The first week of OK Gold conference play began this past Tuesday with the Cougars winning the Forest Hills Eastern jamboree at Egypt Valley Country Club.  Teams played the front 9 of the Valley Course with the Cougars finishing ahead of FHE by 2 strokes at 157.  Conference play involves 6 golfers competing with the 4 lowest scores counting toward the final team results.  Juniors Matthew Sokorai and Will Preston tied for first place with a 2 over par 38.  Freshman Charlie Maczka carded a 40, followed by Senior Johnathon Meyer with a 41, Freshman Tommy Jandernoa at 42, and Junior Sebastian Deimel with 45.

Thursday's conference jamboree shifted to CC's home course of Quail Ridge and in what appears to be foreshadowing for the rest of the conference schedule, FHE and CC were again extremely close throughout the round with both coming in at 154.  In order to break the tie, the score of the 5th golfer was utilized and in this case, FHE ended up with a 2 stroke victory over the Cougars.  Matthew Sokorai finished as the medalist with a 1 over par 37.  Sokorai was followed by Tommy Jandernoa, Charlie Maczka, Will Preston, Johnathon Meyer and Sebastian Deimel.

Next week will be a very busy one for the CC golfers with 4 events scheduled.  Monday 5 Varsity team members travel to Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills for the Next Tee Invitational.  CC will compete against 28 other teams from throughout Michigan on the Oakland Hills North Course.  The remainder of the Varsity golfers will participate in the OK Gold Jamboree at Railside Country Club hosted by GR South Christian.

Thursday the team will compete in the Tom Collins Memorial Invitational at Bedford Valley Golf Course, an 18 hole event with 5 golfers traveling to the Battle Creek golf course.

Friday will be a very special day as Catholic Central participates in the 2nd annual Corporal B Boy's High School Golf Invitational at American Dunes in Grand Haven.  The event includes honoring an American Hero from each school / community.  During last year's event, CC honored PFC Nicholas Blodgett, a Catholic Central graduate who died in 2004 in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.  This year we will honor retired Colonel Michael Neuman, a 1963 graduate of Catholic Central.  Colonel Neuman served in the US Army until 1994.  His service included deployment to Vietnam and time at the Pentagon in Washington DC.  Neuman also served as Athletic Director at Catholic Central until 2008.

Pictures:

A - Senior Johnathon Meyer hits an approach shot on the 3rd hole at Quail Ridge Golf Course.

B - Freshman Tommy Jandernoa watches his chip shot to the 3rd green at Quail Ridge.

C - Junior Matthew Sokorai watches his putt on the 6th hole at Quail Ridge.