California Pintos Golf gets two top-three finishes

Will Boyd (left) finished first place and Ayden Howard (right) finished fourth place in the individual competition at the Southern Boone Classic on April 12. (Photo courtesy of Lance Boyd)
Will Boyd (left) finished first place and Ayden Howard (right) finished fourth place in the individual competition at the Southern Boone Classic on April 12. (Photo courtesy of Lance Boyd)

California Pintos Golf competed in two conference tournaments last week at Southern Boone and Osage.

On Wednesday, at the Southern Boone Classic at Eagle Knoll Golf Course, California finished third place out of 11 overall teams. In the individual competition, Will Boyd continued his standout season by winning first place with a score of 74 (+2). Ayden Howard tied for fourth place with a score of 79 (+7).

California went to the Osage National Golf Club the following day for the Osage Quad against Osage, Linn and Rolla. The Pintos won second place in the team competition and Boyd finished runner-up in the individual competition with a 37 (+1).

The Pintos return to action at the Centralia Quad on Thursday.

photo Jackson Hackett hits a tee-shot on Thursday at the Osage Quad. (Democrat photo/Evan Holmes)
photo Jackson Hackett hits a (Democrat photo/Evan Holmes)
photo Ayden Howard hits his ball towards the flagstick at hole 5 on Thursday. (Democrat photo/Evan Holmes)
photo Senior Chase Schlup puts on hole 6 at the Osage Quad. (Democrat photo/Evan Holmes)
photo Freshman William Cotten hits a tee-shot on the third hole at the Osage Quad on Thursda(Democrat photo/Evan Holmes)
photo Heston Gatlin gets ready to hit his tee-shot at the osa(Democrat photo/Evan Holmes)
photo Byran Brown watches his ball fly on a tee-shot on Thursday ni(Democrat photo/Evan Holmes)