Titans prepare for state tournament after strong finishes at Watertown, Brookings

The Tea Area High School boys’ golf team wrapped up its regular-season competition with a trip to Brookings on Monday, Sept. 28, as the Titans prepare for next week’s Class AA State Golf Tournament.

Landon Baker led the Titans in Brookings in the ESD Conference Meet, shooting rounds of 39 and 36 for a 75. Sawyer Slack followed with a 39 and 40 for a 79. Blake Lundin carded rounds of 44 and 41 for an 85, while Isaiah Hlavka shot 44 and 43 for an 87. Quentin Maag and Jaxson Drury each finished with an 88. Maag shot 42 and 46, while Drury carded a 48 and 40.

The Titans also competed at Watertown on Tuesday, Sept. 22, where Baker turned in a strong performance and finished second after a three-hole playoff for first place.

Baker shot a 36 on the front nine and a 34 on the back for a 70. Maag finished with a 78 after rounds of 40 and 38, followed by Drury with an 81 after rounds of 41 and 40. Hlavka shot an 85 with rounds of 43 and 42, while Slack finished with an 86 after shooting 42 and 44.

The Titans will now turn their attention to the Class AA State Golf Tournament, which will be held Oct. 5-6 at Lee Park Golf Course in Aberdeen.

Tea Area’s state golfers will be Baker, Slack, Maag, Lundin, Drury and Hlavka.

For Class AA boys’ golf, individual golfers must have a regular-season 18-hole scoring average of 92 or better to qualify for the state tournament.

The state tournament will be a two-day, 36-hole event, with each golfer scheduled to play 18 holes on both Monday, Oct. 5 and Tuesday, Oct. 6. Each golfer’s combined two-day score will determine individual championship places. Team championship places will be determined by the four lowest aggregate scores for each completed round. Only schools that qualified for the State Meet as a team will be eligible for team championship placing.