The 2025 Colorado high school golf season has come to an end. 

After beginning practices in early August, the fast-paced season was capped by state tournaments in four different classifications.

Two Summit linksmen were featured in the 84-athlete, Class 4A state golf tournament at The Fox Hill Club in Longmont from Monday, Oct. 6, through Tuesday, Oct. 7. 

Senior Hogan Tobias secured the lowest seed for the Tigers, easily ranking within the top 84 at No. 42. Junior Parker Gray also easily qualified for the state tournament, securing the 64th seed.

With both athletes making their debut at the state tournament, Tobias and Gray made sure to lean on their experience from playing at the challenging golf course at the Fox Hill Invitational back on Sept. 17.

At the regular season tournament, Gray had a great day of golf, recording a score of 73 and placing sixth. Tobias also had a strong day on the links, tying for 17th place and shooting a 75. 

Following a practice round at the state-championship venue on Sunday, Oct. 5, Tobias and Gray began the 2025 4A state golf tournament in the mid-morning hours on Monday. Although both athletes were familiar with the course from earlier in the season, the pin placements had been drastically changed since September.

“It definitely gave us an advantage, but it was such a different course this time than we played there earlier in the season,” Tobias said. “The pins were harder. They purposely set the course harder because it is a state tournament.”

The difference in pin placements across the course mixed with colder temperatures on Monday resulted in both Tobias and Gray not feeling great about their first of two rounds at the state golf tournament. 

Tobias shot an 83 through his first 18 holes, while Gray recorded two extra strokes to score an 85. 

Wanting to improve their games before the second round on Tuesday, Oct. 7, Tobias and Gray spent the rest of the day on Monday putting and chipping to one another within their small hotel room. 

Although the method was unconventional, both players returned to The Fox Hill Club on Tuesday morning confident that they could play better than the day before. 

“My chipping wasn’t very good at all,” Gray said. “So, me and Hogan chipped in the hotel room back and forth to each other. I think that helped out a lot for the second day.”

Both golfers were able to improve their scores by a few strokes. Tobias specifically shed five strokes to score a 78. Gray, on the other hand, was able to improve his score by four strokes to shoot an 81.

Tobias combined for a score of 161 (+21) to tie for 55th place alongside Niwot High School’s Liam Petersen and William Jones. Gray recorded a 36-hole score of 166 (+26) to tie for 69th alongside Ben Provencio of Lewis-Palmer.

Grand Junction senior Hunter Simmons won the 4A state title with a score of 139 (-1), with Mead High School winning the team title with a total score of 440 (+20). 

Although both Tobias and Gray wished for better first rounds at the state tournament, both were extremely grateful for the opportunity.

“The experience was really fun,” Tobias said. “Just being able to get to the state tournament is an accomplishment for both of us. Realizing that we are some of the best golf players in the state and we are getting to show our capacity of playing golf out there.” 

“It’s definitely fun to represent Summit and all the kids who you get to play with,” Gray said. “They are all really fun to hang out with and play golf with. I think that is my favorite part about representing Summit — all the people I get to play with and be around.”

Set to graduate in the spring, Tobias views his time on the Summit golf team as some of the most transformative years of his young life. 

“Having fun, making new friends, making friends with other teams, seeing them at every tournament,” Tobias said. “I would say never take anything for granted when you are playing golf. Always stay in it no matter what the situation is. … Golf has made me into the person I am today. Without golf I am not sure what type of person I would be.”

Both Tobias and Gray will now transition to the winter sports season before lending their talents to the high school’s baseball team. 

For a full list of results from the state tournament, visit ChsaaNow.com