Vaqueros Improve, Finish Second at WSC #2

By Jimmy Friery

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City College Men's Golf team finished second at Western State Conference (WSC) #3 on Monday, their best result of the young season. Hugo de Mollerat du Jeu's 72 was the second-best among all 48 golfers on the day, pacing the Vaqueros to a 304 team total, only behind Canyons' 296.

All four of Santa Barbara's golfers to make the scoresheet finished under 80. Max Cali's 76 was the sixth-best among all competitors. Reynaldo Rodriguez was right behind at 77, and Wyatt Taylor similarly shot a 79 to get to the team's 304.  

Even Aidan Watts' 81 and Brayden Mlodzik's 82—although not on Santa Barbara's scoresheet—would have been good enough for a top-three finish on four of the seven other teams' scoresheets.

Overall, it was a promising outing for the Vaqueros after finishing tied for fifth at WSC #1. Perhaps most notably, they ended the day six strokes better than third-place Ventura a whopping 17 better than fourth-place Glendale.

Santa Barbara competes next Monday at WSC #4 hosted at Bakersfield's Rio Bravo Country Club.

Team scores:

1. Canyons, 296
2. Santa Barbara, 304
3. Ventura, 310
4. Glendale, 321
5. Citrus, 326
6. Bakersfield, 330
7. Antelope Valley, 335
8. Hancock, 343

SBCC scores:

1. Hugo de Mollerat du Jeu, 72
2. Max Cali, 76
3. Reynaldo Rodriguez, 77
4. Wyatt Taylor, 79
5. Aidan Watts, 81
6. Brayden Mlodzik, 82