Santa Margarita Catholic High senior Hudson Vedder captured the Santa Barbara City Golf Championship on Monday at Santa Barbara Golf Club.
After shooting even par on Saturday, Vedder skyrocketed up the scoreboard with a nine-under-par round on Sunday that featured 10 birdies and just one bogey.
“I was hitting the ball really well,” Vedder said of his Sunday performance. “I was hitting a lot of fairways and my wedges and irons were just going inside 10 feet, and my putter was working really well.
“I ended up making one mistake with the bogey, but I did have 10 birdies to back it up, so I played well, I’m happy about it.”
He followed up Sunday’s performance by shooting one under on Monday to finish at 10-under-par, pull out the victory and collect the $700 purse. It was his second time playing in the Santa Barbara Championship after he missed the cut three years ago.
“It feels amazing and I’m super happy,” Vedder said. “I’ve put in a lot of work. My last four rounds, I’ve shot three or four under on the front nine and blew up on the back, so yesterday I just held it together and finished strong today.
“I just wanted to play consistent and just do my best to stay mentally positive and just do whatever I can to just stay in it.”
Dos Pueblos High senior Teddy Vigna was consistent throughout the weekend to register a second-place finish with a three-day score of eight-under-par.
Vigna, who is heading to the University of Oregon in the fall, was under par in all three rounds of the tournament. He will go home with a $600 purse.
San Marcos High sophomore Austin Downing rounded out the top three with a three-day total of seven-under-par.
Downing was six-under on Friday, two-under on Sunday and finished the tournament at even par on Monday. His performance earned him $500.
Net Flights
Heather McGinnis earned first place in the Women’s Patty Berg Flight with a three-over-par on Monday to round out the weekend at four over.
Norah Dunbar and Sohini Pillay capped off their tournament at seven-over and nine-over, respectively, to place second and third.
In the Men’s Palmer Flight, Yogi Ten shot a seven-over-par on Monday to hold onto the lead and end the weekend atop the leaderboard at 13-over-par.
He finished just ahead of Danny Carroll (+15) and Robert Moncrief (+16) in second and third place, respectively.
Jaime Dale overtook the lead in the Hogan Flight on Monday, shooting a five-over-par to come from behind and take home first place with a three-day score of 13-over-par.
He was followed by the duo of Stephen Green and Dylan Streett, who ended the weekend tied for second place at 15-over-par. Frank Bucy’s 16-over-par left him alone in fourth place.
Jeff Chaffin pulled out the victory in the Nicklaus Flight, shooting an eight-over-par on Monday to end his weekend at 16-over-par.
Chaffin finished just ahead of Chris Dailey, who was one stroke behind at 17-over-par. Larry Rodriguez, John Dimizo, Jake Enrico and Justin Triplett all finished at 18-over-par.