By Tiffany L. Rehbein
The tale of the week windy, cloudy, with bursts of rain.
That doesn't stop the golfers in Montana.
On a course termed "extremely windy, cloudy with rain showers," the Taco John's Youth Golf Tour boasted four top finishers from Havre.
Nick Obie, in the boys' 15-17-year-old division, placed first with a 72. It was the lowest score of the tournament, held at the Chinook Golf Course on Thursday.
Jason Johnstone, a teammate on the Havre Blue Pony golf team, fired a 77 and placed second in the same division.
Jessica Sande of Havre fired a 99 and placed first in the girls' 15-17-year-old division.
Katie Miller, a teammate on the Blue Pony golf team, placed second with a 117 in the same division.
Jessica Kauffman of Chinook, a member of the Sugarbeeter golf squad, fired a 118 and placed third behind the Havre finishers.
Michael Erickson and Matt Hedstrom of Havre placed second and third, respectively, in the boys' 11-12-year-old division.
Erickson fired a 96 and Hedstrom a 103.
Sixty-three participants took part in the tournament.
The next stop will be the Marias Valley Golf Club at Shelby on Wed., June 15.
Results
Taco Johns Youth Golf Tour
Chinook Golf Course
Thursday
Boys' 11-12 1, Gordon Webb, Mal, 92; 2, Michael Erickson, Hav, 96; 3, Matt Hedstrom, Hav, 103.
Boys' 13-14 1, Tyler Henry, 85; 2, Mike Bruener, Lew, 87; 3, Justin Meier, Con, 90.
Boys' 15-17 1, Nick Obie, Hav, 72; 2, Jason Johnstone, Hav, 77; 3, Mark Slade, Mal, 83.
Girls' 11-4 No entrants.
Girls' 15-17 1, Jessica Sande, Hav, 99; 2, Katie Miller, Hav, 117; 3, Jessica Kauffman, Chi, 118.
