College of the Canyons takes SoCal Championship while Reedley tops at NorCal as State Championship field set
3C2A Men's Golf Championships
NorCal: Individual and Team Results l Team/Player
SoCal: Individual and Team Results (updated) (updated) l Team/Player
Canyons crowned 3C2A SoCal Regional Champs for 10th time
CHINO — College of the Canyons won the 3C2A Southern California Regional Championship for the 10th time in program history, extending its current tourney win streak to seven events and earning the opportunity to compete for back-to-back state championships.
Canyons, the defending 2024 state champions, carded a five-man score of 719 (357/362) across 36 holes to best the nine-team field at Los Serranos Country Club on Monday. The Cougars have now finished first in seven straight events dating back to March 10, including a win at the Western State Conference (WSC) Championships a week ago.
The Cougars were followed by runner up Santa Barbara City College (729-368/361), third place College of the Desert (739-376/363), Orange Coast College (742-369/373) and Ventura College (744-367/377) in comprising the five schools that will advance to next week's 3C2A State Championship Tournament.
COC sophomore Ethan Posthumus, the individual WSC champion, was fantastic once again in leading the Cougars to victory. Posthumus shot a five-under par round of 67 to begin the day and eventually finish second in the individual standings at 138 (67/71). His score of 67 was the low round on the tourney, and one of only six scores to finish under 70, among the field of 58 players. Hugo de Mollerat of Santa Barbara City College was the individual event champion with his score of 137 (68/69).
Canyons had three players finish in the top-five of the individual standings with freshman Anthony Nilson and sophomore Owen Crockett both coming in at 144.
Nilson and Crocket turned in identical scores, with each beginning the day with a two-under-par round of 70. Both players then shot a 74 in the afternoon round to finish in a three-way tie for fifth, however, Nilson was awarded the higher position in a card-off.
Posthumus, Nilson and Crockett were all named to the 3C2A All-Southern California Regional Team based on those performance. They are joined by de Mollerat, Daniel Darwin (Ventura) and Matt Ingram (Orange Coast College) in receiving All-SoCal Team honors.
COC sophomore Carson Diaz was next at 146 (76/70), coming alive with a two-under-par round across the final 18 to slot 13th in the standings.
Jacques Struyf ended the day at 149 (74/75). The freshman had his second-round score scratched from the Cougars' team tally but was still strong enough to finish tied for 21st in the standings.
Ed Beehag (150-77/73) also posted a strong second round, finishing one-over-par to settle into a tie for 26th. His opening round score was dropped from the COC team results.
The 3C2A Southern California Regional Championship is the 10th in Canyons program history (1989, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025).
The Cougars will be playing at the 3C2A State Championship tournament for the 27th time in program history, having won a record 11 state titles (1993, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024).
Additionally, COC has been crowned state champion in three of the past four seasons (2019, 2022, 2024) with the 3C2A not awarding a state champion in 2020 or 2021 due to cancellations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Up next, the five qualifying teams from the Southern Region will be joined by four programs from the Northern Region at the 2025 3C2A State Championship Tournament being held May 11-12, at Bayonet & Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside.
(Jesse Munoz, College of the Canyons Athletics)
Reedley dominates the field to grab NorCal Championship
HALF MOON BAY - Tommy Evans shot a 5-over 149, by an even-par round of 72 in the first round, on his way to medalist honors and leading Reedley College to an impressive 31-shot victory at the 3C2A Northerrn California Men's Golf Championship at Half Moon Bay Links (The Old Course) on Monday and Tuesday.
The Tigers shot back-to-back rounds of 381 and 390 to post a two-round total of 771, well clear of the rest of the field. San Joaquin Delta (802) and Sierra (804) followed in the next two positions while Modesto (806) secured the final berth to next week's state championships by beating Napa Valley (806) in a tiebreaker. Those four teams will join five SoCal qualifiers at the Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside. Teams will play 18 holes on Sunday and Monday.
Evans led three Reedley players in the top six, a group that also included Brady Foster (78-75-153) and Elliot Vidal (75-79-154). The top six players earned all-state honors. Joining Reedley's trio were runner-up Ryan Grossman (74-77-151) from Fresno City, Sierra's Kyle Ostrom (73-78-151) and Chase Foster (77-75-152) from Fresno City.