Haenel fires 71 for co-medalist honors; Vaqueros are close second in Cuyamaca Classic

Igor Haenel fired a 1-under 71 on Wednesday to earn co-medalist honors in the Cuyamaca Classic at Singing Hills Golf Resort in El Cajon.

Igor Haenel shared his second medalist honor with a 1-under 71 at Singing Hills Resort. The sophomore from Austria has shot 73, 72 and 71 in his last three rounds. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)

February 19, 2020

Igor Haenel fired a 1-under 71 on Wednesday to earn co-medalist honors in the Cuyamaca Classic at Singing Hills Golf Resort in El Cajon.

Haenel, a sophomore from Austria, shot a career-low round for the second time in three days. He tied for first with Nick Van Fleet of Palomar and Luke Bartram of Cypress.

SBCC freshman Isaac Stone shot a season-low 72 to tie for fourth and Matt Pate turned in a 75 to tie for 10th.

Cypress won the 10-team tourney with 369 strokes. The Vaqueros were a close second with a season-low 371 which was one stroke better than third-place Palomar. Irvine Valley and Mt. SAC tied for fourth at 377.

Preston Gomersall added a 76 on a day when all six Vaqueros shot between 71 and 79.

The Vaqueros shaved two strokes off the season-best 373 they shot in WSC No. 3 on Monday. Three Vaqueros had season-best rounds -- Haenel (71), Stone (72) and Preston Foy (77).

"I'm really happy with how our guys played," said SBCC coach Chuck Melendez. "They competed very well and held it together a little better on the back nine. We're getting better and better and our confidence is increasing.

"This is a pretty close-knit unit and there's a lot of camaraderie happening. We're having fun and we'll keep improving. Hopefully, we'll get a first place at some point instead of all these seconds."

The Vaqueros (45-17) will play in the Riverside Invitational on Monday at Victoria Club.

Cuyamaca Classic
At par-72 Singing Hills Golf Resort
Team -- 1, Cypress 369. 2, SBCC 371. 3, Palomar 372. 4 (tie), Irvine Valley 377, Mt. SAC 377. 6, Riverside 380. 7, Desert 383. 8, Mt. San Jacinto 396. 9, Cuyamaca 414. 10, Victor Valley 431.
Medalist -- 1 (tie), Igor Haenel, SBCC, 71; Nick Van Fleet, Palomar, 71; Luke Bartram, Cypress, 71. 4 (tie), Isaac Stone, SBCC, 72; Connor O'Brien, Irvine Valley, 72. 6 (tie), Alec Padilla, Cuyamaca, 73; Matt Wotherspoon, Cypress, 73.
SBCC scores -- 1 (tie), Haenel 71. 4 (tie), Stone 72. 10 (tie), Matt Pate 75. 19 (tie), Preston Gomersall 76. Preston Foy 77, Blake Bornand 79.
SBCC overall record -- 45-17.

Igor Haenel shot a career-best, 1-under 71 to share medalist honors.