High school girls golf: Wayne’s Bree Torgerson caps career with 1A medalist, Monticello repeats at state champs

TL;DR

Wayne's Bree Torgerson won the 1A state golf title with a score of 89, becoming the only golfer to shoot in the 80s. Monticello's LE Olson finished second with a score of 90 at the tournament held in Salt Lake City.

Key points

Bree Torgerson won the 1A state golf title
Torgerson shot an 89, the only score in the 80s
LE Olson finished second with a score of 90
The tournament took place at Rose Park Golf Course
Torgerson had previous state experience, placing fourth last year

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Wayne High’s Bree Torgerson tees off during the 1A golf state tournament at Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News

Wayne’s Bree Torgerson knew exactly where she stood walking to the No. 17 tee box on Wednesday during the 1A state tournament: one down with two to play.

Despite the obvious nerves, the senior drew up her previous state experience — including placing fourth a year ago — and executed some clutch shots on those two closing holes to rally and win the individual state title.

Torgerson shot an 89, the only golfer to shoot in the 80s, to capture 1A medalist, with Monticello sophomore LE Olson shooting 90 to finish second in the one-day state tournament at Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City.

Valley’s Emma Cox finished third with a 96.

“It felt good. Nothing I had ever felt before, that’s for sure,” said Torgerson. “I feel like it had all paid off, all the practice, all the rounds that I played.”

Torgerson shot a 46 on the front nine, and then settled down a bit more on the back nine with a 43. One of her best shots of the day was on the par 5 finishing hole. Her second shot on No. 18 into a stiff wind came up short right, leaving her with a wedge into what seemed a narrow landing area on the green. She found the putting surface and was about to putt it out for the state title.

“Throughout all the holes I kind of just had to take everything slow, slow down my swing, focus and think about everything to make perfect shots,” she said. “I’m not super great on my chipping. My putting’s a little bit better, but it was good today. My short game was good today.”

Torgerson’s winning round helped Wayne secure a runner-up finish, but it wasn’t enough to dethrone Monticello for the team title.

Despite graduating four seniors from last year’s teams, Monticello retooled with a another strong group to repeat as state champs by shooting a team score of 412. Wayne finished second with a 420, followed by Rich in third with a 432.