FORT SCOTT — Yates Center High’s golfers had a rough day on the course Monday, contending with wet, dreary weather at the Class 3-2-1A Regional Tournament.
“Regionals is not where you want to shoot your worst scores of the year and that is exactly what we did,” Wildcat golf coach Kevin Barnes said.
As a result, the Wildcats’ Marlana Buchanan and Becky Wendland found themselves on the outside looking in for a potential state tournament berth.
Buchanan shot a 131 for 19th overall, while Wendland was 135 for 20th.
More importantly, Buchanan and Wendland finished sixth and seventh, respectively, among golfers from non-state qualifying teams. The top five golfers from non-qualifying teams also advance to state.
“It was a tough day, being cold and rainy,” Barnes said. “But it was that way for everyone, we just did not adapt as well to the conditions as others did.”
MaKayla Jones shot a 166, for 27th overall, while Jaylie Weseloh shot a 197 for 29th.
The Wildcats’ team score of 629 placed them fifth.
Desiree Nelson of Caney shot a 96 to win the tournament.
Caney also had the best team score, 397, followed by Eureka and Uniontown as state qualifiers.
