DECATUR - Edwardsville’s Ally Suhre recorded a magnificent performance and was only two strokes shy of an individual state championship Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, placing second as the Tigers took sixth in the Class 2A IHSA girls golf state tournament at Hickory Point Golf Course in the Decatur area.
Suhre finished the two-day tournament with a 139, behind Plainfield East’s Taylor Miller, who won the individual title with a 7-under-par 137.
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Lincolnshire Adlai Stevenson won the team championship with a two-day total of 580. Frankfort Lincoln-Way East finished second at 595, followed by Barrington at 614, Hinsdale Central at 621 and Winnetka New Trier at 630. Edwardsville finished fifth at 639.
Suhre entered Saturday’s final round tied for third after shooting a 2-under 70 on Friday. She shared that position with Plainfield North’s Chloe Lee and Palatine William Fremd’s Alia Brazeau.
Oswego East’s Alli Wiertel and Lincoln-Way East’s Bella Versetto tied for third in the final individual standings at 140. Stevenson’s Victoria Shao and Aurora Waubonsie Valley’s Mina Shyam tied for fifth at 143.
For Edwardsville, Kylie Lintker finished with a two-day total of 161, Emerson Gusewelle shot 168, Alexis Hunt had 171, Betsy Gates finished at 183 and Anna Brynildsen had 208.
O’Fallon’s Zoey Ficken, the only other area golfer in the field, tied for 26th with a two-day score of 152. She made the cut Friday with a 79.
Edwardsville advanced to the final day after shooting 322 on Friday, matching Dunlap and Roselle Lake Park. Stevenson led after the opening round with a 295, followed by Lincoln-Way East at 303. Hinsdale Central and Barrington were tied for third at 307, while New Trier was fifth at 315.
