Tillamook golfers shoot for state

The Tillamook High Cheesemakers boys and girls golf teams both competed exceptionally well in OSAA Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 tournaments to help them preparel for the upcoming regional tourney May 6-7 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks.

The top players at the regional in Banks qualify for the state tournament May 13-14. The Boys tourney is at Emerald Valley Golf Resort in Creswell. The girls’ tourney is at Tokatee Golf Club in McKenzie. For the Cheesemakers, guided by seventh-year Coach Johnny Begin, if any of them reach the state tournament as individual qualifiers, it would mark their first ever appearance for both the boys’ and girls’ squads.

“We took a young group of players to both events for our boys’ and girls’ teams and some of them played in their first ever varsity tournament, which was great for the young kids,” said Begin, who has a total of 18 boys and 10 girls playing this season.