The Bakersfield College men’s golf team shot a 374 to finish in first place at a Western State Conference tournament at Robinson Ranch Golf Club in Santa Clarita on April 15.
“The Renegades performed like I thought they could. This is what we’ve been looking for,” BC coach Larry Cook said.
“I’m proud of the boys. They played exceptionally well in very difficult conditions. We’re looking forward to the playoffs. Bring’em. We’re ready.”
Santa Barbara shot a score of 382 to finish second, and Ventura College shot a 386 to finish third, while Citrus College shot a 388 to finish fourth.
The low round of the day was shot by Steve Whoolery of Citrus who shot a 67.
For the Renegades, Chris McCracken shot a 73 to tie for third while Jacob Booth shot a 74 to tie for fifth.
Additionally for BC, Tavares Triplett shot a 75. Nick Vallejo and Blake Brown both shot a 76, and Kirk Harper shot a 78.
The Renegades also shot a 374 as they finished in second place at a tournament at Rio Bravo Country Club in Bakersfield on April 13.
Ventura won the tournament overall by shooting a 372, while Santa Barbara, who shot a 380 finished third, and Citrus finished fourth by shooting a 382.
“We’re gaining confidence. We thought we were going to play a little better than we did,” Cook said about the home tournament.
“Our program and our training is set up for us to compete at the end of the season. Nothing has changed. We’re supposed to be good now. We like our style right now.”
Cook felt that the playing on the home course helped, but that his team expected a slightly better result.
“We actually shoot a lot better than that number (374) at home. A lot of times the home course is the toughest place to host with the added pressure to play well,” he said.
In the home tournament, the low round of the day of 3 under was shot by Andrew Perez of Santa Barbara and Alton Anderson from Ventura.
For BC, Vallejo shot a 1 under par 71 to finish in fourth place overall, while Brown shot a 74.
Also for the Renegades, McCracken and Harper each shot a score of 75, while Booth shot a 79. Triplett chipped in shooting a score of 82.
The Renegades shot a 389 to finish in third place at a WSC tournament at Glendora Country Club on April 9.
The Renegades technically tied for second place but were awarded third after losing a card off with Ventura.
In the tournament, McCracken and Booth both shot a 77 while Vallejo shot a 78.
Also for the Renegades, Harper shot an 82, while Triplett shot an 85.
Vallejo shot a 75 to tie for fifth as BC finished fourth at a conference tournament in Ventura April 6.
Additional stats for the tournament in Ventura: Brown shot a 76 to tie for eighth, and Harper shot a 79. McCracken and Booth both shot an 81, while teammate Matt Billington shot an 83.
The Renegades’ next tournament will be a 36-hole conference championship in Arroyo Grande on April 27. The winner of the conference championship will receive an automatic bid to the state playoffs.