Pirates a Close 4th at WSC #1 at Valencia CC

The VC golf team came in a close fourth on Monday in their Western State Conference opener hosted by College of the Canyons at Valencia Country Club. Steen Zeman shot a 1-over 73 to claim second place overall and Zack Garboski finished tied for 12th with an 82. Ventura carded a team score of 424, one stroke behind third-place Glendale. Canyons won the event with a 385 and Santa Barbara was a distant second with a score of 415.

Evan Colborn shot an 84 on Monday as the third Pirate golfer, followed by Roman Ramirez (92), Jonas Slattum (93) and Liam Kebely (97) on the par-72 course at Valencia Country Club.

Ventura will host the WSC No. 2 match at River Ridge Gold Course in Oxnard on Monday Feb. 14. Tee times begin at 10:00 am.

WSC #1 - Canyons
At par-72 Valencia CC
Final scores
1) Canyons, 385; 2) Santa Barbara, 415; 3) Glendale, 423;  4) VENTURA, 424; 5) Allan Hancock, 426; 6) Bakersfield, 434; 7) Citrus, 439; 8) Antelope Valley, 464.

Medalist: 1. 72, Hugo Amsallem (COC); 2. 73, Steen Zeman (VC); 3 (tie). 77, Leo Cheng (COC); Magnus Hansen (COC); Braden Threlkeld (COC); Jack Wellenkamp (AHC); 7. 78, Gabe Marmon (SBCC); 8. 79, Parker Jones (AHC); 9. 80, Caleb Rodriguez (SBCC); 10 (tie). 81, John Dearth (Citris); Blake Keesey (BC).

WSC Standings: 1. Canyons 7-0; 2. Santa Barbara, 6-1; 3. Glendale, 5-2; 4. VENTURA 4-3; 5. Allan Hancock, 3-4; 6. Bakersfield, 2-5; 7. Citrus, 1-6; 8. Antelope Valley 0-7.

VC Record: 10-11 (4-3)