It’s a picture-perfect day to hit the links at Orchard Valley Golf Course, the host site of the West Aurora Regional. Metea Valley is the lone DVC squad in action. Stiff competition shares the fairways with the Mustangs as the St. Charles North North Stars, the 16th-ranked team in Illinois, and the Geneva Vikings, who finished 5th last year at state, also are battling for a berth in the sectional round. This highlight is sponsored by BMO.
A flurry of pars start the day
At hole number one, St. Charles East’s Ashton Glisson stares down a hefty birdie look. The line is perfect, but the pace is one revolution off as the ball stops right before the cup. Glisson grabs a par.
Another near birdie on the first. Mustang Kaiden Shah’s putt has the speed but doesn’t break quite enough into the hole. A par for the junior on his way to an 83 and an individual spot in sectionals.
Freshman Luke Donaldson of Saint Charles East qualifies himself for sectionals with an 85. He scores a par at one as part of his effort…