\u201cIt\u2019s about playing my golf and just having a good mentality,\u201d Luna said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just took it one shot at a time and picked a target line, go from there, hit the green and if I make the putt, I make the putt\u2026 The putter was really good today. I\u2019d definitely say it helped me on three, and on eight, I made a 25-footer for birdie and then just kept it going.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luna finished his round five strokes better than runner-up Dallas Jiron (2nd, 68) of the first-place Fremont Silverwolves, which finished the day shooting a course-low 286 against WF\u2019s 287.<\/p>\n
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West Field’s Mack Herzog pictured during a region boys golf tournament on Monday, August 10, 2026, at The Barn Golf Course in Pleasant View.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, it\u2019s the second consecutive top-2 finish for the Longhorns and their first on the Region calendar in 2026. Luna, Roc Hansen (T-5th, 72), Daxton Seager (T-14th, 76), and Lincoln Miller (T-14th, 76) all represented West Field in the top 15. Last week, West Field carded 294 as a program at the Northern Utah Invitational at Eagle Mountain<\/a> in Brigham City.<\/p>\n Every week is an opportunity, and Luna is glad to hit the links with anyone on the team.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there\u2019s a dynamic with all of the guys,\u201d Luna said. \u201cI enjoy playing golf with all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n Luna\u2019s played a lot of golf with a lot of golfers, including his father, Dirk Watson.<\/p>\n Growing interest in golf as a freshman, Luna spends many a weekend at Tee Box Training, a growing Utah golf simulator company founded in Uintah by Weber State alum Preston Unck; the project already features 100-plus locations nationwide, including 26 in the Beehive State.<\/p>\n It\u2019s popular technology, and exposed Luna to several local stars, including recent BYU signee Parker Bunn. Luna is coming off arguably his best summer yet with five individual wins on the Utah Junior PGA circuit and recent qualifying bid for the Utah Open this weekend in Provo.<\/p>\n \u201cIt helped me build and I learned a lot of new things and made a lot of new friends,\u201d Luna, the 2026 Utah Junior PGA Boys Golfer of the Year, said.<\/p>\n One of those friends, teammate and junior Mack Herzog, carding a 67 last week at Eagle Mountain, is part of Luna\u2019s dream quartet including Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.<\/p>\n The next Region 5 regular-season tournament is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Crane Field Golf Course in Clinton.<\/p>\n THE BARN INDIVIDUAL TOP 20<\/p>\n 1. Ethan Luna, West Field, 63<\/p>\n 2. Dallas Jiron, Fremont, 68<\/p>\n 3. Gavin Wight, Box Elder, 69<\/p>\n 4. Jett Hadley, Fremont, 70<\/p>\n T-5. Roc Hansen, West Field, 72<\/p>\n T-5. Grayson Sanders, Bonneville, 72<\/p>\n T-7. Luke Williams, Northridge, 73<\/p>\n T-7.. Connor Skeen, Fremont, 73<\/p>\n T-9. Bridger Buchanan, Northridge, 74<\/p>\n T-9. Kayden Kirby, Northridge, 74<\/p>\n T9. Drew Brough, Clearfield, 74<\/p>\n T-12. Braxton Smith, Clearfield, 75<\/p>\n T-12. Tad Grange, Fremont, 75<\/p>\n T-14. Logan Kilcrease, Roy, 76<\/p>\n T-14. Daxton Seager, West Field, 76<\/p>\n T-14. Lincoln Miller, West Field, 76<\/p>\n T-14. Brycen Eskelsen, Bonneville, 76<\/p>\n T-19. Brody Hennefer, Northridge, 77<\/p>\n T-19. Zack Schumacher, Roy, 77<\/p>\n T-19. Kesler Tanner, Clearfield, 77<\/p>\n T-19. Bryce Deatry, Clearfield, 77<\/p>\n T-19, Beckam Olsen, Fremont 77<\/p>\n Connect with Standard-Examiner sports reporter Conner Becker via email at cbecker@standard.net, X @ctbecker and Instagram @standardexaminersports.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t
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