SBCC’s Forrest Iverson recorded nine birdies on Monday and took fourth in the Glendora Invitational with a 1-under-par 70 at Glendora Country Club. Austin Kaiser of Hancock and Luke Kristo of Canyons were the medalists in the prestigious men’s golf tourney with 67s.
David Aarons turned in a 73 for Santa Barbara, which placed third in the 18-team field with a season-low 370. Glendale was first at 5-over 360, leading a 1-2-3 sweep by the WSC. Canyons was second at 369, followed by SBCC (370), College of the Desert (372), Orange Coast (378) and Hancock (379).
The event featured most of the Community College teams from Southern California. Glendora CC will be the site of the Southern Cal Regional on May 7.
The fourth WSC meet was also held on Monday and the Vaqueros took third behind Glendale and Canyons. Canyons leads the WSC at 22-2 and SBCC is second at 16-8.
Kyle Rieb notched a season-best 75 while Trevor Gorski and Reese Hutchins carded 76s on a day when SBCC’s six players were all between 70 and 78. The Vaqueros eclipsed their previous best by 13 shots.
“Whenever you have two guys close to par, you have a chance to win,” said coach Chuck Melendez. “This was our best score in years. Everybody played great. It was a big tourney and the guys rose to the occasion.”
The Vaqueros will compete in WSC No. 5 on Monday at Saticoy CC in Somis.
Glendora Invitational
At par-71 Glendora CC
Team (18 schools) — 1, Glendale 360. 2, Canyons 369. 3, SBCC 370. 4, College of the Desert 372. 5, Orange Coast 378. 6, Hancock 379. 7 (tie), Ventura, El Camino 380. 9, Citrus 381. 10, Palomar 386. 11, Riverside 388. 12, Saddleback 400. 13, Santiago Canyon 402. 14, Bakersfield 403. 15, Mt. San Jacinto 414. 16, Antelope Valley 418. 17, Irvine Valley 428. 18, Victor Valley 438.
Medalists (par 71) — Austin Kaiser, Hancock, 67; Luke Kristo, Canyons, 67.
SBCC scores — 4, Forrest Iverson 70, David Aarons 73, Kyle Rieb 75, Trevor Gorski 76, Reese Hutchins 76, Jeff Blystone 78.
WSC No. 4
Team — 1, Glendale 360. 2, Canyons 369. 3, SBCC 370. 4, Hancock 379. 5, Ventura 380. 6, Citrus 381. 7, Bakersfield 403.
Medalists (par 71) — Austin Kaiser, Hancock, 67; Luke Kristo, Canyons, 67.
SBCC scores — Iverson 70, Aarons 73, Rieb 75, Gorski 76, Hutchins 76, Blystone 78.
WSC standings — 1, Canyons 22-2. 2, SBCC 16-8. 3 (tie), Glendale, Ventura 14-10. 5, Hancock 12-12. 6, Citrus 4-20. 7, Bakersfield 2-22.
