The Eagles finished 7th overall at the State Finals. The guys shot a great score again at 314 but the field performed better and it moved us to 7th place, 5 shots out of 5th place overall. Freshman Dylan Clark shot a career best 73 on the day, while Sophomore Alex VandenBerge shot a second straight 79 and Freshman Max O'Grady also shot a 79. Freshman Adam Workman rounded out the scoring for the Eagles with an 83. Our team shot the three best scores of the whole season in the last three events we played! 314 at Regionals, 312 on Day 1, and 314 on Day 2. Golf is hard and these players fought very hard to be there best at the end of the season when it mattered most. It was such a privilege to coach this group of young people! I enjoyed every mintue of every day with this group. So proud of our 12 boys this year for all we have worked through and accomplished together. The season would not have been as successful without all 12 players.  We had a great Eagles and Birdies Golf outing on Monday to raise support for our boys and girls golf programs. We had 20 groups participate and more than 10 sponsor groups! We honored Coach Bokhoven, had a "buy the Bokhoven" hole at a par three, and had a great day to do it all. If you still want to support us, please get in touch by responding to this email. Hopefully you can consider joining us next year at the event in support of our programs.  GO EAGLES!

On a really hot Friday at Bedford Valley Golf Course the Eagles showed up and played well, shooting 312, which puts them in 4th place overall after day 1 of the finals. There is no catching Brother Rice who shot a 290 today. We are proud of the players for managing the heat, staying mentally and physically strong so they could be their best. The Eagles were led by freshman Max O'Grady's 77, while freshman Nicholas Sherman shot a career best 78, and freshman Dylan Clark also shot 78. Rounding out the scoring was sophomore Alex VandenBerge with a 79. The Eagles will look to continue to manage the heat and enjoy the opportunity to learn and grow through this state finals experience Saturday at the same location. Go Eagles!

The Eagles took to Yankee Springs to compete with 16 schools. The top three team scores moved on to the State Tournament at Bedford Valley June 11&12. All five players in the lineup played solid and represented our school very well. We had a lot to celebrate was we qualified for the State Finals by finishing 2nd overall (318), while Byron Center (310) played fantastic and won the Regional by 8 shots. Sophomore Alex VandenBerge shot 76, earning 5th place overall in the Region, individually. Freshmen Dylan Clark and Adam Workman both shot 79, and Max O'Grady and Grant Hassenrik rounded out the scoring with an 84 and an 87, respectively. As an added bonus to the team's success, Coach Broene was awarded the honor of "Region 8 Coach of the Year." The Eagles qualified for the State Tournament as a team for the first time since 2015! This is a huge accomplishment and the kids have worked exceptionally hard for this! It is always the goal to be playing on the last possible day of the season, and this year, we will accomplish that goal. Congrats to the players and the families on a great season so far. It takes so much partnership to get to this point, and we are thankful for everyone's support. The Eagles will do their best to finish strong the next two weeks. Go Eagles!

Although the Eagles did not play their best today, finishing 5th in the tournament, that finish should not overshadow the great league season that they had! The guys worked hard all season in one of the more talented and competitive golf conferences in the state and finished 3rd overall in that conference! For today's tournament, the Eagles were led  by Freshman Max O'Grady's 82 and Freshman Dylan Clark's 83.  The fifth place finish today solidified GRC's (37 pts) 3rd place finish overall in the league standings! A fantastic accomplishment, that is well-earned. Forest Hills Northern (50 pts) won the conference, and East Grand Rapids (44) took second.  All-Conference honors are given to the top 10 best league average scores who competed in 7 events or more. Freshman Dylan Clark earned a spot in the top 10 with the 10th best qualifying average of 40.5. Freshman Adam Workman earned an All-Conference Honorable Mention.  The Eagles compete in the MHSAA Regional Championship on Tuesday at Yankee Springs Golf Course @ 9am. Top 3 teams will qualify for the State Finals on June 11 & 12. 

Six Eagles played the final Jamboree of the OK White season at Boulder Creek. Using a fifth score tie-breaker, the Eagles finished in 1st place on the day. Top scorers for the Eagles were freshmen Nicholas Sherman (37) and Maxwell O'Grady (37). Freshman Dylan Clark shot 39. Rouning out the scoring was Sophomore Alex VandenBerge (40) and Junior Grant Hassenrik (40). The first place finsh put the Eagles in third place overall (29 points), trailing EGR (30 points), and FHN (34 points). The 18-hole Conference Tournament on Thursday will decide the final standings.  Eight other Eagles competed in a dual match against Catholic Central. The Eagles defeated Catholic Central 177-181 at Quail Ridge. Senior Peter Bos and Freshman Adam Workman both shot 43. Sohpomores Chase Dykhouse (45) and Parker Noesen (46) rounded out the scoring for the Eagles. This match marked the final match in the careers of our five seniors: Noah Alvesteffer, Peter Bos, Luke Homans, Carter Meyer, and Jared Zandee.  This senior class was one of the best examples of how to be a great teammate and servant leader that i have seen in my time coaching. Also available to help underclassmen, they dove in to developing relationship with guys in teh program. They worked hard every day, had a positive, upbeat, and uplifting attitude each day. I am proud to have had the chance to coach these young men. They are great examples of how to lead by uplifting others instead of themselves for the benefit of the team. They shared wisdom with our team about having patience, making the most of your opportunities, and trusting God to lead your life over the long haul, even when its difficult. Join me in thanking our seniors. 

The Eagle took the course at Bedford Valley on Saturday in a tournament that had every D2 school that might play in the state finals there. It was a great competition and a challenging course. The Eagles tied for 5th place in the tournament putting together some really solid golf rounds today. Leading the charge for the Eagles today was junior Josh Pastoor who shot 78 - a career best score for Josh! Also scoring for the Eagles with really solid rounds were freshmen Dylan Clark and Max O'Grady who both shot 79. Rounding out the scoring was sophomore Alex VandenBerge with an 84. The Eagles should be proud of their efforts and determined to continue to have fun and improve their games over the next week as they hope to qualify for the state tournament and get back to Bedford Valley in June. The Eagles participate in teh final Jamboree of the season on Monday 5/24 at Boulder Creek at 1:30pm. 

Five Eagle golfers took the challenge of Hawk Hollow Golf Course. The Eagles had two great showings from Freshman Dylan Clark (77) who tied for 4th place overall, and from sophomore Alex VandenBerge (80) who placed 8th overall. The course played tough, and it wore the Eagles down by the end. Trying to hold an 8 shot lead with 4 to play, the Eagles made some big scores coming in the last few holes and ended up take 3rd place out of 15 teams with a score of 334. Hudsonville (D1) shot 332, and Ann Arbor Skyline (D1) shot 297 to win the tournament. The Eagles compete on Saturday at Bedford Valley Golf Course where the state finals for D2 will eventually be played. 

Five Eagle golfers took the challenge of Hawk Hollow Golf Course. The Eagles had two great showings from Freshman Dylan Clark (77) who tied for 4th place overall, and from sophomore Alex VandenBerge (80) who placed 8th overall. The course played tough, and it wore the Eagles down by the end. Trying to hold an 8 shot lead with 4 to play, the Eagles made some big scores coming in the last few holes and ended up take 3rd place out of 15 teams with a score of 334. Hudsonville (D1) shot 332, and Ann Arbor Skyline (D1) shot 297 to win the tournament. The Eagles compete on Saturday at Bedford Valley Golf Course where the state finals for D2 will eventually be played. 

The Rangers defeated the Eagles at Quail Ridge last night by a score of 164-169. The Eagles were led by Josh Pastoor and Adam Workman who both shot 41. Rounding out the scoring was Alex VandenBerge with a 42, and a 45 from any one of the five people who shot 45 (Dylan Clark, Max O'Grady, Peter Bos, Grand Hassenrik, or Nicholas Sherman). The Eagles have the weekend off and will compete again in the highly competitive Lansing Invitational on Wednesday at Hawk Hollow in Lansing. 

The Eagles took 4th place today in the Jamboree at Railside today. Alex VandenBerge, Adam Workman and Nicholas Sherman all shot 41, while Dylan Clark, Max O'Grady and Peter Bos all shot 44. The score of 167 put the Eagles in 4th place in a very competitive Jamboree today that came down to a few strokes. The Eagles are still in third place in the conference with one Jamboree remaining on May 24 and the conference championship on May 27. The Eagles are back in action on Wednesday against FHC at Quail Ridge at 3:00pm. 

Egypt Valley proved to be quite the test for the Eagles when all six guys played there for the first time in a school  tournament format on Wednesday. With high winds and fast greens the young Eagles posted their highest competitive score this year. Dylan Clark and Alex VandenBerge shot 42, Adam Workman shot 43, and Max O'Grady and Nick Sherman both shot 45. The Eagles team score of 172 was good enough for 3rd place behind EGR (168) and FHN (163). Jack Zubkis of FHN did make a hole in one (!) on the 6th hole today during the match. Congrats to Jack and FHN on a great round today. The Eagles are securely in 3rd place out of 8 in the OK White standing, trailing EGR in second and FHN in first as we enter the final two Jamborees of the league season. The next event for GRC is Monday's jamboree at Railside Country Club.

The Eagles took the course in some cold and windy conditions and put up a solid score of 158. However, credit goes out to East Grand Rapids today who shot a fantastic 153 to take first place in this jamboree. The low Eagles for the day were Max O'Grady and Adam Workman who each shot 39. Dylan Clark and Josh Pastoor both shot 40 to round out the scoring. The Eagles compete in Jamboree #4 at Egypt Valley tomorrow. 

The Eagles entered two teams into this invitational over the weekend. A fun event that had each team put in two individual scorers, and two best ball teams. Dylan Clark won medalist honors with the low round fo the day at 78. Alex VandenBerge shot 87 as the other individual scorer for GRC. Max O'Grady and Adam Workman teamed up to shoot 77 and take first place overall in a scorecard tie breaker in the best ball competition with Josh Pastoor and Nicholas Sherman also shooting 77 and taking 3rd place in the best ball format. As a team the Eagle won the entire tournament shooting a combined 319 to lead the field by a large margin. The second team of Eagles took 6th place overall defeating four other schools. Way to go Eagles! 

After a great day yesterday in Jamboree #3 the Eagles were looking to follow that back up at Arrowhead today, but they came up just short of a second first place finish by two shots. Forest Hills Northern played well and shot a 152 while the Eagles shot 154 taking second place. Byron Center (161) took third, EGR (170) finished fourth, and Lowell finished fifth on the day.  The Eagles were paced by Dylan Clark with a 36, which was tied for medalist honors with FHN's Jack Zubkus. Alex VandenBerge and Adam Workman both shot 39 and Max O'Grady shot 40 to round out the scoring for the Eagles. There are four more Jamborees left for GRC. The next Jamboree is Tuesday at Watermark.  This weekend the Eagles will play in the Christian School Invitational hosted by West Michigan Christian at Chase Hammond Golf Course. 

The Eagles took part in their first jamboree of the season after drawing a bye in the first two Jamborees of the season. This event was at home for the Eagles, and with their comfort on the course, they performed well finishing in first place overall with a score of 156, finishing 4 shots ahead of Forest Hills Northern (161). Lowell (169) was 3rd, Northview (171) was 4th, and Forest Hills Central (177) was was in fifth place.  Leading the Eagles was Nicholas Sherman with a 1 over par and career best 37. Alex VandenBerge shot 39, Dylan Clark and Adam Workman shot 40 to round out the scoring. A great mental and physical effort from the Eagles today got us started well in the conference season. The Eagles play in Jamboree #4 Wednesday at Arrowhead Golf Club in Lowell. 

The Eagles landed in second place overall at the Hamilton Invitational on Saturday. Finishing behind only Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central who shot 305 as a team. The Eagles shot a respectable score of 320, finishing seven shots better than the next closest opponent. The Eagles were led by Dylan Clark who posted a 76, good for 5th place overall. Next for GRC were the tied for 8th place individual finishers Nicholas Sherman (80) and Adam Workman (80). The scoring was rounded out by taking one of the two 84's that were posted by Max O'Grady and Josh Pastoor. Senior Noah Alvesteffer hit is tee shot on the par three14th hole, to about 15 inches from the hole, almost making his first hole in one. Noah earned the "Closest to the pin" award for the tournament. In case you were wondering, he did make the putt for a birdie. Congratulations Noah! 

The Eagles defeated Holland Christian in a dual match at Quail Ridge today by a score of 169-173. The Eagles were led in scoring today by four freshman Adam Workman who shot a team and career best score of 39. Also scoring for GRC were Dylan Clark (42), Max O'Grady (43), and Nicholas Sherman (45). Holland Christian's Isaiah Lowe shot the lowest round of the day with a 38. The Eagles compete at the Hamilton Invitational at Diamond Springs on Saturday. 

The Eagles finished 3rd in their invitational at Quail Ridge on Saturday. Forest Hills Northern won the tournament with a 316, Catholic Cental second with a 317, and GRC 3rd with 318. Dylan Clark led the Eagls with a second overall score of 75, Max O'Grady shot 79, Alex VandenBerge shot 80, and Josh Pastoor shot 84 to round out the scoring. We were able to put two teams in this tournament so everyone has now had a match to start the season. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue to compete with all our guys again this week Friday vs Holland Christian at Quail Ridge, and Saturday at the Hamilton Invitiational at Diamond Springs. 

The Eagles participated in their first varsity match of the season today at Thornapple Pointe Golf Course. A cold windy day turned in higher scores across the field. The Eagles finished in 7th place in their division and 8th place overall out of 18 teams. Match scoring highlights included a team low 85 from sophomore Alex VandeBerge, an 86 from freshman Dylan Clark, and an 88 from freshman Nicholas Sherman. Rounding out the scoring was Josh Pastoor (96) and Peter Bos (98). Nicholas chipped in for birdie at the 12th hole, while Peter chipped in on the 13th hole. It was a good showing for the Eagles early on in a season where the roster has zero players with varsity experience. The Eagles will compete again on Saturday at the Eagle Invitational at Quail Ridge Golf Course.