SHELBY – Oceana Golf Club was the destination for the annual Oceana County Cup Monday, May 19. Pentwater claimed victory over a field of local teams that included Hart, Hesperia and Shelby.
The Falcons were led by senior Nathan Macher who shot 18 over par with a final stroke count of 90 after 18 holes. Macher recorded three pars on the day, with the majority of his holes resulting in bogies.
Following Macher was a field of Falcons that included Mikey Carlson in sixth (+20), Bode Powell and Aiden Henry tied in seventh (+22), Edgar Vazquez (+23) and Gavin Macher in 14th (+32).
Shelby had a pair of individuals that led the field, but they were unable to make up for larger stroke counts by their teammates. Titan Carter placed first individually, shooting a 74, which was just two over par. Carter tallied five birdies, along with eight pars. Next to him was Nathan Miller in second with an 86 (+14) that included five pars and a lone birdie.
Rafael Davis Jr. (+40) came in 19th for the Tigers while Ray Hacker (+42) placed 20th to round out the roster. Shelby tied for second as a team.
Hart’s team was the other half of that second place tie, shooting 386 as a team, led by senior Kaden Bond who placed fourth individually. Bond shot 91 (+19) with four pars and a host of bogies included.
Braydan Baron was the only other Pirate to earn a top-10 finish, slotting in at ninth with a stroke count of 95 (+23). Rounding out Hart’s field was Logan Dean in 11th (+27), Jackson Bishop in 12th (+29), Luke VanderWilk in 16th (+34) and Connor Riker in 18th (+36).
Hesperia finished at the bottom of the pack in fourth place despite a great round for junior Alex Scott. Scott finished in a tie with Bond, shooting a 91 as well. Tim Hoaglin (+30), Logan Kammer (+33), Ryan Fuentes (+35) and Taylor Ackerberg (+73).
All golfers will now prepare for regionals which will take place next week. Shelby and Hart are slotted in D3 Regional 14 which will be at Katke Golf Course at Ferris State University Tuesday, May 27 at 9 a.m. Pentwater and Hesperia are in D4 Regional 20 which will be Wednesday, May 28 at Clearbrook Golf in Saugatuck at 9 a.m.
