(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College men’s golf team closed out its fourth tournament of the season on Tuesday at the Paradise Valley CC Invitational.
The No. 5 ranked Aztecs held the lead after the first round of play at the Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix but finished tied for third place in the final standings with a score of 582 (290-292). They finished 6-strokes behind Mesa Community College for second place and South Mountain Community College took first place with 564 (292-272).
Freshman Herman Holst closed out the tournament tied for second place in the individual standings. He finished with a two-day total of 140 after he shot a 3-under par 69 in Monday’s round and a 1-under par 71 in the final round. He was 3-strokes behind Damon Vilkauskas from South Mountain for the individual crown.
Sophomore Jay Shero finished tied for seventh place with a score of 145. He closed out the first round at even-par 72 and shot a 1-over par 73 in the second round.
Sophomore Caleb Knight shot a 148 (74-74) and was tied for 15th in the final standings. Freshman Daniel Aitken tied for 19th place with a 149 (75-74).
The Aztecs will compete in the Eastern Arizona College Invitational on April 3-4 at the Mt. Graham Golf Club in Thatcher. Teams will begin hitting the links at 9:00 a.m.
See complete team and individual results of the Paradise Valley CC Invitational on Golf Stat:
https://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=27594
Press Release courtesy of Pima Athletics – Raymond Suarez