The Class 1A state golf meet was completed this past week on the River Valley Golf Course near Adel with Mount Ayr Community’s Molly Budach finishing in a tie for 13th place among the individuals.
Budach fired a 96 on Tuesday and came back with a very good round of 87 on Wednesday, finishing with a 183 score for the 36- hole tournament.
Jocilyn Onnen of Grundy Center was the state champion with a 154 total. Last year’s champion Victoria Grasso of Ankeny Christian finished in the runner up spot with a 36-hole total of 160.
Budach carded the sixth best score on Wednesday and her total was 14 strokes better than she recorded last year in the 1A tourney held at Marshalltown. Budach has participated in the state meet three consecutive years and has improved her score each year.
Grundy Center won the 1A title edging last year’s Champion Algona, Bishop Garrigan by two strokes. Mason City Newman was third, AGWSR finished fourth, Hinton was fifth, Wapello sixth, Treynor was seventh and Wapsie Valley was eighth.