Shelby Invitational Golf

(SHELBY) – A BIT OF WIND LATER IN THE DAY BUT OVERALL, A GOOD DAY FOR GOLF
AT MARIAS VALLEY IN SHELBY.
102 GOLFERS REPRESENTING 14 TEAMS, BOYS AND GIRLS TEED IT UP IN THE FIRST MAJOR
TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON.
SETTING THE TONE FOR THE SEASON, DERREK DUROCHER OF CHOTEAU AND BRIDGER
MARTIN OF SHELBY BOTH SHOT 80. DUROCHER WON IN A CHIP-OFF TO TAKE MEDALIST HONORS AND
MARTIN WAS SECOND. KEENAN VANWHICHEN (VAN WICKEN) OF MALTA WAS JUST ONE SHOT BACK
OF THE LEADERS WITH AN 81.

SHELBY WON THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 356…..MALTA WAS SECOND WITH 377 AND
CUT BANK WAS 3RD WITH 464. CUT BANK’S TOP GOLFER WAS DAYNE VASBOE WITH A 188 AND BROCK
WHITTED AND AARON WHITE TURNED IN RESPECTABLE SCORES WITH AN 87 AND 88. PAXSON SWARTZ
OF FAIRFIELD WAS 4TH WITH AN 84. TRENTON DUROCHER OF CHOTEAU HAD A 99.
GIRLS CLASS B COMPETITION ALS0 SAW SHELBY WIN THE TEAM TITLE WITH A 424 TOTAL……CUT
BANK WAS SECOND WITH 505 AND NO OTHER TEAMS HAD THE 4 PLAYERS REQUIRED FOR A TEAM
SCORE.
SKYLAR MARTIN LED THE SHELBY GIRLS WITH AN 85 WINNING MEDALIST HONORS. ABBY AKLESTAD OF SHELBY WAS SECOND WITH A 110 AND KATIE BIELER OF CHOTEAU 3RD WITH A 113.
CHINOOK TOOK THE CLASS C TEAM TITLE LED BY IAN McINTOSH WITH A 79 AND DEREK BELL 3RD WITH AN 87. FORT BENTON WAS SECOND IN THE TEAM STANDINGS AND CONNOR DEGRUYCKER TOOK SECOND INDIVIDUALLY WITH AN 86.
THE BELT GIRLS WON THE CLASS C TITLE IN A PLAYOFF OVER CENTERVILLE….BOTH TEAMS FINISHED WITH 333. JOHANNA STINSON CAPTURED MEDALIST HONORS WITH A 95….HANNAH PIMPERTON OF FORT BENTON 2ND WITH A 104 AND DELANIE GILBERT OF CENTERVILLE 3RD WITH A 104.