The top 11 golfers in the 3A State Tournament celebrate their victories. Morgan’s Lance Loughton (far left) earned medalist honors for the second year in a row. Jace Benson tied for third and Caleb Rees tied for seventh. Photo courtesy of Jane Poll.
The Morgan High School golf team completed a strong season with a second-place finish at the 2024 3A State Championships, held at The Ridge Golf Course in West Valley City Oct. 16-17. The defending champions topped the state rankings throughout the season, led by returning 3A medalist and senior Lance Loughton. After a hard-fought, two-day tournament, Morgan finished three strokes behind Richfield, with final scores of +13 to Richfield’s +10. The Wildcats earned their 16th state golf championship, tying Park City, who also won their 16th title this season.
Individually, Loughton led throughout the tournament, repeating as medalist with a two-day total of 136 (-4). As a two-time medalist, Loughton joins the Trojans’ Tanner Telford (2019, 2021) and 20 other Utahns as repeat medalists. Only four high school golfers have won three individual titles, and there are no four-time winners…