Wellington wins home invitiational by a lot… Taryn Viramontes ties school record
Taryn Viramontes wins the Wellington Invitational as her closest rival Anica Paulsrud of Buhler looks on.
By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The Wellington girls’ golf team overwhelmed its competition at the home invitational held on a hot Monday afternoon.
The Crusaders bested eight other teams with a 348 score. Buhler finished second with a 374, 26 strokes behind. The other team scores were: Winfield 397, Goddard, 399, Andover Central 399, Circle 430, Andale 436, Arkansas City 447, and Mulvane 455.
Junior Tara Viramontes dominated the competition, shooting a 73, three-over par. She tied her teammate Claire Ginter with that score. She also bested Buhler’s Anika Paulsrud, who shot a 77 for second place. Ginter finished third with an 82.
Claire Ginter at Wellington Invite.
“Typically, we played nine holes, but this year, we played a full 18-hole tournament,” said James Ginter, Wellington’s head golf coach. “The girls did exactly what we hoped for – and won the whole thing.”
Presley Cornejo on hole 9.
Wellington’s Presley Cornejo shot an 87 for sixth place. Bella Angleton placed 21st for Wellington’s fourth and final team score- shooting a 106. Kenna Maxwell shot a 111, and Haley Gulick scored a 114, placing 37th and 42nd respectively.
Bella Angleton.
Other Wellington golfers were Ava Bales, who tied for 44th with a 116 and Kadynce Aufdengarten, who tied for 48th with a 120.
Sign of the times. Ava Bales chips on hole #14 with a windmill blade parked to the north on U.S. 160.
The girls will not travel to McPherson’s Turkey Creek Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 19.
The full scoring of the tournament can be found here.
