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Ridgeline’s Beckham Skinner watches his drive on the first hole at Logan River Golf Course on Thursday.
Mountain Crest’s Jackson Branz hits his approach shot on the first hole at Logan River Golf Course on Thursday.
Ridgeline’s Beckham Skinner watches his drive on the first hole at Logan River Golf Course on Thursday.
Mountain Crest’s Jackson Branz hits his approach shot on the first hole at Logan River Golf Course on Thursday.
Led by medalist Dallin Anderson and runner-up Beckham Skinner, Ridgeline shot a 284 to win its fifth Region 11 tournament of the season. Green Canyon finished second at 302, followed by Sky View at 309. Bear River took fourth and Mountain Crest finished fifth at 332.
Anderson fired a 4-under-par 68 to take medalist honors, while Skinner followed with a 69. Porter Thomson added a 71, tying for fourth individually, and Jake Darley rounded out the Riverhawks’ scoring with a 76.
The latest victory continued what has become a remarkably consistent season for the defending 4A state champions, who have now won every region tournament this season.
“It’s been incredible,” Ridgeline coach Sam Lindley said. “We could play a lot better, but we played pretty good today. I think the whole region played pretty good today.”
The Riverhawks have had plenty of opportunities to coast through the season after dominating the first month, but Lindley said that has not been an issue with his team. The players remain regulars at the golf course, keeping themselves sharp even with the state tournament still more than a month away.
“You don’t have to worry about that with our kids,” Lindley said. “They’re at the golf course every day. These boys are at the golf course every day, and they keep sharp.”
The level of depth has been one of Ridgeline’s biggest advantages.
Lindley pointed to a lineup that extends well beyond Anderson and Skinner, with Thomson, freshman Porter Allen, Sam Leishman and Darley among the golfers contributing to the team’s success.
“Ridgeline’s secret is we’re deep, and we’ve been deep for a couple, three years,” Lindley said. “The kids that are on our team, they’ve had to fight every week just to make a varsity cut, let alone to be on a team.”
The depth has allowed the Riverhawks to remain dominant even when their top golfers do not have their best days.
Thursday was a good example. Skinner, who has emerged as one of the state’s top young golfers, said he did not feel he had his best stuff at Logan River despite shooting a 3-under 69 and finishing second.
“I thought I hit the ball really well today,” Skinner said. “Just my short game let me down a little bit. I hit a lot of good shots. Just some putts I kind of left out there.”
Skinner nevertheless got off to a strong start, birdieing his first hole and then adding another birdie on No. 4 after a wedge shot. From there, he settled in with a string of pars to close out his round.
The setting was also a familiar one.
Skinner won the Logan River Men’s Club Championship on Aug. 21, beating Mountain Crest head coach Seth Tremayne 4&3 in the championship match. The experience gave him confidence heading back to the course, even though Thursday’s region tournament was played from the blue tees rather than the black tees used for the club championship.
“I think I was pretty confident,” Skinner said. “But I think it’s a completely different game from stroke play to match play.”
The sophomore’s second-place finish also continued a season-long back-and-forth with Anderson.
The two Ridgeline standouts have traded region medalist honors throughout the season, and Anderson came out on top Thursday with his 68. Skinner said the relationship between the two has grown substantially over the past year.
“I think our relationship’s gotten a lot better over this past year,” Skinner said. “I think we’re really close as friends, and obviously we spend a lot of time together at the golf course. We’re really close, and obviously we push each other a lot.”
Their internal competition has helped produce two of the region’s most consistent golfers, but Skinner emphasized that he is trying not to get caught up in comparing himself with anyone else.
After finishing as the 4A state runner-up as a freshman and reaching match play at the Utah State Amateur this summer, Skinner has entered his sophomore season with an increasingly simple approach.
“I think just focus on myself a lot, not really worrying about others, and just kind of taking it one shot at a time,” he said.
With the state tournament approaching, Skinner said there is little reason to overhaul anything. He wants to clean up his short game, continue playing solid golf and allow the rest to take care of itself.
“I don’t think I need to change a lot of things,” he said. “Just continue to play solid golf, and I think we’ll be alright once state comes.”
Behind Ridgeline, Green Canyon continued its own impressive run of consistency.
The Wolves have now finished second in a number of region tournaments this season, and Thursday’s 302 was once again good enough to comfortably hold off Sky View.
Senior Finn Patterson led the way, shooting a 2-under 70 to finish third individually. Wyatt Lagerholm added a 71 to tie for fourth, while Boston Griffin shot 80 and Karsten Blotter, Jace Spackman and Gavin Spackman all shot 81.
Patterson credited his wedge play and ability to keep the ball in play off the tee for the low round.
“I would just say my wedges were on,” Patterson said. “I hit a lot of close wedge shots and kept the ball in play off the tee. Didn’t hit any out, so that helped.”
Patterson birdied his third hole and then nearly holed out from roughly 100 yards on No. 5 before making another birdie. He capped the round with an up-and-down birdie on No. 18.
For Green Canyon, though, the bigger story remains the team’s steady climb after a disappointing 2025 season.
The Wolves finished fifth last year and are now consistently finishing behind only Ridgeline.
“I’m impressed with my team this year,” Patterson said. “We didn’t have the best season last year, so it’s really good to see all the boys trying, and we’ve had a lot of consistent second places.”
Patterson said the team’s chemistry has been a major part of that turnaround. He specifically pointed to Lagerholm, who he said has developed into an important leader because of the work he has put in over the past few years.
“He’s kind of showed our team what hard work means,” Patterson said.
Now, Green Canyon’s focus is less on chasing Ridgeline and more on making sure it gets the opportunity to compete for a state championship.
Patterson said the team’s primary goal is straightforward: get back to state.
“We haven’t been there in a couple years, so it’d be good to get back and especially play two days,” he said. “That’s our main goal, just working towards that, making small adjustments wherever we can, and stepping on the gas every single tournament.”
Sky View remained in third Thursday behind a 73 from Dylan Theurer and a 76 from Elijah Cromwell. Elliott Feser shot an 81.
Mountain Crest was fifth with a 332, led by Korver Clark’s 77, which tied him for ninth individually. Jackson Branz shot 82 and Austin Baker added an 86.
As the region season progresses, Lindley expects the competition throughout the rest of the field to continue tightening. Teams are also beginning to feel the pressure of the state-qualification cutoff, with only the top 16 teams by stroke average ultimately advancing.
“I think the region as a whole gets better every week,” Lindley said. “A lot of the teams are getting better every week.”
For now, though, the target remains firmly on Ridgeline, and the Riverhawks continue to look like a team built to handle it.