Mike SherryAppleton Post-Crescent
The Wisconsin high school boys golf season is picking up steam after a slow start due to Mother Nature.
The WIAA state tournament will be held June 3-4 on the Meadow Valleys Course at Blackwolf Run in Kohler.
Sheboygan North is the defending team champion in Division 1, Madison Edgewood in Division 2 and Cambridge in Division 3.
Here are 34 of the best players in the state this season.
Peyton Albers, so., Waunakee
Tied for 48th at the WIAA Division 1 state meet last season with a two-day total of 166. Tied for 22nd place at the Waunakee sectional with an 83. Tied for ninth at the Madison Memorial regional with a 77.
AJ Anderson, jr., Waukesha North
Tied for 33rd at the Division 1 state meet last season with a 162. Tied for 29th place at the Germantown sectional with an 82. Tied for eighth at the Waukesha North regional with a 79.
Kaiden Bailey, sr., Marinette St. Thomas
Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin honorable-mention all-state last season. Finished in 20th place at the Division 3 state meet with a two-day total of 178. Tied for first at the Crivitz sectional with a 76. Took first at the Wabeno/Laona regional with a 75.
Cooper Bjerke, jr., Wausau East
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Finished 47th at the Division 1 state meet with a two-day total of 165. Finished third at the Marshfield sectional with a 75. Finished third at the Rhinelander regional with a 77.
Mason Burke, jr., Fort Atkinson
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state last season. Tied for 12th at the Milton sectional with a 76. Took first place at the Fort Atkinson regional with a 70.
Kian Bystol Flores, jr., Cambridge
Golf Coaches Association second-team all-state last season. Won the Division 3 state championship with a 153, beating Spencer Lynch of St. Mary Catholic by two strokes. Took first place at the St. Mary’s Springs sectional with a 74. Finished first at the Williams Bay regional with a 66.
Aiden Cudney, sr., Kimberly
Golf Coaches Association first-team all-state last season. Tied for third at the Division 1 state meet with a 150, including a 69 in the first round. Tied for fourth at the Notre Dame sectional with a 74. Tied for eighth at the Appleton West regional with a 78. Will play in college at Illinois State.
Sam Dethloff, sr., Menomonee Falls
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state last season. Tied for 33rd at the Division 1 state meet with a 162. Tied for fourth at the Germantown sectional with a 74. Tied for fifth at the Waukesha North regional with a 78.
Sam Forslund, so., Middleton
Tied for sixth at the Waunakee sectional with a 76. Tied for third at the Madison Memorial regional with a 74.
Parker Groff, so., Winneconne
Tied for 29th at the Division 2 state meet with a 168. Finished second at the Wrightstown sectional with a 75. Tied for seventh at the Wautoma regional with a 77.
Mason Haupt, sr., West De Pere
Golf Coaches Association second-team all-state last season. Tied for 11th at the Division 1 state meet last season with a 154. Won the Notre Dame sectional with a 68. Tied for first at the Appleton West regional with a 73. Will play in college at UW-Green Bay.
Lincoln Hottmann, jr., DeForest
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state last season. Tied for 25th at the Division 1 state meet with a 159. Tied for third at the Milton sectional with a 70. Took second place at the Oregon regional with a 70.
Alex Johnson, sr., Berlin
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Tied for 23rd at the Division 2 state meet with a 166. Tied for third at the Wrightstown sectional with a 76. Tied for first place at the Wautoma regional with a 74.
Dain Johnson, sr., Middleton
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Tied for 53rd at the Division 1 state meet with a 167. Finished fifth at the Waunakee sectional with a 75. Took second at the Madison Memorial regional with a 72.
Caleb Kern, jr., Edgerton
Tied for 18th at the Division 2 state meet with a 164. Tied for fourth at the Prairie du Chien sectional with a 79. Tied for 22nd at the New Glarus regional with an 87.
Elliott Leibham, sr., Sheboygan Lutheran
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Tied for 14th at the Division 3 state meet with a 173. Finished fourth at the St. Mary’s Springs sectional with a 78. Tied for third at the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah regional with an 81.
Will Mauthe, jr., Fond du Lac
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state last season. Tied for eighth at the Division 1 state meet with a 152. Tied for 13th at the Plymouth sectional with an 81. Tied for second at the Hartford Union regional with a 74.
Cooper McLaughlin, sr., Oshkosh Lourdes/Valley Christian
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Finished eighth at the Division 3 state meet with a 167, including 77 in the first round. Took third at the St. Mary’s Springs sectional with a 76. Took sixth at the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah regional with an 83.
Ryder Miller, jr., Sheboygan North
Tied for 57th at the Division 1 state meet with a 168. Won the Plymouth sectional with a 72. Took third at the Homestead regional with a 73.
Aaron Mork, sr., Amery
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Tied for 23rd at the Division 2 state meet with a 166. Won the McDonell Central Catholic sectional with a 71. Tied for third at the Osceola regional with a 74.
KC Nickel, sr., Waunakee
Golf Coaches Association first-team all-state last season. Finished second at the Division 1 state meet with a 149, including 71 in the first round. Took second at the Waunakee sectional with a 72. Tied for third at the Madison Memorial regional with a 74.
Cade Nottestad, sr., Cambridge
Finished 13th at the Division 3 state meet with a 172. Tied for fifth at the St. Mary’s Springs sectional with a 79. Finished second at the Williams Bay regional with a 74.
Tyce Ortega, jr., Milwaukee Marquette
Tied for 63rd at the Division 1 state meet with a 169. Won the Marquette sectional with a 72. Tied for eighth at the Franklin regional with a 77.
Casey Peters, sr., Winneconne
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Tied for 10th place at the Division 2 state meet with a 157. Tied for 25th at the Wrightstown sectional with an 83. Tied for first place at the Wautoma regional with a 74.
Jackson Piacsek, sr., Waukesha North
Golf Coaches Association second-team all-state last season. Tied for third at the Division 1 state meet with a 150. Tied for ninth at the Germantown sectional with a 75. Took first place at the Waukesha North regional with a 74. Will play in college at Hillsdale College in Michigan.
Dane Prohaska, jr., Ladysmith
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Tied for sixth at the Division 3 Cadott sectional with an 84. Finished third at the Winter regional with a 78.
Jack Rubo, sr., Minocqua Lakeland
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state. Tied for 15th at the Division 1 state meet with a 155. Tied for sixth at the Marshfield sectional with a 79. Won the Rhinelander regional with a 74.
Will Schlitz, sr., Eau Claire Memorial
Golf Coaches Association first-team all-state last season. Tied for eighth at the Division 1 state meet with a 152. Took fourth at the Marshfield sectional with a 76. Tied for fourth at the Eau Claire Memorial regional with a 73. Will play in college at St. Thomas.
Vince Sigl, so., Seymour
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state last season. Finished 28th at the Division 2 state meet with a 167. Won the Wrightstown sectional with a 74. Tied for second at the Luxemburg-Casco regional with a 78.
Spencer Stuke, sr., Kettle Moraine
Golf Coaches Association honorable-mention all-state last season. Tied for 57th at the Division 1 state meet with a 168. Won the Westosha Central sectional with a 69. Won the Mukwonago regional with a 73. Will play in college at Tennessee Tech.
Sam Swavely, jr., Hudson
Golf Coaches Association third-team all-state last season. Tied for 15th at the Marshfield sectional with an 82. Tied for sixth at the Eau Claire Memorial regional with a 74.
Luke Taebel, sr., Holmen
Golf Coaches Association second-team all-state last season. Tied for 17th at the Division 1 state meet with a 156. Won the Waunakee sectional with a 70. Tied for first at the Onalaska regional with a 72.
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Owen Wagie, so., Edgerton
Tied for 23rd at the Division 2 state meet with a 166. Tied for fourth at the Prairie du Chien sectional with a 79. Tied for fourth at the New Glarus regional with a 78.
Brett Wieland, sr., Milton
Golf Coaches Association second-team all-state last season. Tied for 17th at the Division 1 state meet with a 156. Won the Milton sectional with a 68. Tied for fourth at the Fort Atkinson regional with a 74. Will play in college at UW-Green Bay.