Birdie on final hole clinches second straight league title for Dillon
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.”
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.
“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.