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Ever wonder who the top high school golfers are in each state? The National High School Golf Association started producing high school golf rankings in 2017 for the 2016 and 2017 boys high school golf season. NHSGA provides a national rankings for high school golf, but also state leaderboards ranking high school golfers across divisions within their state.
Below highlights the top 3 high school golf state tournament performers by state. Given some high school state tournaments are one round versus two rounds, the average score per round is used for the rankings. The top 3 performances are based on average differential which include the difficulty (slope/rating) of the golf course played. This means even though another player in the state may have shot a lower score, when including the difficulty of the golf course in the calculation, the player with the lowest average differential will come out on top.
Enjoy! Here are links to the full Boys National High School Golf Rankings and State Golf Leaderboards
| Name | State | Team | Division | State Tournament Avg Score Per Round | Avg Differential |
| John Hilliard Catanzaro | Alabama | Westbrook Christian | 1 | 67.5 | -3.41 |
| Thomas Ponder | Alabama | Providence Christian | 3 | 69 | -2.89 |
| J.P. Cave | Alabama | UMS-Wright | 4 | 69.5 | -2.45 |
| Gavin Cohen | Arizona | CFHS | 2 | 71 | -0.97 |
| Tyler Svendson | Arizona | Desert Vista | 1 | 68 | -0.38 |
| Davis Evans | Arizona | Desert Vista | 1 | 68 | -0.37 |
| Miles Smith | Arkansas | Catholic | 7A | 69 | -1.84 |
| Grant Shelman | Arkansas | Hazen | 2A | 67 | -1.64 |
| Connor Gaunt | Arkansas | Cabot | 7A | 69.5 | -1.41 |
| Sean Maruyama | California | Campbell Hall | Southern | 68 | -4.43 |
| Seldon Doyle | California | Thousand Oaks | Southern | 70 | -2.69 |
| Will Draper | California | Chaminade | Southern | 70 | -2.69 |
| Kyle Pearson | Colorado | Highlands Ranch | 5 | 66.5 | -3.83 |
| Davis Bryant | Colorado | Eaglecrest | 5 | 69.5 | -1.09 |
| Oliver Jack | Colorado | Kent Denver | 3 | 72 | -0.74 |
| Austin Rupp | Connecticut | Suffield | 3 | 67 | -3.05 |
| Andrew Sanzaro | Connecticut | Wethersfield | 2 | 67 | -2.87 |
| Finn Boynton | Connecticut | Notre Dame-West Haven | 2 | 68 | -1.95 |
| Matt Pulgini | Delaware | Appoquinimink | 1 | 73.5 | 3.28 |
| Kyle Strassle | Delaware | Milford | 1 | 74 | 3.74 |
| Austin Barbin | Delaware | Red Lion Christian | 1 | 75 | 4.65 |
| Brandon Mancheno | Florida | Mandarin High School | 3A | 70.5 | -1.45 |
| Eugene Hong | Florida | Circle Christian School | 1A | 71.5 | -0.6 |
| Jackson Suber | Florida | Plant High School | 3A | 71.5 | -0.6 |
| Daniel McKenzie | Georgia | St. Pius X | 4A | 67 | -3.96 |
| Jay Beach | Georgia | Richmond Academy | 4A | 68 | -3.12 |
| Jonathan Parker | Georgia | Columbus | 4A | 68 | -3.12 |
| Jun WON | Hawaii | Ho Moanalua | 1 | 67 | -6.21 |
| AJ TERAOKA | Hawaii | Moanalua | 1 | 72 | -1.9 |
| Andrew CHIN | Hawaii | Punahou | 1 | 73 | -1.04 |
| Sam Goodman | Idaho | Bishop Kelly | 4A | 70 | -0.49 |
| Sam Tidd | Idaho | Rocky Mountain | 5A | 70 | 0.1 |
| Chance Mosely | Idaho | Minico | 4A | 71 | 0.49 |
| Brendan O’Reilly | Illinois | Hinsdale (Central) | 3A | 71 | 0.54 |
| Trent Snodgrass | Illinois | Byron | 1A | 73 | 2.44 |
| Luke Armbrust | Illinois | Wheaton (St. Francis) | 2A | 73.5 | 2.71 |
| Noah Gillard | Indiana | Center Grove | 1 | 69 | -3.77 |
| Nick Osterburg | Indiana | Perry Meridian | 1 | 70 | -2.93 |
| Sam Jean | Indiana | Center Grove | 1 | 71.5 | -1.68 |
| Kaleb Hagge | Iowa | Winfield-Mt. Union | 1A | 68.5 | -0.98 |
| Tommy Doyle | Iowa | Gilbert | 3A | 70.5 | -0.44 |
| Carter Stochl | Iowa | New Hampton | 2A | 70 | 0.85 |
| Zach Sokolosky | Kansas | Andover | 5A | 67 | -4.42 |
| Sion Audrain | Kansas | Garden City | 6A | 70 | -3.35 |
| Thomas Luger | Kansas | Shawnee Mission East | 6A | 70 | -3.35 |
| Cullan Brown | Kentucky | Lyon County | 1 | 69.5 | -1.5 |
| Canon Claycomb | Kentucky | Greenwood | 1 | 71 | -0.1 |
| Clay Amlung | Kentucky | St. Xavier | 1 | 71 | -0.09 |
| Trey Winstead | Louisiana | University | 3 | 69.5 | -1.44 |
| Eric Brown | Louisiana | Hamilton Christian | 4 | 69 | -1.35 |
| Nicholas Arcement | Louisiana | E. D. White | 2 | 69.5 | -0.9 |
| Logan Thompson | Maine | Mattanawcook | C | 67 | -2.76 |
| Eric Dugas | Maine | MCI | B | 73 | 2.76 |
| Cole Anderson | Maine | Camden Hills | A | 73 | 2.76 |
| Nick Roberson | Maryland | B-CC | 1 | 72 | 1.65 |
| Jackson Courtney | Maryland | Marriotts Ridge | 1 | 74 | 3.39 |
| Brett Babb | Maryland | Northwest | 1 | 75 | 4.26 |
| Andrew O’Leary | Massachusetts | Catholic Memorial #1 | 2 | 71 | 0 |
| Nathan Ingram | Massachusetts | BC | 1 | 71 | 1.35 |
| Noah Peterson | Massachusetts | East Longmeadow | 1 | 71 | 1.35 |
| Sean Niles | Michigan Lp | Detroit Catholic Central | 1 | 69.5 | -1.05 |
| Austin Fauser | Michigan Lp | Clinton | 4 | 69.5 | -0.96 |
| Zach Rosendale | Michigan Lp | St Johns | 2 | 71 | 0.16 |
| Hunter Eichorn | Michigan Up | Carney Nadeau | 3 | 66 | -3.38 |
| Avry Freel | Michigan Up | Cedarville | 3 | 70 | 0.48 |
| Ben Strong | Michigan Up | Houghton | 1 | 73 | 1.52 |
| Cecil Belisle | Minnesota | Red Wing | AA | 69.5 | -2.6 |
| Brandon Nelson | Minnesota | Litchfield | AA | 70.5 | -1.79 |
| Paul Stankey | Minnesota | Providence Academy | AA | 70.5 | -1.79 |
| Cameron Clarke | Mississippi | Bruce | 2A | 67 | -2.63 |
| Brice Wilkinson | Mississippi | Madison Central | 6A | 71.5 | -1.54 |
| Benjamin Nelson | Mississippi | Madison Central | 6A | 73.5 | 0.27 |
| Jack Parker | Missouri | Father Tolton Regional Catholic | 2 | 70 | -1.15 |
| Hank Lierz | Missouri | Bishop LeBlond | 2 | 70.5 | -0.7 |
| Ross Henson | Missouri | Hermann | 2 | 72 | 0.62 |
| Ryggs Johnston | Montana | Libby | B | 64 | -4.98 |
| Joey Moore | Montana | Billings West | AA | 67 | -3.6 |
| Sean Ramsbacher | Montana | Missoula Sentinel | AA | 72 | 1.4 |
| Caleb Badura | Nebraska | Aurora | B | 72 | -1.17 |
| Patrick Clare | Nebraska | Lincoln East | A | 70 | -0.97 |
| Brandt Radloff | Nebraska | Blair | B | 72.5 | -0.72 |
| Griffin Cooper | Nevada | Yerington | 2-Jan | 74 | 3.57 |
| Veronica Joels | Nevada | The Meadows | 2-Jan | 77 | 6.17 |
| Braden Price | Nevada | Wendover | 2-Jan | 77.5 | 6.61 |
| Brandon Gillis | New Hampshire | Nashua North | 1 | 69 | 0.18 |
| Phin Choukas | New Hampshire | Hanover | 2 | 71.5 | 2.73 |
| James McKee | New Hampshire | Windham | 2 | 72 | 3.2 |
| Spencer Shih | New Jersey | Northern Highlands | 1 | 70 | -0.89 |
| Chris Warner | New Jersey | Shawnee | 1 | 71 | 0 |
| Will O’Neill | New Jersey | Morristown | 1 | 71 | 0 |
| Thomas Tulk | New Mexico | Portales | 1A | 68 | -3.17 |
| Ben Wells | New Mexico | Volcano Vista | 6A | 72 | 0.09 |
| Bowen Davis | New Mexico | Manzano | 6A | 73 | 0.96 |
| Nathan Han | New York | Somers High School | 1 | 73 | -0.09 |
| Adam Xiao | New York | Manhasset High School | 1 | 73 | -0.09 |
| Danny Gianniny | New York | Pittsford Sutherland HS | 1 | 73.5 | 0.33 |
| A.J. Beechler | North Carolina | Pinecrest | 4 | 68 | -4.27 |
| Matt Sharpstene | North Carolina | T.C. Roberson | 4 | 68.5 | -3.85 |
| Jack Massei | North Carolina | Green Hope | 4 | 71 | -1.76 |
| JUSTIN NELSON | North Dakota | WAHP | A | 74 | 2.19 |
| COLE JOHNSON | North Dakota | SHEY | A | 74.5 | 2.64 |
| MAT HALVORSON | North Dakota | RR | A | 75 | 3.1 |
| Evan Yakubov | Ohio | Columbus St. Charles | 1 | 71 | -2.76 |
| Cameron Frazier | Ohio | Cincinnati St. Xavier | 1 | 71 | -2.76 |
| Trevor Binau | Ohio | Bexley | 2 | 72 | -1.92 |
| Craig Ronne | Oregon | Klamath Union | 4 | 68.5 | -1.64 |
| Sam Pyon | Oregon | Clackamas | 6 | 72 | -0.33 |
| Carter Lee | Oregon | Tillamook | 4 | 71 | 0.78 |
| Kevin Scherr | Pennsylvania | Nazareth Area | AAA | 72 | 0.86 |
| Chris Tanabe | Pennsylvania | Quaker Valley | AA | 73 | 1.73 |
| Skyler Fox | Pennsylvania | Riverside | AA | 73.5 | 2.15 |
| Will Dickson | Rhode Island | Moses Brown | 1 | 71 | 1.76 |
| Colin Sutyla | Rhode Island | Hendricken | 1 | 71 | 1.76 |
| Joe Tucker | Rhode Island | Hendricken | 1 | 72.5 | 3.15 |
| Jacob Bridgeman | South Carolina | Chapman | 3A | 67.5 | -2.32 |
| Methintr Kamnark | South Carolina | Cane Bay | 4A | 70.5 | -1.16 |
| Jack Parrott | South Carolina | AC Flora | 4A | 70.5 | -1.16 |
| Will Grevlos | South Dakota | SF Washington | AA | 69 | -3.23 |
| Bryce Hammer | South Dakota | SF O’Gorman | AA | 73 | 0.17 |
| Alec Johnson | South Dakota | Bon Homme | B | 69 | 0.42 |
| Trenton Johnson | Tennessee | Brentwood | 1A | 69.5 | -1.07 |
| Winston Margaritis | Tennessee | St. George’s | 2A | 70 | -0.58 |
| Alex Hodge | Tennessee | Knoxville Halls | 1A | 70.5 | -0.1 |
| Scott Roden | Texas | Dallas Highland Park | 5A | 70.5 | -3.71 |
| Mac Meissner | Texas | San Antonio Alamo Heights | 5A | 70.5 | -3.71 |
| Parker Coody | Texas | Plano West | 6A | 69.5 | -3.49 |
| Connor Howe | Utah | Weber | 5A | 68 | -1.9 |
| Elijah Turner | Utah | Lone Peak | 5A | 68 | -1.9 |
| Blake Tomlinson | Utah | Skyline | 4A | 68.5 | -1.45 |
| Bryson Richards | Vermont | Montpelier | 2 | 69 | -0.27 |
| Jared Nelson | Vermont | Rutland | 1 | 73 | 3.29 |
| Alex Giroux | Vermont | NCU | 1 | 74 | 4.18 |
| Ryan Hammer | Virginia | Loudoun Valley | 4A | 70.5 | -0.83 |
| Henry Lutz | Virginia | Prince Edwards | 2A | 70 | -0.82 |
| John Hatcher | Virginia | Ferguson Franklin County High School | 6A | 72.5 | 0.81 |
| Joe Highsmith | Washington | Bellarmine Prep | 4 | 67 | -3.71 |
| Spencer Tibbits | Washington | Fort Vancouver HS | 3 | 68.5 | -2.38 |
| Jack Plaster | Washington | Gonzaga Prep | 4 | 68.5 | -2.38 |
| Christian McKisic | West Virginia | Buckhannon | AAA | 74 | 1.27 |
| Kyle Wensel | West Virginia | Wheeling Central | A | 75.5 | 2.53 |
| Brett Laxton | West Virginia | Wyoming East | AA | 75.5 | 2.53 |
| Piercen Hunt | Wisconsin | Arrowhead | 1 | 70.5 | -1.62 |
| Hunter Pipik | Wisconsin | New Berlin West | 2 | 70.5 | -1.62 |
| Jed Baranzyk | Wisconsin | Bay Port | 1 | 73 | 0.41 |
| Easton Paxton | Wyoming | Riverton | 4A | 71.5 | 1.98 |
| Dallas Millin | Wyoming | Wright | 2A | 73 | 3.61 |
| Kirby Coe-Kirkham | Wyoming | Sheridan | 4A | 74 | 4.33 |