Thunderbirds junior Gary Wathen shot a 98 in the opening round of the Class 2 boys' state golf championships at the Rivercut Golf Course on Monday afternoon. The score put Wathen in a tie for 76th place with four other players.
Wathen, a first time qualifier, is 24 shots behind leader Mitchell Rutledge of Whitfield. Rutledge's 74 leads all individual players and has helped Whitfield to a 338 team score, six shots behind Kennett High School's 332.
Wathen begins his final round this morning at 8:27 in Springfield.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.