Santa Barbara High’s Brandon Crane shot a 1-over par 72, but San Marcos continued its solid play and beat the Dons, 393-424, in a Channel League golf match at Rancho San Marcos on Tuesday.
Niels Andersen shot 1-under on the back nine to finish with a 74 and freshman Chad Visser scored his lowest round of the year with a 75 to lead the Royals (8-3, 3-1).
“This was a key win for San Marcos to close out the first round of league, pulling into a tie for the league lead at the moment,” San Marcos coach Aaron Solis said. “The second round of league is going to be wild and crazy. This is one of the more balanced leagues I have seen in a long while.”
Santa Barbara fell to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in league.
San Marcos
Niels Andeson 74
Carlos Contreras 87
Chris Wong 83
Chad Visser 75
Sam Metzger 81
Bennett Reichard 80
Santa Barbara
Brandon Crane 72
Austin Coombs 81
Turin Bjorklund 89
Kevin Flynn 96
Fabio Rodriguez 94
Lachian Mitchell 88
