Belka on Top at Girls' Class AA Tourney; Lake City Jumps Out to Big Lead

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 JORDAN, Minn. – In search of the first team title in school history this week, the Lake City High School girls’ golf team posted a team score of 343 Tuesday at Ridges at Sand Creek to open the 2021 Minnesota State Girls’ Class AA championship with a 16-stroke lead.
 
The Tigers were led by freshman Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen’s 3-over 75 Monday, who finshed the opening round in second place, individually, two shots off the lead.
 
During her opening round Monday, Windhorst-Knudsen carded a pair of late bogeys during her opening nine to turn in 2-over. She would fall to 5-over following three bogeys in a four-hole span midway through her back nine, but would find her groove late by carding birdies on her final two holes to tally a 3-over 75
 
Molly Kennedy posted an 89 to finish the first round of play tied for 23^rd, while teammate Emma Berge fired a 91 to finish the first 18 holes tied for 28^th, helping the Tigers to the top of the leaderboard.
 
Mallory Belka, a junior from Perham High School, carded a 1-over 73 Tuesday to take the individual lead by two strokes. Playing her front nine at even par, Belka birdied the par-3 11^th to get into red figures for the championship. She took two steps back with a double-bogey at the 13^th, but bounced back with her third birdie of the round at the 15^th.
 
A bogey at the 16^th put Belka into the clubhouse lead by two shots with her 73. As a freshman, Belka finished tied for 16^th at the 2019 championship, carding rounds of 85 and 79, respectively.
 
Fergus Falls posted a first-round 359 to sit 16 shots behind Lake City, while Minnewaska-Brooten-Belgrade-Elrosa will begin the second round in third place, 19 shots off the lead.
 
Maggie Bahr, a senior from Cannon Falls High School, carded a 6-over 78 Tuesday and will begin the second round in third place, while Minnewaska’s Annika Stensrud and Le Sueur-Henderson High School senior Makenna Reinhardt finished the opening round tied for fourth with a 79.
 
Tee times for the final round of the 2021 Minnesota State Girls’ Class AA Championship begin at 7:30 a.m. at Ridges at Sand Creek.


 
THE 2021 MINNESOTA STATE GIRLS’ CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP
RIDGES AT SAND CREEK
JORDAN, MINN.
5,136 YARDS, PAR 72
 
 
TUESDAY’S FIRST ROUND TEAM RESULTS
1. Lake City – 343
2. Fergus Falls – 359
3. Minnewaska-BBE – 362
4. Providence Academy – 365
5. Pequot Lakes – 367
6. St. Croix Lutheran – 373
7. Fairmont – 392
8. Hermantown – 397
 
 
TUESDAY’S FIRST ROUND INVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Mallory Belka, Perham, 36-37—73
2. Jordana Windhorst-Knudson, Lake City, 38-37—75
3. Maggie Bahr, Cannon Falls, 39-39—78
T4. Annika Stensrud, Minnewaska, 39-40—79
T4. Makenna Reinhardt, Le Sueur-Henderson, 38-41—79  
T6. Abby Thelen, Albany, 39-41—80  
T6. Morgan Krieger, Pequot Lakes, 38-42—80
8. Anna Eckmann, Park Rapids, 40-41—81
T9. Campbell Gunderson, Stewartville, 41-41—82
T9. Grace Petzold, Providence Academy, 41-41--82
 
 
For complete tournament results go to: www.mshsl.org/2021-state-golf-results