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Birdie on final hole clinches second straight league title for Dillon

Andy Brown / Louisburg Sports Zone
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Louisburg junior Calvin Dillon watches his tee shot last Tuesday during the Osawatomie Invitational. On Thursday, Dillon won the Frontier League title with a 75 at Sycamore Ridge.


SPRING HILL – Calvin Dillon wasn’t overly enthused about his round last Tuesday at Osawatomie Invitational, where he finished third overall.

It wasn’t a bad round, but for Dillon, it was rough enough for him to want make amends in one of his biggest tournaments of the season.

Dillon and the Louisburg golf team competed in the Spring Hill Invitational on Thursday at Sycamore Ridge, which also doubled as the Frontier League Invitational. Needless to say after it was all over, Dillon felt a lot better about his performance.

For the second consecutive season, Dillon won the Frontier League title as he carded a 75 on the par 72 course.

“I am extremely happy to win league again,” Dillon said. “Sycamore Ridge is an amazing venue and I just love that golf course. It’s very challenging, but if you hit your spots right it’s very scoreable.”

Dillon’s score also helped the Wildcats to a third-place finish in the league portion of the tournament. Dillon, Drake Varns, Garrett Rolofson, Ryan Haight, Noah Hill and Cole Williams combined for a 358 and finished behind league champion Ottawa (321) and runner-up Tonganoxie (346).

Down a stroke going into his final hole, Dillon picked the perfect time to have his best hole of the day. He birdied No. 18 to finish in a tie with Mill Valley’s Tanner Moore and Dillon won the tiebreaker to capture the league and Spring Hill tournament titles.

“I was happy with the finish considering the windy, cool and wet conditions,” Dillon said. “It was really a day where you had to be mentally tough and grind through some tougher holes. I had three bogeys on the front side and finished with a 39, where on the back I had one bogey and the birdie on 18. It was a great feeling to head to the clubhouse having birdies the last hole.”

Prime Accounting

Juniors Drake Varns, Garrett Rolofson and Ryan Haight each finished in the top 20 of the league standings. Varns shot a 90 to take 14th overall and Rolofson carded a 96 to finish 19th. Haight shot a 97 and was 20th.

Seniors Noah Hill and Cole Williams rounded out the Wildcat team with a 101 and 114, respectively.

Louisburg will be back on its home course today when the Wildcats host the Louisburg Invitational at Metcalf Ridge Golf Course. Tee time is set for 1 p.m.

Wildcats finish second at Osawatomie

Louisburg started its week with a stop at the Osawatomie Invitational and the Wildcats put together another strong team performance.

The Wildcats finished second overall with a 346 at the Osawatomie Golf Course and finished 13 strokes behind Ottawa, which took first with a 346.

Louisburg had three medals on the day as junior Calvin Dillon was third with a 78 and fellow junior Drake Varns carded a 79 and finished fourth. Junior Garrett Rolofson shot a 94 and medaled 18th overall.

Louisburg senior Cole Williams watches his tee shot last Tuesday during the Osawatomie Invitational.

“The team came in clutch and played extremely well to finish second,” Dillon said. “We are gaining more and more confidence as the season rolls on. I struggled a little bit, and the short game wasn’t quite all there as it’s tough to score with the small greens.”

Junior Ryan Haight just missed a medal as he carded a 95 and was 21st. Seniors Noah Hill and Cole Williams each shot a 99 as they took 29th and 30th, respectively.