Jesse Kautz, of Almont, watches her tee shot land in the fairway during a match earlier this season.
ALMONT — The Almont girls’ golf team took fourth place Monday at a Division 4 regional.
Washtenaw Golf Club, in Ypsilanti, is where the action unfolded.
Ann Arbor Greenhills (358), St. Mary Catholic Central (395) and St, Catherine of Siena Academy (395) occupied the top-three places at day’s end.
They advance to the Division 4 state finals at Bedford Valley Golf Course in Battle Creek set for October 20-21.
Almont (399), Royal Oak Shrine (414), Lutheran Northwest (450), Academy of the Sacred Heart (457), Petersburg Summerfield (499) held down places three through eight.
Austin Catholic, Clawson Plymouth Christian Academy and Taylor Trilium Academy also competed but did not field complete squads.
Jesse Kautz led Almont with a 91 over 18 holes. Kautz’s performance enabled her to qualify individually for the upcoming state finals.
Rachael Johnson (100) posted the next best Almont total. The Raiders also counted Olivia Kotelnicki’s 101 and Tara Tencza’s 107.
Kevin Kissane has been covering high school sports for the Tri-City Times since 1985. When not standing on a field or court with his camera and notepad, he enjoys golf, travel and family. Kevin is a 1980 graduate of Capac High School, and is also a grad of St. Clair Community College and earned a degree in journalism from Central Michigan University.
