Pierre Golf Improves Two Spots to Sixth Place State Finish

Pierre Golf Improves Two Spots to Sixth Place State Finish

The Pierre Governor golf team improved its positioning on Tuesday in the final day of the state golf meet moving up from eighth to sixth place.

Sawyer Sonnenschein finished in 13th place with a 156 and shot a 73, ten strokes better on the second day. His 73 was third best in the state. Luke Olson was tied for 16th a, Nick Bothun 28th, Lincoln Houska 44th and Jonathan Lyons at 71st. The Governor team finished just seven strokes out of fifth place and was under 20 strokes from fourth place Harrisburg.

Sioux Falls Lincoln won the team championship with a 604, tied with O’Gorman. Watertown’s Jake Olson was able to hold on to his day one lead and win the state championship with a 142, three shots better than Luke Honner of Lincoln.