{"id":103291,"date":"2017-10-05T14:37:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T20:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/m-chs-golfers-finish-fourth-and-19th-at-state-tourney\/"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:37:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T20:37:34","slug":"m-chs-golfers-finish-fourth-and-19th-at-state-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/m-chs-golfers-finish-fourth-and-19th-at-state-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"M-CHS golfers finish fourth and 19th at state tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Cristoffer Rudosky and Blake Keetch.<\/span>Courtesy photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

After wind and rain battered Devil\u2019s Thumb Golf Course in Delta, on Monday morning, the opening round of Colorado\u2019s Class 3A State Golf Tournament was canceled.<\/p>\n

The last-minute change did not faze Montezuma-Cortez High School\u2019s two state qualifiers however, as senior Cristoffer Rudosky finished tied for fourth overall with a 1-over-par round of 73, and sophomore Blake Keetch finished 19th overall with a 5-over-par round of 77 on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cCristoffer and Blake both played well,\u201d M-CHS head coach Micah Rudosky said. \u201cFor everybody, it was a cold-wet day. We couldn\u2019t play the first day, which made it a one-day tournament, but all things considered, our results were solid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing for the final time in what has been a decorated high school career, Rudosky began the tournament on the course\u2019s back-nine and parred the opening five holes before bogeying the par-4 15th. A birdie on the par-5 third hole brought Rudosky\u2019s score to even par, and the senior subsequently closed out his round with four pars and a birdie.<\/p>\n

\u201cCristoffer went out and played steady,\u201d Micah Rudosky said. \u201cHe putted OK. He didn\u2019t make anything, but he didn\u2019t\u2019 miss too many of the short putts. From about the 10- to 15-foot distance, he had four balls that horseshoed out of the hole. We were excited for him though. Taking fifth at state is great, and we\u2019re proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Rudosky played through his steady round, Keetch began his day with a bogey on the 10th hole and birdies on the 11th and 13th holes. After a bogey on the 17th hole dropped Keetch back to even par, the sophomore birdied the 18th hole and made the turn at 1-under-par.<\/p>\n

The sophomore quickly ran into trouble on the front nine however, when he found the rough on the par-four first hole and ended up with a bogey. Bogies on the second and third holes brought Keetch\u2019s score 2-over-par for the round and three more bogies over the final six holes brought the sophomore\u2019s final score to 5-over-par.<\/p>\n

Despite Keetch\u2019s difficult finish, Micah Rudosky had nothing but positive things to say about his up-and-coming star however, stating that Keetch has the potential to one day be a state champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlake got in the rough on his 10th hole and didn\u2019t have the physical power, since he is a sophomore, to get through the grass,\u201d Micah Rudosky said. \u201cAfter that, he ended up with a bogey and then got on a bogey streak. Blake has a lot of talent though, and we works hard and loves the game. He was right in the tournament, and it wouldn\u2019t surprise me to see him a state champion in the next two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peak to Peak High School finished first as a team at the Class 3A Tournament, thanks in part to Davis Long, who won tournament\u2019s individual title with a 3-under-par round of 69.<\/p>\n

With the high school season now complete, M-CHS\u2019 underclassmen will turn their attention toward offseason workouts, which have been a mainstay of the Panthers golf program in recent years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of Cristoffer and Blake and the rest of our guys,\u201d Rudosky said, when asked to assess his team\u2019s season. They represented Montezuma-Cortez High School well throughout the year and at the state tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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