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.
Logan Gonzalez had a 4-over 76 to tie for ninth individually and last week's winner, Nick Bublitz, shot a 6-over 78 to tie for 15th. Brandon Flores and Stephen Ong rounded out the VC competitors with scores of 81 and 90, respectively.
Canyons won the event with a team score of 372 with the Pirates close on their heels. Santa Barbara was a distant third at 388 and Citrus finished fourth at 392.
Ventura will take a break from conference play on Monday Feb. 24, traveling to the Riverside Invitational at Victoria Country Club.
WSC #3 - Santa Barbara
At par-72 Alisal Ranch CC, Solvang
Final scores
1) Canyons, 372; 2) VENTURA, 374; 3) Santa Barbara, 388; 4) Citrus, 392; 5) Glendale, 398; 6) Bakersfield, 405; 7) Antelope Valley, 433; 8) Allan Hancock, 442.
Medalist: 1. 68, Daniel Darwin, VC; 2. (tie) 71, Matthew Fisher (VC); 71, Hugo De Mollerat, SBCC; 4. (tie) 73, Jacques Struyf, COC; 73, Edward Beehag, COC; 6. (tie) 74, Ethan Posthumus, COC; 74, Kyle Gordon, GCC; 8. 75, Vicente Rodriguez, SBCC; 9. (tie) 76, Logan Gonzalez (VC); 76, Owen Crockett, COC; 76, Anthony Nilson, COC; 76, Andrew Gashan, Cit; 76, Javier Alvarado, Cit.
WSC Standings: 1. Canyons 21-0; 2. VENTURA, 17-4; 3. Santa Barbara, 16-5; 4. Glendale, 10-11; 5. Citrus 9-12; 6. Bakersfield, 8-13 ; 7. Antelope Valley, 2-19; 8. Allan Hancock, 1-20.
VC Record: 28-5 (17-4)
