The Carbon golf season came to a finish on October 7 at the 3A State Championships at Oquirrh Hills. Carbon finished the season in the seventh spot overall. Throughout the region season it seemed as thought they couldn’t get past Richfield as the Dinos finished in second place behind the Wildcats all year.
Bode Salas and Daron Garner led the Dinos through the season. Salas and Garner, both juniors this year will head up a great team for Carbon next year.
Below is a recap of all the matches from this season:
August 4- Cedar Ridge- Second Place
Bode Salas opened the season with a tournament low 77 as the Carbon Dinos finished second overall at the first Region 12 meet of the season Wednesday afternoon at Cedar Ridge in Cedar City.
Ending with a team score of 329, the Dinos ended five strokes back of first place Richfield. The Emery Spartans finished third with a 356, followed by Canyon View and Grand.
Daron Garner logged the second score of the afternoon for Carbon as he shot an 81, placing him in a fourth place tie overall. Kyler Clark was third on the team with an 82, followed by Branden Scovill’s 89. Cole Callahan, Cole Yoklavich, Rydge Butler and Graeden Leautaud also participated, but their final scores were not counted towards the team’s total.
The Richfield Wildcats put together a stellar meet as Keaton Anderson finished one stroke back of Salas for the overall win with a 78. Jaygen Mullen shot an 81, while Jackson Archibald and Dylan Stubbs contributed an 82 and 83 respectively.
Trailing Richfield by just five strokes, the Dinos will have an opportunity to make up ground in the standings when the season continues Tuesday at Quirrh Hills, the site of this year’s state championship.
August 10- Oquirrh Hills- Second Place
For the second straight week the Carbon Dinos delivered a second place performance in a Region 12 meet, this time at Oquirrh Hills Tuesday afternoon.
Combining for a team score of 330 the Dinos finished 10 strokes behind Richfield, who extended their lead in the overall standings. Emery ended in third with 363 strokes, followed by Canyon View in fourth at 366. Grand once again rounded out the field of five in last.
Daron Garner registered his best performance at the varsity level as he finished with a 75, placing him second overall on the individual leaderboard. Bode Salas was second on the team with a 77.
Complimenting Garner and Salas was Branden Scoville and Kyler Clark who both shot an 89. Cole Yoklavich finished right behind with a 90, putting his score outside the team’s top four.
Grand’s Wyatt Toney walked away with the individual win as he shot an outstanding 72. Richfield’s Pace Mullen ended in third with a 76, followed by Salas in fourth.
Richfield’s overall win extends its lead at the top of the Region 12 standings to 15-strokes over Carbon. Both teams have developed a comfortable lead over third place Emery, who is currently 75-strokes out first place.
All five teams will take the remainder of the week off before returning to play on Monday, August 16 at the Moab Golf Course. The early week match will give the teams a full nine days off before the Aug. 25 match at Cove View.
August 16- Moab Golf Course- Second Place
The Carbon golf team competed in the third match of the season on Monday at the Moab Golf Course home to the Grand County Red Devils. Through three meets this year Carbon has consistently finished in second place behind Richfield and on Monday they claimed the second spot once again with a 327 just seven strokes off of Richfield’s 320.
With Richfield and Carbon taking the top two spots Grand jumped up to claim third with 355, Emery finished in fourth just three shots back at 358 and Canyon View had a 385 to round out the field.
Bode Salas was the top golfer for the day turning in a 74. Jaygen Mullen of Richfield and Wyatt Toney of Grand both turned in a 76. Kyler Clark of Carbon and Kaden Gubler both posted a 78.
Adding to the overall team score along with Salas and Clark, Daron Garner turned in an 86 and Branden Scovill finished the day at 89.
Richfield will hold on to the top spot once again holding a 12 stroke lead over the Dinos. Emery currently sit 70 strokes off of first place and 30 strokes ahead of fourth place Grand.
Up next for the Dinos will be a trip to Cove View, home of the Richfield Wildcats. That match will take place on Aug. 25.
August 25- Cove View- Second Place
Bodie Salas took care of business in Richfield on Wednesday, helping the Carbon Dinos take the second spot behind the Wildcats on their home course, Cove View. Carbon has been following Richfield in every tournament so far this season as the Wildcats are building a huge lead over the rest of the field.
Richfield claimed the top spot putting up a 304. Carbon took the second at 336. Emery, Canyon View and Grand rounded out the field.
The match this week at Cove View did not count towards the final season standings since there will be another match later in the season on the course. It did go down as a great round for Salas however and helped him to set the pace for the rest of the team. Along with Salas’ 69, Branden Scovill and Daren Garner both carded an 86. Cameron Jones put up a 95, Ridge Butler a 99, Cole Yoklavich a 100 and Derek Stead posted a 105.
Up next for the Dinos is a date on their home course September 2. The match will begin at 10:30 a.m..
September 2- Carbon Country Club- Second Place
Bode Salas and Daron Garner finished as the top two individual golfers to lead the Carbon Dinos to a second place finish Thursday afternoon at the Carbon Country Club Golf Course.
Carbon ended with a team score of 313, finishing seven strokes back of Richfield. Emery came in a distant third with a 339, easily topping fourth place Canyon View’s 352. Grand completed the field of five in last.
Salas continued to pace the Dinos as he fired a 71, one stroke better than Garner’s 72. Kyler Clark was third on the team with an 82 and Branden Scovill logged the team’s fourth score with an 88.
While the Dinos claimed the top two spots individually, it was Richfield that finished inside the next four spots. The consistent team performance was enough for the Wildcats to extend their lead at the top of the division standings to 19-strokes.
Only four meets remain on the schedule ahead of the 3A State Championships in October. The teams will next travel to Green River, which will take the place of Millsite as the home site for the Emery Spartans, on Thursday, Sept. 9.
September 9- Green River Golf Course- Second Place
The Carbon Dinos continued their streak of second place finishes by once again falling shy of the Richfield Wildcats Thursday afternoon in Green River.
Accumulating a team score of 321 the Dinos ended nine strokes back of the Wildcats, who extended their lead at the top of the region standings. Emery finished in third with a 342, followed by Canyon View in fourth at 347. Grand did not compete in the Region 12 competition.
Bode Salas was once again the top individual golfer as he fired a 76. Three others fell just one stroke shy of the low score, including Emery’s Trevin Wakefield who shot a 77.
Daron Garner provided the Dinos with a solid second score at 78. Kyler Clark was third with an 83 and Brandon Scovill gave the fourth score at 84.
Thursday’s meet was originally scheduled to take place at Millsite in Ferron. Due to course conditions the meet was moved to Green River, which is a nine hole course. Each of the four teams played twice through to gather the final scores.
Only three meets remain in the season before the 3A State Championship on October 6 and 7. The region season will continue on Thursday, Sept. 16 at Palisades.
September 22- Cove View- Second Place
The Dino golf team was back on Wednesday at Cove View, the home course of the Richfield Wildcats. Carbon shot a 312 putting them in second place for the day behind host Richfield’s 302.
Bode Salas turned in a 73, two strokes off of Richfield’s Keaton Anderson’s 71. Wyatt Toney of Grand, Jaygen Mullen of Richfield and Emery’s Trevin Wakefield rounded out the top five individual performances
On the team side Emery, Grand and Canyon View finished behind Richfield and Carbon.
For Carbon, Salas was followed by Kyler Clark and Daron Garner, who both turned in a 79. Branden Scovill shot an 81, Cole Callahan an 85, Rydege Butler, 87 and Cole Yoklavich a 90. Ryker Butler also carded a 105.
The match last week at Palisade did not count into the final season score as it was counted as an exhibition.
Richfield continues to hold on to the top spot finishing the regular season in first place. Carbon sits in second place and Emery holds in at No.3.
The season is slowly coming to a close. On Monday the Region 12 Championship will be held at Palisade in Sterling. The State Championship will be held on October 6 at Oquirrh Hills.
September 27- Region 12 Championships at Palisade- Second Place
Bode Salas claimed his second individual Region 12 championship in as many seasons, while the Carbon Dinos finished second overall at the division finale Monday afternoon at the Palisade Golf Course.
Entering the meet with a 38-stroke deficit, the Dinos fell just four-strokes short of the Wildcats with a team total of 331. Grand ended in third with a 347, followed by Canyon View’s 352 and Emery’s 356.
Salas, the reigning 3A State Champion, capped off a brilliant individual season with a final score of 71. Locked in a battle with multiple Richfield golfers and Grand’s Wyatt Toney, Salas shot the low round to secure the individual crown.
Daron Garner was second for Carbon as he finished with an 85. Cameron Jones’ 87 and Kyler Clark’s 91 completed the four scores. The Dinos had multiple golfers just miss the top four for team scores as Branden Scovill ended with an 88 and Rydge Butler shot a 92.
The second place finish overall is enough for the Dinos to clinch a berth in the 3A State Championship Tournament, which is scheduled to take place on October 6 and 7 at Oquirrh Hills in Tooele.
October 6-7- 3A State Championships at Oquirrh Hills- Seventh Place
The Carbon Dinos completed the 2021 high school golf season with a 7th place finish overall at the 3A State Championship meet Thursday afternoon at Oquirrh Hills Golf Course in Tooele.
Competing against 15 qualifying schools throughout the classification, the Dinos ended with a two day total of 654, placing them 20 strokes out of a top-five performance. The Morgan Trojans claimed the 3A State Championship with a team score of 602, defeating second place Grantsville by nine strokes. Richfield, Juab and Union rounded out the top five.
Carbon easily qualified for the second and final day as the team shot a combined 317 in the first of two rounds Wednesday afternoon. Tied for fourth entering Thursday, the Dinos dropped two spots with a round of 320, falling below both Union and Richfield.
Junior Bode Salas put together two solid rounds of golf as he finished second overall in the individual standings with a 144. Morgan senior Tanner Telford took home first place with an outstanding 136 two day total. Salas, who entered the finale as the defending 3A State Champion, topped Telford by four-strokes in 2020.
Salas ended the two-day tournament with 10 total birdies. Only Telford recorded more as he gathered 12 birdies and one eagle. Salas also went nine consecutive holes between the first and second day without recording a bogey.
Sophomore Kyler Clark gave Carbon its second low score of the tournament as he finished with a 167, placing him in a tie for 31st overall. Firing an 81 on Wednesday, Clark rounded out the season with an 86 on Thursday.
Senior Brandon Scovill was third on the team with a 170 two day total as he claimed sole possession of 39th. Junior Daron Garner gave the team its fourth score with a 174 as he tied for 46th overall. Rydge Butler and Cole Yoklavich ended with a 182 and 185 respectively. Butler’s second day score of 90 counted as one of the top four scores for the team in the final day.
Carbon completed the 2021 regular season last week with a second place finish in Region 12. Salas clinched the Region 12 individual championship for the second consecutive season. The top two finish in the region standings automatically qualified Carbon for the 3A State Championship.