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High school golf: Dixie wins 4A yet again
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Flyin' High | 1:12 a.m. Oct. 9, 2009
Great job Dixie! After watching the Flyers dismantle Snow Canyon, in football,
at Walt Brooks Stadium, it was great to hear that the Dixie Flyer Golf team is
continuing it's dynasty-- even in the 4A ranks! GO FLYERS!
Best team in the state | 5:45 a.m. Oct. 9, 2009
Dixie obviouly has a great program top to bottom. five straight. Congrats on
that. I wonder how they would do in 5A and Region 1. The junior golf ranking
do not include them up too high compared to the 5A kids. It would be
interesting to see a tournament of champions.
Good job | 8:39 a.m. Oct. 9, 2009
You would think in a sport like golf there would not be such a dynasty. However,
there is no disputing the results. Nice job Dixie.
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Flyers | 8:52 a.m. Oct. 9, 2009
Dixie would give 5A a run for its money. I think Dixie could take State at any
level. It would be very tight in 5A though and actually make it close for them,
which would help them play under pressure. Oh well, they have dominated every
level they have been in so far.
dixie | 11:13 a.m. Oct. 9, 2009
they have an advantage over all the north teams, playing year round. They always
have some of the best talent in the state and it seems like every year a new guy
comes along thats even better than the last one. I remember when drca played,
and everyone thought it might be a dropoff when he left and they moved to 4A.
But nothings changed and they are still dominating all the competition, albeit
if they were in 5A I think 3-5 teams could beat them, definitely syracuse and
fremont.
re:dixie | 1:01 p.m. Oct. 9, 2009
Every year its an advantage yet we have to play in the worst weather up north
when it counts to win, so get over the good weather thing, you have the
advantage not us. It's also Jurca. If the UHSAA would just have the darn
tourney in St. George where it should be anyway then the kids up north could
play nicer courses in better weather, its the golf mecca of utah for gosh
sakes!!! Have a clue UHSAA. Let the coaches vote on where to have it next time.
Mark Heppler | 1:12 p.m. Oct. 9, 2009
The sun must only shine over Dixie High School athletes during the winter months
since Hurricane, Pine View, and Snow Canyon do not regularly trade off with the
Flyers for state championships. For those of you in northern Utah who think you
can afford winter rates on the courses, who can get a round of golf in after
school but before dark, and who can actually get a tee time with most of
Northern Utah's snowbird population living in St. George during November,
December, and January; you are dreaming. Even if they could get on, golf is such
a mental sport, kids (even Dixie's) need to take several months off; and
they do. Most kids in the north can get in a round starting in March. That gives
them 8 months to 'catch up'. They just haven't caught up
lately.(Once in the past eight years). Dixie's 577 would have beaten
Syracuse's 579.
Great Kids, Great Coaching, Great Parents. There's your recipe.
Drive it into the fairway, putt uphill, never leave it short, and don't take it out on your clubs or your bag. Golf's a great game.
Great Kids, Great Coaching, Great Parents. There's your recipe.
Drive it into the fairway, putt uphill, never leave it short, and don't take it out on your clubs or your bag. Golf's a great game.
unbiased | 6:01 p.m. Oct. 9, 2009
Would be nice to get them on the same golf course on the same day. 5A definitely
had the worst of the weather and was playing a tougher course. The final day at
Glen Eagle they had the tees set pretty easy. Willey is head and shoulders
above everyone in 4A. 5A has Kida, Fishburn, Ogden,
Purser, Parkinson, and Fotu who have proved themselves all summer as well as the high school season. My hats off to both Willey and Kida as well as Dixie and Syracuse.
Purser, Parkinson, and Fotu who have proved themselves all summer as well as the high school season. My hats off to both Willey and Kida as well as Dixie and Syracuse.
Dixie & Syracuse | 6:31 p.m. Oct. 9, 2009
Congrats to Syracuse and Dixie on state championship titles. Both are great
teams, but to say Dixie would beat Syracuse at Glen Eagle or anywhere is a very
strong statement. No one will ever know who is better, but we do know these
teams are the best of 4A and 5A.
What we need is a Dixie vs Syracuse match.......Lets do it!!!
What we need is a Dixie vs Syracuse match.......Lets do it!!!
Jr Golf | 7:38 a.m. Oct. 10, 2009
Check the UJGA rankings to see whether the 5A or 4A has the better players. I
do not see many southern players compared to nothern players.
Flyer Golf Fan | 5:10 p.m. Oct. 10, 2009
First, 5A, 4A, 3A are a school classification based on number of students, not
the capability of their student athletes! Second, get over the weather issue.
Most St. George junior golfers take off most of the winter months as well.
Third, the UJGA rankings don't mean squat, because the UJGA plays all but
one tournament in Northern Utah, so most Southern Utah junior golfers can't
afford to travel all summer to play UJGA tournaments, so they don't.
Fourth, out of 10 rounds this season (including the 2 at State), Dixie had 5
(50%) with 4-man team totals under par, and 2 others less than 5-over par! Four
of those 7 rounds were on courses much more difficult and less forgiving of
errant shots than the wide-open Glen Eagle course! Fifth, 5 straight State
titles, 5 straight Individual Medalists, and 8 out the last 9 titles. How do you
spell dynasty? D-I-X-I-E. And, sixth, give McCoy Willey his props. He's a
great player. However, he has a teammate, Connor VanGilder that is every bit as
capable and deserves to be in the included in the discussion. FLYERS GOLF
ROCKS!!!
Team Play | 8:26 p.m. Oct. 10, 2009
Dixie has six strong players, different players have stepped up to keep Dixie on
top. Wiley and Van Gilder have played consistently below par all year on
extremely difficult courses, but many of the other players have brought in low
scores that many teams would envy. GREAT PLAY DIXIE!!!!!!!
vs | 10:00 p.m. Oct. 10, 2009
Didn't the Northern All Star team recently beat the Southern All Stars IN
ST GEORGE...? Read about it!
fans in Washington | 11:53 p.m. Oct. 10, 2009
Congrats to the Dixie and McCoy Willey from your many fans in Washington State!
Way to go!
enough | 7:38 a.m. Oct. 11, 2009
Is 4A better is 5A better? Who really cares. this is for the kids not the
parents. can't everyone just be happy we live in a country that our kids
can enjoy the great game of golf and have that opportunity. So many kids, go to
bed worrying if there house will get bombed in the night.Get over it people.You
can't compare with scores etc. golf is a sport that changes daily even
hourly, so to argue that some team or individual is better is a joke.Anyone, any
team on a given day can beat the other. end of story. Willey, Fishburn,
Purser,Ogden, Kida, Parkinson top 6 players in the state hands down and compete
nationally fairly well too. but remember people there is alot of talent out
there. We are a little too narrow minded at times, and need to realize how good
other juniors around the country really are. Start teeing it up from 7100 yards
like they do in college and watch the scores go up. These top 6 mentioned will
have great college careers. But will need to improve even more,they are no Tiger
Woods yet.
golffan | 7:32 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
This debate on whether or not The Flyers can beat the 5A schools is ridiculous.
Just the fact that a 4A school with 3A numbers can even compete with the 5A
schools is incredible. 5A should be embarrassed that people are even questioning
if they could beat dixie. And talking to Vs. The southern team didn't have
their best players playing. Neither Willey(1st Individual), Van Gilder(3rd
individual) or Schone(5th individual) played in that tournament.
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