The 2026 West Region Tournament was hosted by Mandan Public School and held at the Prairie West Golf Course on May 26. All 12 WDA teams will participated. The top six finishing schools advance to the Class A Tournament.
West Region Tournament, Souris Valley GC, Minot
Team totals (18 holes)
1. Mandan, 297; 2. Minot High, 300; 3. Williston, 301; 4. Century, 306; 5. Minot North, 313; 6. Legacy, 318; 7. St. Mary's, 320; 8. Jamestown, 321; 9. Dickinson 324; 10. Bismarck High, 329; 11. Watford City, 332; 12. TMCHS Belcourt, 355
Medalist: Parker Argent, Minot High 70
Top 10 Finishers/Ties (All-region)
1. Parker Argent, Minot High 70; 2. Walter Langhans, Minot North, 72; 2. Kane Shannon, Williston, 72; 4. Camren Haase, Bismarck High, 73; 4. Jacob Walch, Mandan, 73; 4. Brogan Lobeck, Mandan, 73; 7. Afton Bartz, Century, 74; 7. Dayce Keplin, Mandan, 74; 7. Brody Horner, St. Mary's, 74; 10. Mason Bolstad, Williston, 75
The Class A Tournament was held at Oxbow Country Club, south of Fargo, June 2-3. The top six finishing teams from the West and East Region Tournaments qualified for competition along with individual qualifiers from both conferences.
Class A Tournament, Oxbow C.C., south of Fargo
Team totals (36 holes)
*1. Minot High, 625; 2. Grand Forks Red River, 625; 3. Williston, 639; 4. Minot North, 641; 5. Fargo Shanley, 657; 6. West Fargo, 658; 7. Mandan, 658; 8. WF Sheyenne, 659; 9. Fargo Davies, 660; 10. Century, 664; 11. Legacy, 683; 12. G.F. Central, 684
*Won tie-break based on the No. 5-seeded golfer score.
Medalist: Kolby Koerner, G.F. Red River, 147
Top 10 Finishers/Ties (All-state tournament)
1. Kolby Koerner, G.F. Red River, 147; 2. Ryker Grinaker, Fargo Shanley, 148; 3. Tripp Toepfer, Minot High, 151; T4. Stetson Brown, G.F. Red River, 152; T4. Kyler Weishaar, Minot North, 152; 6. Carter Hushagen, WF Horace, 153; 7. Kane Shannon, Williston, 154; 8. Connor Peterson, Fargo Davies, 155; T9. Jaxon Bennett, WF Horace, 157; T9. Shea Tollefson, WF Sheyenne, 157; T9. Ryan Zreik, 157; T9. Parker Argent, Minot High, 157
Teams Totals: 1. Mandan, 297; 2. Minot High, 300; 3. Williston, 301; 4. Century, 306; 5. Minot North, 313; 6. Legacy, 318; 7. St. Mary's, 320; 8. Jamestown, 321; 9. Dickinson 324; 10. Bismarck High, 329; 11. Watford City, 332; 12. TMCHS Belcourt, 355;
Medalist: Parker Argent, Minot High, 70
All-Region Tournament Finishers (Top 10): 1. Parker Argent, Minot High 70; 2. Walter Langhans, Minot North, 72; 2. Kane Shannon, Williston, 72; 4. Camren Haase, Bismarck High, 73; 4. Jacob Walch, Mandan, 73; 4. Brogan Lobeck, Mandan, 73; 7. Afton Bartz, Century, 74; 7. Dayce Keplin, Manda, 74; 7. Brody Horner, St. Mary's, 74; 10. Mason Bolstad, Williston, 75
Notes: Mandan won its first West Region Tournament since 2001...Minot High's Parker Argent was medalist with a round of 70....The top six team finishers qualified for the Class A tournament...The top 10 finishers earned all-region tournament medals...Golfers who carded rounds of 79 or better also qualified individually for next week's Class A Tournament at Oxbow CC, south of Fargo...Minot North's Kyler Weishaar was the region senior athlete of the year...Minot High's Mike Delorme was WDA coach of the year...Conditions were picture-perfect with sunny skies and temps in the low 80s with light winds...Some teams had a handful of additional qualifiers compete, but were not part of the team score...All-WDA selections (based on scoring average): Brody Horner, St. Mary's, 74.38; Parker Argent, Minot High, 74.38; Jacob Walch, Mandan, 75.38; Easton Bradley, Minot High, 76.50; Tyg Zenker, Mandan, 76.63; Tripp Toepfer, Minot High, 76.75; Kyler Weishaar, Minot North, 76.88; Camren Haase, Bismarck High, 77.0; Mason Bolstad, Williston, 77.13; Gabe Bast, Dickinson, 77.38; Quinn Shillingstad, St. Mary's, 78.00; Connor Ressler, Minot High, 78.38
Team totals: 1. Minot High, 625; 2. G.F. Red River, 625; 3. Williston, 639; 4. Minot North, 641; 5. Fargo Shanley, 657; 6. West Fargo, 658; 7. Mandan, 658; 8. WF Sheyenne, 659; 9. Fargo Davies, 660; 10. Century, 664; 11. Legacy, 683; 12. G.F. Central, 684;
Medalist: Kolby Koerner, G.F. Red River, 147
Top 10 Finishers/Ties: 1. Kolby Koerner, G.F. Red River, 147; 2. Ryker Grinaker, Fargo Shanley, 148; 3. Tripp Toepfer, Minot High, 151; T4. Stetson Brown, G.F. Red River, 152; T4. Kyler Weishaar, Minot North, 152; 6. Carter Hushagen, WF Horace, 153; 7. Kane Shannon, Williston, 154; 8. Connor Peterson, Fargo Davies, 155; T9. Jaxon Bennett, WF Horace, 157; T9. Shea Tollefson, WF Sheyenne, 157; T9. Ryan Zreik, 157; T9. Parker Argent, Minot High, 157
Notes: Minot High tied G.F. Red River for the 36-hole total of 625, but the Magicians won the tie-break based on the No. 5 team scorer...Williston's third place finish is believe to be the best-ever by the program...Defending champion Minot North was fourth...G.F. Red River's Kolby Koerner was the medalist with a 147 total and named senior athlete of the year...Four WDA golfers (Tripp Toepfer, Minot High; Kyler Weishaar, Minot North; Kane Shannon, Williston; Parker Argent, Minot High) finished in the top 10...Due to the potential for severe weather, the second round of play was moved up and a shotgun start was applied.