Sheehan, CB East shoot low rounds at Pennridge Continental Invitational

FRANCONIA >> A member at Indian Valley Country Club, Dawson Anders wanted to put together a better round on the front nine Monday afternoon at the Pennridge Continental Invitational.

“It was kind of frustrating,” the Souderton senior said. “I was expecting one, two under. It was good round, but just was not great today.”

Anders’ effort was still one of the best of day as the seven Suburban One League Continental Conference teams got together for an early-season session on the links. Anders got a boost from an eagle on the par-5 third hole and carded a 1-over 37, tying him for second with Central Bucks West Luca Jezzeny and helping Souderton ended the day with the second-best team score at 202.

“I think my driver was pretty good, my putting was all right,” Anders said. ”I just didn’t hit as many greens as a usually do. I think I only hit like four today.”

Central Bucks East’s Patrick Sheehan had the best round at IVCC, the sophomore shooting an even-par 36. The Patriots were the only side with a pair of sub-40 rounds — Brian McCartan finished with a 3-over 39 — as East collected the best team score at 198.

“Definitely looking for better especially when I had two pretty bad bogies that I shouldn’t of had, especially a three-putt on nine kind hurt,” Sheehan said. “But 36 I can’t be not happy about it.”

Paced by Jezzeny — who tied for 10th at the District 1 Championships in 2015 — CB West was just a shot off tying Souderton for second, taking third with a 203.

“I felt I played pretty solid,” Jezzeny said. “First hole and the fifth hole were the only two little spots where I didn’t play my best, made bogey. And then birdied the last hole to finish strong.”

Central Bucks South, led by 3-over 39 by Jack Lawlor, took fourth at 205. North Penn finished with a 217 while William Tennent and host Pennridge shot 225 and 240, respectively.

“For this year, the team is sort of in development,” Pennridge junior Michael Simpson said. “We’re just trying to get lower. We lost a lot of really good players, looking to improve on it.”

Simpson paced the Rams’ with a 5-over 41, was satisfied by his score.

“For the first round, I’m pretty happy with it,” he said. “I just had a few holes where I had some missed shots. Overall, I’m pretty happy.”

North Penn senior Ron Robinson tied Ryan Bormann of Tennent for fourth-best round with a two-over 38.

“I starteed off pretty bad,” Robinson said. “Bogeyed three of my first four and my goal was to get as close to par as I could. I made a couple birdies coming in.”

Robinson, who made the PIAA Eastern Regionals as a junior, had a productive summer, winning both the Jock McKenzie Memorial at Sandy Run Country Club and the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Harry Hammond Award and representing GAP at the Williamson Cup in Syracuse, New York.

“My goal is to get to states and hopefully contend at states,” Robinson said. “So I’ve worked really hard on my putting this offseason, try to get that down for states.”

Anders just missed out on states — falling in a playoff for the final spots at regionals — but comes into the season having won both the Montgomery County Junior and Amateur championships in July.

“Felt good to shoot my lowest round ever by like four shots in the first round (of the Amateur),” Anders said. “That was just solid play. And then I feel like I have a lot more in me. I can do that a lot more.”

Pennridge Continental Invitational

At Indian Valley CC

Team Scores: CB East 198; Souderton 202; CB West 203; CB South 205; North Penn 217; William Tennent 225; Pennridge 240.

CB East: Patrick Sheehan 36; Brian McCartan 39; Matt Davis 40; Hayden Rousselle 41; Matt Becker 42.

Souderton: Dawson Anders 37; Anthony Barr 40; Thomas Butler 40; James O’Malley 41; Evan Kreiser 44.

CB West: Luca Jezzeny 37; Owen Tillger 40; Jack Farrington 41; Chaz Nestory 42; Brock Nestory 43.

CB South: Jack Lawlor 39; Evan Casey 40; Dylan Peniston 41; Kevin Anthony 42; Jack Ceni 43.

North Penn: Ron Robinson 38; Andrew Lombardo 44; Minjoo Kim 44; Nick Romano 45; Billy Donovan 46.

William Tennent: Ryan Bormann 38; Dan McCabe 42; Colin Wash 45; David Scott 50; Ryan Foley 50.

Pennridge: Michael Simpson 41; Ben Baker 46; TJ Detweiler 50; Cole White 51; Nick Perricone 52.

Top Photo: Souderton’’s Dawson Anders on the 2nd green during the Pennridge Continental Invitational golf tournament at Indian Valley Country Club  on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. (Gene Walsh/Digital First Media)