Alexandria Peretiako fired a team-leading 45 at par-37 Santa Barbara Golf Club, but the San Marcos girls golf team dropped a 244-290 decision to visiting Oxnard on Thursday.“This was the first golf match for many of our girls and we fell short of our team goal,” said coach Shawn Ricci. “As a team we know we can score 10-15 strokes better. We have six new players on our team this year and the girls have already created a solid bond with one another.”Oxnard’s Katie Rice earned medalist … [Read more...]
Veteran Fox leads Chargers to season-opening victory
Emily Fox helped the Dos Pueblos girls golf team get off to a positive start of the season Tuesday, shooting a 3-over par 39 in a 229-238 non-league win over Valencia at Valencia Country Club.Fox, in her fourth year in the starting lineup, is a returning All-Channel League player.Junior Vanesa Villa, a three-year starter and an all-leaguer last year, fired a 44. Rounding out the DP scores were Paige Brannerman (46), Hanna Nolan (49) and Grace Jeong (51).The Chargers are back in action … [Read more...]
Ward holds on for Junior Golf Tour title
Dodge Ward learned about handling the pressure keeping a lead in a golf tournament on Monday in the final round of the Santa Barbara Junior Golf Tour Championship.Ward, holding a seven-shot lead going into the final round, fought off a charging Dustin Dalee to win the overall title by one stroke at the Montecito Country Club.Dalee shot a final-round 6-over par 77 to give Ward a scare. Ward, who was the first-round medalistat Valley Club with a 75, finished with an 83 at Montecito … [Read more...]
Perry’s exciting run ends in the Match Play final
There wouldn’t be any late-round heroics this time for Jack Perry.Valencia’s Nick Delio made sure of that in the final of the Southern California Golf Association Match Play Championship on Wednesday at Sandpiper Golf Club.Delio eagled the first hole of the final round and never fell behind in beating Santa Barbara’s Perry 3 and 2 to successfully defend his title.“I played great all week; this course fits my eye," said Delio, a 20-year-old senior at Cal State Northridge and the … [Read more...]
Marsh, Perry advance to Match Play final four
Jack Perry and Kevin Marsh are one victory away from making it an all-local final in the third Southern California Golf Association Match Play Championship at Sandpiper Golf Club.Perry, who led Santa Barbara High to the CIF State championship in June, will play Riverside’s Kevin Fitzgerald at 7:40 Wednesday morning in one semifinal.Marsh, a two-time SCGA Amateur champion and a former U.S. Mid-Amateur winner, takes on defending champion Nick Delio of Valencia at 7:56 a.m in the other final-four … [Read more...]
Ward, Henno lead Junior Golf Tour Championship
Fast greens and some tricky pin placements made things challenging for the field in the first round of the Santa Barbara Junior Golf Tour Championship on Monday at the Valley Club.Dodge Ward best managed the challenges the course offered and earned medalist honors with a 4-over par 75.Kristin Henno played a solid round and opened up a 12-shot lead in the girls division with an 83.Ward has a four-shot lead over John Etsell and Alec Constantinides in the Boys 16-over division.Grant … [Read more...]
Perez-Gama claim first S.B. Classic title
El Equipo Rojo, the Red Team, could not be stopped in the final round of the 50th annual Santa Barbara Classic.Andrew Perez and Brandon Gama, both clad in red shirts, broke away from Albert Corral and Jesse Ferris on the last two holes and captured their first championship at the Santa Barbara Golf Club on Sunday. The winning duo fired a final-round 7-under par 63 to finish with a gross total of 16-under 124 in the 36-hole, two-man best-ball tournament.Tyler Crawford and Al Geiberger Jr. … [Read more...]
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