A three-hole playoff was needed to determine a winner, as Humboldt gained the upper-hand by six strokes over Webster City to claim the victory.

Both teams carded scores of 167. With identical scores out of the Nos. 5 and 6 players for both teams, the Lynx and Wildcats each sent four players back onto the course for the playoff.

“I was happy with the scores,” WCHS head coach Eric Dawson said after a meet that included a 15-minute delay for a thunderstorm that rolled through the area after just one hole had been completed. “The guys are getting better and that’s all we can hope for is improving.”

Returning Class 3A first-team all-state player Nathan Ferrell led WCHS and the field, as he claimed the medalist honor with a 2-over-par 38. The junior recorded seven pars and just two bogeys on the par-5 second and par-3 eighth holes.

Webster City’s Drake Doering chips up to the green during Tuesday’s NCC meet against Humboldt at The Links. DFJ photo/Tracy Runneberg

A perfectionist on the course, Dawson said Ferrell wasn’t particularly pleased with his round on the flat course that is set up for birdies.

“Nathan didn’t play very well according to his standards … he missed some putts,” Dawson said. “But he’s the medalist, so you can’t really complain too much about that.”

Playing out of the No. 3 position, Austin Carpenter notched a 41 for the Lynx. His tour included a birdie on the par-5 third hole, but he followed it up with six consecutive bogeys.

Drake Doering added a 43, while Jackson Leman and Josh Casady both fired rounds of 45 for the Lynx. Trey Lyons rounded out the roster with a 49.

Humboldt’s Gabe Gidel claimed the runner-up medal with a 40, one stroke in front of Carpenter and Wildcats’ teammate Jamison Heinz. Jack Arndt and Isaac Thurm both produced 43’s for Humboldt.

In the pouring rain, Nathan Ferrell watches his tee shot sail down the fairway at The Links in Webster City on Tuesday. Ferrell, a WCHS junior, fired a 38 to claim the medalist honor in a meet against Humboldt. DFJ photo/Tracy Runneberg

WCHS will head out to Briggs Woods Golf Course this afternoon for the Lynx Invitational. The 18-hole tournament will get underway at 1:30 p.m.

At Webster City Links

Tuesday

Humboldt (167) — Gabe Gidel 40, Jamison Heinz 41, Jack Arndt 43, Isaac Thurm 43, Hudson Gargano 45, Jacob Thurm 49.

Webster City (167) — Nathan Ferrell 38, Austin Carpenter 41, Drake Doering 43, Jackson Leman 45, Josh Casady 45, Trey Lyons 49.

Medalist — Ferrell (WC). Runner-up — Gidel (H).

*Humboldt won a 3-hole playoff