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HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS — Gage Carnes is two-strokes off the state medal pace.

The All Saints senior, and The Ledger’s 2017 boys golfer of the year, carded a 2-over 74 on Tuesday at the opening round of the FHSAA Class 1A state finals at Mission Inn & Resort. The round was an eight-stroke improvement from his opening round a year ago when he struggled and finished with an 82 before rebounding with a 73 in the second round.

Community School’s Harrison Ornstein leads the field with a 4-under 68. The top six finishers receive state medals on Wednesday and Carnes is in a six-way tie for ninth place.

“I am not really pleased. I got off to a bad start on the first hole with a ball in the water and I three-putted on the green and made double. From there it was just kind of boring golf, I made a lot of pars,” said Carnes who has won low-medalist awards the past-three consecutive weeks, taking the Polk County Invitational, before landing district and regional titles.

The Saints No. 1 player said the biggest difference improving last year, between Round 1 and Round 2, was just getting “ticked off” after the first round.

Collectively, the Saints were 11-shots better than last year’s opening round, finishing on Monday with a 318 on the par-72, 6,829-yard rolling hill course, good for ninth place. Windermere Prep was holding down first place with a 302.

“I think it was a great improvement,” All Saints head coach Val Johnson said. “If you look at the scoreboard, Gage is the only senior.”

Last year, All Saints finished the first round with a 329 and Johnson said he was hoping for a 12-shot improvement on Tuesday. He got 11.

Built in 1917 on a ridge, Johnson said El Campeon is a tough course and it has to be played four or five times to get the hang of it.

“You have to know the greens and there was a lot of three-putts today. That was the difference,” Johnson said.

The Saints returned four of its five starters from last year’s team that finished in 13th place, and all four returners improved their scores from last year’s opening round. Josh Pritchett improved by a stroke, carding an 80. He also sank a 40-foot putt for birdie on No. 2, which was his 11th hole of the round. Last year, he finished at 169 (81, 80).

“I hit a 9-iron a little right about 40 feet and then made the putt,” Pritchett said.

Nolan Rasnake improved from an 84 to an 83 on Tuesday and Ollie Pritchett, Josh’s brother, went from a 91 down to an 83.

Newcomer Aaron Dewitt finished with a 9-over 81. He was 1-o

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS — Gage Carnes is two-strokes off the state medal pace.

The All Saints senior, and The Ledger’s 2017 boys golfer of the year, carded a 2-over 74 on Tuesday at the opening round of the FHSAA Class 1A state finals at Mission Inn & Resort. The round was an eight-stroke improvement from his opening round a year ago when he struggled and finished with an 82 before rebounding with a 73 in the second round.

Community School’s Harrison Ornstein leads the field with a 4-under 68. The top six finishers receive state medals on Wednesday and Carnes is in a six-way tie for ninth place.

“I am not really pleased. I got off to a bad start on the first hole with a ball in the water and I three-putted on the green and made double. From there it was just kind of boring golf, I made a lot of pars,” said Carnes who has won low-medalist awards the past-three consecutive weeks, taking the Polk County Invitational, before landing district and regional titles.

The Saints No. 1 player said the biggest difference improving last year, between Round 1 and Round 2, was just getting “ticked off” after the first round.

Collectively, the Saints were 11-shots better than last year’s opening round, finishing on Monday with a 318 on the par-72, 6,829-yard rolling hill course, good for ninth place. Windermere Prep was holding down first place with a 302.

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