CLEVELAND, Ohio — Archbishop Hoban senior Chris Pollak had some great shots down the stretch as he captured the OHSAA Division I state title last month. The senior had a pair of 71’s to finish with a 142 during the state tournament at NCR Country Club in Kettering.

The 2024 cleveland.com boys golfer of the year, who will be playing his college golf at Florida Southern, said playing that tough state tournament course gave him more confidence in his game.

“I worked hard this season to improve my game. Those two days I hit excellent shots. My putting had improved day by day,” Pollak said.

Pollack made quite a jump to the state title, after back-to-back 16th-place finishes as a sophomore and junior. He tied for eighth as a freshman. At this year‘s district tournament at Pine Hills Golf Club, Pollack tied for 14th, but qualified for state as part of Hoban’s team, which finished second.

At state, everything came together.

He also helped his team to capture the Division I boys title with a team total of 595, 17 shots better than runner-up Olentangy Liberty.

Here are the rest of the cleveland.com boys golf All-Stars:

First Team

Liam Curtis, Roosevelt, senior

Curtis finished two shots behind Pollak at state. The senior shot a 71 on the first day and 73 on the second. Curtis, whose father Ben was the 2003 Open Championship winner, was the only Rough Rider at state. He qualified by shooting a 68 at districts, taking first place.

Ray Dress, Archbishop Hoban, senior

Dress finished ninth at state by shooting 149. Dress shot a 70 at Good Park sectional and then a 76 at the district tournament to qualify for state with Hoban’s team.

Jackson Pinney, University School, senior

Pinney finished 14th at the Division I state tournament. He shot 151 in helping his team finish seventh. Pinney finished in a three-way tie for first with a 70 (34-36) at the Quail Hollow sectional. He shot a 75 (39-35) at the district at Pine Hills.

Sam Fauver, Hudson, senior

Fauver tied for 15th at the Division I state tournament. He helped the Explorers place fifth. Fauver shot a season-best 64 (31-33) at the Windmill Lakes sectional. He was runner-up at the district tournament with a 69 (35-34).

Honorable Mention

Brett Bagatti, Hoban, senior

Ben Berridge, Hoban, sophomore

Ben Fauver, Hudson, sophmore

Braden Herstich, Hoban, senior

Nick Need, Kirtland, sophomore

Kaden Schuette, Independence, sophomore

Alexander Stiegele, St. Ignatius, junior

Eli Zimmerman, Medina, senior