Boys Golf Regional Preview.

Written Tuesday May 28th at 9:00 AM

Here is my insight and preview for Boys Golf for their regionals this week.

Region 2 @ Davison Country Club

OXFORD

Alpena

Bay City Western

Bay City Central

Davison

Flint Carman Ainsworth

Flushing

Grand Blanc

Lansing Holt

Lapeer

Okemos

Saginaw Heritage

Swartz Creek

Midland

Midland Dow

Traverse City Central

Traverse City West

PROJECTED TOP 4:

1. GRAND BLANC

2. LAPEER

3. MIDLAND

4. TRAVERSE CITY WEST

WHY THIS: I think when looking at this regional that Grand Blanc early was ranked in the State but has fallen on some rough times. Lapeer and Traverse City West both have experience being in the finals last season. Midland has some golfers back and could be on the cusp of making a run.

Region 3 @ Pine Knob Golf Course

CLARKSTON

NORTH FARMINGTON

WEST BLOOMFIELD

Brighton

Plymouth Canton

Walled Lake Northern

Hartland

Howell

Milford

Northville

Novi Detroit Catholic Central

Novi

Plymouth

Plymouth Salem

South Lyon

Walled Lake Western

Walled Lake Central

Waterford Kettering

Waterford Mott

Lakeland

PROJECTED TOP 4:

1. CLARKSTON

2. PLYMOUTH

3. NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL

4. HARTLAND

WHY THIS: These teams are State powers ranked in the top ten (Clarkston 1, Novi Detroit Catholic Central 5, Hartland 8, Plymouth 10.) This will be a very competitive match and if things go right expect these teams to be there. Northville and Walled Lake Northern might get left out this season though which would be a shame.

Region 4 @ Twin Lakes Golf Course

LAKE ORION

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

ROCHESTER

ADAMS

STONEY CREEK

TROY

TROY ATHENS

Chippewa Valley

Macomb Dakota

New Baltimore Anchor Bay

Utica

Utica Eisenhower

Utica Ford

Sterling Heights Stevenson

Sterling Heights

Fraser

L’Anse Creuse

L’Anse Creuse North

Romeo

Port Huron

Port Huron Northern

PROJECTED TOP 4:

1. LAKE ORION

2. BLOOMFIELD HILLS

3. ADAMS

4. ROCHESTER

WHY THIS: Last year there was a lot of controversy surrounding three teams that won this regional but also ripped off a few teams. This year I think Adams and Bloomfield Hills gets their revenge. I also think Lake Orion wins this regional and just recently won the Oakland County title. Not to mention that they are ranked 7^th in the State right now.

Region 5 @ Orchards

GROVES

SEAHOLM

BERKLEY

ROYAL OAK

Birmingham Brother Rice

Dearborn Fordson

Detroit Cass Tech

Detroit University-Detroit Jesuit

Detroit Renaissance

Grosse Pointe North

Grosse Pointe South

Livonia Churchill

Livonia Stevenson

Livonia Franklin

St. Clair Shores Lakeview

St. Clair Shores Lake Shore

Warren Mott

Warren Cousino

Warren De LaSalle

PROJECTED TOP 4:

1. BIRMINGHAM BROTHER RICE

2. GROSSE POINTE SOUTH

3. WARREN DE LASALLE

4. GROVES

WHY THIS: These teams have been ranked in the State at some point this year especially when you have the defending State Champions in Grosse Pointe South not to mention Birmingham Brother Rice and Warren De LaSalle. Groves had a top ten finish in the Oakland County meet, they will be a team to watch out for.

Region 11 @ Fieldstone Golf Course

AVONDALE

FARMINGTON

HARRISON

FERNDALE

Armada

Croswell-Lexington

Birmingham Detroit Country Day

Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood

Eastpointe

Imlay City

Madison Heights Lamphere

Marysville

North Branch

Orchard Lake St. Marys

Brandon

Yale

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

Warren Woods Tower

PROJECTED TOP 4:

1. FARMINGTON

2. PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP

3. ORCHARD LAKE ST. MARYS

4. BLOOMFIELD HILLS-CRANBROOK KINGSWOOD

WHY THIS: I think these are the four top teams in this regional. There is one State ranked team in Farmington that is ranked 10^th in Division Two right now. Also experience matters and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Orchard Lake St. Marys, and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood were there last year.