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As one of the first major tournaments of the year in New Jersey high school golf, the Garden State Cup is an excellent way for teams to see how they measure up against the rest of the state.

The Pioneers shot 318 as a team to take sixth place in the prestigious tournament at Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Egg Harbor.

1 team in the NJ.com Top 10 and winner of three straight Tournament of Champions titles, claimed first place with a score of 304.

Sophomore Gage Wolfle led the way with a 74, as he tied for the second-best score of the day and finished sixth on a match of cards.

So this (tournament) is nice to see what’s out there, and I think you’re going to see the scores get better and better as the season progresses.” Millville may have come up short in its season opener against Ocean City, but the Thunderbolts were encouraged by their score of 184 at Greate Bay Country Club.

Shawnee, which comes to Wedgwood on April 19 to face the Minutemen, finished third in the Garden State Cup, highest among South Jersey teams.

Junior Jeff Schermerhorn was the only player to break 40 when he shot a 39 at Town and Country Golf Links in Woodstown to lead Woodstown past Deptford in its season opener on Wednesday.