Champion: Woodbury Junior Wins Title At Golf State Tournament

WOODBURY, MN — Cole Witherow, a junior at New Life Academy in Woodbury, brought home a state title in golf last week after winning by the finest of margins across two rounds of play.

Witherow finished the Class A boys golf state tournament with a score of 146 to beat defending champion Rylin Petry by a single stroke, according to the Minnesota State High School League.

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Petry, a senior at Fertile-Beltrami, was the only Class A golfer to post a score of 72 or under for any round at the state tournament, but Witherow’s consistency led him to the title.

Witherow finished one over par both days, while Petry finished three over on the first day before hitting par the second day, MSHSL statistics show.

Noah Scullard-Bender, a senior at Marshall School in Duluth, finished third with 148.

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Witherow was playing in the state tournament for the second time, while New Life Academy was making its debut in the team competition, the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported.

Witherow tied for fourth in the 2021 Class A state tournament with a score of 150, according to the MSHSL. Shaving four strokes off last year's final score won Witherow the 2022 title, as Petry posted the same score last week as he did when he won the 2021 tournament.

New Life Academy finished seventh as a team at the 2022 Class A boys golf state tournament. Fertile-Beltrami repeated as champions.

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