Vaqueros earn spot in Regional; Steinberger ties for 9th in WSC Finals
Zach Steinberger shot 153 to finish ninth on Monday in the WSC Men’s Golf Finals at Crystalaire Country Club in Llano. Steinberger, a former Dos Pueblos High star, shot 76 and 77.
Zach Steinberger shot 153 to finish ninth on Monday in the WSC Men's Golf Finals at Crystalaire Country Club in Llano. Steinberger, a former Dos Pueblos High star, shot 76 and 77.
SBCC took fourth in the nine-team tourney at 793. Canyons won both WSC No. 11 and No. 12 with scores of 362 and 375 for a 737 that was 39 strokes better than Hancock. Ventura was third at 786.
Canyons, the defending state champion, won its ninth straight conference title with a 93-3 record. Ventura was second (73-23), followed by the Vaqueros (70-26) and Hancock (63-33). Those four teams qualified for the Southern Cal Regional next Monday, a 36-hole event at Bakersfield CC.
Austin Duffy turned in the second-best score for Santa Barbara, shooting 83-74 for a 157 that placed him 16th in the 52-player field. Duffy tied his season best of 74 and tied for third in WSC No. 12. Gabe Cloquet shot 78 and 81 for a 159.
Steinberger and Felix Dine were named to the All-WSC squad.
Joey Herrera of Ventura was the medalist with rounds of 2-under 70 and 2-over 74 for an even-par 144.
The State Championships will be held for the first time at Sandpiper Golf Course in Goleta. The 36-hole tourney is scheduled for Monday, May 14.
WSC Finals
At par-72 Crystalaire CC
36-hole scores
Team -- 1, Canyons 362-375--737. 2, Hancock 391-385--776. 3, Ventura 397-389--786. 4, SBCC 401-392--793. 5, Glendale 400-398--798. 6, Bakersfield 404-405--809. 7, Antelope Valley 432-420--852. 8, Citrus 457-474--931. 9, Victor Valley, no score.
Medalist -- 1, Joey Herrera, Ventura, 70-74--144. 2 (tie), Jones Comerford, Canyons, 72-74--146; Clemente Yanes, Canyons, 72-74--146; AJ Roa, Glendale, 73-73--146. 5, Elliot Bourke, Hancock, 75-73--148. 6, Cory Hasse, Canyons, 70-80--150.
SBCC scores -- 9, Zach Steinberger 76-77--153. 16, Austin Duffy 83-74--157. Gabe Cloquet 78-81--159, Felix Dine 81-80--161, Kotaro Noda 83-80--163, Jack Heavey 89-81--170.
Final WSC standings -- 1, Canyons 93-3. 2, Ventura 73-23. 3, SBCC 70-26. 4, Hancock 63-33. 5, Glendale 55-41. 6, Bakersfield 42-54. 7, Antelope Valley 23-73. 8, Citrus 12-84. 9, Victor Valley 2-94.
SBCC overall record – 90-45.
WSC No. 11
At par-72 Crystalaire CC
Final scores
Team -- 1, Canyons 362. 2, Hancock 391. 3, Ventura 397. 4, Glendale 400. 5, SBCC 401. 6, Bakersfield 404. 7, AVC 432. 8, Citrus 457. 9, Victor Valley, no score
Medalist -- 1 (tie), Cory Hasse, Canyons, 70; Joey Herrera, Ventura 70. 3 (tie), Jones Comerford, Canyons, 72; Clay Kucera, Canyons, 72; Clemente Yanes, Canyons, 72.
SBCC scores – Zach Steinberger 76, Gabe Cloquet 78, Felix Dine 81, Austin Duffy 83, Kotaro Noda 83, Jack Heavey 89.
WSC standings -- 1, Canyons 85-3. 2, Ventura 67-21. 3, SBCC 65-23. 4, Hancock 56-32. 5, Glendale 51-37. 6, Bakersfield 39-49. 7, AVC 21-67. 8, Citrus 11-77. 9, Victor Valley 2-86.
WSC No. 12
At par-72 Crystalaire CC
Final scores
Team -- 1, Canyons 375. 2, Hancock 385. 3, Ventura 389. 4, SBCC 392. 5, Glendale 398. 6, Bakersfield 405. 7, AVC 420. 8, Citrus 474. 9, VVC, no score.
Medalist -- 1 (tie), AJ Roa, Glendale, 73; Elliot Bourke, Hancock, 73. 3 (tie), Austin Duffy, SBCC, 74; Jones Comerford, Canyons, 74; Joey Herrera, Ventura, 74; Clemente Yanes, Canyons, 74.
SBCC scores -- 3 (tie), Austin Duffy 74. Zach Steinberger 77, Felix Dine 80, Kotaro Noda 80, Gabe Cloquet 81, Jack Heavey 81.
