(Area) Audubon was a team to beat in the 1960’s and early 1970’s in boys golf. The Wheelers brought home three state championships and were runners-up twice in that span. Scott Ross and Jim Madsen are among the most decorated high school golfers in Audubon History.
Atlantic has claimed two titles (1963, 1985) and finished second three times (1958, 1965, 1987). Chad Proehl, Chad Speer, and Ryan Morrison have all won individual state championships for the Trojans.
AvoHa also has a strong history with a 1984 state championship and a 1982 team runner-up. Joel Peters was a key figure in the program’s glory days.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association archives have state tournament results dating back to the 2013 season. Details on team and individual qualifiers are listed at the end of this post.
A couple of notes on the format over the years. 1959 was the first state tournament that was split into two classifications. They went to a three class system in 1977 and moved to four classes in 1982. Additionally, in 1975 the tournament expanded from 18 holes to 36 holes.
Previous Sports:
Atlantic
Team Champion
1963 Class A: Jerome Jessen (71), Jack Bair (75), Bill O’Connor (77), Bill Ellis (82)
1985 Class 3A: Chad Proehl (149), Bill Bunce (153), Chad Speer (154), John Claggett (168)
Team Runner-up
1958
1965 Class AA
1987 Class 3A
***In 1942 Atlantic tied for 2nd but was DQ’d because the coach left to go coach at state track.
Individual Champion
Chad Proehl, 1985
Chad Speer, 1988
Ryan Morrison, 1997
Individual Runner-up
Mike O’Connor, 1958
Jerome Jessen, 1963
Ken Hinson, 1972
Kendall Anderson, 1974
Matt Weresh, 1982
Bill Bunce, 1985
Audubon
Team Champion
1967 Class A: Scott Ross (74), Pat Monahan (81), John Madsen (82) and Bill James (82)
1970 Class A: Jim Madsen (72), Tom Monahan (74), Tim Ross (78), Randy Peterson (80)
1971 Class A: Jim Madsen (72), Clay Miller (84), Tim Ross (85), Gary Kneeskem (86)
Team Runner-up
1966 Class A
Individual Champion
Jim Madsen, 1970
Individual runner-up
Scott Ross, 1967
Jim Madsen, 1971
AvoHa/AHST
Team Champion
1984, Class 1A: Joel Peters (163), Kyle Rock (164), Brett Mann (183), Rod McMurphy (183)
Team Runner-up
1982, Class 2A
Individual Runner-up
Joel Peters, 1984
Nolan Schmidt, 2010
Harlan
Team Runner-up
1999, Class 3A
Individual Champion
Morris Somerville, 1940
Brett Gallinger, 1998
Individual Runner-up
Brett Gallinger, 2000
Tom Sellers, 1961
State Qualifiers 2013-Present
Teams
2013
Riverside, 7th place (Erick Rock T-3rd, Tyler Krueger, Christian Joregensen, Mike Wilson, Tim Brink, Jake Conway)
Atlantic, 7th place (Evan Schuler, Sam Markham, Travis Olsen, Ben Nelson, Nick Barry, Cooper Zablocki)
2014
Griswold, 3rd place (James Reynolds, Jake Reynolds, Tyrel Peters, Tyler Wyman, Treighton Oakleaf, Morgan Kimpson)
Riverside, 6th place (Eric Rock, Tyler Krueger, Dylan McClain, Tim Brink, Brandon Hering, Brad McGinnis)
2015
Griswold (James Reynolds, Treighton Oakleaf, Jake Reynolds, Tyler Wyman, Jacob Lewis, Joe Schoning)
2016
Griswold (James Reynolds, Jake Reynolds, Jacob Lewis, Marty Pelzer, Sam Dankert, Brandon Hering)
Nodaway Valley (Jackson Lamb, Wes Davis, Sam Marnin, Spencer Lamb, Noah Cooper)
Atlantic (Jake Olsen, Ben Renaud, Kyle Nelson, Zac Stork, Matt Gearheart, Nate Gifford)
2017
Atlantic (Jake Olsen, Ben Renaud, Nate Gifford, Matt Gearheart, Cyle Renaud, Zac Stork)
2018
Exira-EHK (Ev Carroll, Will Carroll, Cole Burmeister, Tyler Petersen, Dalton Vanderwal, Cole Madsen)
2019
Exira-EHK (Ev Carroll, Will Carroll, Cole Burmeister, Tyler Petersen, Jayden Jensen, Tey Nelson)
Individuals
2013
Patrick Ahrens, Guthrie Center
2014
Ross Martens, Harlan, 9th place
Evan Schuler, Atlantic, 10th place
2015
Chris Shroyer, Guthrie Center
Jackson Lamb, Nodaway Valley
Tyler Krueger, Riverside
2018
Tyler Kopp, CAM
Matt Gearheart, Atlantic
Cyle Renaud, Atlantic
2019
Matt Gearheart, Atlantic
Cyle Renaud, Atlantic
Ben Tibken, CAM
Additional CAM Qualifiers
Teams-1996, 1997, 2010
Individuals-Roger Karns (1980’s), Nathan Berg (1998) and Shea Kaufman (2009)
