This KSU-bound Nicklaus wins Kansas 5A golf title. Blue Valley freshman bags 6A crown
Maybe he was named after the famous golfer, maybe he wasn’t, but on Tuesday afternoon at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kansas, Nicklaus Mason became a champion in his own right.
The Mill Valley senior recorded a second-round 68, which, paired with his Monday 71, earned him medalist honors — a state Class 5A championship — in the 36-hole tournament.
Also winning a state championship Tuesday despite the rain and lightning that plagued most if not all state golf venues this spring was Blue Valley freshman Chance Rinkol.
Competing in the Class 6A tourney at Quail Ridge in Winfield, Rinkol fired a two-day 73-74—147 to edge Shawnee Mission East sophomore Thomas Gogel (77-71—148) by a stroke. BV Northwest’s Ian McCrary was third, Olathe North’s Patrick Neal — the day one leader — fourth and Dodge City’s Cooper Scheck fifth.
Rinkol was runner-up in last summer’s Kansas City Junior Championship at Swope Memorial in Kansas City.
Blue Valley earned the 6A team title (306-306—612), with BV Northwest, BV West, Shawnee Mission East and Olathe Northwest rounding out the top five.
In the 5A event at Newton, Mason’s 5-under 139 was one stroke better than runner-up Michael Winslow of St. Thomas Aquinas, who carded a 4-under 140 (71-69), and three ahead of Brent Reintjes of Wichita’s Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (78-64—142).
Mason, the 2018 Kansas Junior Player of the Year and 2019 Kansas Amateur runner-up, was a state runner-up in 2019. He also won the 2019 and 2020 Konza Prairie Amateur Championship.
Paced by Reintjes and fourth-place teammate Asher Whitaker (73-71—144), Kapaun-Mt. Carmel took home the 5A team championship. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel finished with a cumulative 31-294—607 to runner-up Aquinas’ 309-300—609. Maize was third, Blue Valley Southwest fourth and Bishop Carroll fifth.
Basehor-Linwood senior Joseph Langstraat was fifth individually at 73-72—145.
At Mariah Hills in Dodge City, Wellington’s Deitrek Gill won the Class 4A title with a 72-70—142; teammate Blake Saffell was second at 74-7—144. Wellington also earned the team crown, with Wamego second and Bishop Miege third.
Lucas Scheufler, a Wichita-Trinity Academy senior, shot 68-69—137 at Hesston Golf Course for the 3A championship, while Plainville’s Parker Krob (71-68—139) won the 2A title at Salina Municipal and Centralia’s Trent Mars took home the hardware in a 1A tourney reduced to a single day because of lightning in Emporia.
Santa Fe Trail of Carbondale won the 3A team title, Salina Sacred Heart the 2A and Frankfort the 1A.
Kansas boys state golf tournament results
CLASS 6A
Tuesday, in Winfield; at Quail Ridge Golf Course
Final round, par 72
Team scores (top six made cut): 1. Blue Valley 306-306—612; T2. Blue Valley Northwest, 316-316—632; T2. Blue Valley West, 323-309—632; 4. Shawnee Mission East, 330-314—644; 5. Olathe Northwest, 322-323—645; 6. Topeka Washburn Rural, 334-325—659.
Top individuals: 1. Rinkol, Blue Valley, 73-74—147; 2. Gogel, SM East, 77-71—148; 3. McCrary, BV Northwest, 78-72—150; 4. Neal, Olathe North, 72-79—151; 5. Scheck, Dodge City, 75-77—152; T6. Ackerman, Blue Valley, 75-78—153; T6. Adkins, Hutchinson, 75-78—153; T8. Dines, Olathe Northwest, 78-76—154; T8. Lasley, BV West, 77-77—154; T8. Randall, Lawrence Free State, 83-71—154; T11. Elgas, Blue Valley, 78-77—155; T11. McKenna, Olathe East, 79-76—155; T11. Saporito, BV West, 80-75—155; T11. Tarvin, Olathe West, 83-72—155; T15. Smith, Dodge City, 77-79—156; T15. Strong, Olathe South, 80-76—156; T17. Juhl, Garden City, 77-80—157; T17. McLaughlin, Blue Valley, 80-77—157; 19. Peterson, Blue Valley, 80-79—159; T20. Baker, BV West, 83-77—160; T20. Bessette, BV Northwest, 77-83—160; T20. Wefald, Manhattan, 83-77—160.
CLASS 5A
Tuesday, in Newton; at Sand Creek Station Golf Course
Final round, par 72
Team scores (top six made cut): 1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 313-294—607; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, 309-300—609; 3. Maize South, 313-300—613; 4. Blue Valley Southwest, 314-309—623; 5. Bishop Carroll, 317-317—634; 6. Great Bend, 331-325—656.
Top individuals: 1. Mason, Mill Valley, 71-68—139; 2. Winslow, St. Thomas Aquinas, 71-69—140; 3. Reintjes, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 78-64—142; 4. Whitaker, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 73-71—144; 5. Langstraat, Basehor-Linwood, 73-72—145; 6. Valdivia, Shawnee Heights, 76-71—147; 7. Sutherland, Arkansas City, 77-72—149; 8. Hanrahan, St. Thomas Aquinas, 76-74—150; T9. Armstrong, Maize South, 76-75—151; T9. Streck, Great Bend, 79-72—151; T11. Lisec, BV Southwest, 74-78—152; T11. Waggoner, Maize South, 80-72—152; 13. Hill, Andover, 78-75—153; T14. Goodrum, Andover Central, 80-74—154; T14. Holtzman, Bishop Carroll, 80-74—154; T14. Jones, Maize, 79-75—154; T14. Love, Maize South, 78-76—154; T14. Wright, Eisenhower, 75-79—154; 19. Loritz, BV Southwest, 78-77—155; T20. Crank, BV Southwest, 80-77—157; T20. Kasitz, Maize South, 80-77—157; T20. Pirtle, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 79-78—157.
CLASS 4A
Tuesday, in Dodge City; at Mariah Hills Golf Course
Final round, par 71
Team scores (top six made cut): 1. Wellington, 313-297—610; 2. Wamego, 319-323—642; 3. Bishop Miege, 336-322—658; 4. Augusta, 346-345—691; 5. McPherson, 347-352—699; 6. Pratt, 349-363—712.
Top individuals: 1. Gill, Wellington, 72-70—142; 2. Saffell, Wellington, 74-70—144; 3. Cleaver, Chanute, 74-72—146; T4. George, Winfield, 74-77—151; T4. Tyner, Wamego, 74-77—151; 6. Wandervoort, Pratt, 75-78—153; 7. Winkler, Bishop Miege, 76-80—156; T8. Brown, Augusta, 80-79—159; T8. Long, Wamego, 81-78—159; T8. Wayes, Buhler, 82-77—159; 11. Welsh, Bishop Miege, 84-77—161; T12. Heger, Winfield, 78-84—162; T12. Lawrence, Wellington, 82-80—162; T14. Metcalf, Ulysses, 85-79—164; T14. Smith, Wellington, 87-77—164; 16. French, McPherson, 80-85—165; 17. Wyckoff, Wellington, 85-81—166; T18. Eskew, Bishop Miege, 89-78—167; T18. Pivarnik, Topeka Hayden, 85-82—167; T18. White, Wamego, 82-85—167.
CLASS 3A
Tuesday, at Hesston Golf Course
Final round, par 71
Team scores (top six made cut): 1. Santa Fe Trail, 331-308—639; 2. Cheney, 329-324—653; 3. Wichita Trinity Academy, 334-334—668; 4. Frontenac, 348-331—679; 5. Jefferson West, 342-341—683; 6. Cimarron, 345-341—686.
Top individuals: 1. Scheufler, Wichita Trinity, 68-69—137; 2. Rader, Marysville, 72-70—142; T3. Middleton, Cheney, 79-72—151; T3. Roth, Hesston, 78-73—151; T3. Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 76-75—151; T6. Seabolt, Cimarron, 84-71—155; T6. Weishapl, Cimarron, 155; 8. Wheeler, Scott Community, 78-79—157; 9. Buessing, Santa Fe Trail, 82-76—158; T10. Eggers, Neodesha, 81-79—160; T10. Sides, Phillipsburg, 82-78—160; T10. Tarwater, Perry-Lecompton, 84-76—160; 13. Badsky, Silver Lake, 79-82—161; T14. Duncan, Santa Fe Trail, 81-82—163; T14. Lynch, Cheney, 81-82—163; T14. Martin, Anderson County, 85-78—163; T14. Rogers, Caney Valley, 81-82—183; T18. Pile, Frontenac, 85-79—164; T18. Schulte, Thomas More Prep, 84-80—164l; T18. Webb, Wichita Trinity, 81-83—164.
CLASS 2A
Tuesday, at Salina Municipal Golf Course
Final round, par 70
Team scores (top six made cut): 1. Salina Sacred Heart, 307-314—621; 2. Sterling, 346-338—684; 3. Heritage Christian Academy, 355-334—689; 4. Hoxie, 357-342—699; 5. Plainville, 366-349—715; 6. Ellis, 369-351—720.
Top individuals: 1. Krob, Plainville, 71-68—139; 2. Gilliland, Sacred Heart, 74-70—144; 3. Reynolds, Yates Center, 75-73—148; 4. Shaw, Sacred Heart, 74-76—150; T5. Hoover, Berean Academy, 81-74—155; T5. Plunkett, Syracuse, 79-76—155; T7. Frickey, Ellis, 83-73—156; T7. Hoover, Washington County, 80-76—156; T7. King, Yates Center, 78-78—156; 10. Heinz, Ellinwood, 78-79—157; T11. Dowell, Hoxie, 76-82—158; T11. Ison, St. Mary’s Colgan, 80-78—158; T13. Fink, Oakley, 79-80—159; T13. Hedges, Bishop Seabury, 81-78—159; T15. Albright, Heritage Christian, 84-76—160; T15. Surface, Sterling, 82-79—160; 17. Bunner, KC Christian, 81-81—162; T18. Evans, Heritage Christian, 85-78—163; T18. Shaughnessy, Jayhawk Linn, 80-83—163; T20. Elmore, Sacred Heart, 80-84—164; T20. Matteucci, Sacred Heart, 79-85—164.
CLASS 1A
Monday, at Emporia Municipal Golf Course
First round, par 71
(Tuesday’s final round called off due to weather)
Team scores: 1. Frankfort, 347; 2. Osborne, 358; 3. Rawlins County, 360; 4. Centralia, 378; 5. South Gray, 379; 6. Hutchinson Central Christian, 381; 7. South Central, 388; 8. Meade, 401; 9. Pretty Prairie, 428; 10. Wichita Classical, 435; 11. Ness City, 440; 12. Northern Valley, 456.
Top individuals: 1. Mars, Centralia, 78; T2. Gerstner, Frankfort, 79; T2. Woody, Rawlins County, 79; 4. Koehn, South Gray, 80; T5. Befort, Osborne, 81; T5. Wishon, Decatur Community, 81; 7. Kellenberger, Ashland, 82; 8. Cornelison, Frankfort, 85; T9. Buckingham, Wichita Classical, 86; T9. Langlais, Central Christian, 86; T11. Blaufuss, Olpe, 87; T11. Jirak, Centre, 87; T11. Wolters, Osborne, 87; T14. Uhl, South Central, 88; T14. Woolf, St. John-Hudson, 88; T16. Darrah, Wichita Classical, 89; T16. Sides, Northern Valley, 89; T18. Barnard, Olpe, 90; T18. Hardwick, Frankfort, 90; T18. Lehman, Ingalls, 90; T18. Theurer, South Central, 90.
This story was originally published May 25, 2021 at 5:16 PM.