SBCC freshman Kaitlyn Gatena turned in a 3-over-par 75 on Friday, leading the Vaqueros to fifth place after one round of the Desert Classic women’s golf tournament at Indian Canyon in Palm Springs.
Asaka Sim shot 79 and Jenna Boyle tallied 83 for Santa Barbara, which totaled 324 strokes. Sacramento City grabbed the first-round lead in the 13-school event at 298.
“We didn’t play super today,” noted SBCC coach Chuck Melendez. “This shows us what the competition is like and it’s stiff. We need to build some consistency.”
The final round will be played Saturday.
Desert Classic
First round
At par-72 Indian Canyon, Palm Springs
TEAM SCORES (13 schools) — 1, Sacramento City 298. 2, Palomar 312. 3, Sierra 313. 4, Santiago Canyon 314. 5, SBCC 324. 6, Saddleback 327. 7, Bakersfield 328. 8, Modesto 332. 9, Canyons 337. 10, Santa Ana 356.
MEDALIST — Beth Cowan, Sierra, 69. SBCC SCORES — Kait Gatena 75, Asaka Sim 79, Jenna Boyle 83, Nicole Denny 87, Sumika Sim 90. Competed as individual — Anna Samson 81.
