The Pirate golf team finished second with a season-best score of 391 Monday at the Western State Conference No. 2 match hosted by Ventura at the River Ridge Golf Course in Oxnard. Nicholas Burns carded the low score for VC with a 2-over 74, including a red-hot 32 on the back nine, good for a tie for fourth place overall. Steen Zeman shot 4-over 76 for his second straight Top-10 and all six Pirates recorded scores of 83 or better on the day.
Canyons won the team event with a score of 370 followed by the Pirates, Bakersfield (396) and Glendale (401).
Evan Colborn shook off a sore knee to post a score of 80 and Zack Garboski also carded the 8-over total. Jonas Slattum shot 81 and Martin Alvarez recorded an 83 for Ventura.
VC next heads to Alisal Ranch GC in Solvang for the WSC No. 3 event hosted by Santa Barbara on Monday Feb. 21.
WSC #2 - Ventura
At par-72 River Ridge GC
Final scores
1) Canyons, 370; 2) VENTURA, 391; 3) Bakersfield, 396; 4) Glendale, 401; 5) Santa Barbara, 402; 6) Citrus, 413; 7) Allan Hancock, 419; 8) Antelope Valley, 461.
Medalist: 1.(tie) 71, Hugo Amsallem (COC); Blake Keesey, (BC); 3. 73, Magnus Hansen (COC); 4.(tie) 74, Nicholas Burns (VC); Nathaniel Frank (GC); Leo Cheng (COC); John Dearth (Cit.); 8.(tie) Kierran Bye (CoC); Cortez Herrera (Cit.); 10. 76, Steen Zeman (VC)
WSC Standings: 1. Canyons 14-0; 2. VENTURA 10-4; 3. (tie) Santa Barbara, 9-5; Glendale, 9-5; 4. ; 5. Bakersfield, 7-7; 6. Allan Hancock, 4-11; 7. Citrus, 3-11; 8. Antelope Valley 0-14.
VC Record: 16-12 (10-4)
