The Lake Orion boys? golf season came to an end last Thursday, as the team placed 10th at the regional tournament held at WestWynd in Rochester Hills.
Lightning quick greens inflated scores for all 12 teams at the tournament, as Lake Orion’s 336 was 24 shots back of first-place Kettering.
Traverse City Central and Grand Blanc joined Kettering as the three teams to advance to next weekend’s state finals.
The Dragons? OAA Red foes Adams and Clarkston also posted team totals in the 330s.
‘WestWynd was playing very difficult,? said Lake Orion Coach Monty Gallaher. ‘The greens were very fast and there were lots of three putts.?
The Dragons were led by Cameron Beeler’s 81. That score was two shots back of the state individual qualifying mark (the top three individuals not on qualifying teams advance).
Andy Bogus, 82, Ian Peterson, 84, and Kyle Wesley, 89, rounded out Lake Orion’s scoring, with Paul Couretas carding a 90.
Gallaher said he was not disappointed with the team’s performance and said he was pleased with the season as a whole.
‘I was very happy with how our team played at districts. I thought they were capable of playing like that all year,? he said of their 315 score at Heather Highlands a week earlier. ‘I was just happy that it seemed to come together towards the end of the season.??
The team will lose Bogus and Peterson to graduation and Gallaher said he hopes the returning players continue to improve on their short game over the summer.