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PCHS golf squad dominates at home course

For the Park City High School boys’ golf team, there’s no place like home. Playing on Thursday at Park City Golf Course, the Miners extended their narrow Region 10 lead by 24 strokes over second-place Tooele to take a 32-stroke advantage.

After Wednesday’s rain, Park City Golf Course was playing differently than it did during most of the Miners’ practice rounds. Fortunately, Coach George Murphy said, the Miners have played the course enough times to be ready for anything.

"The course was softer," he said. "The greens were holding and maybe the putts were a little slower. But the greens were rolling really well. Park City is always in great shape."

Behind senior co-captain Mitchell Schow, who shot a 70 to win the individual title by three strokes, Murphy said several younger players stepped up and turned in good scores.

"Overall, the kids played well," he said. "It’s their home course, so they did what they were supposed to do and took care of business. We had a freshman, Dean Tsandes, stand up. He took control with his game and shot a 75. Cole Lee, a junior who has been playing well the last few tournaments, shot a 74. Mitchell had the round of the day and shot a 70."

Schow said he wasn’t completely happy with his round, but added that it was a good day on a tough course.

"It was fun," he said. "I felt like I could have gone a lot lower, though. My wedge game was off and all my birdies were just when I could stick it within a foot. But it was a fun day. You could fly the ball right at the pin and it would stop. But, on the fairways, you wouldn’t get much roll out, so you’d have to hit longer clubs onto the greens. They did a good job keeping the course up, though. It was in good condition."

Murphy said having five players turn in scores under 80 was a great accomplishment on a difficult, narrow course.

"They do not like playing in the trees," he said. "It’s technical. It’s a short course, but it’s technical. You’ve just got to make smart decisions."

"This course, you have to roll with the hits," Schow added. "You’re going to have a lot of bogeys and you have to battle back."

Murphy said it was big for the Miners to finally put some distance between themselves and Tooele, especially with matches at Park Meadows and Soldier Hollow coming up on the schedule.

"That gives us a little breathing room," he said. "It also helps knowing we’re going into Park Meadows. We don’t play that as much as we’d like to, but the kids are familiar with it. With a few practice rounds over there and some confidence, I think we’ll be OK. Then we go to Soldier Hollow, which is our backyard."

Tooele is new to Region 10 this year, so Murphy said playing Park City Golf Course may have been a surprise for them. Union, a team that has been with the Miners in Region 10 for several years, took second place on Thursday.

"Tooele came up to do a practice round early this week, but still, you’ve got to play this course quite a bit," he said. "Union knows it."

Next week, Murphy and the top five players from Park City will travel to Arizona for a national tournament. With so much depth on the team this year, Murphy said the choice of who to leave behind was difficult, but he decided to base his decision on seniority.

"Dean, he’s got three more years to go to Arizona," he said. "We’ve got six right now that are right there, so we’re leaving Dean out, but he’s playing well and he’ll have plenty of chances to experience it."

Park City returns to Region 10 play on Thursday, Sept. 10, at Park Meadows. The tournament is scheduled to tee off at 9 a.m.

Thursday at Park City

Mitchell Schow — 70

Cole Lee — 74

Dean Tsandes — 75

Zane Schemmer — 79

Josh Lansky — 79

Drew Fleming — 80

Jack Hanskat — 80

Jack Lecher — 82

Thursday’s Region 10 Scores

Park City — 298

Union — 316

Tooele — 322

Stansbury — 338

Grantsville — 379


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