High School golfers qualify
for state tournament

June 1, 2000
Seeley Swan Pathfinder
Seeley Lake, Montana

The Class B State Golf Tournament was held at the King's Ranch Golf Course in Frenchtown on May 16 and 17. Seeley-Swan High School competed for the first time, sending six qualifiers, five boys: Chad Gehrke, Ladd Gordon, Tony Hendricks, Ryan Plum and Vince Pulici; and one girl, Lara Parker. To qualify, golfers must have competed in a tournament with four or more teams and scored 100 strokes or less (boys) or 120 or less (girls).

The six golfers traveled to Frenchtown on Monday the 15th to play an 18 hole practice round. Tuesday the competition began with the golfers playing 18 holes and another 18 on Wednesday. Golfers were grouped with players of similar abilities.

Following are the two day results:

Chad Gehrke 88-94=182

Ladd Gordon 97-110=207

Tony Hendricks 115-95=210

Ryan Plum 106-107=213

Vince Pulici 109-109=218

Lara Parker 112-109=221

The golf club's first lesson was the spring of 1999 and this year was the first time the team competed in tournaments. Les Gordon has coached the team both years.