Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel is getting ready to host the IHSAA boys golf state finals for the fourth year.
The state meet will again be a 36-hole event, with 15 teams and 25 individuals playing 18 holes on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Anything can happen at this meet, and it usually does, considering how much talent there is.
Hamilton County will have three teams at the meet. Second-ranked Carmel won the Lafayette Jefferson regional with a team score of 294, the second best of all the regional scores from around the state. Top-ranked and defending champion Center Grove won the Providence regional with a score of 290.
Eleven of the top 20 ranked team in the season’s final coaches poll will be at state. Third-ranked Zionsville and No. 8 Brebeuf Jesuit also qualified from the Lafayette Jeff regional. Then there’s the Muncie Central regional. Thirteenth-ranked Cathedral won there, with No. 18 Hamilton Southeastern and No. 6 Noblesville also qualifying.
No. 5-ranked Penn won the Warsaw regional, with seventh-ranked Bishop Dwenger coming in third. No. 9 Evansville North triumphed at the Washington regional, and No. 10 Floyd Central joined Center Grove in qualifying out of Providence.
The best individual score also came out of Lafayette Jeff. Guerin Catholic’s Ty Gingerich carded a 66, easily winning medalist honors and becoming the Golden Eagles’ first-ever regional golf champion. The only other golfer to break 70 in the regional was Center Grove’s Noah Gillard, who carded a 69 in winning at Providence.
The IHSAA announced tee times for Tuesday’s first round on Friday. Gingerich will start from the first tee at 8:09 a.m.
Noblesville will begin its state tournament from the 10th tee and will be grouped with Brebeuf Jesuit and Culver Academies. Each player will go off between 9:03 and 9:39 a.m.
Back at the first tee, Southeastern’s golfers will start between 9:12 and 9:48 a.m. The Royals will play with Penn and Evansville North.
Carmel, last year’s state runner-up, begins from the first tee, with its golfers going off between 9:57 and 10:33 a.m. The Greyhounds will play with Center Grove and Cathedral; the Irish have four golfers that live in Hamilton County.
Westfield’s Andrew Lewis will also play as an individual. He will start from the 10th tee at 9:57 a.m.
Here is a complete list of qualifying teams and individuals that will compete at state.
LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON
Teams: Carmel 294, Zionsville 298, Brebeuf Jesuit 298.
Medalist: Ty Gingerich (Guerin Catholic) 66
Individuals advancing: Ty Gingerich (Guerin Catholic) 66, Nic Hofman (Harrison) 72, Mitchell Davis (Chesterton) 72, Andrew Lewis (Westfield) 72, Nick Gushrowski (Michigan City) 75.
WARSAW
Teams: Penn 297, Culver Academies 304, Bishop Dwenger 305.
Medalist: Ben Szlarek (Penn) 70, won in playoff.
Individuals advancing: Garrett Willis (Homestead) 70, Harley Kruschwitz (Manchester) 72, Michael Anthony (South Bend St. Joseph) 73, Stephan Bolen (Bishop Luers) 74, Bradan Kattman (Homestead) 75.
MUNCIE CENTRAL
Teams: Cathedral 309, Hamilton Southeastern 312, Noblesville 314.
Medalist: Austin Vukovits (Cathedral) 72.
Individuals advancing: Drew Pickering (Heritage Christian) 73, Brody McCoy (Muncie Central) 74, Brady Wheeler (New Castle) 75, Jackson Seagrave (Triton Central) 75, Matt Semler (Bishop Chatard) 76.
WASHINGTON
Teams: Evansville North 298, Evansville Memorial 309, Castle 313.
Medalist: Adam Bratton (Castle) 70.
Individuals advancing: Jake Bennett (Greencastle) 71, Peyton Snoeberger (Seeger) 72, Isaac Rohleder (Evansville Mater Dei) 73, Kasey Lilly (Plainfield) 73, Jackson Franchville (Cascade) 73.
PROVIDENCE
Teams: Center Grove 290, Floyd Central 308, Madison 315.
Medalist: Noah Gillard (Center Grove) 69.
Individuals advancing: Ethan Stanley (Bedford North Lawrence) 71, Joey Wiseman (Corydon Central) 71, Jay Williams (Jeffersonville) 71, Henry Kiel (Columbus North) 73, Hunter Mefford (Southwestern Hanover) 73.
Guerin Catholic’s Ty Gingerich won the Lafayette Jefferson regional with a score of 66, the best of all scores from the regionals across the state. Gingerich is pictured with Golden Eagles golf coach Mark Mathews. (Photo provided)