Tori Olson

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GIANTS RIDGE- North Woods senior golfer Tori Olson is rounding into good midseason form with a pair of second-place finishes in her last two tournaments, the most recent at the Mesabi East Invitational at Giants Ridge on Monday.
Olson toured the difficult par-73 layout in 91 strokes, well back of tourney champ Kelby Anderson of International Falls, who scorched the links with a 77 that included two birdies and only six bogeys. Olson and Anderson are likely to lock horns the rest of the season, with the pair ranked 73rd and 74th respectively in the Minnesota Golf Association’s most recent statewide rankings.
The Giants Ridge 18 proved to be a daunting challenge for the North Woods junior high members of the varsity squad. Eighth-grader Sophia Hoffman turned in a round of 120, placing 30th. Seventh grader Laurin Glass scored a 151 to finish in 40th. Eighth-grader Carsyn Burnett was at 62-over-par after 17 holes, but a final round total was not available in the iWanamaker electronic scoring system.
Olson and Anderson waged a much tighter battle at the East Range Conference tourney on Thursday, May 2 on the Babbitt Course. Anderson shot a one-under-par 35 on the nine-hole circuit, while runner-up Olson carded a four-over 40 with a pair of birdies.
Four of the six schools competing had foursomes to qualify for the team competition, and North Woods finished third, sliding in ahead of Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin. Hoffman came in with the second lowest round for the Grizzlies, finishing 16th with a 55. Glass toured the links in 60, placing 18th, and Burnett placed 12th with a score of 63.