Windsor – What wind? What rain? What cold?
Mullen’s Maggie Boberg withstood the miserable elements on the final day of the Class 4A girls golf tournament at Highland Meadows Golf Course, earning a two-shot victory over Colorado Academy’s Elizabeth Kresock and a state championship Tuesday.
“It was just a matter of who could do the best against the elements today,” said Boberg, a senior who will play in college at Princeton. “It turned out all right for me. I’m happy with my round.”
Boberg was the only one in the 72-player field to break 80 both days and with a 79 in the final round was the only one Tuesday to do so.
Kresock, who led after the first round, shot a final-round 82 to finish second. Windsor’s Erica Schlomer finished third, nine shots off Boberg’s 154 total. Rifle freshman Loren Forney, who started the day just three shots back, finished fifth behind Kent Denver’s Olivia Garard, 11 shots off the pace.
Kresock’s Colorado Academy Mustangs won the team title in just their second year as a team. Colorado Academy’s two-day total of 522 was eight shots better than Evergreen and 13 better than host Windsor, which had a share of the first-day lead.
“We’re very excited,” said Colorado Academy coach Beth Folsom said. “Elizabeth has two years left, and I know she has the potential to win it.”
Said Kresock, who also finished second last year in Pueblo: “There is no pain at all, the team title is something we worked for all year. I still feel like I played well, but I’m just happy for Maggie.”
Boberg, who hit 12-of-14 fairways, and Kresock were even after 10 holes. It was on the par-3 11th that Boberg took the lead for good. After making her par, Boberg watched Kresock three-putt just her second green of the day. The lead grew to two on the next hole and stayed that way until No. 15.
Kresock cut the lead back to one after Boberg found the thick rough on the par-5 that ultimately lead to a bogey.
The stage was set for the final hole, and after Kresock put her approach shot 30 feet below the hole for birdie, Boberg went through the green and left herself a delicate downhill chip shot.
“No, I was not looking forward to that,” Boberg said. “It was nerve-racking looking at that, especially with Elizabeth on the green.”
Boberg hit the difficult shot to within two feet and all but forced Kresock, who ultimately three-putted, to drain the lengthy birdie putt to force extra holes.
“I can’t think of a better way to end it,” Boberg said.
Jon E. Yunt can be reached at 303-954-1354 or jyunt@denverpost.com.
