps - Payson 153
3. Nick Routhier - Snowflake 156
4. Parker McDonald - Snowflake 156
5. Caston Roberts - Gilbert Christian 157
6. Jordan Henderson - Snowflake 159
7. Neil Evans - Scottsdale Christian 159
8. Jon Goswitz - Desert Christian 159
9. Tyler Pearson - Phoenix Christian 161
10. Nathan Anderson - Desert Christian 163

Thatcher Invitational

The Lobos went to Mount Graham GC in Safford, and successfully defended their title at the Thatcher Invitational. The team was led by Kyle's 68, which earned him medalist honors for the second consecutive year. Teamates Nick and Michael joined Kyle with top ten medals, Nick finished second and Michael tenth. Parker and Jordan each shot 85's. Parker had a nightmare memory on hole #3, I leave out the details. Here are the results.

Top 5 Teams

1. Snowflake 307


2. Desert Christian 323


3. Safford 336


4. Payson 346


5. Show Low 359

Top 10 Individuals

1. Kyle Jones (Snowflake) 68


2. Nick Routhier (Snowflake) 73


3. Jesse Hunter (Safford) 76


4. Grant Hellerud (Show Low) 77


5. Buddy Burr (Desert Christian) 77


6. Austin Smith (Show Low) 78


7. Jon Goswitz (Desert Christian) 79


8. Jake Shaver (Willcox) 79


9. Mason Dacanay (Payson) 79


10. Michael Peterson (Snowflake) 81

Kyle celebrates his low medalist honor by clowning around with his friend from Payson Alex Korth.

Also Jordan won Longest Drive with a drive of over 300 yards.

9 hole Regional at Silver Creek

Parker's chip for eagle on #5 ended up close for a tap in birdie as he fired 37 to help the Lobos to a victory at Silver Creek over the other five region teams.

Team Scores

1. Snowflake 149
2. Blue Ridge 183
3. Winslow 185
4. Payson 192
5. Show Low 203
6. Holbrook 225

Top 10 Individuals

1. Kyle Jones (Snowflake) 33
2. Parker McDonald (Snowflake) 37
3. Jordan Henderson(Snowflake) 39
4. Dillon Washburn (Blue Ridge) 39
5. Nick Routhier (Snowflake) 40
6. David Aberle (Winslow) 40
7. Mason Dacanay (Payson) 41
8. Kyle Kuffer (Blue Ridge) 43
9. Michael Peterson (Snowflake) 44
10. Andrew Sanchez (Winslow) 44