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The 2019 IHSA Girls & Boys Golf State Finals will unfold on Friday and Saturday, October 18-19, in Decatur and Bloomington-Normal respectively, with each member of the 12 qualifying teams and 40 individual qualifiers playing 18 holes on Friday.
The field will be cut after Day 1, with the Top 8 teams and Top 24 individuals advancing to play the final 18-hole round of the high school season on Saturday.
A look at some of the top returning teams, players and 2019 Sectional champions in each class is provided below (note that boys scores from 2018 State Finals are Saturday only, Friday was snowed out:
BOYS CLASS 1A
Top Returning Teams
Riverdale (2nd in 2018 with score of 324)
Carmi-White County (4th, 335)
Sullivan (5th, 337)
North Shore Country Day (8th, 339)
Top Returning Individuals
Marcus Smith, Winnebago (1st, 71)
Alex Eickhoff, Hillsboro (T6, 78)
Oakley Gee, Carmi-White County (T6, 78)
Jeremy Ott, Brimfield (T10, 79)
Ryan Bussert, Riverdale (T10, 79)
Ian Roach, Putnam County (T10, 79)
Sectional Team Champions (Individual Sectional Champion)
Carmi-White County-301 (Oakley Gee, Carmi-White County-66)
Bloomington Central Catholic-307 (John Keefer, Bloomington Central Catholic-74)
Alleman-332 (Weston Walker, Peoria Christian-74)
Riverdale-336 (Marcus Smith, Winnebago-69)
BOYS CLASS 2A
Top Returning Teams
Charleston (1st, 312)
Benton (2nd, 313)
Quincy Notre Dame (3rd, 315)
Benet Academy (4th, 320)
Crystal Lake South (10th, 325)
Fenwick (Qualified, did not place in Class 3A)
Top Returning Individuals
TJ Barger, Bloomington (1st, 68)
Alex McCulla, Quincy Notre Dame (2nd, 71)
Brian Moran, Benet Academy (T9, 76)
Sectional Team Champions (Individual Sectional Champion)
Fenwick-306 (Sam Dykema, Wheaton Academy-72)
Crystal Lake South-308 (John Lishchynsky, Crystal Lake South-69)
Quincy Notre Dame-308 (TJ Barger, Bloomington-68)
Benton-313 (Camren Ray, Lawrenceville-70)
BOYS CLASS 3A
Top Returning Teams
Hinsdale Central (1st, 297)
Lockport (3rd, 299)
Lake Forest (4th, 303)
Geneva (6th, 309)
Barrington (7th, 310)
New Trier (9th, 312)
Top Returning Individuals
Ben Sluzas, Lockport (1st, 68)
Sean Curran, Lincoln-Way Central (2nd, 69)
Will Troy, Waubonsie Valley (T3, 71)
Patrick Moorhead, Lake Forest (T9, 73)
Trumann Keppy, McHenry (T9, 73)
Griffen Roscich, Glenbard West (T9, 73)
Daniel Tanaka, New Trier (T9, 73)
Sectional Team Champions (Individual Sectional Champion)
New Trier-288 (Charlie Creamean, New Trier-67)
DeKalb- 305 (Jack Paeglow, DeKalb-72)
Glenbard West- 317 (John Wild, Glenbard West-72)
Lockport-317 (Ben Sluzas, Lockport-71)
GIRLS CLASS 1A
Top Returning Teams
Bloomington Central Catholic (1st, 668
St. Thomas More (4th, 692)
Alton Marquette (5th, 700)
Latin School (6th, 717)
Normal University (Class 2A qualifier, DNP)
Sacred Heart-Griffin (Class 2A qualifier, DNP)
Top Returning Individuals
Dani Grace Schrock, Pontiac (1st, 146)
Emma Thorman, Macomb (2nd, 147)
Allison Pacocha, Eureka (T3, 148)
Katie Steinman, Bloomington Central Catholic (T6, 152)
Elaine Grant, Illinois Valley Central (T8, 154)
Alaina Bowie, St. Thomas More (T10, 155)
Sectional Team Champions (Individual Sectional Champion)
Sacred Heart-Griffin-332 (Alaina Bowie, St. Thomas More-73)
Mt. Carmel-307 (Kylee Vaughan, Hamilton County-73)
Latin-346 (Emily Chang, Chicago University-75)
Normal University-321 (Reagan Kennedy, Normal University-71)
GIRLS CLASS 2A
Top Returning Teams
Barrington (2nd, 618)
Licnoln-Way Central (3rd, 624)
New Trier (4th, 627)
Stevenson (5th, 629)
Loyola Academy (6th, 635)
Naperville North (7th, 646)
Edwardsville (DNP)
Glenbrook South (DNP)
Top Returning Individuals
Maria Perakis, Glenbrook South (5th, 148)
Emily Duan, Stevenson (T7, 150)
Caroline Smith, Barrington (T10, 151)
Sectional Team Champions (Individual Sectional Champion)
Stevenson-298 (Caroline Smith, Barrington-67)
Edwardsville-311 (Briana McMinn, O'Fallon-69)
Naperville North-317 (Athena Kwon, Sandburg-73)
New Trier-327 (Katherine Lemke, St. Francis-76)
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TOURNAMENT HISTORY
103rd annual Boys State Series
45th annual Girls State Series
HOST
Boys:
Bloomington-Normal CVB
BN Sports Commission
Unit 5 School District
Girls:
Decatur Area CVB
Decatur Park District
WEATHER
Updates/delays posted on Twitter at @IHSAWeather
SITES
Girls Golf
Class A-Red Tail Run Golf Course (Decatur)
Par 72 (36-36)
Red Tees
5,392 yards
Class AA-Hickory Point Golf Club (Decatur)
Par 72 (36-36)
Red Tees
5,799 yards
Boys Golf
Class 1A-Prairie Vista Golf Club (Bloomington)
Par 72 (36-36)
Blue Tees
6,407 yards
Class 2A-Illinois State University's Weibring Golf Club (Normal)
Par 71 (36-35)
White Tees
6,447 yards
Class 3A-The Den At Fox Creek Golf Course (Bloomington)
Par 72 (36-36)
Blue Tees
6,422 yards
SCHEDULE
Tee times begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday & Saturday for all courses and classes.
Girls Tee Times
Boys Tee Times
LIVE LEADERBOARD
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TICKETS
There is no charge for admission at this event
BROADCAST
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SOCIAL MEDIA
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Twitter - @IHSAstate
Instagram - @IHSA_IL
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Classic IHSA YouTube Video
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HISTORY & RECORDS
Girls 2019 State Series
Girls Record Book & Past Champions
Boys 2019 State Series
Boys Record Book & Past Champions
100 YEARS OF IHSA GOLF
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