The Bakersfield College men’s golf team shot a 771 to place third at the Second Annual North-South Cup in Paso Robles March 11-12.
Five teams from the South and five teams from the North participated in the tournament, which was 36 holes.
Ventura College won the cup by shooting a 376 on the first day and shooting 374 on the second day for a total of 750.
For the Renegades, Kirk Harper shot a 149 to tie for fifth with Albert Coral from Santa Barbara who also shot a 149, while teammates Blake Brown and Jacob Booth both shot a 155.
Also for BC, sophomore Nick Vallejo shot a 76 on the first day but had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury. According to BC golf head coach Larry Cook, Vallejo is the No. 1 player.
“We got off to a shaky start. We were a little off our mark in the first round. We came back and shored it up a little bit,” Cook said.
Cook said he feels like his team is doing well enough to make a playoff run.
“We’ve got the tools we need to move onto the playoffs. They’ve (the players) all got to work together from here on in,” said Cook.
Cook said that the Renegades should get better for the rest of the tournaments this season.
“We’ve logged about forty rounds of golf since the middle of January. Daylight savings time just hit. That’s when the Renegades golf team starts clicking. We expect our best from here on in,” Cook said.
Not counting their tournament on March 16, the Renegades next tournament will be the Western State Conference tournament at Tierra Rejada March 23.