Jenna Smith started her third state tournament on the back nine at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield and shot a 46, then played the front nine in 42 for an 88 in the first round Monday. That left her 45th in the Class 4 field after the first of two rounds, 16 strokes over par.
Smith bogeyed her first hole, the par-5 10th, and made a birdie on the par-4 11th, the only one of her round. A seven on the par-4 12th put her three over, and she was 10 over after double bogeys on the 16th and 17th and a bogey on the 18th.
Smith made four pars on the front nine, including the last two holes. She had a double bogey on the par-3 second hole and bogeys on the third, fifth, sixth and seventh. Her 42 was four strokes better than her 46 on the back.
Addie Swan of Raymore-Peculiar led the field with a 67.
Smith, a senior, is making her third straight trip to state. She finished 57th at Rivercut as a sophomore, shooting 104 in the first round and 95 in the second, and she qualified this year by tying for eighth at the Class 4 District 3 tournament with an 83.
Smith tees off in the second round Tuesday at 9:24 a.m., again starting on the 10th tee.
State Golf Tournament – Day 1 (October 19, 2026)
Photos by David Brazeal
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