Five holes into the MSHSAA Girls Golf Championships at Mozingo Lake Golf Course near Maryville, the final tournament in the high school career of Werthen Gass wasn’t going great. The weather delayed the tournament’s start and a rules discussion in the group ahead added a second delay for Gass. On the scorecard, Trenton’s lone state qualifier was 10 stokes over par.
But Gass was determined not to let the rough start define her third trip to state. The Trenton senior parred her sixth and her eighth holes. By the time Gass finished the first round – doing so early Tuesday morning thanks to another weather delay – she had four total pars. She finished round one with a score of 97, a mark that tied Gass for 28th individually in the 91-player field.
The early struggles were glaring on the scorecard that showed Gass with a 51 on her first nine – the back nine after she started the tournament on the 10th hole.
Gass’ performance on the front nine was a much-improved 46, vaulting her back up the leaderboard.
Kayla Pfitzner and Reagan Zibilski, both of Springfield Catholic, had the top-two individual scores after the first round, shooting 80 and 81 respectively.
Round two action was scheduled to begin after the completion of the first round on Tuesday morning.
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