NEWTON — East Buchanan’s Jacob Hesner claimed the Class 1A state golf championship Friday at Westwood Golf Club.
Hesner held off Winfield-Mount Union’s Kaleb Hagge by a single stroke, posting a 5-over-par total of 147 for the tournament. Hagge, the 2017 Class 1A champion, wrapped at 148.
Hesner and Hagge both finished with 3-over 74s on Friday.
Grundy Center won the team title with a score of 683, four shots better than Harris-Lake Park.
Elsewhere, Dike-New Hartford’s Bo Weissenfluh carded a 4-over 144 at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown to take the Class 2A title. West Branch’s Ted Bridges was sixth (149). Carroll Kuemper shot 604 for the team championship.
In the Class 3A meet at Fort Dodge’s Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, Lucas Scherf of Grinnell was state medalist by shooting 2-under par (142). Clear Creek-Amana’s Brandon McCarty fired an 11-over 153 to tie for eighth. DeWitt Central totaled 609 to repeat as team champion.
Class 1A Individuals
1. Jacob Hesner (East Buchanan), 147
2. Kaleb Hagge (Winfield-Mount Union), 148
3. Andrew Arndorfer (Algona Garrigan), 151
4. Jake Bangasser (Grundy Center), 155
5. Austin Ecekrod (Mason City Newman), 157
6. Elijah Lamoureux (Sloan Westwood), 159
7. Lucas Gunderson (Harris-Lake Park), 161
7. Ethan Streicher (Edgewood-Colesburg), 161
7. Clayton Phillips (New London), 161
7. Kyler Rasmussen (IKM-Manning), 161
Class 1A Teams
1. Grundy Center, 683
2. Harris-Lake Park, 687
3. Exira-EHK, 696
4. Winfield-Mount Union, 701
5. Sloan Westwood, 705
5. New London, 705
7. Algona Garrigan, 708
8. IKM-Manning, 721
9. Fort Dodge St. Edmond, 744
Class 2A Individuals
1. Bo Weissenfluh (Dike-New Hartford), 144
2. Kolby Shackelford (Panorama), 145
3. Nate Mertz (Carroll Kuemper), 147
3. Jared Tigges (Carroll Kuemper), 147
5. Tyler Merley (Sheldon), 148
6. Ted Bridges (West Branch), 149
7. Will Larson (Roland-Story), 150
7. Zach Martin (Clarion CGD), 150
9. Nate Juffer (Des Moines Christian), 151
9. Tyler Risdal (Roland-Story), 151
9. Dylan Ellis (Aplington-Parkersburg), 151
Class 2A Teams
1. Carroll Kuemper, 604
2. Monroe PCM, 619
3. Des Moines Christian, 623
4. Dike-New Hartford, 629
5. Estherville-Lincoln Central, 635
6. Central Lee, 640
7. Roland-Story, 642
8. West Branch, 643
9. Clarion CGD, 646
Class 3A Individuals
1. Lucas Scherf (Grinnell), 142
2. Tucker Kinney (DeWitt Central), 146
3. Rielly McGranahan (DeWitt Central), 147
3. Noah Hartman (Ballard), 147
5. Micah Moyer (ADM Adel), 149
6. Ezra Meyer (Spencer), 150
7. Tommy Doyle (Gilbert), 151
8. Brandon McCarty (Clear Creek-Amana), 153
8. Matthew Gearheart (Atlantic), 153
8. Spencer Tucker (Oskaloosa), 153
Class 3A Teams
1. DeWitt Central, 609
2. Nevada, 630
3. Clear Lake, 631
4. Spencer, 637
5. Norwalk, 653
6. Grinnell, 654
7. Washington (Iowa), 663
8. Adel ADM, 675
9. Oskaloosa, 677