Zach Steinberger shot 153 to finish ninth on Monday in the WSC Men’s Golf Finals at Crystalaire Country Club in Llano. Steinberger, a former Dos Pueblos High star, shot 76 and 77.
SBCC took fourth in the nine-team tourney at 793. Canyons won both WSC No. 11 and No. 12 with scores of 362 and 375 for a 737 that was 39 strokes better than Hancock. Ventura was third at 786.
Canyons, the defending state champion, won its ninth straight conference title with a 93-3 record. Ventura was second (73-23), followed by the Vaqueros (70-26) and Hancock (63-33). Those four teams qualified for the Southern Cal Regional next Monday, a 36-hole event at Bakersfield CC.
Austin Duffy turned in the second-best score for Santa Barbara, shooting 83-74 for a 157 that placed him 16th in the 52-player field. Duffy tied for third in WSC No. 12. Gabe Cloquet shot 78 and 81 for a 159.
Steinberger and Felix Dine were named to the All-WSC squad.
Joey Herrera of Ventura was the medalist with rounds of 2-under 70 and 2-over 74 for an even-par 144.
Sandpiper Golf Course in Goleta will host the State Championships for the first time on Monday, May 14 with the 36-hole tourney starting at 7 a.m.
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