Myhre, Downing lead young team

Junior Cole Myhre, a state participant two years ago, and senior Braxton Downing both have two years of varsity experience despite being unable to participate last season when the governor shut down all spring sports due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I am very excited to be able to work with the kids again and it feels great to get out and see some golf and see how the kids have improved with having last year off," said coach Walker Hennen.
Varsity newcomers this season for Minneota include junior Jackson Esping, sophomore Anthony Rybinski, and freshmen Alex DePestel and Max Rost.
"We are hoping that our strength on course will be the short game," said Hennen. "We will be dedicating quite a large part of our practice time to work on putting and shots inside 100 yards."
Hennen feels that all high school golfers need to work on the mental aspect of golf.
"Along with short game, one area all high school golfers can work on is course management," Hennen said. "They need to think their way around the course and set themselves up for success on any given hole."