SHELBY – Titan Carter is back at the top of the golf rankings, placing first in yet another meet. This time, the Shelby sophomore scored a win with home course advantage, beating out a field of more than 50 golfers at Oceana Golf Club Monday, April 28.
Carter hovered around +1 for the majority of the day. Six pars on the front nine helped keep him in front, while a single birdie on that same stretch of holes balanced out a pair of bogies.
The back nine proved to be more of a challenge. Carter started with a birdie on hole No. 10, but followed it up with a double bogey on 11. After splitting a pair of pars with a pair of birdies on 13-16, Carter ended his day with a double bogey, bogey and a par on 18.
That landed Carter with a 75 stroke total, landing him at +3 on the day. As it turned out, that mark was far better than anyone else managed to post. Bode Powell of Pentwater was the closest, striking a tie in second place with Ravenna’s Dylan May with a score of 85 (+13).
Powell’s day was highlighted by five pars and one birdie, helping lead the Falcons to a third place finish as a team. Mikey Carlson scored an 89, landing him a top 10 finish, while Nathan Macher (93), Gavin Macher (100), Edgar Vazquez (101) and Aiden Henry (120) followed in behind.
Hart finished in fourth as a team, with Ayden Dodge (89) and Braydan Baron (91) grabbing finishes in the top 10. Kaden Bond finished 13th with a 92 and Logan Dean (97), Luke Vanderwilk (103) and Wyatt Johnson (126) rounded out the Pirates’ competitors.
Joining Carter in the Tigers’ fifth place finish were Rafael Davis Jr. (93), Nathan Miller (96) and Ray Hacker (135).
Hesperia rounded out Oceana County teams in attendance, placing sixth. Jared Tanner and Nacho Lozano finished tied for 13th with a 92 to lead the Panthers. Logan Kammer (109), Tim Hoaglin (116), Alex Scott (131) and Ryan Fuentes (144) wrapped up the field of Hesperia golfers.
