Ipswich golf boys' team Region champions

Ipswich held a high school golf meet on May 16 at the Split Rock Country Club.

Hailey Usselman finished 10th with a 123 and Mollie Simon shot a 102, which earned her fourth place.

The Ipswich boys team finished first shooting a 246, which was eleven shots better than Edmunds Central with a 257. Individually, Tucker Kadlec placed 10th, Nate Bass placed sixth, Jace Konsor second and Chet Peterson took home top medalist honors with a score of 80. 

The Region 5B golf tournament was held at Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre on May 20. Seven girl and 12 boy teams from around the region competed for a chance to qualify for the state tournament.

The Ipswich girls' team was comprised of Mollie Simon, Rylee Kleffman, Hailey Usselman, and Charli Rawden.  "The girls fought hard playing some of their best golf of the season but came up short qualifying as a team," said coach Matt Pollock. "All the effort was not in vain though, they did set a new school record for lowest team round at a region tournament, previously held by Bailey Graham, Karissa Green, and Emma Graves from 2016,". Individually, Mollie Simon finished the day shooting a 97 and placing eighth, which earned her spot at the state tournament on June 3 and 4 in Brookings.

The Ipswich boys' team also set a new record for lowest team round at a region tournament, bettering the previous record by two strokes. The previous record was held by Cody Peterson, Riley Gilbert, Tanner Moore from 2016 and Chet Peterson, Luke Peterson, and Jace Konsor from 2022. When all the scores were finally tabulated at the end of the tournament, the Ipswich boys' team finished as region champions, qualifying to compete at the state tournament. They finished ahead of Sully Buttes and Miller who tied for second. Tucker Kadlec shot an 82 for 11th place, Jace Konsor scored an 81 for ninth place, and Chet Peterson finished with 75 for third place. All three golfers qualified for state golf as individuals as well. 

Mollie Simon will compete at Edgebrook Golf Course on June 3 and 4 . The boys' team of Chet Peterson, Jace Konsor, Tucker Kadlec, and Nate Bass will golf at Brookings Country Club on June 3 and 4.

Follow all the tournament action with Live Scoring through the Golf Genius online scoring service. A link to this scoring feature can be found at sdbp.org/golf.