2018 College of the Canyons Men's Golf News
Clayton Kucera finished sixth overall to earn All-State Team honors as Canyons (754-381/373) trailed only state champion Cypress College (736-70/73).
COC, the defending state champions, will be playing at the CCCAA State Championship tourney for a seventh consecutive season.
COC freshman Jones Comerford is named WSC Player of the Year and Corey Haase, Clemente Yanes, Clayton Kucera and Michael Lindgren all earned All-WSC First-Team honors.
The five-man score of 352 turned in by COC represented a season-best for the Cougars, who have now won four straight conference events for a total of eight on the season.
The event attracted a field of 12 schools while providing a preview of the course which will host the 2018 CCCAA State Championships.
Canyons carded a season-low five-man score of 366 at Santa Maria Country Club on Monday to win seventh event of the season.
The Scholar Team Award is the highest academic team achievement given annually by the CCCAA, emphasizing the academic achievement of all members of one specific team.
Jones Comerford and Jack Roycroft both fired even par rounds of 72 to help COC win is sixth conference tourney.
COC freshmen Jones Comerford and Michael Lotta finished second and third, respectively, in the individual standings.
Jones Comerford’s round of 69 was a season-best for the freshman and top score for the Cougars this year.
Cougars carded a five-man score of 382 led by rounds of 74 from Corey Haase, Justin Buenaventura and Michael Lindgren.
Canyons has won its three Western State Conference events by an average of 12 strokes.
COC freshman Clemente Yanes fired a round of 74 to finish second overall at the event.
COC freshman Corey Haase shot a round of 74 at Rio Bravo Country Club to lead Cougars.
COC freshman Clayton Kucera earned medalist honors with a round of 74 at Valencia Country Club on Monday.
The Cougars carded a two-day score of 743 (375/368) to win the 14-team event by 29 strokes.