SARATOGA SPRINGS — The young Lehi boys golf team, officially known as the Pioneers, became trailblazers on a rainy, cold Tuesday at TalonsCove Golf Club.
With three sophomores and three juniors in the lineup, Lehi won the school’s first-ever state golf championship, rolling past perennial powerhouses Corner Canyon and Lone Peak on the way to the 2026 title.
The Pioneers compiled a 36-hole total of 14-under 562 (lowest four scores count each day) to win by seven shots over runner-up Skyridge (-7) and third-place Lone Peak (-5). Three-time defending champion Corner Canyon tied for eighth.
Meanwhile, Lone Peak junior Blake Brown repeated as medalist, firing a 12-under 132 (68-64) to get a come-from-behind win over Lehi’s Crue Harward, who finished second at 9-under 135. Harward started the day with a three-shot lead over Brown after Monday’s sparkling 65, but Brown made six birdies on the back nine to claim his second straight solo title.
“I just knew I had to go low today. I was three shots down going into the day, and I just knew I had to be aggressive all day, and go as low as I could,” Brown said.
After a bogey on No. 10 — Brown got a bad break when his tee shot hit a cart path and bounced into the weeds — the medalist at Sleepy Ridge in Orem last year got a little pep talk from his coach, Derek Farr, and his father, and kicked it into gear.
“I wasn’t sure where I stood, but my dad was kind of like, ‘you need to keep going,’” Brown said. “And that’s what my coach said, too.”
With Harward within two shots but a few holes behind him, Brown hit his approach on No. 18 to within 15 feet, and then sunk the birdie putt to pretty much seal it. Harward then fell three shots back with a bogey on 18.
“Yeah, that was huge for me to get the 2-up lead and (wait and) see what happens coming down the stretch,” Brown said.
The junior said repeating as medalist was “really important” to him and if he can come back next year and get the 3-peat, it would be “really special.”
In chilly conditions that had many contestants wearing beanies and apparel more fit for skiing, Lehi’s Jordan Ofahengaue and Corner Canyon’s Drew Wilson tied for third at 7-under.
Skyridge’s Jraice Finau, a freshman, was fifth at 6-under, Bingham’s William Johnson was sixth at 4-under and Farmington’s Coulson Summerhays was seventh at 4-under.
Finau is the son of PGA Tour player Tony Finau and Summerhays is the son of David Summerhays and nephew of former PGA Tour regular Daniel Summerhays.
“There are a lot of good golfers in 6A,” Brown said.
A lot of them play for Lehi, a process that has been years in the making, according to coach Johnny Revill.
“I’m just so proud of the grit,” Revill said. “They’re young, they’re feisty, and I am just so proud of them.”
And the Pioneers should be a force moving forward, as Harward, Ofahengaue and Simon Caceres (T15) are sophomores and D’Adiddas Notoa (T35), Owen Combs (T59) and Brodyn Pace (T54) are juniors. Senior Zane Haehl qualified as an individual and just missed the cut.
“I hope we keep it going and keep the energy going for years to come,” said Revill, who is so invested in the program that he has decked his pickup truck with Lehi golf signs and colors and has a version of Pioneers spelled out on his personalized license plate.
“I went to Lehi myself. I bleed purple. … As Pioneers, we always tell the boys we’re trailblazers. We’re doing things for the first time. These kids, all 24 of them, whether they feel they were a factor or not, they were, because it’s a brotherhood, and the way they support each other (is top-notch).”
Revill said a close group of buddies was joined by Notoa this year and they took him right in.
“We had a kid come in from Colombia this year, brand new to the program, and they adopted him like he’s one of their own,” Revill said.
An unsung hero was Pace, who bounced back from an 80 Monday with a 74 on Tuesday.
“He birdied 18, and that was a real nice surprise for us,” Revill said.
The coach credited the programs at Corner Canyon and Lone Peak for helping his team rise to that level of competition.
“It makes us that much better (after) competing against those guys, coach (Derek) Fox and coach (Derek) Farr,” he said. “We have the utmost respect for their programs.”
The coach also tipped his cap to Thanksgiving Point’s junior program, and PGA General Manager Tele Wightman in particular.
“These kids now are starting young, and when they get into his program, with his tutelage, they’re just learning tournament golf. I mean, that’s the key,” Revill said. “They are moving up through the program, and that’s making great players out of them.”
Class 6A State Tournament
At TalonsCove Golf Course
Final Team Leaderboard
562 — Lehi (276-286)
569 — Skyridge (283-286)
571 — Lone Peak (291-280)
575 — Farmington (288-287)
583 — Davis (284-299)
584 — Bingham (294-290) and American Fork (289-295)
588 — Corner Canyon (294-294) and Riverton (291-297)
592 — Layton (292-300)
Final Individual Leaderboard
132 — Blake Brown, Lone Peak (68-64)
135 — Crue Harward, Lehi (65-70)
137 — Jordan Ofahengaue, Lehi (67-70) and Drew Wilson, Corner Canyon (69-68)
138 — Jraice Finau, Skyridge (68-70)
139 — William Johnson, Bingham (71-68)
140 — Coulson Summerhays, Farmington (68-72)
141 — Madden Barnes, Layton (70-71) and Jackson Gross, Davis (67-74)
142 — Ryder Huish, Lone Peak (70-72), Lincoln Judd, Riverton (72-70), Klive Fuhrman, Skyridge (69-73), Ryan Liechty, Layton (69-73)
143 — James Smith, American Fork (71-72)
144 — Owen Layton, Lone Peak (74-70), Stockton Jardine, Weber (73-71), Krew Saunders, Herriman (73-71), Tanner Porter, Skyridge (73-71), Simon Caceres, Lehi (72-72).
145 — Cruz Davidson, Farmington (74-71), Abe Gladwell, Farmington (73-72), Max Chapman, Farmington (73-72), Landon Lieu, American Fork (71-74), Brix Cragun, Syracuse (73-72), Connor Oettli, Bingham (75-70), Landon Makin, Skyridge (73-72), Collin Payne, Davis (70-75).