Kyle Rieb and Klas Rockberg shot season-low scores of 74 and 78 on Monday but the SBCC men’s golf team finished last for the first time this year in WSC No. 8 at Santa Maria CC.
Glendale edged Canyons for first, 365-366, and tourney host Hancock was third at 377. Santa Barbara placed seventh at 393.
Mike Timpson and Mathias Dahl of Glendale were the co-medalists at 2-under 70.
Forrest Iverson shot 79 for the Vaqueros, who fell into a tie for fourth place. Canyons leads the season standings at 44-4, followed by Glendale (36-12) and Ventura 25-23. SBCC and Hancock are tied for fourth at 23-25.
“That was our poorest outing,“ said Vaquero coach Chuck Melendez. “We told the guys they needed to shoot 75 or better to have a chance and we didn’t get it done. We missed a lot of fairways and when you do that, it‘s very difficult to score.
“The good news is they‘re taking three teams to the (Southern Cal) Regional, so we still have a chance.”
Canyons and Glendale have all but secured trips to the Regional. The third WSC qualifier will be determined by the lowest score of the other five teams in the WSC Championships.
The WSC Championships are set for Monday at Marshallia Ranch on Vandenberg AFB. The 36-hole final starts at 8 a.m. and includes WSC No. 9 and 10.
WSC No. 8
At par-72 Santa Maria CCTeam — 1, Glendale 365. 2, Canyons 366. 3, Hancock 377. 4, Ventura 378. 5, Bakersfield 379. 6, Citrus 380. 7, SBCC 393.
Medalists — Mike Timpson, Glendale 70; Mathias Dahl, Glendale 70.
SBCC scores — Kyle Rieb 74, Klas Rockberg 78, Forrest Iverson 79, David Aarons 81, Trevor Gorski 81, Nick Cox 81.
WSC standings — 1, Canyons 44-4. 2, Glendale 36-12. 3, Ventura 25-23. 4 (tie), SBCC, Hancock 23-25. 6, Citrus 10-38. 7, Bakersfield 7-41.
