The golfers were scoring low on the first day of the 36-hole Channel League Individual Tournament at par-72 Soule Park in Ojai on Monday.
The top six finishers shot par or under, led by Buena’s Adam Anderson with a scorching 9-under 63.
San Marcos senior Leo Metzger and Dos Pueblos sophomore Teddy Vigna were two strokes back at 65 and Shams Jahangir-Arshad of the Royals was next at 68.
Jeffrey Forster of San Marcos shot 1-under 71 and Thomas Macintosh of Santa Barbara was at even par.
Thirty-six golfers advanced to Tuesday’s second round.
“We put up a great team score of 358 (2-under par) even though it wasn’t a team event,” said San Marcos coach Jeff Ashton. “The top 8 after 18 holes tomorrow qualify for CIF Individuals.
“We had some really good rounds and guys put themselves in good position after day 1.”
Metzger is trying to win his third straight individual title.
“He has some strong competition across the league and within his own team. It should be an exciting day tomorrow,” said Ashton.
Dos Pueblos coach Kevin Ahlers said Vigna had a bogey-free round.
Scores:
Channel League Boys Golf
At Par-72 Soule Park
First round
Top 36 move to 2nd round
Name, School Score
Adam Anderson, Buena 63
Leo Metzger San Marcos 65
Teddy Vigna,, Dos Pueblos 65
Shams Jahangir-Arshad, San Marcos 68
Jeffrey Forster, San Marcos 71
Thomas MacIntosh, Santa Barbara 72
Brady McHenry, Buena 73
Denver Douglas, Dos Pueblos 74
Ian Chapital, Rio Mesa 75
Holdt Gore, San Marcos 75
Scott Nightingale, Dos Pueblos 75
Alex Ortega, Santa Barbara 76
Colt Roberts, Dos Pueblos 76
Donovan Chappell, Ventura 77
Wyatt Gardiner, Dos Pueblos 77
Carson Hofferbert, Buena 78
Elliott Blinderman, Santa Barbara 79
Graham Chapman, San Marcos 79
Laith Reynolds, Dos Pueblos 79
Jack Blinderman, Santa Barbara 80
Jeremy Westmacott, Santa Barbara 80
Garrett Haller, Santa Barbara 84
Nick Sawyer, Rio Mesa 85
Matt Jones, Ventura 86
Ethan Chapital, Rio Mesa 87
Brodie Ricci, San Marcos 87
Matt Miller, Buena 88
Gabriel Spencer, Ventura 88
Sebastian Gomez, Buena 89
Evan Kuske, Buena 90
Rico Arce, Pacifica 93
Cal Harrison, Ventura 96
Danny Smiley, Ventura 98
Declan Hammond, Ventura 100
Brian Villegas. Rio Mesa 101
Sagar Dhaliwal, Rio Mesa 103
Jaeccub Torres, Rio Mesa 106
Jake Terrill, Oxnard 110
Gabe Valenzuela, Pacifica 111
Aaron Esqueda, Pacifica 112
Thomas Gallegos, Oxnard 117
Justin Nguyen, Pacifica 119
Moises Gonzales, Pacifica 135
Stephen McNaughton, Oxnard 137
Max Vaughn, Oxnard 151
Kaleb Tolentino, Pacifica 154