Entering the new high school golf season, Bozeman High features two of the favorites for individual titles while also having hopes of a top-three team trophy for both boys and girls at the state tournament.
Across town, Gallatin’s boys are seasoned and expecting to contend for a trophy as well. Gallatin’s girls experienced a great deal of roster turnover after winning their first state championship last October .
Bozeman won 6.5-3.5 over Gallatin in a crosstown match play tournament on Wednesday at Cottonwood Hills, but the season starts in earnest on Monday in Great Falls.
Here’s a more in-depth look at each team heading into the fall.
Bourret, Connell lead senior-laden Hawks
Cooper Bourret was the state runner-up last season by one stroke to Missoula Sentinel’s Hudson Goroski, who