The 2018 Boys State Golf Tournaments teed up today. The Class 1A Tournament is being played at Westwood Golf Course in Newton. The Class 2A Tournament is being played at American Legion Memorial Golf Course in Marshalltown. The Class 3A Tournament is being contested at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

In Class 3A Atlantic’s Matt Gearheart is tied for 9th after day 1 with a 78 on the par 72 course. Cyle Renaud sits 29th after an opening 83.

In Class 2A Kuemper Catholic is competing as a team and they are in first after day one with a 302. Kelby Shackelford of Panorama is tied for 2 with a 72 on the par 70 course. Ben Clement of Earlham is tied for 19th with a 79.

In Class 1A Exira-EHK and IKM-Manning are competing as teams. Exira-EHK sits in 3rd with a 350 total on day one. IKM-Manning is 9th with a 375. Will Carroll of Exira-EHK is tied for 9th with an 83. Tyler Kopp of CAM is tied for 7th after the first round with a +11 82. Avery Kwirant of Southwest Valley is 46th with a 97.