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Cook Finishes as Runner-up, Jyrkas Ties for 5th Place in AA State Girls Golf

By Craig Olson, 06/14/23, 5:00PM CDT

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Sophomore Sophie Cook of Hawley finished second in the Class AA Girls State Golf Individual Tournament with a two-day total of 148 (75-73), 3 strokes behind champion Grace Petzold (75-70-145) of Providence Academy.  Morgan Krieger (76-75-151) of Pequot Lakes was third and Anna Eckmann (76-78-154) of Park Rapids Area was fourth.

Fergus Falls junior Annika Jyrkas (77-79-156) finished in a 3-way tie for fifth place, while Otter sophomore Annie Mayer (81-89-170) tied for 29th place.  Perham senior Addicyn Zimmerman (99-87-186) wound up tied for 54th place.

Fergus Falls Head Coach Ben Jurgens said, "This was both Annie and Ana's third state tournament and they really showed their experience in how they played.  Annie had a very solid state tournament.  She hit the ball so well throughout the two days.  Her 81 on Tuesday was so impressive as she got off to a rocky start and completely held it together and had an awesome back nine to post her score.  Annika had an amazing tournament and her fifth place finish is so awesome! Ana learned during her round in day two that things don't always go your way, but you never stop competing.  She played every hole with determination and made a 15-footer on the last hole of the tournament to secure fifth place.  We are so proud of these two girls.  They went to the state tournament, represented Otter golf, Fergus Falls, and Pebble Lake Golf Course.  Most importantly, they are so fun to be around.  They are awesome!"

Other scores for members of the Section 8AA champion Park Rapids Panthers were as follows:
T9. Madysen Maninga (74-85-159), T54. Tori Weaver (97-89-186), 76. Alexis Usher (109-100-209), T82. Emma Vrieze (110-113-223), 85. Macie Maninga (119-106-225).

Team Results
1. Pequot Lakes (329-322-651), 2. Lake City (322-332-654), 3. Providence Academy (340-345-685), 4. Park Rapids Area (356-352-708), 5. Redwood Valley (356-358-714), 6. Academy of Holy Angels (365-361-726), 7. Jordan (366-373-739), 8. Rock Ridge (391-395-786)