Golf

There were multiple reasons for all the smiles from the Garden City High School girls’ golf team at the end of Thursday’s home invitational at Southwind Golf and Dining.First, the Buffs zoomed past their two Western Athletic Conference opponents – Hays and Dodge City – to not only win the invitational by a whopping 42 strokes, but in the process completed a perfect 5-for-5 WAC schedule to finish with 25 points to complete the dethroning of four-time defending champ Hays.Then, sophomore Brooke Savolt put together her career best tournament score, shooting a sizzling 3-over-par 74 on the tough Southwind layout to win the individual medalist by two shots over Amelia Bowles of Atwood-Rawlins County (76).Additionally, for a little icing on the cake, Ailynn Anderson (85), Breckyn Lucas (93) and Megan Burr (98) -- sophomores all – finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the individual standings, respectively.

MANHATTAN - It has been virtually the same throughout the fall 2024 season for the Garden City High School girls’ golf team and Monday was no exception at the Manhattan Invitational.A pair of sophomores (five of the aix on the varsity team are sophomoress) in Brooke Savolt and Ailynn Anderson led the team to a solid fourth-place finish at Stagg Hill Golf Course.Savolt tied for ninth individually with an 83 while Anderson garnered a tie for 16th with an 85 as the Buffs shot a four-player score of 359 to finish behind champion Manhattan (312), Olathe-East (350) and St.

HUTCHINSON - In what amounted to a preview of the Class 6A state golf tournament later this month (Oct.

WICHITA - The Garden City High School girls’ golf team continued its steady improvement during the fall season on Thursday when they shot a team-best score of 334 (four counting scores) to place third overall behind Class 5A powerhouse Wichita-Kapaun Mt.

LIBERAL - All along as the 2024 season got underway earlier this month for Garden City High School girls’ golf, Coach Chris Duncan had noted that two of his sophomores – Ailynn Anderson and Brooke Savolt -- were so close in scoring that it was difficult to figure out if there was any difference in who was No.

DODGE CITY - While the Garden City High School Buffaloes’ finished third, overall, placing behind Wichita-Kapaun Mt.

HAYS - Tuesday’s opening Western Athletic Conference golf tournament at Hays’ Smoky Hill Country Club offered up some surprises for the competing schools.The biggest of them all, however, was that Garden City High School captured the WAC and overall team honors in the 9-hole tournament with a four-person score of 195.While Salina Central was right on the heels of the Buffs at 196, Hays-TMP was third another 12 shots back at 208 and host Hays, the four-time defending WAC champions, was fourth at 212.It was the first defeat in a WAC tournament for the Indians since Garden City won the WAC all the way back in 2019.Leading the way was sophomore Ailynn Anderson with a 42 that placed her third individually behind Amelia Bowles of Atwood and Jaycee Oakley of Hays High, both of whom shot 41’s.Another sophomore, Brooke Savolt, was fourth with a 45 while yet another sophomore, Breckyn Lucas, tied for eighth with a 52.