CRESWELL – Lake Oswego senior Drew Woolworth was going after a double-dose of history Tuesday in the second round of the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 6A boys golf tournament at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort.
He was trying to become the first three-time big-school champion, and in the process, was looking to take down the state-tournament record of 11-under par, which he tied last year.
The Georgia-bound Woolworth easily accomplished the first feat, winning by six strokes over Grants Pass senior Carson Krauss. And he flirted with doing the latter, but had to settle for once again tying the record at 11-under, shared by Crescent Valley's David Crowell (1995).
“I wanted to get to 12 so bad. It would've been sweet,” Woolworth said.
The left-handed Woolworth followed his first-round 67 with a 66 to finish at 133. Krauss (139), West Linn senior Cade McVicker (142), Sherwood senior Tiger Lu (145), Lake Oswego junior Nathan Pai (146) and Mountainside junior Cisse Noriyasu (146) were next.
Woolworth is the fifth three-time boys champion in state history, but first in the big-school classification.
“It's awesome to be a part of history, hopefully forever would be sweet,” he said. “I feel like every year I came in and played how I wanted and I got the job done.”
Woolworth carded an eagle the par-five No. 13 to get to 10-under, then knocked in a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 15 to reach 11-under. On No. 16, though, he fanned his drive left, punched out too far and settled for a bogey, going back to 10-under.
“That's the one I'm going to lose sleep over,” said Woolworth, who birdied No. 18 to finish at 11-under.
After placing 11th at state as a freshman, when he shot 5-over at Emerald Valley, Woolworth wasn't pushed in his next three state tournaments. He won by eight strokes the last two years and by six strokes this year.
“Freshman year, I came out and I really made a fool of myself here,” Woolworth said. “I didn't even get top 10. I was bad. I came back, got my revenge, and I was happy.”
Lake Oswego coach Adam Ruben said the performance was typical of Woolworth in a high-stakes tournament.
“He definitely rises to the occasion in all those tournaments,” Ruben said. “He's a pretty impressive kid to watch. His last year here, to see him do that, was pretty cool. He didn't let the bad shots rattle him. That's why he's so good.
“It's cool to see his progression over the last four years, the good young man he's become. Excited to see what Georgia has in store.”
Woolworth's win wasn't enough for the Lakers to overcome Three Rivers League rival West Linn in the team scoring. The Lions, who held a five-stroke lead over Lake Oswego after one round, outscored the Lakers 599-605 for their first title. Westview (614) and Mountainside (633) followed.
West Linn's scorers were McVicker and seniors Luke Sidhu (150), Cade Lee (150) and Cole Dickson (158). Senior Grady Kane was the Lions' fifth finisher at 159.
“We have a great five-man team. That's what did it for us,” Lions coach Adam Edwards said. “We just had to keep on driving, never giving up. We had some moments where we had to deal with a lot of adversity, and we just powered through it.”
5A
One year after letting a fourth consecutive state title slip through its fingers, Summit returned to the top by winning the 5A tournament at Tokatee Golf Club in McKenzie.
Like last year, Summit held a four-stroke lead heading into the second round. But unlike last year – when the Storm finished as runner-up by nine strokes to Corvallis – it cruised to victory. Summit's score of 18-over 594 far outpaced Corvallis (624), Canby (626) and Thurston (644).
“It was great, especially for the guys that were there last year,” Summit coach Andy Heinly said. “It just left a really nice taste. We were in the exact same spot. I told the guys, 'Just go play your game, and you'll be fine.' And they did.”
The Storm followed Monday's score of 301 by shooting 293 on Tuesday.
“Today they played like I knew they always could,” Heinly said. “We played like we normally do.”
The Storm won its fourth title in five seasons and seventh overall, all since 2015. Summit's lineup featured seniors Jack Mitchell and Bryce Grieb, who tied for second place at 146. Sophomore Grant Schroeder tied for fifth at 149 and junior Bryden Ditty tied for 10th at 153.
Canby sophomore Connor Holden repeated as champion by shooting 1-under 143. Eagle Point junior Jordan Giles appeared to win with a score of 142, but he was disqualified for a rules violation.
Canby junior Mason Debruyn (147) was fourth and Corvallis senior Chase Brown (149) tied Schroeder for fifth.
4A
Seaside senior Xanh Quang rebounded from a triple-bogey to win the 4A tournament by three strokes at Emerald Valley, becoming the Seagulls' first state champion since Matt Elms in 1982.
Quang, who has committed to play for Lewis & Clark College, took a one-stroke lead into the second round but triple-bogeyed his sixth hole, the par-four No. 15, and fell out of the lead. He shot 1-under the rest of the way to finish at 6-over 150 and turn back Baker/Powder Valley senior Elias Long (153).
“He's got a good head on his shoulders,” said Seaside coach Jim Poetsch, who guided the Seagulls to team titles in 2014, 2015 and 2025 but had never had an individual champion in his 24 seasons. “That might have affected some other players, but not Xanh.”
Marist Catholic sophomore Tripp Murphy (154), Cascade junior Grant Hemelstrand (155) and Marist Catholic senior Jaxen Mazur (157) were next.
Marist Catholic, which led by 31 strokes after the first round, finished at 633 to dominate the team scoring ahead of Pendleton/Griswold (662), Cascade (681) and Marshfield (688).
It is the second title in three seasons and eighth overall for Marist Catholic, which ranks sixth in state history. The Spartans' other scorers were juniors Dominic Angelastro and CJ Jones, who tied for seventh at 161.
3A/2A/1A
Bandon junior Sevren Quinn denied Crosspoint Christian senior Davis Hartwell a third consecutive championship by beating his district rival by one stroke to win the 3A/2A/1A title at Tokatee Golf Club in McKenzie.
With Hartwell in the clubhouse at 2-under 14, Quinn birdied the 488-yard, par-five 16th hole to go to 3-under. Quinn shot par on the last two holes to finish at 3-under 141 and beat Hartwell (142). Burns senior Coltin Miller and Banks freshman Jake Crowell tied for third at 148.
"I checked the leaderboard with about five holes left, and I didn't check after that," Quinn said. "I just tried to go make birdies."
Last year, Hartwell defeated Quinn by one stroke for the district title and Hartwell edged Quinn by one stroke for the state title. This season, Quinn beat Hartwell by one stroke in a tournament March 30 but the Oregon State-bound Hartwell dominated the field in the district tournament at Tokatee by shooting 6-under 138, nine strokes better than Quinn.
Quinn said that defeating Hartwell for the title was “very meaningful” for him.
“We've played a lot together. We go way back,” Quinn said. “Davis is one of the best players in the country. It's been great for me to test my game against him for the last 10 years or so.”
Quinn is the second state champion in Bandon history, following Scotty Kennon, who won as a freshman in 2018.
Quinn's performance helped lead Bandon to its third consecutive title and fourth since 2018. The Tigers shot 621 to run away from Banks (652), Valley Catholic (671) and East Linn Christian (682).
Bandon's other scorers were junior Braedon Millhouser (fifth-150) and sophomores Jackson Simonds (tied for seventh-152) and Trask Wehner (tied for 35th-178).
“This one meant a lot,” Bandon coach Scott Millhouser said. “We had great competition from Banks, so we knew we had to bring our A game. There was no resting on our laurels. We had to bring it.”
Claiming the individual title was a team goal, according to the coach.
“We wanted one of our boys to be individual champion,” he said. “We felt like we had at least three boys that had a chance at an individual title. It was a lot of fun to have both.”
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