District tournaments involving area players and teams will be contested Thursday, Friday and Monday (Class 4 District 2 took place Wednesday) and the state championships will commence at five different locations across the state May 19-20.
Here are five players to keep an eye on as they tee ’em up for the final time this season:
Ackermann has consistently been one of the area’s top players since he made an immediate impact as a freshman. Now a senior, he will look for a solid showing at Friday’s Class 5 District 2 tournament at The Falls Golf Club and a top-10 state finish to cap off a strong spring. Ackermann earned titles at the MCC Tournament, the Bulldog Battle and the Columbia Classic and fashioned runner-up efforts at the Bantle Memorial Tournament and the Cape Notre Dame Invitational. Ackermann has signed to play at West Florida.
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Packingham won the Class 5 District 2 championship last spring as a sophomore and will look to defend that title Friday at The Falls Golf Club. The highlight of his junior season thus far is undoubtedly the 7-under-par 63 he shot to win the Warrenton Invitational White Division title and set a new state record for a par-70 course. Packingham also tied for third at the Bulldog Battle.
Shuert broke through as a junior last season with a second-place finish at the Class 5 District 2 tournament and a tie for third at the Class 5 state tourney, including a sizzling 6-under-par 66 in the first round. Shuert will hit the course Thursday at the Class 5 District 2 tournament at Crescent Farms Golf Club on the strength of a senior season that saw him win the 120-player Mehlville Invitational with a 4-under-par 68, as well as earn a top-10 finish at the Webster Cup.
Hudson Shy, St. Charles West
Shy made an instant impact as a freshman last season, including a fourth-place finish at the Class 3 District 2 tournament, which will tee off once again Monday at the Innsbrook Resort Golf Course. This season’s GAC North Player of the Year began the regular season with a championship at the Bogey Hills Invitational and ended it with a title at the conference tournament.
Zipfel has been one of the area’s top players each of his first two seasons and he will look to close a successful junior campaign with a strong postseason. The junior got things going early in the season with a big championship at SLUH’s own Bantle Memorial Tournament and he also had strong showings at the Bulldog Battle and Cape Notre Dame Invitational, among others. Zipfel is the defending co-runner up at the Class 5 District 1 tournament, which will take place Thursday at Crescent Farms Golf Club.
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