The Pirate golf team finished a strong second place again on Monday, carding a team score of 374 at the Western State Conference No. 7 event at Santa Maria Country Club hosted by Allan Hancock College. Steen Zeman posted a 3-under 69 to claim medalist honors, his eighth Top-10 finish in nine WSC matches this season. Nicholas Burns, meanwhile tied for second with a 1-under 71.
Evan Colborn fired a 3-over 75 to tie for 10th place overall. Other VC scores included Jonas Slattum with a 79 and Joshua Calderon and Zack Garboski each at 80.
The win is Zeman's first this year following three runner-up finishes, two in the past two weeks. It puts him in the driver's seat for the conference Most Valuable Player honor heading into the 36-hole WSC Championships next week.
As a team, Ventura has a conference mark of 51-12 which puts them firmly in second place, eight games ahead of third-place Glendale heading into the conference finals on Monday April 28 at Alisal River Golf Course in Solvang.
WSC #7 - Allan Hancock
At par-72 Santa Maria CC, Santa Maria
Final scores
1) Canyons, 370; 2) VENTURA, 374; 3) Allan Hancock, 383; 4) Citrus, 387; 5) Glendale, 388; 6) Santa Barbara, 389; 7) Bakersfield, 393; 8) Antelope Valley, 433.
Medalist: 1. 69, Steen Zeman (VC); 2. (tie) 71, Nicholas Burns (VC); Hugo Amsallem (CoC); 4. 72, Xander Artois (CoC); 5. (tie) 73, Thomas DuFour (GC); Jordan Allaire (CoC); 7. (tie) 74, Kerry Valenzuela (Cit.); Gabe Marmon (SBCC); Caleb Rodriguez (SBCC); 10. (tie) 75, Evan Colborn (VC); Parker Jones (AHC); Troy Fulton (AHC); Cortez Herrera (Cit.);
WSC Standings: 1. Canyons 61-2; 2. VENTURA 51-12; 3. Glendale, 43-20; 4. Santa Barbara, 34-29; 5. Bakersfield, 26-37; 6. Citrus, 21-42; 7. Allan Hancock, 13-50; 8. Antelope Valley 3-60.
VC Record: 79-30 (51-12)
