San Marcos squeaked out a three-shot victory over Santa Barbara to remain undefeated in Channel League golf on Thursday.
The Royals got a big boost from Chris Wong and pulled out a 383-386 win at Santa Barbara Golf Club. Wong shot a 74, sharing second-place team honors with Chad Visser. Sam Metzger led San Marcos with a 73.
“Chris Wong was very important for us today, and I was proud of his golf this week,” San Marcos coach Aaron Solis said. “He had been struggling before this week and is starting to put it all back together.”
The win improved San Marcos to 6-0 in league play.
Preston Gommersall of Santa Barbara earned medalist honors with a 2-over par 72 and Brandon Crane was one shot back at 73. The Dons are 3-3 in league.
“Another thrilling local golf match,” said Solis, whose team won a close battle with Dos Pueblos on Tuesday. “It’s too bad that we play off campus and students, parents, friends, and the like can’t watch to see two good teams battle it out.”
Medalist: Preston Gommersall (SB) 72
San Marcos
Sam Metzger 73
Chad Visser 74
Chris Wong 74
Andrew Rice 80
Bennett Reichard 82
Santa Barbara
Brandon Crane 73
Isaac Stone 79
Austin Coombs 80
Tim Kuschman 82
— Noozhawk sports editor Barry Punzal can be reached at bpunzal@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.