Region 10 boys golf: Crimson Cliffs wins 2 in a row to start season

Written by Jeff Richards
August 19, 2022
Crimson Cliffs players and coaches after winning Region 10 golf match, SunRiver Golf Club, St. George, Utah, Aug. 18, 2022 | Photo by Devin Dixon, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Crimson Cliffs High School won Region 10’s boys golf match for the second week in a row.

Crimson Cliffs junior Boston Bracken after posting a top score of 64 at Region 10 golf match, SunRiver Golf Club, St. George, Utah, Aug. 18, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Crimson Cliffs Athletics, St. George News

With junior Boston Bracken leading the way with a seven-under-par score of 64, the Mustangs posted a team score of 275, outpacing runner-up Desert Hills by 10 strokes. The 18-hole match was played Thursday at SunRiver Golf Club in St. George.

The previous week, at Coral Canyon Golf Course in Washington City, Crimson Cliffs had scored 294 to runner-up Desert Hills’ 300. Bracken didn’t play in that match, as he was competing in another tournament in Texas. However, two of Bracken’s teammates stepped up to take the top two individual spots, with Crimson junior Lincoln Markham shooting a 69 and freshman Dylan Winona posting a 71, as the only two golfers to shoot under par during the Week 1 opener.

“I’ve got a great team around me,” Bracken said after Thursday’s match. “It’s exciting when I’m gone and the team can still get the job done, and then when I come back, we go out and dominate.”

Bracken said he’ll miss next week’s Region 10 match as well, due to another tournament. Prior to that, he’s also scheduled to compete in the Utah Open in Provo starting on Friday. In fact, he skipped a scheduled practice round for the Utah Open so he wouldn’t miss Thursday’s match in St. George.

Asked how Thursday’s round went, Bracken said he started out by missing the green from 70 yards out on the first hole.

“I was like, ‘Oh no, this is not good,’” he told Devin Dixon of Fox Sports Southern Utah.

“The greens were a little slower than I’ve been playing over the summer, but I made a really good putt on (hole) five,” he added. “ And then I just kind of played really good, solid golf and only missed one more green after that.”

Also coming in under par on Thursday were Kilo Brown of Desert Hills, who shot a 69, and Braylon Bingham of Cedar, Michael Stirland of Hurricane, Dylan Winona of Crimson Cliffs and Jarren Phillips of Crimson Cliffs, all of whom shot 70. Making even par at 71 were Boston Dixon of Desert Hills and Lincoln Markham of Crimson Cliffs.

Next week’s Region 10 match is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25 at Southgate Golf Club in St. George.

Region 10 boys golf Week 2 results, SunRiver

  1. Crimson Cliffs, 275.
  2. Desert Hills, 285.
  3. Dixie, 300.
  4. Cedar, 302.
  5. Snow Canyon, 304.
  6. Hurricane, 306.
  7. Pine View, 349.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff Richards, a native of Salt Lake City with family roots in Panguitch, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are the parents of five daughters. They also have three young grandsons. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and taking pictures.

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