Regina Senior Takacs Caps Impressive Season With Class 1A State Title
Ryan Murken
Your Prep Sports
Mikey Takacs followed an impressive regular season with a dominant postseason.
On Tuesday Takacs capped an amazing senior season with a state title.
Takacs became the first state champion in Regina history defeating Hamburg freshman Keith Thompson in a playoff to win the 1A individual title at Ames Golf and Country Club in Ames.
After an opening round 77 that left Takacs three shots off the lead the Regina senior fired an even-par 71 on Tuesday to match Thompson with a 36-hole total of 148.
Takacs had birdies on the par-four 11th and par-four 17th while shooting a two-under 34 on the back nine to open his final round.
He was two over on front nine with back-to-back bogies on the sixth and seventh before closing with consecutive pars.
Thompson forced a playoff by shooting the low round of the meet with a one-under-par 70 on Tuesday that included four birdies.
The title for Takacs came after he finished fifth at the Class 2A state meet last season.
Round one leader Dawson Barthole of LeMars Gehlen shot a 78 on Tuesday and finished third with a 152 while Chase Jahde of CAM was fourth with a 153.
Hillcrest Academy shot a 313 on Tuesday to claim the team title with a two-day total of 650, five strokes better than runner-up West Fork.
Class 1A State Tournament
At Ames Golf and Country Club
Team scores – 1. Hillcrest Academy 337-313 – 650; 2. West Fork 338-317 – 655; 3. Kingsley-Pierson 342-318 – 660; 4. Montezuma 337-327 – 664; 5. Remsen St. Mary’s 336-340 – 676; 6. Wapello 340-338 – 678; 7. South Hamilton 347-335 – 682; 8. LeMars Gehlen 347-344 – 691; 9. AGWSR 345-347 – 692; 10. CAM 335-358 – 693
Individual leaders – 1. Mikey Takacs (Regina) 77-71 – 148; 2. Keith Thompson (Hamburg) 78-70 – 148; 3. Dawson Barthole (LeMars Gehlen) 74-78 – 152; 4. Chase Jahde (CAM) 75-78 – 153; 5. Maguire DeJong (Montezuma) 79-75 – 154; 5. Nolan Reser (North Butler) 79-75 – 154; 7. Sage Suntken (West Fork) 83-73 – 156; 7. Ben Hesner (East Buchanan) 80-76 – 156; 7. Rowan Miller (Hillcrest Academy) 81-75 – 156; 10. Landon Sogard (South Hamilton) 82-75 – 157
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