Norse golfers third in DC two meets

The Dairyland Conference golf season has been competitive so far as the top two teams are separated by just two points after three meets.

Defending champion Cochrane-Fountain City currently has the lead with 34 points, but Alma/Pepin won a competition last week — after C-FC swept DC play last season — and sits two points back. The Whitehall golf team is third overall with 22 points after finishing as the second runner-up in two competitions last week, Eleva-Strum has 20 points followed by Augusta (12) and Independence/Gilmanton (six). I/G has had just two golfers in conference competitions so far.

The teams will be back in action on Friday when they play in Mondovi for a meet hosted by I/G. They’re set to play in Whitehall this coming Tuesday and in Arcadia next Thursday.

DC at E-S

The Norse had four golfers break 50 as they took second as a team.

Michael Payne had a team-best 44 while both Keanu Estenson and Grant Olson came in with 45s. Drake Jurowski had the fourth-best score with a 47. Kysen Estenson shot a 50 and Lyle Orsch came in with a 52 for the Norse.

Grady Meier scored a 59 for I/G and Max Dejno came in with a 72.

C-FC won the competition with a 175, paced by medalist Cameron Lipinski’s 36. Alma/Pepin came in with a 186, one stroke better than Whitehall while Eleva-Strum shot a 191; Augusta, 260 and I/G, 331. 

DC at C-FC

There was a change at the top of the standings despite the defending champion’s home course advantage.

A/P came in with a 166 with two golfers breaking 40, ahead of C-FC’s 173. Whitehall was third again with 181 while E-S shot 190; Augusta, 229 and I/G 321.

Olson shot a 42 to lead Whitehall, two strokes better than Keanu Estenson while Kysen Estenson came in with a 47 and Payne a 48. Jurowski and Orsch were the fifth and sixth golfers, shooting scores of 57 and 56, respectively.

Maier shot a 49 for I/G and Dejno had a 72. 

Lipinski again took top individual honors, shooting a 36.