Wind plagues Class D tourney; Gorsuch, Godfrey in top 40 after first round

Somewhere over the thick blanket of clouds that hung over Kearney yesterday, there must have been long-dead lads of old Scotland snickering gleefully over American teenagers struggling with the game which they had wrought.

With relentless and cool winds blowing between 20-25 mph and gusts exceeding 30, the 2013 Boys Class D State Golf Tournament opened yesterday at the par-71 Meadowlark Hills Golf Course. Like the name says, Meadowlark Hills is full of rolling hills and several elevation changes to challenge the competitors.

Two locals players, Lane Godfrey of Creek Valley and Kyle Gorsuch of...