Golf Opens Season 2nd at Pt. Conception Open

The VC golf team opened the 2025 season at the two-day, 36-hole Pt. Conception Open at La Purisma Golf Club in Lompoc Sunday and Monday. The Pirates totaled a team score of 406/402, 808 to claim second place of the 13 competing teams with Logan Gonzalez posting a 75/79, 154 to tie for fourth place overall with his 3-over score in difficult conditions on Sunday placing him first individually in the opening round. Nick Bublitz also earned a Top-10 finish with his 79/79, 158.

Ventura came in behind Western State Conference rival Canyons and Desert finished third in the team standings. San Joaquin Delta and Fresno rounded out the Top-5 squads.

Daniel Darwin scored a 78/86, 164 over the two days while Matthew Fisher equaled the total with an 84/80, 164. Jimmy Darwin posted scores of 98/92, 190. Ian Chapital scored a 90 in the opening round of the tournament and Brandon Flores scored a 78 in Monday's round. Competing as an individual, Flores added an 84 in the opening round for a 162 total. Ventura's Nathan Schultz shot 88/79, 167 and Stephen Ong carded a 92/87, 179.

Pt. Conception Invitational
At par-72 La Purisma GC, Lompoc
Final scores
1) Canyons, 397/383, 780; 2) VENTURA, 406/402, 808; 3) Desert, 403/407, 810; 4) San Joaquin Delta 418/403, 821; 5) Fresno, 420/408, 828; 6) Modesto, 439/415, 854; 7) Cuyamaca, 429/426, 855; 8) Bakersfield, 454/413, 867; 9) Citrus. 445/429, 874; 10) Glendale, 452/429, 881; 11) Victor Valley,  444/439, 883; 12) Allan Hancock, 491/493, 984; 13) Taft, 510/484, 994. 

Medalist: 1. Chase Foster (FCC), 78/73, 151; 2. Cory Rose (VVC), 77/75, 152; 3. Anthony Nilson (COC), 78/75, 153; 4. (tie) Logan Gonzalez (VC), 75/79, 154; Ryan Giardino (COC), 76/78, 154; Ethan Posthumus (COC), 78/76, 154; Jaques Struyf (COC), 77/77, 154; 8. (tie) Mason Montgomery (COD), 80/77, 157; Sinjin Armstrong (COD), 79/78, 157; 10. Nick Bublitz (VC), 79/79, 158.

VC Record: 11-1