The group of five Region 12 teams officially opened the 2022 girl’s high school golf season Tuesday afternoon in Moab.

The Richfield Wildcats gathered seven of the top eight individual scores as they waltzed to a first place finish with a final team total of 360. Carbon ended in a distant second, falling 98-strokes back of the Wildcats. Emery wrapped up third place, followed by Canyon View and Grand.

Carley West paced the Dinos as she shot a team low 109 to help secure second place for Carbon. Grace Simms finished second on the team with a 110, followed by Savanna Rasmussen’s 114. Paige Scovill logged the team’s fourth score at 125.

Kimber Gilbert finished as the lead golfer for the Emery Spartans, who had eight girls participate at the season opening meet. Gilbert’s score of 109 topped second place teammate Trinity Nielson’s score of 116. Maggie Lindsey shot a 117 and Cheyenne Bingham finished with a 119.

The afternoon belonged to Richfield, who will take a monumental 98 shot lead into the second week of the season. Becca Poulsen leaped into first place by shooting an 84, just four strokes better than teammate Gwen Stubbs.

The season will continue for each of the Region 12 teams on Wednesday, March 23 when they head to Millsite, the home course of the Lady Spartans. The five teams will continue to compete with one another leading up to the state championship on May 11 and 12 at Oquirrh Hills.

Below are the current Region 12 standings following the first week:

Place	Team	Score
1	Richfield	360
2	Carbon	458
3	Emery	461
4	Canyon View	517
5	Grand	XXX