Boys golf competes at Bend tournament

The boys golf team finished fifth out of eight teams at the Bend Invitational Tournament held at the Bend Golf and Country Club on Monday, April 16.

Rain greeted the teams as they started their round, but players finished under sunny and slightly windy conditions. Bend High took top honors at the tourney with a team score of 326, and Summit was just two strokes back at 328. Redmond took third at 329, Crook County was fourth (349) and Sisters finished at 353. Remaining scores were: The Dalles Wahtonka (355), Hermiston (356) and Mt. View (356).

Zach Cummings had his best round of the year (79), and tied with five other players for second place overall. Cummings round was highlighted by a birdie on the first hole. Nate Pajutee recorded three birdies on the front nine and finished with an 84 to tie for a seventh-place overall finish. Tyler Byrd shot a 92, and Nolan Ferwalt broke 100 for the first time with a final score of 98. Jaxon Stark rounded out Sisters' scores at 102.

Coach Bill Mitchell told The Nugget that Cummings' 79 was a good rebound from his previous score of 92 at Redmond the previous week.

"This was the best Zach has hit all year," said Mitchell. "Bend County Club has very tight fairways with lots of trees, and Zach hit the fairway every time.

"I'm really satisfied with our top two players' performances so far this year," added Mitchell. "But, we really need contributions from our other three players for us to do well at districts."

Editor's note: The High Desert Challenge tournament covered in last week's Nugget was held at Eagle Crest's Ridge Course.