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Summit High's Brady Sandsmark tees off from the first tee box while playing in the Keystone Ranch Invitational Thursday morning. The Tigers finished third on the day.
SHS Scores
Summit White, 3rd place
— Dak Dice 38-44-82
— Dylan Mitchell 41-42-83
— Evan Streit 40-46-86
— Brady Sandsmark 42-50-92
Summit Green, 8th place
— Kyle Metzger 47-48-95
— Max Armstrong 53-43-96
— Brian Metzger 45-41-86
— Aaron Reiner 42-51-93
— Dak Dice 38-44-82
— Dylan Mitchell 41-42-83
— Evan Streit 40-46-86
— Brady Sandsmark 42-50-92
Summit Green, 8th place
— Kyle Metzger 47-48-95
— Max Armstrong 53-43-96
— Brian Metzger 45-41-86
— Aaron Reiner 42-51-93
KEYSTONE — Freshman Dylan Mitchell was the lone Summit golfer on the driving range after his team hosted the Keystone Ranch Invitational. The pint-sized Tiger pounded iron shots, while the 50 or so other players in the field Thursday opted to lounge around the scoring area after their rounds.
Why? It's pretty simple: He wanted to get better.
“I didn't hit most of my irons well — I got up and down a few times, but didn't hit my irons well,” Mitchell said after his range session. “I wanted to go hit a few and work on it.”
SHS head coach Gary Sorensen said that it's not unusual to see his freshman hard at work after a round, even on days that he played well — such as Thursday.
Mitchell shot an 11-over par 83 to finish in a tie for 10th in his team's lone home tournament of the season.
Along with an 82 from junior Dak Dice and an 86 from sophomore Evan Streit, the Tigers went on to finish in third place on the day with a team total of 251. Ralston Valley High School won the event with a team total of 244. Green Mountain was second. A second team of Summit players finished eighth in the 13-team event.
Even with a top-three finish, Sorensen felt a few more players could have hit the range after playing.
“I'm a little disappointed with how we played today, but third place is not bad,” Sorensen said. “You'd think that you would have an advantage on your home course, and we probably do with how difficult the course and its greens are. This was a much harder course than most teams are accustomed to playing.”
And the scores proved the Summit coach's point. Only three players were able to fire sub-80 rounds in the tourney, and no one sniffed par. Not a single team had multiple players shoot in the 70s.
Nick Allen of Dakota Ridge and Johnny Park of Overland tied for medalist honors at 75, and Ryan Finnsfrock of Ralston Valley shot 76 to finish in third. After that, the next best score was 80.
Dice wound up in a five-way tie for fifth on the day. The Tigers' leader in scoring average on the season, Dice started his round with a stellar 38 on the front nine. A few stray shots, though, led to a back-nine 44 and an 82.
After Mitchell at 83, Streit came in with an 86, that featured a 40 on the front nine.
Senior Brady Sandsmark was the Tigers fourth player on Summit's first team, but struggled to a 92.
“These guys aren't going to be that happy,” Sorensen said of his players. “We didn't have anybody shoot in the 70s, and when we practice here, we normally do. They didn't play near what they're capable of.”
And that's exactly why Mitchell wasn't done with his day after putting out for his 83.
“It was OK. I could have played better, but it was still fun,” he said.
The Tigers are back on the course Monday in a tournament at Heritage Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton.
Why? It's pretty simple: He wanted to get better.
“I didn't hit most of my irons well — I got up and down a few times, but didn't hit my irons well,” Mitchell said after his range session. “I wanted to go hit a few and work on it.”
SHS head coach Gary Sorensen said that it's not unusual to see his freshman hard at work after a round, even on days that he played well — such as Thursday.
Mitchell shot an 11-over par 83 to finish in a tie for 10th in his team's lone home tournament of the season.
Along with an 82 from junior Dak Dice and an 86 from sophomore Evan Streit, the Tigers went on to finish in third place on the day with a team total of 251. Ralston Valley High School won the event with a team total of 244. Green Mountain was second. A second team of Summit players finished eighth in the 13-team event.
Even with a top-three finish, Sorensen felt a few more players could have hit the range after playing.
“I'm a little disappointed with how we played today, but third place is not bad,” Sorensen said. “You'd think that you would have an advantage on your home course, and we probably do with how difficult the course and its greens are. This was a much harder course than most teams are accustomed to playing.”
And the scores proved the Summit coach's point. Only three players were able to fire sub-80 rounds in the tourney, and no one sniffed par. Not a single team had multiple players shoot in the 70s.
Nick Allen of Dakota Ridge and Johnny Park of Overland tied for medalist honors at 75, and Ryan Finnsfrock of Ralston Valley shot 76 to finish in third. After that, the next best score was 80.
Dice wound up in a five-way tie for fifth on the day. The Tigers' leader in scoring average on the season, Dice started his round with a stellar 38 on the front nine. A few stray shots, though, led to a back-nine 44 and an 82.
After Mitchell at 83, Streit came in with an 86, that featured a 40 on the front nine.
Senior Brady Sandsmark was the Tigers fourth player on Summit's first team, but struggled to a 92.
“These guys aren't going to be that happy,” Sorensen said of his players. “We didn't have anybody shoot in the 70s, and when we practice here, we normally do. They didn't play near what they're capable of.”
And that's exactly why Mitchell wasn't done with his day after putting out for his 83.
“It was OK. I could have played better, but it was still fun,” he said.
The Tigers are back on the course Monday in a tournament at Heritage Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton.
