Bulldog golfers rack up league wins
Ramona High School boys golf coach Michael Gainey is pleased with his team’s performance this season — as of Friday the Bulldog golfers were 4-1 in league matches and 10-2 overall.
“The players are now bringing in the scores I’ve known they are all capable of,” said Gainey. “Justin Graf has been steadily improving and has now regained his No. 1 spot on the team.”
Three home matches were scheduled for this week — against Mission Vista, Oceanside and Orange Glen.
“I’m looking forward to seeing some low scores by our Bulldog players,” said Gainey.
The team beat Oceanside 206-219 in the April 14 league match at Oceanside Golf Course. Playing from the blue tees on the par 36 nine-hole round, Thomas Andrews earned co-medalist honors with a 38. Also contributing to the score were Graf, 40; Cameron Marshall and Serop Matoian, each with a 42; Doug Crawford, 44; and Jon Crawford, 58. The top five scores are used for the team score.
The win followed Ramona’s loss to Fallbrook, 207-226. The April 12 league match was played from the black tees at the Pala Mesa Golf Resort. Graf finished with a 3-under-par 39. Matoian shot 41, Keagan Fritz, 47; Andrews, 48; and David Hall and Marshall each had 51.
“Our loss to Fallbrook at their home course was a tough one,” said Gainey. “As a team, we were really hoping to go one up on them in order to put us in a good position to regain the league title this season. Although we are still not out of it, we need to win our renaming five matches to give us the best opportunity to win the Valley League.”
The Bulldogs brought in an under-200 team score when they beat Valley Center 197-238 April 7 at home at San Vicente Golf Resort. Graf shot par — 36. Also shooting in the 30s were Marshall, 38, and Andrews, 39. Matoian was right behind with a 40, Hall had a 44, and Fritz, 47.
Playing Mission Vista April 6 at Marine Memorial Golf Course (Camp Pendleton), Ramona took the win with 206-244. Graf was 3 over par with a 39; Andrews shot 40; Matoian, 41; Marshall, 42; Doug Crawford, 44; and Fritz, 45.
On April 4, Ramona beat Orange Glen 211-307 at the par 36 Woods Valley Golf Club. Scores posted were: Marshall, 38; Fritz, 41; Graf, 42; Matoian, 42; Hall, 48; and Tyler Story, 50.