Everyone knows a hole-in-one is a pretty uncommon accomplishment.
To record an ace on a hole other than a par three is almost unheard of.
But that’s what Lake Orion sophomore Andy Bogus did after school at Oxford Hills on March 29. He hit his driver on the 290-yard eighth hole to get the ace.
‘There’s a hill right in front of the green, so I couldn’t see it hit the green,? said Bogus, who admitted he thought the shot might have gone over the green.
Bogus, who played last year on the JV team at LOHS, was playing with two of his teammates.
One of his teachers at LOHS, Melissa Hudson, saw the ball go in from the ninth tee box.
‘When I got up to the green, she asked if that was my first shot,? Bogus said. ‘When I said it was, she said ‘Congratulations.??
It was the third hole-in-one on that hole in the life of the course, and Bogus, 15, was the youngest to accomplish the feat.
Bogus’s father, Brian, said he researched the odds of getting a hole-in-one on a par four at about six million to one.
‘I’ve been playing for 33 years, and never had a hole-in-one,? he said.
?(Andy) came home and said, ‘You’re not mad at me are you?? Brian joked.
Bogus, also a hockey player at LOHS, has reached the green from the number eight tee before, so making the ace was not completely out of the realm of possibility.
He finished his nine hole round at even par 36, tying his previous best at the course.
Sporting a 3.7 grade point average, Bogus was an Oakland Activities Association scholar-athlete for hockey.
‘I like playing hockey a lot,? he said, ‘But I take golf a little more seriously.?
He’s expecting to play on the varsity golf squad next season, and has aspirations to someday play professionally.
Bogus began playing golf about five years ago, and said he plays up to five times a week when the weather permits.
Most of his rounds come at Oxford Hills, which also serves as the home course for the JV team.
Bogus will be playing on the Junior Top 50 tour this summer, playing in tournaments throughout Southeastern Michigan.