Men's Golf

The VC golf team posted a score of 378 Monday at the Santa Maria Country Club to win the Western State Conference No. 4 event hosted by Allan Hancock. VC defeated second place Canyons by four strokes on the day and Santa Barbara was third, nine strokes back. Dan Darwin, Matthew Fisher and Ian Chapital all carded a 3-over 75 to lead the way in the victory.

The VC golf team continued their strong campaign with a second place finish out of 16 teams at the Riverside Invitational. The Pirates posted a team score of 379, one shot behind Santa Barbara and one shot ahead of Reedley in the competitive contest. For the second time in three weeks, Nick Bublitz went low for Ventura, carding a 4-under 68 to claim medalist honors.

For the second straight week a Pirate golfer was the medalist at a Western State Conference event. Daniel Darwin shot a 4-under 68 on Monday to claim the top spot on the leaderboard at the WSC No. 3 at Alisal Ranch Country Club in Solvang in the event hosted by Santa Barbara. Matthew Fisher carded a 1-under 71 to tie for second and Ventura posted an overall score of 374, two shots off the lead set by Canyons in the team competition.

Pirate sophomore Nick Bublitz earned individual medalist honors and the VC golf team posted a team score of 385 to finish third at the Western State Conference No. 2 at Oxnard's River Ridge Victoria Lakes Golf Course. bublitz shot an outstanding 3-under 69 to place first in the eight-team event while Logan Gonzalez and Brandon Flores each carded 5-over 77's to place in a tie for 13th for Ventura.

The VC golf team had a strong showing Monday in the Western State Conference opener hosted by Glendale. Ventrua posted a combined team score of 386, good for second place overall, seven strokes off the pace. Nick Bublitz shot a very good even par 72 to tie for second individually while Logan Gonzalez carded a 76 to tie for sixth. Daniel Darwin and Matthew Fisher also finished in the Top-10 each with a 6-over 78.

The VC golf team opened the 2025 season at the two-day, 36-hole Pt. Conception Open at La Purisma Golf Club in Lompoc Sunday and Monday. The Pirates totaled a team score of 406/402, 808 to claim second place of the 13 competing teams with Logan Gonzalez posting a 75/79, 154 to tie for fourth place overall with his 3-over score in difficult conditions on Sunday placing him first individually in the opening round. Nick Bublitz also earned a Top-10 finish with his 79/79, 158.

The Ventura College Athletic Department claimed its 14th Top-13 finish in 19 years, placing 13th in California in the 2023-24 all-sports National Association of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup standings. Pirate Athletics totaled 106 points overall, besting its 105.5 points earned in 2022-23 that placed 12th. Ventura was also 17th for the second straight year in the Daktronics Cup Standings with two-years schools from California, Oregon and Washington.

The Ventura College Athletic Department is proud to announce the transfer of 71 student athletes to four-year schools following their time with the Pirates. 48 of those transfers plan to continue their sport with 34 earning athletic scholarships. The VC class of 2024 will transfer to 48 different schools in 19 different states across the country. Additionally, 17 of the Pirate alumni have earned academic scholarships at their new schools.

The VC golf team had its 2024 season come to a close at the 3C2A Southern California Regionals Sunday and Monday in Bakersfield. The Pirates shot a 390-403, 793 in the 36-hole event at Rio Bravo Country Club over the two days to finish seventh in the nine-team field. Daniel Darwin went low for Ventura at 9-over par for the two rounds, carding a 77-76, 153.

The Ventura College golf team placed fourth overall in the 36-hole Western State Conference Championships Monday at Knollwood Country Club in Granada Hills. The Pirates shot 389 in the morning round to finish fourth, and turned in a382 in the afternoon, also finishing in the middle of the pack. The 771 total for the day also placed VC in fourth place, qualifying them for the Southern California Regionals next week. AJ Ryland and Logan Gonzalez led Ventura earning All-WSC honors.

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.

The VC golf team came in fourth again Wednesday at the Western State Conference No. 7 match hosted by College of the Canyons at Palmdale's Rancho Vista Golf Course. The Pirates' Logan Gonzalez and Daniel Darwin each tied for 11th individually, each posting scores of 2-over 74.

The VC golf team collectively shot a 377 Monday, good for fourth place in the Western State Conference event hosted by Citrus College at San Dimas Canyon Golf Course. AJ Ryland went low for the Pirates with an even par 72 to place seventh followed by Ian Chapital with a 2-over 74, good for a tie for eighth.

The VC men's golf team posted a team score of 405 Monday, placing sixth at the Western State Conference match at Alisal Ranch Golf Course in Lompoc, hosted by Santa Barbara. Logan Gonzalez posted the low score for the Pirates with a 5-over 77 followed by Daniel Darwin with a 78. Canyons remained in the top spot in the conference winning the match, which was rescheduled from Feb. 19.

Pirate sophomore AJ Ryland had a career day Monday, posting a 7-under 65 to run away with medalist honors at the Western State Conference No. 6 event at Antelope Valley Country Club in Palmdale. The Pirates had another solid day as a team with a collective score of 377, finishing fourth in the eight-team WSC field. Logan Gonzalez tied for 11th carding a 2-over 74.

The Pirate golf team had their best outing of the season Monday, posting a team score of 374 in the Western State Conference No. 5 event at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena. VC placed third in the tightly contested match in which the top five teams were separated by 12 strokes. Logan Gonzalez led Ventura with a 1-over par 71 to tie for third overall while Daniel Darwin tied for 11th with a 74.

Ventura sophomore AJ Ryland tied for second place with a 1-over 73 on Monday to help lead the Pirate golf team to a fourth place finish at the State Preview meet at Sandpiper Gold Course in Santa Barbara. The Pirates totaled a team score of 391 to finish six strokes off the pace set by Orange Coast.

The Ventura College golf team traveled to Rio Bravo Country Club in Bakersfield Monday to simultaneously compete in the Western State Conference No. 4 event and the Southern California Preview. The Pirates' team score of 403 placed them sixth in the conference field and ninth in the wide regional competition. AJ Ryland was the low man for Ventura with a 6-over 78, good for a tie for 14th in the WSC event and tied for 27th in the SoCal group.

The Pirates returned to Western State Conference play Monday with a team score of 383 at the Santa Maria Country Club, placing third of the eight conference teams. Logan Gonzalez paced Ventura with a 1-over 73, good for fourth place overall while AJ Ryland was sixth with a 3-over 75. Ian Chapital showed a lot of patience carding a 2-under on the back nine after posting a 7-over going out. His 77 tied for 12th on the day along with teammate Logan Cook who was also 5-over.

The Pirate golf team won the highly-contested Riverside Invitational Monday at the par-72 Victoria Club. VC posted a team score of 390 to win by one stroke over runner-up Santa Barbara. A total of seven strokes separated the top five teams in the event. AJ Ryland led Ventura with an even par 72 to tie for medalist honors and Hunter McCoy turned in a 6-over 78.

The Pirates' men's golf team opened Western State Conference play on Monday, hosting the other seven league teams at River Ridge's Victoria Lakes Golf Course in Oxnard. VC carded a team score of 394 to place a close sixth of the eight-team field, just four strokes from fourth. AJ Ryland and Logan Cook led Ventura, each with a 4-over 76 while Daniel Darwin carded a 78.

The Pirate golf team opened their 2024 season with a solid showing at the Pt. Conception Invitational at La Purisma Golf Course in Lompoc Sunday and Monday. Sophomore AJ Ryland led the Pirates with a two day performance of 80/84, 164, which tied for 20th overall out of 86 individual competitors. Daniel Darwin turned in an 84/82, 166. The Pirates totaled a team score of 410/428, 838 to finish seventh of the 14 competing teams.

Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2022-23, achieving an overall 3.29 grade point average in the fall and following that up with a 3.19 overall GPA in the spring semester.  A total of 108 Pirates achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List in the fall 2022 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 53 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2023, 110 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 45 posting perfect GPA's.

The VC golf season came to a close Monday at the 36-hole Southern California Regionals at Industry Hills Golf Course in the City of Industry. Ventura carded a team score of 386-399, 785 to finish sixth in the 10-team event wit the top four teams advancing to next week's CCCAA State Finals. AJ Ryland was the low man for the Pirates with a 75, 79, 154 to finish in 19th place overall out of 67 competitors.

The Ventura College golf team did not have its best day Monday at Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo at the Western State Conference Championships. The Pirates shot a 401-398, 799 to finish fourth in the 36-hole event but still held off Glendale and Citrus to finish third in the final conference standings, qualifying the team for the SoCal Regionals on May 8. Jonas Slattum was the top Pirate on the day in a tie for 13th overall.

The Ventura College golf team carded a team score of 397 to place third Monday at the make-up Western State Conference No. 3 at Sandpiper Golf Course in Goleta. AJ Ryland shot a 4-over 76 to pace the Pirates, finishing in a tie for second overall. Elijah Delsi tied for ninth individually with a 6-over 78.

All it took was a little home cooking, hosted by another team. The Pirates' golf team claimed their first victory of the season in Western State Conference play Monday at the event hosted by College of the Canyons at Olivas Links Golf Course in Ventrua. AJ Ryland shot a 2-over 74 to tie for second individually in leading VC to victory. Nathan Long recorded a 5-over 78 to tie for sixth and Zack Garboski carded a 79, tying for 12th. Ventura posted a team score of 390, two shots ahead of previously unbeaten Canyons.

The Pirate golf team faced difficult scoring conditions at Rio Bravo Country Club in Bakersfield Monday and came out with a team score of 403, good for fourth place in the Western State Conference event hosted by Bakersfield College. Jonas Slattum led Ventura with a 7-over 79 to tie for eighth place individually on the day and Martin Alvarez tied for 13th with an 80.

The Pirate golf team posted a team score of 399 to finish fifth Monday at the Western State Conference event hosted by Citrus at the San Dimas Canyon Golf Course. AJ Ryland was the low man for the Pirates carding a 5-over 77 to tie for 10th place overall.

After a disappointing performance a week ago, the Pirate golf team rebounded nicely, placing third at the Western State Conference event at Antelope Valley Country Club Monday. The Pirates posted a team score of 395, coming behind league-leading Canyons at 372 and just behind Santa Barbara with a 302. Zack Garboski led Ventura with a 3-over 75 to tie for fourth individually while AJ Ryland was tied for seventh with a 5-over 77.