Bruner fourth, Nacos ninth in tourney

BURLINGTON - While the high school golf season was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus, a couple of Washington High School golfers are on the course this summer in tournaments.

The 2020 Iowa Junior Boys and Girls Amateur Championships, administered by the Iowa Golf Association, were conducted at Spirit Hollow Golf Course Wednesday and Thursday.

Washington's Kiki Guo placed fourth and Anna Nacos tied for ninth in the girls age 16-18 division. Rylee Heryford of Newton won with an eight-over-par score of 152 for the two-day total on the par-72 course.

Bruner shot a 13-over 157 while Nacos was plus-28 172.

Bruner was in fourth after the opening day and Nacos 10th. Bruner posted a score of 80 on the first day while Heryford posted a 75. Nacos had an 86. Bruner and Heryford had the lowest scores on the second day as each carded a 77. Nacos matched her first-day score with a second 86. there was a tie for second place at 156, one stroke better than Bruner.

Bruner had just two bogeys and all pars on her first nine holes of the tournament, then closed with six bogeys and three pars to come in with a 42 on the par-36 back nine. the second day was a 38 on the opening 36 again, but closed with a 39 coming in.

Bruner was the model of consistency in the tourney. She did not have a birdie in the tourney but never had a double bogey. Every hole's score was either a par or bogey. Bruner had 23 pars in the tournament, two better than Heryford's 21. Nacos was tied for 10th with 14.

Nacos opened with a 43 and closed with a 43 on her first day. She had three double bogeys and seven bogeys. Her second day saw two doubles on her front nine score of 45, but she closed with a back nine of 41.