College of the Desert captures OEC-Inland Division title
TEMECULA - College of the Desert Men's Golf participated in their final regular season event of the 2024 season last week, saving the best for last as three of the six players shot their best rounds of golf of the season.
The Roadrunners sent six participants to its final Conference event, which was hosted at the Temecula Creek Golf Course in Temecula. The event was a 36-hole tournament, Desert would win the Orange Empire Conference - Inland Division title, finishing with 762 points, 25 strokes ahead of the Saddleback Gauchos of Mission Viejo. The Roadrunners would finish 3rd in the Orange Empire Conference.
Leading the way for the Roadrunners was sophomore Yuo Torii (Montverde (FL) Montverde Academy) who shot a season low 2-under 70 in the first round and a 4-over 76 in the second round for a total score of 146. Freshman Jacob Stacey (Twentynine Palms H.S.) shot a season low even-par 72 in the first round and a 5-over 77 in the second round for a total score of 149.
Sophomore Se Min Song (Haeundae-gu (KOR) Changwon Nam) shot his second-best score of the season, a 2-over 74 in the first round and a 4-over 76 in the second round for a total score of 150. sophomore Tyler Cunningham-Watson (Palm Desert H.S.) also shot his second-best score of the season, a 3-over 75 in the first round and a 6-over 78 in the second round for a total score of 153. Freshman Jayson Bittner (Rancho Mirage H.S.) shot an 85 in the first round, then dropped six strokes to nail down his best score of the season, a 7-over 79 in the second round for a total score of 164. Sophomore Ryln Hadley, Jr. (Palm Desert H.S.) shot an 85 in the first round and an 86 in the second round for a total score of 171.
(Brian Sylva, COD Athletics)