The VC golf team had a strong showing Monday in the Western State Conference opener hosted by Glendale. Ventura 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.
Canyons won the event with a team score of 379 while Santa Barbara came in third with a 399.
Other Pirate golfers competing at Oakmont included Brandon Flores, 82, and Nathan Schultz, 86.
Ventura will return home on Monday Feb. 10, hosting the WSC #2 match at River Ridge Golf Course in Oxnard. Play is set to begin at 10:00 am.
WSC #1 - Glendale
At par-72 Oakmont CC, Glendale
Final scores
1) Canyons, 379; 2) VENTURA, 386; Santa Barbara, 399; 4) Glendale, 401; 5) Citrus, 406; 6) Bakersfield, 410; 7) Allan Hancock, 435; 8) Antelope Valley, 472.
Medalist: 1. 69, Jacques Struyf, COC; 2. (tie) 72, Nick Bublitz, VC; 72, Owen Crockett; 72, Paddy Blinderman, SBCC; 5. Matt Munro, SBCC; 6. (tie) 76, Logan Gonzalez, VC; 76, Alex Morales, Cit.; 8. (tie) 77, Kyle Gordon, GCC; 77, Nick Gutierrez, GCC; 10. (tie) 78, Daniel Darwin, VC; 78, Matthew Fisher, VC; 78, Ethan Posthumus, COC; 78, Shawn Petty, BC.
WSC Standings: 1. Canyons 7-0; 2. VENTURA, 6-1; 3. Santa Barbara, 5-2; 4. Glendale, 4-3; 5. Citrus 3-4; 6. Bakersfield, 2-5; 7. Allan Hancock, 1-6; 8. Antelope Valley, 0-7.
VC Record: 17-2 (6-1)
