Men's Golf - Match Highlights 2008

Monday, May 12, 2008

State Championships

SCGA Golf Course, Murrieta. Par 72, 6980 Yards

Southern Schools Dominate State Championship!

Placing 4 schools in the top 5 places, the southern schools definitely showed their strength. Fresno City 371-368-739 was the only Northern School to win some “hardware” with their fine 3rd place finish.

Winning the State Championship was College of the Canyons 366-361-727 and perennial favorite Saddleback 364-371-735 finishing second.

A J Hasegawa 73-76-149 and Austin Fink 75-76-151 played solid golf but it was a long day for the other Wolverines. “The guys hung tough and fought back but it was the first time in months that we had to count 80’s” said Coach Hovancsek. At State, everyone needs to be at top of their game and we just didn’t have it today.

It was great year achieving our goals of repeating Conference and Nor Cal Championships. This will be a year to remember as I am very proud of the guy’s effort to work hard and improve throughout the course of the season. We will miss the leadership Steve Riley and Robbie Bendorf offered but wish them well as they move on to Holy Names University.

We already started our quest to “3-peat” and I feel confident with our core returnees along with some top recruits, Sierra College Men’s Golf will continue its winning ways.

1. College of Canyons 366-361-727
2. Saddleback 364-371-735
3. Fresno City 371-368-739
4. Cypress 378-363-741
5. Moorpark 365-393-758
6. Cabrillo 382-377-759
7. Sierra College 381-383-764
8. Chabot 376-388-764

Sierra College Scores:

• A J Hasegawa 73-76-149 (Top 20 Finish)
• Austin Fink 75-76-151
• Steve Riley 73-81-154
• Robbie Bendorf 86-72-158
• Gavin Butcher 76-83-159
• Wes Sandroni 84-78-162

Monday, May 5, 2008

NCGA/CCCAA Men's Individual & Team Championships

Brookside Country Club

1. Sierra 379-371–750
2. Chabot 386-367–753
3. Cabrillo 384-380–764
4. Fresno City 383-381–764
5. American River 387-385–772
6. Delta 396-384–780
7. San Jose City 389-396–785
8. Santa Rosa 395-392–787
9. Monterey Peninsula 386-412–798
10. West Hills 407-394–801

Sierra College captured the NCGA/CCCAA Team Championship by three strokes over Chabot College at Brookside Country Club.

Sierra was powered by Wes Sandroni’s final-round three-under-par 69 as well as teammate A.J. Hasegawa’s one-over 73 that qualifed the team for the Community College State Championship to be played at the SCGA Golf Course in Murrieta May 12.

Sandroni and Chabot’s top finisher, Kevin McClain, finished in a tie for the top spot in the individual competition at one-over-par 145. The compeititors waged a five-hole playoff that ended after 4 holes due to darkness with neither player able to earn the top spot. Both earned championship medals.

Sierra College Scores

• Wes Sandroni, 76-69–145
• A J Hasegawa, 77-73–150
• Austin Fink, 76-74–150
• Robbie Bendorf, 74-79–153
• Steve Riley, 76-79–155
• Gavin Butcher, 80-76–156

Thursday, April 29, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #11

Lincoln Hills GC, Lincoln. Par 72, 6445 Yards

1. Sierra 354 - Big 8 Champions! Total points: 128
2. Delta 366 - Total points: 114
3. Santa Rosa 376 - Total points: 122
4. American River 376 - Total points: 116
5. Napa 382 - Total points:62
6. Butte 393 - Total points: 46
7. Modesto 397 - Total points: 28

Sierra College Men’s Golf Wins Big 8 Conference Championship!

The team set some lofty goals at the beginning of season and it was exciting to see them accomplish two impressive goals today. One was to REPEAT a Conference Championship and two, to qualify 3 to “All League”. Performing to our motto of the year, “6 to 360”, the guys finally came together with a TOTAL TEAM effort shooting a Sierra College Men’s Golf record of 6 under par 354. With this outstanding round, we qualified 5 Sierra Men to the top 10 and knocked down our second Conference Championship.

Lead by Sophomores Steve Riley 69 and Robbie Bendorf 71, Wes Sandroni and Gavin Butcher also kept it in the red with their 1 under par 71 's. Rounding out the team scoring was Austin Fink and A J Hasegawa’s even par 72’s.

Coach Tim said “I was impressed with the total team effort, their focus and heart to get the job done. Now, I know they believe me when I preach “6 to 360”!

The team is peaking at the right time and this dominate win will help prepare us as we get ready for Mondays Nor Cal Championship at Brookside Country Club in Stockton, California. Hopefully, we will continue our forward lean and capture another goal of REPEATING a Nor Cal Championship. Great job guys.

Go Wolverines!

Sierra College Scores

• Steve Riley 69, All League, Season Avg. 74.3
• Robbie Bendorf 71, All League, Season Avg. 73.0
• Wes Sandroni 71, All League, Season Avg. 74.3
• Austin Fink 72, All League, Season Avg. 75.4
• A J Hasegawa 72, All League, Season Avg. 75.4
• Gavin Butcher 71

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #10

Windsor GC, Windsor. Par 72, 6280 Yards

1. Santa Rosa 366
2. Delta 382
3. American River 385
4. Sierra 390
5. Napa 404
6. Butte 414
7. Modesto 418

Sierra College retains slim 1 point lead!

On their “home” course, Santa Rosa Junior College scored a solid first place win with a 366 total. Sierra’s 390 slipped to fourth behind Delta 382 and ARC 385 taking a slim 1 point lead into next weeks final Big 8 Conference match at Lincoln Hills.

After a long van ride home filled with heated discussion, the team determined we were still in first place and vowed to be ready to take the title.

Sierra College Scores:

• Robbie Bendorf 73
• Steve Riley 77
• Wes Sandroni 79
• A J Hasegawa 83
• Austin Fink 78
• Gavin Butcher 84

We worked all year to “repeat” our goal of Big 8 Conference Champions! We WILL be ready to take care of business! Go Wolverines!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #9

Catta Verdera Country Club, Lincoln. Par 72, 6880 Yards

1. Sierra 369
2. American River 383
3. Delta 392
4. Napa 393
5. Santa Rosa 394
6. Butte 423
7. Modesto 445

Sierra College takes a dominant lead in Big 8 Conference!

With a solid “team” performance, led by freshman Austin Fink and Wes Sandroni’s even par 72’s, Sierra’s 369 total took the top spot in the league standings and a commanding 7 point lead over faltering Santa Rosa 394. We have been working hard all season to achieve our goals and it was great to have all the team members come together on the challenging Catta Verdera Country Club. Rounding out the team scoring was Steve Riley 74, A J Hasegawa 74, Robbie Bendorf and Gavin Butcher 77’s respectively.

Sierra College Scores:

• Austin Fink 72, Medalist
• Wes Sandroni 72, Medalist
• Steve Riley 74
• A J Hasegawa 74
• Robbie Bendorf 77
• Gavin Butcher 77

Thursday we travel to Santa Rosa for a practice round at Windsor Golf Club where we will play Big 8 Conference League Tournament 10 on Tuesday, April 22. A win there could pretty much wrap our second Big 8 Conference League Championship. Go Wolverines!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #8

Spring Creek CC, Ripon, Par 72, 6443 Yards

1. American River 369
2. Delta 374
3. Sierra 375
4. Santa Rosa 376
5. Napa 391
6. Butte 400
7. Modesto 403

Sierra gains ground on Santa Rosa!

Led by Robbie Bendorf’s 4th Medalist score of 2 under par 70, Sierra College 375 finished ahead of Santa Rosa 382 reducing their margin to 1 point in league standings. While we were keeping a close eye on Santa Rosa, American River scored a solid 369 for first place and Delta squeaked by us with a 374 second place finish. “I was pleased the guys accomplished our main goal in beating Santa Rosa, but it was disappointing we let some shots slip away loosing some much needed league points,” says coach Hovancsek. Within 1 point of league, we are in a good position to control our destiny.

Sierra College Scores

• Steve Riley 75
• A J Hasegawa 76
• Austin Fink 77
• Wes Sandroni 77
• Gavin Butcher 79

Next Big 8 League match is Tuesday at Catta Verdera Country Club in Lincoln. Come out and watch the action!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #7

Bidwell GC, Chico, Par 72, 6363 Yards

1. Sierra 375
2. Santa Rosa 376
3. American River 377
4. Napa 386
5. Delta 388
6. Butte 394
7. Modesto 415

Sierra nips Santa Rosa Jr. College by 1 shot!

Led by Medalist Wes Sandroni’s 72 (3 under 33 back nine) and A J Hasegawa’s birdie, par, birdie, birdie finish for 74 along with Steve Riley’s 74 was just enough as Sierra College 375 held off Santa Rosa’s 376 total. The exciting finish and league points could have gone either way as only 2 strokes separated the top 3 schools. Once we figured our score was good enough for a win, we where hoping neighbor American River 377 would finish second reducing points and narrowing the gap of Santa Rosa.

We all feel the hard fought match will be the turning point of our season and have dedicated ourselves to solid golf and achieving our goal of “repeat” Big 8 Conference Championship.

With 4 remaining conference matches, we have time to catch Santa Rosa and control our destiny to a league title. I am excited about the recent victories, and the lower scores without a total team effort. The guys are starting to believe that every shot counts and it takes “6 to 360”! I guarantee we WILL achieve our goals!

Sierra College Scores

• Steve Riley 74
• A J Hasegawa 74
• Austin Frank 76
• Robbie Bendorf 79
• Tyler Perry-Smith 83

Thursday the team travels to Ripon to play Big 8 Conference match 8 hosted by Modesto at Spring Creek CC. Go Wolverines; make it two in a row.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #6

Silverado CC, Napa. Par 72, 6900 Yards

1. Santa Rosa 371
2. Sierra 379
3. Delta 391
4. American River 401
5. Butte 407
6. Napa 413
7. Modesto 419

Bendorf wins 3rd Medalist Title!

Led by Robbie Bendorf’s 1 under par 71, his third Medalist victory, Sierra College 379 was good for a second place finish behind league leading Santa Rosa 371. Falling 5 points behind Santa Rosa, the Wolverines have a big week next weeks traveling to Chico and Ripon. “The last 2 rounds, I am excited about the progress the team is making and Robbie’s birdie putt on the 18th hole to get to red figures was huge!”

Sierra College Scores

• Steve Riley 74
• A J Hasegawa 78
• Austin Fink 79
• Wes Sandroni 77
• Gavin Butcher 83

Thursday the team travels to Chico again to play Big 8 Conference match 7 hosted by Butte at Bidwell Park Golf Club. Go Wolverines; we need a victory!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #5

Eagle Vines Golf Club, Roseville, Par 72, 6629 yards

1. Sierra 369
2. Santa Rosa 380
3. ARC 385
4. Delta 390
5. Napa 394
6. Modesto 407
7. Butte 409

Freshmen lead Sierra Men’s Golf to victory!

Coach Hovancsek was looking for his veterans to step up this week, but it was first year men Wes Sandroni 70, A J Hasagawa 71 and Austin Fink 73 that came through playing outstanding golf to help the Wolverines capture their second Big 8 Conference league match at the beautiful Eagle Vines Golf Club. The teams 369 total dominated the competition and helped closed the gap on league leading Santa Rosa (59 points) to Sierra’s second place (56 points).

Medalist was Sierra’s Wes Sandroni, 2 under par 70. Close second was fellow Wolverine A J Hasagawa with 71.

Sierra College Scores

• Steve Riley 79
• A J Hasegawa 71
• Austin Fink 73
• Robbie Bendorf 76
• Tyler Perry-Smith 82

Thursday the team travels to Napa again to play Big 8 Conference match 6 hosted by Napa Valley at the PGA Tour tested Silverado Country Club. Go Wolverines; make it two in a row!

	Teams		#1		#2		#3		#4		#5	Avg Team Score
1	Sierra	381	76.2	387	77	382	76	391	78	369	74	382.00
2	Santa Rosa	384	76.8	396	79	374	75	380	76	380	76	382.50
3	SJ Delta	373	74.6	396	79	377	75	397	79	390	78	386.60
4	American River	373	74.6	414	83	379	76	385	77	385	77	387.20
5	Napa Valley	415	83	425	85	388	78	438	88	394	79	416.50
6	Butte	390	78	439	88	394	79	418	84	420	84	412.00
7	Modesto JC	399	79.8	438	88	399	80	445	89	407	81	417.60
8	Shasta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!

 

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #4

Elkhorn Country Club, Stockton

1. Santa Rosa 380
2. ARC 385
3. Sierra 391
4. Napa
5. Butte

It was a tough day for the Wolverines as half the team shot 80 plus: A J Hasegawa 80, Austin Fink 81 and Robbie Bendorf 84. Bright spot was a solid round recorded by newly appointed 6th man Tyler Perry-Smith 76. Wes Sandroni and Steve Riley each had 77.

Finishing third with a 391 behind Santa Rosa 380 and American River 385, Sierra College fell to fourth place in the league standings with 42 points. Leading the league is Santa Rosa 47, Delta 44 and ARC 43 respectively. Napa and Butte tied with 18 points and Modesto 12.

Highlight of the day was a Hole-in-One on the 165 yard, par 3 number 9 hole by ARC's Scott Daley with a 9 iron!

	Teams		#1		#2		#3		#4	Avg Team Score
1	Santa Rosa	384	76.8	396	79	374	75	380	76	383.50
2	Sierra	381	76.2	387	77	382	76	391	78	385.25
3	SJ Delta	373	74.6	396	79	377	75	397	79	385.75
4	American River	373	74.6	414	83	379	76	385	77	387.75
5	Butte	390	78	439	88	394	79	418	84	410.25
6	Napa Valley	415	83	425	85	388	78	438	88	416.50
7	Modesto JC	399	79.8	438	88	399	80	445	89	420.25
8	Shasta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!

Have a safe spring break, we will be working hard all week on the short game.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #3

Oakmont Golf Club, Santa Rosa

1. Santa Rosa 374
2. Delta 377
3. ARC 379
4. Sierra 382
5. Napa 388
6. Butte 396
7. Modesto 399

Sierra College's Steve Riley moved up in the individual rankings to 3rd in league but his 74 wasn't enough to help his teammates hold onto the Big 8 first place position. Santa Rosa's local knowledge assisted them in their 374 team victory and 1 point lead over third place Sierra. Delta's second place 377 score was led by medalist Garrett Baxley's solid 4 under par 68 moving them into first place with 36 points. Rounding out the rest of leagues scores where ARC 379, Sierra College 382, Napa 388, Butte 396 and Modesto 399.

Individual medalist and Sierra College scores: Garrett Baxley, Delta 68 Sierra College: Steve Riley 74, Austin Fink 75, Robbie Bendorf 76, Wes Sandroni 77, A J Hasegawa 80 and Tyler Perry-Smith 80.

The team looks to bounce back Thursday at Elkhorn Country Club in Stockton.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Morgan Creek CC, Roseville

1. Sierra 376
2. Santa Rosa 383
3. Butte 388

Sierra College Men's Golf traveled to Chico for a Big 8 practice match at Bidwell Park Golf Course between host Butte College and Santa Rosa. Under overcast skies, Medalist Steve Riley's 2 under par 70 lead his Sierra College Wolverines to a dominating 376 first place finish over Santa Rosa 383 and Butte 388. Sierra's Wes Sandroni 74, A J Hasegawa and Austin Fink 75's rounded out the top 5.

Next week the team travels to neutral site Oakmont Golf Club for Big 8 Conference Tournament number 3 and then onto Elkhorn Country Club for Delta's hosted number 4 tournament.

Go Wolverines!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #2

Morgan Creek Golf & Country Club, Roseville. Par 72, 6929 Yards

Going into the second league tournament at Morgan Creek, host Sierra College trailed American River and Delta by 3 points for the first place standing. We felt last weeks first place tie between ARC and Delta was a blessing because they split the points, giving us an opportunity to move into first place if we took care of business on our home course. After a slow start, I was really proud of our guys in the way they buckled down and focused on the back nine. Second time Medalist Robbie Bendorf led the come back with a fine 3 over par 75. Wes Sandroni (76), Steve Riley (77) along with A J Hasegawa (78) and Austin Fink’s (81) help lead Sierra to their winning 387 total and more importantly 14 points and league leading 24 points.

Tournament 2

Team Results	Score	Points Today	Total Points to Date
Sierra College	387	14	24
Delta	396	11	24
Santa Rosa	396	11	19
American River	414	8	21
Napa	425	6	8
Modesto	438	4	8
Butte	439	2	8

Medalist	Score	School
Robbie Bendorf	75	Sierra
Joell Coloma	75	ARC
Garrett Baxley	75	Delta

Sierra College Scores

Wes Sandroni	76
Steve Riley	77
A J Hasegawa	78
Austin Fink	81
Gavin Butcher	89

Thursday the team travels to Bidwell Park in Chico for a practice match against Butte, Delta and Modesto.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Big 8 Tournament #1

Teal Bend Golf Club, Par 72, 6688 Yards

1. American River 373
2. Delta 373
3. Sierra 381
4. Santa Rosa 378
5. Butte 390
6. Modesto 399
7. Napa Valley 415
   

Host team American River led by tournament medalist Zack Carter (69) tied Delta College for first place team total of 373. Each team earned 13 points each for the their fine play. Solid play from Sierra's returning All League Steve Riley (75) and Robbie Bendorf (76) coupled with freshmen: A J Hasegawa (76), Wes Sandroni (77) and Austin Fink (77) helped capture their 3rd place 381 finish for 10 points. Santa Rosa finished 3 shots back for fourth and 8 points. Rounding out the rest of league was Butte 390, Modesto 399 and Napa Valley 415.

Delta's Garrett Baxley finished second with the only other under par round of (70). Shooting even par (72) was Robert Freeze of Modesto Junior College followed by Andrew Poole, American River (74) and Steve Riley, Sierra College (75).

Next week Tuesday, March 4, Sierra College hosts the second Big 8 Conference event at Morgan Creek Golf and Country Club. Tee times begin at 11:00am. Come on out to enjoy some great golf. Go Wolverines!

Thursday, February 21, 2008

1. Sierra - 404
2. Santa Rosa Jr. College - 418
3. Delta - 432
4. Butte - 448
   

Thursday we went down to Elkhorn CC in Stockton and played against Delta 432, Butte 448, Santa Rosa 418 and Sierra 404. We won and had the only two guys in 70's. Wes Sandroni and Robbie Bendorf with 79's. It was COLD, WINDY and RAINED almost the whole round. I was proud of the guys in the way they hung in there and bounced back from Tuesday's round.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

1. Santa Rosa - 382
2. Sierra - 400
3. American River - 406
4. Napa Valley College - 423
   

On Tuesday we hosted American River, Napa, Santa Rosa (they had 4 guys shoot 75). Low for Sierra was Wes Sandroni 78 and A J Hasegawa 79. Conditions were cool and rain but it didn't bother Santa Rosa. It was a good eye opener for our guys.

Joell Coloma AR 73 Todd Dvornik, Aidan Pinch, Nick Kovarik and Scott Hess SR 75's.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

American River/Butte & Delta College

A practice match hosted by ARC at Teal Bend, par 72. Sierra College was low with a team score 372. We had first year men A J Hasegawa of Folsom High School (70) and Wes Sandroni of Woodcreek (71) break par. Rounding out the team scoring was Austin Fink (75), last year's All League Steve Riley had a rough day (76). Last week's Stanford Invitational medalist Robbie Bendorf had a tough day on the greens finishing with an 80.

Finishing a distant second was Delta 378, ARC 379 and Butte 404.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Stanford Tournament