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.
Logan Gonzalez tied for 15th overall with a 4-over 76 for Ventura while Matthew Fisher and Brandon Flores each carded 6-over 78's. Nathan Schultz posted a 7-over 79 while Daniel Darwin scored an 80 on the day.
The team competition was extremely close with the top five teams scoring within five shots of each other. Desert was fourth with a score of 380 and Canyons posted a team mark of 381 to place fifth.
VC resumes Western State Conference play on Monday March 3 at Santa Maria Country Club in an event hosted by Allan Hancock College.
Riverside Invitational
At par-72 Victoria CC, Riverside
Final scores
1) Santa Barbara, 378; 2) VENTURA, 379; 3) Reedley, 380; 4) Desert, 381; 5) Canyons, 382; 6) (tie) Mt. San Antonio (385; Orange Coast, 385; 8) Cuyamaca, 387; 9) Cypress, 398; 10) (tie) Citrus, 400; Glendale, 400; 12) Victor Valley, 413; 13) Mt. San Jacino, 417; 14) Riverside, 426; 15) Antelope Valley, 434; 16) El Camino, 436.
Medalist: 1. 68, Nick Bublitz, VC; 2. 70, Hugo De Mollerat, SBCC; 3. (tie) 73, Paddy Blinderman, SBCC; 73, Eliot Vidal, RC; 73, Cameron Miller, MSAC; 6. (tie) 74, Ethan Posthumus, COC; 74, Ethan Keusch, Cuy.; 74, Mason Montgomery, COD; 9. (tie) 75, Blake Richert, RCC; 75, Isaiah Torres, MSJC; 75, Hayden Beltran, MSAC; 75, Owen Crockett, COC; 75, Ryan Giardino, COC; 75, DJ Blas, Cyp.; 15. (tie) 76, Logan Gonzalez (VC); 76, Tommy Evans, RC; 76, Julian Rombouts, RC; 76, Matt Ingram, OCC; 76, Dallas Ryan, OCC; 76, Nate Rhee, OCC; 76, Andrew Gashan, Cit; 76, Phar Vincent, COD; 76, Linus Utter, COD.
VC Record: 42-6 (17-4)
