By Mike May
Most years the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s (IHSAA) Boys State Golf individual champion is determined after 36 holes of play. The 85th annual IHSAA state boys golf tournament held June 14-15, at the Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, took an extra three holes to determine the state champion. Aiden Gutierrez, a sophomore from Valparaiso High School, emerged victorious in a playoff defeating Ryan Ford of Cathedral High School to become the 2022 IHSAA Boys Golf Champion.
In the overall team event, top-ranked Guerin Catholic defeated number three-ranked Westfield – which uses Prairie View as its home golf course – by one stroke, 602-603. In 2021, Guerin Catholic finished second in the team championship to Center Grove. 
The top 15 team scores:
Guerin Catholic 602, Westfield 603, Hamilton Southeastern 615, Indianapolis Cathedral 627, Silver Creek 627, Bloomington South 631, Valparaiso 633, Warsaw 637, Leo 638, Noblesville 641, Evansville North 642, Penn 660, Jasper 665, Covenant Christian 679, and Evansville Memorial 717
The top 16 individual scores:
142 (-2): Aidan Gutierrez, Valparaiso, 75-67; Ryan Ford, Indianapolis Cathedral, 74-68 (Gutierrez won playoff for medalist honors)
143 (-1): Derek Tabor, New Castle, 76-67; Hunter Melton, Fort Wayne Carroll, 72-71
145 (+1): Will Perkins, Noblesville, 77-68; Jacob Modleski, Guerin Catholic, 74-71
146 (+2): Cal Hoskins, Warsaw, 77-69; Justin Hicks, Leo, 74-72
147 (+3): Adam Melliere, Zionsville, 73-74
148 (+4): Leo Wessel, Guerin Catholic, 76-72; Jake Cesare, Westfield, 74-74
149 (+5): Brayden Miller, Fairfield, 77-72; Peyton Blackard, Gibson Southern, 73-76; Cody Coleman, Silver Creek, 72-77
150 (+6): Lane Zedrick, Hamilton Southeastern, 78-72; Alec Cesare, Westfield, 79-71
Wilson Staff Duo golf ball, the official golf ball of the IHSAA state golf tournament, was provided as a commemorative gift to all the players, but they were not required to use it in tournament play.
On the second day of the tournament – Wednesday, June 15 – IHSAAtv.org provided ‘live’ video coverage (with no commentary) of the 18th hole at the Prairie View GC.
Carter Smith from Silver Creek High School was awarded The Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award, presented by Indiana Farm Bureau.
