First step: Lohr leads dozen golfers into WPIAL Class AA semifinals
Carmichaels无毛视频� Liam Lohr plays a short chip onto the second green at Linden Hall Golf Course during Monday无毛视频檚 Section 3-AA individual golf qualifier. Lohr took medalist honors with a 2-under 71. (Photo by Jim Downey)
Waynesburg Central无毛视频檚 Braden Benke plays his approach shot on the third hole at Linden Hall Golf Course during Monday无毛视频檚 Section 3-AA individual golf qualifier. (Photo by Jim Downey)
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Liam Lohr reacts to his putt on the second green at Linden Hall Golf Course during Monday无毛视频檚 Section 3-AA individual golf qualifier.
Jefferson-Morgan's Brock Bayles chips onto the fifth green at Linden Hall Golf Course during Monday's Section 3-AA individual golf qualifier.
Jefferson-Morgan's Brock Bayles powers off the sixth tee at Linden Hall Golf Course during Monday's Section 3-AA individual golf qualifier.
Carmichaels' Dustin Hastings plays a chip shot onto the fourth green at Linden Hall Golf Club during Monday's Section 3-AA individual golf qualifier.
Carmichaels' Dustin Hastings hits his drive on the sixth hole at Linden Hall Golf Course during Monday's Section 3-AA individual section golf qualifier.
Brownsville's Matthew Sethman watches as the putt by Carmichaels' Mason Lapana slips by the cup on the third green at Linden Hall Golf Course during Monday's Section 3-AA individual golf qualifier.
DAWSON 无毛视频� Waynesburg Central senior Braden Benke was standing over his biggest putt of the season to date Monday afternoon on the 18th hole at Linden Hall Golf Course.
Drain the 5-footer on the finishing hole for par and extend his season by another match, or miss and come up one shot short of qualifying for the WPIAL Class AA semifinals next Monday at Willowbrook Country Club.
Benke无毛视频檚 final putt was true to finish with 12-over 85, hitting the target score right on the nose.
无毛视频淭he first putt (for birdie) was a 20-footer with a foot break. The 5-footer was an inch outside the cup,无毛视频� said Benke. 无毛视频淚 told myself trust the putter. The putter was probably my strength.无毛视频�
Benke was quite aware of what he needed to score as he closed out the sectional.
无毛视频淚 knew on hole 15 I had one stroke to mess with. Then, I hit in the bunker and took bogey,无毛视频� explained Benke. 无毛视频淚 was conservative on the last two holes.无毛视频�
The bogey on No. 15 came on the heels of a double bogey on No. 14.
Benke said he scrambled around the 18 holes.
无毛视频淎s soon as I hit my first tee shot, I knew it was going to be a rough day,无毛视频� said Benke. 无毛视频淭hen, on No. 8 I got in a groove. I was 1-over through 13.无毛视频�
The senior feelings of his career coming to a close creeped in as he played.
无毛视频淚 told myself this is my last shot at the turn,无毛视频� said Benke. 无毛视频淚 was so nervous. I went into the bathroom and puked.
无毛视频淭hat released whatever was in me.无毛视频�
Carmichaels无毛视频� Liam Lohr and Brownsville无毛视频檚 Daniel Sethman didn无毛视频檛 have many anxious moments, other than who would take medalist honors for the section championship.
Lohr fired a 2-under 71, one shot better than Sethman无毛视频檚 72.
无毛视频�(The round) was very good. There were some holes I had to scramble,无毛视频� said Lohr.
The scrambling started right after Lohr无毛视频檚 opening tee shot.
无毛视频淚 had to take free relief and then I bladed it over the green. I chipped in down hill for birdie,无毛视频� said Lohr, who finished third in the WPIAL finals last year. 无毛视频淲hen I got to the back nine, everything started rolling good.
无毛视频淟ast year I shot the target score. This year I wanted to go lower.无毛视频�
Sethman, too, wanted to go lower. At least one stroke lower than Lohr, at least.
无毛视频淚 knew it wasn无毛视频檛 going to be an easy day with him. Liam was playing good,无毛视频� said Sethman. 无毛视频淓very time I went to get him, wham, he blocked me.
无毛视频淚 wanted to win. I didn无毛视频檛 show up to be second.无毛视频�
Sethman said he played a steady round of golf.
无毛视频淚 was consistent. It was the most boring round ever. I hit 17-of-18 greens (in regulation),无毛视频� said Sethman, adding, 无毛视频淢y drives were a little shaky. My wedges were good, and my putting was horrendous. I putted terrible.无毛视频�
Carmichaels无毛视频� Mason Lapana was alone in third with 77.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 mad. I had a triple on No. 8 with three putts,无毛视频� said Lapana.
Still, his score was easily enough to qualify for the semifinals.
无毛视频淚 wanted to shoot 85 or better. It doesn无毛视频檛 matter what I shot, as long it was 85,无毛视频� said Lapana. 无毛视频淚 hit a lot of fairways. I hit it straight, which was good.
无毛视频淢y short irons were a little sporadic.无毛视频�
Lapana wants to finish better in the semifinals.
无毛视频淚 was the last place (going into the finals). I ended up two strokes out of states,无毛视频� said Lapana.
McGuffey无毛视频檚 Brody Wagner tied for fourth with Carmichaels无毛视频� Dom Colarusso at 80.
Colarusso had the shots of the tournament with two chip-in eagles. Although, he gave a couple strokes back on the succeeding holes.
无毛视频淚 chipped in for eagle on No. 5 and then had bogey on No. 6,无毛视频� said Colarusso. 无毛视频淚 rolled my tee shot on No. 11 and took bogey, then I chipped in for eagle on No. 12.
无毛视频淭hat gave me a little boost of confidence.无毛视频�
Colarusso was pleased with his round.
无毛视频淚 haven无毛视频檛 played the best the past few weeks. I was very imperative for me to post a score,无毛视频� said Colarusso.
无毛视频淚 three-putted the first hole. That messed me up a little. Then, I parred the third hole. That gave me a bit more confidence,无毛视频� said Wagner, a sophomore. 无毛视频淟ast year, I missed by one. I was pretty mad after that.无毛视频�
Brownsville无毛视频檚 Matthew Sethman and Jefferson-Morgan无毛视频檚 Urijah Teasdale and Brock Bayles all shot 82.
无毛视频淚 shot 82 with four lip-outs,无毛视频� said Sethman. 无毛视频淚 left myself a lot of putts today, too. I无毛视频檓 not happy with it.无毛视频�
Sethman wanted medalist honors.
无毛视频淚 wanted to win, but that无毛视频檚 a low score (shot by Lohr). My approach shots were leaving me with long birdie putts,无毛视频� said Sethman. 无毛视频淚 had two or three 3-putts. I had one birdie and one triple bogey, and no double bogeys.无毛视频�
Sethman is ready to start over in the semifinals.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檒l forget about it. I无毛视频檒l remember what I have to work on,无毛视频� added Sethman.
Bayles said he faltered after the turn, but held it together to qualify. Although, he was counting strokes.
无毛视频淭he front was good. The first four holes on the back were a little rough. I made a long par putt on No. 15,无毛视频� said Bayles. 无毛视频淵eah, (he knew what he needed to shoot). I had to par out.无毛视频�
Teasdale, a freshman, turned things around after a double bogey on No. 10.
无毛视频淚 went par-birdie-par-bogey. I played good on the back,无毛视频� said Teasdale. 无毛视频淚 was not really nervous. But, I wanted to shoot lower.无毛视频�
McGuffey teammates Logan Crowe (83) and Joel Sovich (84) also qualified. Carmichaels无毛视频� Dustin Hastings also shot 84.
无毛视频淚 shot 44 on the front and 40 on the back,无毛视频� said Hastings. 无毛视频淚 was even through the first five on the back.
无毛视频淭hen, I plugged in the bunker on No. 16 and took a triple. I knew I only had one shot to play with from there.无毛视频�