By David Paulsen
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
With only one golfer breaking 100 on the scorecard, the Union Grove High School boys’ golf team finished in last place at the Southern Lakes Conference Golf Major No. 1 Tuesday.
Played at Ives Grove Golf Course, the Bronco boys had a team total of 402. Waterford won the meet with a 328.
“Overall we really struggled today,” noted head coach Eric Swanson. “The course was playing very long and we are not very long hitters, so that didn’t help.”
Alex Wall led the Broncos with a 92 on the par-72 course. He fired a 46 on both nines.
“Alex had a very solid round,” Swanson said. “He managed to avoid having a big hole, which the others could not do.”
Tom Kwon carded a 102, Ben Spiering a 103 and B.J. Henderson a 105. The fifth Bronco golfer – Brett VanVreede – shot a 123.
The top four scores count toward the team score.
Wolverine Classic
With only two golfers shooting below 100, the Bronco boys struggled to an eighth-place finish at the Wolverine Classic April 13.
The Bronco boys carded a team score of 408, to finish 89 strokes behind Waterford, which won the event with a 319.
Wall and Henderson each carded 97s on the par-70 Rivermoor Golf Club course to lead Union Grove.
Wall fired a 50-47, while Henderson turned in a 51-46.
Finishing out the varsity scorecard for the Broncos were Steve Peterson with a 106 (56-50) and Aaron Ross with a 108 (58-50).
Also competing for the Bronco boys were Jacob Cacciotti (110) and Grayson Catania (116).
Panther Invitational
The Bronco golfers finished third out of four teams at the Wilmot Panther Invitational held April 12.
The format for the event featured 2-man best ball, 2-man alternate shot, and 2-man scramble. The three scores were combined for the team score.
Union Grove tallied 139 points. Waterford won the event, carding a 114. Wilmot fired a 131 and Elkhorn 141.
Wall and Henderson teamed up to shoot a 45 in the 2-man alternate shot. Aaron Ryan and Peterson combined in the 2-man scramble for a 46, while Cacciotti and Spiering paired up in the 2-man best ball for a 48.
Next up for the golfers is the Southern Lakes Conference Boys Golf Major No. 2 on Tuesday, April 24, at Evergreen Golf Club, Elkhorn.
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