Nick Engelhardt wins Santa Barbara County
Nicholas Engelhardt
LOMPOC, Calif. (Oct. 19, 2014) — Nick Engelhardt, a freshman from Santa Monica, Calif. at Cal Poly, shot 70-74 over the weekend at La Purisima Golf Course, one of California's most difficult golf courses, to capture the Santa Barbara County Amateur Championship.
Engelhardt won the event by two shots over former Chico State golfer Brandon Gama. Finsihing in third place was the defending champion, Johnny Ruiz, at 148.
Gama held a two-shot lead after Saturday's round with a 72, but Engelhardt took control with his Sunday 70, the lowest score during the 36-hole tournament.
ABOUT THE Santa Barbara County
La Purisima Golf Course is the host of the
Santa Barbara County Championship. This
36
hole amateur event typically boasts a
large
number of entries in the Championship
Flight
but also fields a Handicap Flight. Located
15
minutes west of Hwy 101 just outside of
Lompoc, California, La Purisima is known
for its
fair but rigorous test of pure golf that has
challenged PGA Tour Qualifiers and earned
a
spot on Golf Magazine's Top 100 Places to
Play
in the United States. It is the only course
in
California between Monterrey and Simi
Valley
to be named to this prestigious list.
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