Steven Lam of SBCC fired rounds of 68 and 69 to take medalist honors in the 36-hole WSC Men’s Golf Finals on Monday and the Vaqueros handed Canyons its first loss in WSC No. 9.
Lam, a freshman from Hong Kong, China, finished at 7-under 137 to beat Luke Kristo of Canyons by two shots at Soule Park GC in Ojai. The 68 was a season low for Lam.
The Vaqueros shot a season-best, 1-over 361 to capture WSC No. 9, topping the Cougars by eight shots. Canyons bounced back to take WSC No. 10 in the afternoon, beating Santa Barbara 358-371.
Dodge Ward, a sophomore from San Marcos High, shot even-par 144 (70-74) to finish sixth for the Vaqueros. Blake McPherson turned in rounds of 73 and 75 for a 4-over 148.
Lam, McPherson and Charlie Holyoke (74-77–151) were named to the All-WSC team. They all qualified for the Regional as individuals, as did Ward.
“We finally beat Canyons,” said McPherson. “We prevented them from having a perfect season.”
The Cougars finished conference with a 59-1 record and earned a spot in the Southern Cal Regional, along with WSC runner-up SBCC (49-11) and Glendale (32-28).
The 36-hole Regional will take place on Monday, May 6 at Costa Mesa CC with the top two teams advancing to the State Championships.
RESULTS
WSC No. 9
At par-72 Soule Park GC
Team — 1, SBCC 361. 2, Canyons 369. 3, Glendale 375. 4, Ventura 376. 5, Citrus 378. 6, Bakersfield 386. 7, Hancock 388.
WSC standings — Canyons 53-1, SBCC 44-10, Glendale 29-25, Ventura 27-27, Citrus 22-32, Bakersfield 10-44, Hancock 4-50.WSC No. 10
At par-72 Soule Park GC
Team — 1, Canyons 358. 2, SBCC 371. 3, Ventura 373. 4, Glendale 380. 5, Bakersfield 381. 6, Hancock 389. 7, Citrus 392.
Medalist (par 72, 36 holes) — Steven Lam, SBCC, 68-69–137 (7 under).
SBCC 36-hole scores — 1, Lam 68-69–137. 6, Dodge Ward 70-74–144, Blake McPherson 73-75–148, Charlie Holyoke 74-77–151, Johnny Hogan 76-84–160, Brett Patton 84-76–160.
WSC Finals scores — Canyons 727 (7 over), SBCC 732, Ventura 749, Glendale 755, Bakersfield 767, Citrus 770, Hancock 777.
Final WSC standings — 1, Canyons 59-1. 2, SBCC 49-11. 3, Glendale 32-28. 4, Ventura 31-29. 5, Citrus 22-38, 6, Bakersfield 12-48. 7, Hancock 5-55.
