There are 242 1A golf teams in the state so it’s quite an accomplishment for the first time in co-op history.
The Panthers are in eighth place after day one with a total of 331 to grab the last spot before there cut was made. Red Bud leads the tournament at 308 for their 4-man total followed by Niles Northridge and Carthage Illini West at 309.
The Panthers were led by Gavin VanDyke with a nice 78, which has him in 24th place of 112 golfers. Senior, Sawyer Copeland used a chip-in on the first hole to get off to a good start and he finished with an 82. Grayson Johnston contributed an 85 and Keegan Ryan’s 86 rounded out the Panther scoring. Freshmen, Brady Timmerman and Brevin VanDyke each had one birdie in their rounds of 86 and 90.
Head coach Ryan Winckler is excited about tomorrow’s opportunity “We are really excited about getting back on the course tomorrow and feel like we can still do better. We came up with some clutch holes down the stretch to advance. We get to live one more day and hope to finish the season on an extremely high note.”
