Wellington junior golfer Will Myers will continue his pursuit of the program’s first individual state title since 2019 during the final round of the Division III boys tournament Oct. 13 at NorthStar Golf Club in Sunbury.
Myers is in a five-way tie for first place at 1-under-par 71 after the opening round Oct. 12. He is joined by Cincinnati Seven Hills’ Matia Kastner, Ottawa Hills’ Cooper Friedman, Kaden Schuette of Independence in suburban Cleveland and Waterford’s Brock Hurley.
Aidan Schumer won Wellington’s first individual state title in 2019 with a two-day 148. Carsten Judge tied for second (147) in 2020 and Schumer tied for third (149) in 2018.
Also competing for Wellington on Oct. 12 were Solomon Graham (tied for 29th, 81), Brayden Weaver
(45th, 85), Ari Kirsner (tied for 50th, 89) and Griffin Martin (tied for 56th, 91).
Grove City Christian's Alex Edwards is tied for 39th (83).
Wellington is sixth (38-over 326) behind Ottawa Hills (292), Berlin Hiland (314), Kalida (315), Pettisville (318) and Ottoville (318) and ahead of Seven Hills (338), Ironton St. Joseph Central (339), Jeromesville Hillsdale (344), Independence (348), Mogadore (360) and New Paris National Trail (362).
High school sports reporter Frank DiRenna can be reached at fdirenna@dispatch.com and at @DispatchFrank on X.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Wellington's Will Myers contending for OHSAA Division III golf title













