Varsity Golf

Golf – The OC golfers played twice this week; first, at Jennings Mill, against Oconee, and then yesterday, at Traditions of Braselton, against Jackson and Hart Co’s. 

        The meet against Oconee was a nine-hole top four meet.  OC’s Nathan Mallonee shot a four under par 32 and was closely followed by Jim Beatty’s two under par 34.  Jake O’Bryan shot a two over par 38 and Ben Giles came in fourth out of six with a personal best of 50.  This however was not enough to beat Oconee who bested Oglethorpe by two strokes.

        The meet at Traditions was set-up to play like the region tournament that will be held at Traditions in four weeks.  That is, all the golfers started at the first tee, unlike a local match at Jennings Mill that uses a shotgun start.  Also, unlike a local match, contestants had to count all strokes.  At the local meets if a contestant scores double the number of strokes that the hole calls par, for instance, they shoot and eight on a par four hole, they stop counting.  Players couldn’t do that at Traditions yesterday; all strokes counted.

        For OC Mallonee was first with a one over 37 followed by Beatty at two over.  Jake O’Bryan shot 40 and Kory Lott shot 46 which placed OC second to Hart County and ahead of Jackson Co. 

        Oglethorpe’s golfers travel to Achesta in Dahlonega this weekend for an 18 hole tournament, and then to Vidalia for a two day tournament over the spring break.