BANDON — The opening of the high school golf season included a hole-in-one, a tight team race that included several of the top Class 5A boys teams and a new start for Marshfield’s golf teams under windy conditions at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

The Pirates finished back in the pack in the season-opening Marshfield Invitational at Bandon Trails, with both the boys and girls featuring new players.

“It seems we’re more of a building team,” said Marshfield’s Bryan Johnson, who had the best score for the Pirates on Monday with a 90. “None of us are shooting that good right now.

“We’re a solid team. This was a building experience to see where we’re at.”

Marshfield’s boys shot 372, which was good for ninth place among the 17 complete teams.

Wilsonville won with a score of 330, followed by four of the other teams expected to battle the Wildcats for the Class 5A title in May — Cleveland (332), Summit (337), West Albany (337) and Thurston (340). Class 6A Westview also had a 340.

Johnson is the most experienced returning player for the Pirates, having been in the lineup for one of the two rounds at last year’s state tournament.

He wasn’t thrilled with how he played Monday.

“I really couldn’t handle the wind,” he said, jokingly adding, “I was probably in every bunker.”

Having just the wind was a relief for the players. It rained so hard part of the day Sunday that the course was closed for a few hours and several teams, including Marshfield, couldn’t get in their scheduled practice rounds.

Even though Johnson was a caddie at Bandon Dunes during the summer, he only played one round at Bandon Trails and said he only carried bags for seven or eight rounds on the course, while doing most of his work on the Pacific Dunes and Bandon Dunes courses.

“It’s the first tournament of the year,” Johnson said. “I’m going to just let this one not count.”

Two players who had reason to celebrate Monday were Thurston’s Tyler Falk and Westview’s Mitch Baines.

Falk, the defending Midwestern League champion, tamed the winds for a 4-over-par 75 to take medalist honors — three shots better than West Albany’s Nick Sherwood and Thurston’s Taylor Klopp. He had two birdies, and, more important, no double bogeys.

“I was just trying to shoot in the 70s,” he said. “I figured the winning score would be in the 70s.”

Falk said the wind wasn’t bad in the forest portions of the course, and that he was able to handle the stiff breeze.

“I just hit the right shots — choking down and playing the ball back in my stance,” he said.

Falk has experience at Bandon Trails, having played in the Oregon junior match play on the course last summer, as well as in last year’s Marshfield Invitational.

Baines, who also was in the match play tournament last summer, came up with the shot of the day, scoring a hole-in-one on the fifth hole, which was playing about 112 yards.

It was the first ace for Baines, who used a pitching wedge on the hole.

He couldn’t see the cup from the tee box, but said a spotter next to the green told him the ball hopped once and went straight into the hole.

“It was exciting,” said Baines, who has had several near-misses in his career.

Baines shot an 81, which wasn’t as good as he wanted.

“I had two bad holes,” he said, adding that the conditions were tough.

“It was really windy. You had to change your shots, playing the wind.”

The girls portion of the tournament included golfers from 13 schools.

Marshfield coach Mindie Wilson didn’t expect her team to place well because she has nearly all freshmen, including several who haven’t played before this season.

“You hear coaches talk about rebuilding years,” she said. “This really is a rebuilding year.”

But Wilson added she is having a great time teaching the young players.

Marshfield’s squad has just two veterans, including Brittany Gilmore, whom Wilson said has a good chance to qualify for the state tournament as an individual.

Gilmore shot a 109 on Monday.

“It was OK for being the first tournament (and being) at Bandon,” she said, adding that she also has not been able to use her driver in practice because of a new policy for the driving range at Coos Country Club, where the team trains.

Like many of the golfers, Gilmore was warming her hands over the gas firepit in the pavilion outside the Bandon Trails clubhouse after her round.

Even though there was little rain, the wind made conditions chilly for rounds that were taking five hours.

“It’s freezing,” she said.

Gilmore said the Pirates have lots of room to grow.

“It’s going to be a fun building year,” she said, adding that for her it could have rewards.

“I’m excited,” she said of the chance to qualify for state. “The pressure’s on.”

Marshfield’s other players Monday included Karlie Hahn, Taylor McNamee, Rochelle Johnson and Marissa Luckman.

Because many of the girls couldn’t complete their rounds before dark Monday, the team scores were based on the best two players for each school.

West Albany won with a total of 181.

Valley Catholic’s Lindsey Harmon was medalist with an 84.