Asher Gates - River Valley Golf

August 2026

5 tournaments MEDALIST/1^st Place Wins

7/30 - BC Invitational @ Cranberry Hills - 1^st of 42 golfers – 68 (-2). Birdie last hole to win by 1 shot.

8/6 - Colt Classic @ Deer Ridge GC - 1^st of 56 golfers – 75 (+3). RVHS Team Win

8/13 - Weiss Invitational @ Ashland GC - 1^st of 79 golfers – 72 (Even). Won on the 2^nd playoff hole. Oldest running high school golf event in the state, dating back to 1965

8/18 - MOAC #1 @ Valley View GC -1^st of 46 golfers – 66 (-6). 2^nd lowest score in RVHS history. 6 shot victory.

8/24 - MOAC #2 @ Marion CC – 1^st of 47 golfers – 74 (+3). RVHS Team Win

Invitational Top 10

8/3 - Elks Bucyrus Invite @ Bucyrus GC – T4th of 73 golfers – 77 (+5)

8/7 - Chapel Hill Invite @ Chapel Hills GC – T7th of 104 golfers – 71 (-1). Top finisher of Division 2 golfers in a field with 16 D1 schools

18 - Hole Stroke Average: 71.85

Dual Match Results

8/19 - medalist vs. Shelby @ Shelby Crossing GC – 34 (-2) RVHS Win

8/20 - medalist vs. Harding @ Kings Mill GC – 35 (Evens). RVHS Win

8/25 - 2^nd vs. Upper Sandusky @ Kings Mill – 35 (Evens). RVHS win

8/26 - 2^nd vs. Galion @ Kings Mills – 37 (+2) RVHS win

Dual Match Stroke Average: 35.25

Read more about Asher's achievements on the Marion Star!

Honorable Mentions: Drexton Walter of Elgin, Harrison Keith of Marion Harding, Weston Shaffer of Pleasant, Elliot Weston of Ridgedale