Boys golf: Davis, Fremont and Layton land top-10 individual state finishers
Manning captures share of fifth place for Fremont at 5A championship
CONNER BECKER, Standard-Examiner
A ball rests during a region boys golf tournament on Monday, August 10, 2026, at The Barn Golf Course in Pleasant View.A handful of Northern Utah boys golfers landed inside the top 10 during the final day of the 6A and 5A state championships on Tuesday.
Farmington’s Coulson Summerhays led the local 6A lot in Saratoga Springs with a seventh-place individual card, shooting 4-under through his second round on Tuesday to avoid a three-way tie for No. 8 alongside Layton’s Madden Barnes and Davis High’s Jackson Gross (tied at 3-under).
Ryan Liecthy, the younger brother of BYU and Layton grad David Liechty, finished tied for 10th individually with 2-under in his final state trip as a Lancer.
Farmington finished fourth overall as a team, and six strokes ahead of fifth-place Davis, which handed in a 7-over team scorecard. Gross, Collin Payne (tied 20th), and Cooper Kirry (tied 28th) fit themselves into the state’s top 30 on Tuesday.
Syracuse’s Brix Cragun at 1-under in an eight-way tie for 20th individually. Stockton Jardine led Weber High, breaking even as part of a five-way tie for 15th individually; Austin Bybee finished tied for 35th with 5-over on the tournament.
Manning leads Fremont, Region 5 in 5A
Luke Manning, finishing 2-under in a five-way tie for fifth place, led Fremont and his entire region as its only top-10 golfer on the final day of the 5A state championship in Bountiful.
West Field stars Mack Herzog and Ethan Luna each finished in a six-way tie for 14th place alongside Northridge senior Nick Hadley. Nate Rynearson (Northridge) and Gavin Wight (Box Elder) were part of a similarly large seven-way tie for 20th place on Tuesday.
Led by Manning, Fremont finished fifth overall with 12-over on the afternoon; Jett Hadley (tied for 27th), Camden Hendry (tied for 33rd), Tad Grange (tied for 41st), Dallas Jiron (tied 57), Beck Olsen (tied for 66th), and Connor Skeen (tied for 74th) had their hand in the team’s card.
4A, 3A boys up next
The 4A and 3A state tournaments are up next this week.
Bear River, Ben Lomond, Morgan and Ogden High tee off their respective tournaments on Wednesday at Palisade Golf Course in Sterling (4A) and Carbon Country Club in Helper (3A).
Full state tournament information is available at uhsaa.org.
Connect with Standard-Examiner sports reporter Conner Becker via email at cbecker@standard.net, X @ctbecker and Instagram @standardexaminersports.
