Aug 27, 2002 By Jim Kriek For The 4 min read

CARMICHAELS – Albert Gallatin’s golfers “bogeyed” their match, while Scooter Roebuck found himself in the role of a pinch hitter on Monday. The Colonials made it three wins in a row by defeating Brownsville, 201 to 212, in their non-section high school boys golf match at the Carmichaels Golf Club. The Colonials were led by Josh Oros and Josh Francis who both fired par 37 over the front nine. Ryan Bashour was Brownsville medalist with a one-over 38.

Albert Gallatin coach Bernie Wydo said, “Before the match, I told our golfers that they had to shoot at least 200 or better if they expected to win, for Brownsville has been playing good golf.”

The Colonials responded with a winning total that was one over what their coach suggested.

Wydo added, “Shooting under 200 is going to be our goal in every match this year. Overall, I’m pleased with what we did today, but our five and six players came up a little bit short and they are going to have to work on cutting some strokes.”

Along his way to even par, Oros just missed two eagles that would have put him two-under, while Francis did get one eagle.

For the day, Oros had three birdies, on the sixth (475, 5), seventh (426, 5), and ninth (508, 5), offset by bogeys on the second (376, 4), fourth (328, 4) and eighth (157, 3).

He noted, “On two, my drive went to the right, leaving me about 150 yards short, then I hit an 8-iron to the green, but it bounced off. I chipped up to about 7-feet, then lipped my putt. On four I drove to the left side and landed about 60 yards from the green. I hit a lob wedge about 50-feet short of the cup and three-putted. My iron drive went to the left on eight, then I lobbed to the fringe and two-putted.”

On the two par-fives, it was just a matter of inches for Oros missing two eagles. He recalled, “On six, my drive went right down the middle, about 150 yards short of the green. I hit an eight-iron to the fringe, chipped on, and the ball rolled to about a foot short. On seven, my drive was down the left side, again about 150 yards short. I hit an 8-iron to the green and my putt went about 8-inches past the cup. Overall, I think my irons were the best part of my game today.”

Francis bogeyed one (332, 4) and double-bogeyed five (378, 4), to go with an eagle on six and a birdie on four, plus landing about five feet short of another eagle.

On his eagle, Francis noted, “I crushed my drive off the tee, about 165 yards short, then hit a seven-iron about 10-inches short of the cup. I thought it was in. On four, I hit down the middle, about 60 yards short, then hit to about five feet from the cup and got the putt.

“I had a bogey on one when my drive was about 60 yards off the green, but then I bladed a lob wedge, chipped on and two-putted from 20 feet, downhill. On five, I pushed my drive way left of the tee and had to chip back through some trees. On the day, the irons were the best part of my game, but the putter just wasn’t there.”

Bashour had bogeys on three (161, 3) and seven, partially offset with a birdie on nine.

On the ninth, he “hit a good, solid drive, then a three-wood just short of the green, and a chip to about five feet from the cup and made the putt. Irons were the best part of my game today.

“On the short three, I had a bad tee short, didn’t hit the ball solid, and came up short. I chipped on to about six feet and my first putt was a foot short. On the seventh, I had one of my best drives of the day, straight down the pipe, then a pin-high three iron to the fringe. I chipped on and then three-putted from about six feet.”

Roebuck, who is also Brownsville’s baseball coach, said, “This is the first golf match I have coached. I kept waiting for the double play ball. Ryan had a good game but some of the others came up a little bit over their usual games.”

Roebuck was “pinch-hitting” for regular coach Mike Sobocinski.

Both teams return to section competition today, with Albert Gallatin at Yough and Brownsville at Waynesburg.