Golf

If it were to become a song written by Garden City High School senior golfer Maddix Shook, it might be called, “Sweet Home Buffalo Dunes.”

DERBY - There is no doubt that playing golf in Kansas in the spring requires golfers at every level to learn how to play in windy conditions, and varying temperatures.

DODGE CITY - Garden City High School boys’ golf coach Mitch Moore had been looking for the rest of his varsity squad to start improving their tournament scores.

HAYS - Garden City High School’s Maddix Shook “shook” off a roller-coaster front nine holes and came home on the back nine Monday at the Hays Invitational to shoot an even-par 71 and capture medalist honors by two shots.

NEWTON - There were no under-par scores on Thursday at the Newton Invitational which was contested at the difficult Sand Creek Station Golf Course.

MANHATTAN - Monday’s opening tournament of the 2025 spring season for the Garden City High School boys’ golf team proved to be a tough one, even for defending state 6A champion Maddix Shook.

Garden City High School coach Mitch Moore can’t wait to see what’s in store for his boys’ golf squad this season.

HUTCHINSON – Garden City High School sophomore Brooke Savolt capped off a successful second season of high school golf on Tuesday when she finished tied for 18th at the Class 6A state golf tournament at Hutchinson’s Carey Park Golf Course.Savolt completed the 36-hole event with a two-day total of 163 (75-88) and brought home the team’s first top 20 medal since Ryann Warren in 2021.Another sophomore, Megan Burr, made the cut for the final round and finished with identical scores of 90 for a 180 total.

LIBERAL - It may not have been the best day on the golf course for the Garden City High School girls’ team, but it was still good enough for them to advance to next week’s Class 6A state tournament in Hutchinson.Just minutes before the first groups were tee off at mid-morning, the weather changed, temperatures were chilly and the wind switched to the northeast, wreaking havoc with almost all scores.On Tuesday, the Buffs shot their second highest score of the season, a 367, at Willow Tree Golf Course in Liberal, good enough for runner-up to Maize’s 334 and 10 shots ahead of the third-place Wichita Southeast Golden Buffaloes, which secured the third and final team qualifying spot.“We got off to a rough start when the wind picked up right from the start,” GCHS Head Coach Chris Duncan said.