The Pirate golf team came in fifth in the Western State Conference event at Bakersfield Country Club Monday and seventh in the Rig City Invitational played simultaneously and hosted by Bakersfield College. Logan Gonzalez shot a 3-over 75 to lead VC, tying for ninth in the WSC competition and 14th in the invitational. Ian Chapital carded a 4-over 76 and AJ Ryland shot a 5-over 77 for Ventura.
Bakersfield and Glendale tied for first on the day with team scores of 375 followed by Canyons and Reedley a stroke behind. Fresno City and Santa Barbara each carded a 387, two strokes ahead of Ventura.
Other scores for the Pirates included Daniel Darwin with an 80, Hunter McCoy at 81 and Brandon Flores at 82.
Ventura will next travel to the 36-hole WSC Championships on Monday April 29 at Knollwood Golf Course in Granada Hills.
WSC #9 - Bakersfield
At par-72 Bakersfield CC, Bakersfield
Final scores
1) Bakersfield, 375; 2) Glendale, 375; 3) Canyons, 376; 4) Santa Barbara, 387; 5) VENTURA, 389; 6) Citrus, 398; 7) Antelope Valley, 406; 8) Allan Hancock, 429.
Medalist: 1. (tie) 72, Grant Harrer, BC; 72, Ikki Amano, GCC; 72, Andrew Shakain, GCC; 72, Hugo Boyer, CoC; 5. (tie) 73, Blaize Rader, BC; 73, Michael Gentry, SBCC; 73, Owen Crockett, CoC; 73, Johnathan Riley, AHC; 9. (tie) 74, Colin McGeary, GCC; 74, Ethan Posthumus, CoC; 11. (tie) 75, Logan Gonzalez, VC; 75, Vicente Rodriguez, SBCC; 75, Daichi Nishisu, Cit.; 75, Ethan Phillips, AVC; 75, Tanner Klundt, AVC.
WSC Standings: 1. Canyons 60-3; 2. Citrus, 40-23; 3. Bakersfield, 38-25; 4. (tie) Santa Barbara, 37-26; Glendale, 37-26; 6. VENTURA 31-32; 7. Antelope Valley, 9-54; 8. Allan Hancock, 0-63.
Rig City Invitational - Bakersfield
At par-72 Bakersfield CC, Bakersfield
Final scores
1) Bakersfield, 375; 2) Glendale, 375; 3) Canyons, 376; 4) Reedley, 376; 5) Fresno, 387; 6) Santa Barbara, 387; 7) VENTURA, 381; 8) Citrus, 398; 9) Antelope Valley, 406; 10) Allan Hancock, 429; 11) Taft, 442.
Medalist: 1. (tie) 72, Grant Harrer, BC; 72, Ikki Amano, GCC; 72, Andrew Shakain, GCC; 72, Hugo Boyer, CoC; 5. (tie) 73, Blaize Rader, BC; 73, Michael Gentry, SBCC; 73, Owen Crockett, CoC; 73, Johnathan Riley, AHC; 73, Johan Bjorken, RC; 73, Ludwig Klingspor, RC; 11. (tie) 74, Colin McGeary, GCC; 74, Chase Foster, FCC; 74, Ethan Posthumus, CoC; 14. (tie) 75, Logan Gonzalez, VC; 75, Guiseppe Aliotti, FCC; 75, Vicente Rodriguez, SBCC; 75, Daichi Nishisu, Cit.; 75, Blake Contente, RC; 75, Ethan Phillips, AVC; 75, Tanner Klundt, AVC.
VC Record: 57-42 (31-32)