MURRIETA, Calif. (May 31, 2007)-- Rickie Fowler of Murrieta Valley High School ended his high school career the way he began it by winning the 37th CIF- SCGA Southern California High School Golf Championship's individual title at The SCGA Golf Course after shooting a 6-under-par 66.

Clovis West High School of Fresno captured the team title, edging out Simi Valley Royal HS. With the best five of six scores counting for the team total, both schools totaled 361 but Clovis West won the title by virtue of a better score by its sixth player. Huntington Beach Edison finished a shot back and will join the other two schools at the CGA-CIF California State High School Championship June 6 at Poppy Hills GC in Pebble Beach.

Fowler -- who shot a 10-under-par 62 at The SCGA Golf Course as a freshman to win this event three years ago -- finished two shots in front of six golfers: Austen Dailey, Edison; Bryan Harris, Palm Desert; Matt Hoffenberg, Royal; Si Hwan Kim, Sunny Hills; Boris Stantchev, Wilson/LB; and Ben Murray, La Quinta.

"This is my home high school course, along with Bear Creek, so it definitely helps, being comfortable having played it and not being so nervous teeing it up," said Fowler. "Basically it's just being comfortable, waking up, sleeping in my own bed."

Although the 18-year-old Fowler, who will attend Oklahoma State University beginning in August, is the defending state champion, he's passing up his title defense to play in the Sunehanna Amateur, a premiere amateur invitational next week in Pennsylvania. "It's one of the biggest amateurs out there," said Fowler after his victory today. "This year's Walker Cup team is what I hope to have a chance at making. It's a possibility if I play well."

He certainly played well today, posting four birdies and an eagle 3 on the 515-yard 17th hole. He is just the second player in 37 years to win this tournament twice (Charley Hoffman in 1994 and 1995) and joins a list of winners that includes Craig Stadler (1971), John Cook (1976), Phil Mickelson (1987) and Tiger Woods (1991 when he was known as "Eldrick").

Full results follow:

TEAM	NAME	SCHOOL	IND
361	Clovis West*
	Tommy Corbin	Clovis West	79
	Trevor Guthrie	Clovis West	73
	Ryan Williams	Clovis West	74
	Pace Johnson	Clovis West	70
	Mike Walter	Clovis West	71
	Michael Weaver	Clovis West	73
361	Royal*
	Matt Hoffenberg	Royal	68
	Paul Misko	Royal	72
	Danny Katz	Royal	72
	Kyle Holden	Royal	74
	Shane Blanchard	Royal	75
	Matt Minae	Royal	82
	NOTE: Clovis West wins title by sixth player score
362	Edison*
	Tom Moore	Edison	71
	Matt Parkovich	Edison	71
	Austen Dailey	Edison	68
	Joel Gillin	Edison	80
	Tyler Paul	Edison	77
	Joe Doody	Edison	75
366	Sunny Hills
	Si Hwan Kim	Sunny Hills	68
	Jeff Kang	Sunny Hills	73
	Alex Kim	Sunny Hills	72
	Mike Im	Sunny Hills	72
	Grace Chung	Sunny Hills	81
	Arnold Hur	Sunny Hills	92
368	La Costa Canyon
	Connor Driscoll	La Costa Canyon	70
	Ben Itterman	La Costa Canyon	73
	Tyler Weir	La Costa Canyon	73
	Jesse Ferris	La Costa Canyon	78
	Steven Kearney	La Costa Canyon	74
	Scotty Pena	La Costa Canyon	85
372	Cathedral Catholic
	Tyler Weworski	Cathedral Catholic	70
	Josh Dupont	Cathedral Catholic	74
	Patrick Mercer	Cathedral Catholic	79
	Daniel Miernicki	Cathedral Catholic	69
	Arturo Ayala	Cathedral Catholic	80
	Parker Houston	Cathedral Catholic	80
379	Santa Barbara
	John Baur	Santa Barbara	81
	Andrew Perez	Santa Barbara	75
	Mason Field	Santa Barbara	71
	Niang Samba	Santa Barbara	78
	Tim Egan	Santa Barbara	85
	Shane Lebow	Santa Barbara	74
389	Clovis East
	Derek Ernst	Clovis East	73
	Michael Ray	Clovis East	71
	Mark Peterson	Clovis East	80
	Justin Smart	Clovis East	83
	Westin Smart	Clovis East	86
	Jordan Van Sprew	Clovis East	82
405	El Camino Real
	William Aniello	El Camino Real	86
	Ian Bacani	El Camino Real	87
	Johnny Frost	El Camino Real	87
	Thomas Lodwig	El Camino Real	76
	Sam Scarpaci	El Camino Real	72
	Daniel Slovis	El Camino Real	79
432	Clevland
	Gabe Durkin	Cleveland	93
	David Dwyer	Cleveland	83
	Will Leivenberg	Cleveland	78
	Chris Ramirez	Cleveland	89
	Aaron Fernandez	Cleveland	89
	Danny Fernandez	Cleveland	101
PLACE	NAME	SCHOOL	SCORE
1	**Rickie Fowler	Murrieta Valley	66
T2	Austen Dailey	Edison	68
T2	*Bryan Harris	Palm Desert	68
T2	Matt Hoffenberg	Royal	68
T2	*Si Hwan Kim	Sunny Hills	68
T2	*Boris Stantchev	Wilson/LB	68
T2	*Ben Murray	La Quinta/LQ	68
T8	Steve Lim	Fairmon Prep	69
T8	Johnny MacArthur	Hart	69
T8	Alex Grieb	Rancho Bernardo	69
T8	*James Erkenbeck	Torrey Pines	69
T8	Daniel Miernicki	Cathedral Catholic	69
T8	Kevin Techakanaokboon	Cerritos	69
T8	*Ramsey Sahyoun	Campbell Hall	69
T15	Mike Gideon	Quartz Hill	70
T15	Connor Driscoll	La Costa Canyon	70
T15	Pace Johnson	Clovis West	70
T15	Tyler Weworski	Cathedral Catholic	70
T15	Marco Gomez	Rancho Buena Vista	70
T20	Josh Anderson	Murrieta Valley	71
T20	Tom Moore	Edison	71
T20	Scott Yeakel	Wilson/LB	71
T20	Stephen Hale	Garces	71
T20	Matt Parkovich	Edison	71
T20	Michael Ray	Clovis East	71
T20	Daniel Park	LACES	71
T20	Mike Walter	Clovis West	71
T20	Mason Field	Santa Barbara	71
T20	John Spaun	San Dimas	71
T30	Max Do	Wilson/LB	72
T30	Danny Katz	Royal	72
T30	Austin Graham	San Clemente	72
T30	Alex Forss	Great Oak	72
T30	Nick Delio	Saugus	72
T30	Mark Hicks	La Quinta/LQ	72
T30	Paul Misko	Royal	72
T30	Alex Kim	Sunny Hills	72
T30	Mike Im	Sunny Hills	72
T39	Michael Yiu	Laguna Hills	73
T39	Derek Ernst	Clovis East	73
T39	Trevor Guthrie	Clovis West	73
T39	Michael Weaver	Clovis West	73
T39	Tyler Weir	La Costa Canyon	73
T39	Jeff Kang	Sunny Hills	73
T39	Ben Itterman	La Costa Canyon	73
T39	Joey Toulon	Rancho Buena Vista	73
T47	Kyle Holden	Royal	74
T47	Shane Lebow	Santa Barbara	74
T47	Conner Green	Selma	74
T47	Ryan Ellerbrock	Hilltop	74
T47	Josh Dupont	Cathedral Catholic	74
T47	Steven Kearney	La Costa Canyon	74
T47	Ryan Williams	Clovis West	74
T47	Trevor Simsby	La Costa Canyon	74
T47	Bryce Wilkerson	Brea Olinda	74
T47	Eric Frazzetta	Poly/LB	74
T57	Shane Blanchard	Royal	75
T57	Joe Doody	Edison	75
T57	Nick Paez	Arroyo Valley	75
T57	James Moseley	Arcadia	75
T57	Sam Chien	Mount Carmel	75
T57	Andrew Perez	Santa Barbara	75
T57	Mike Flynn	Oxnard	75
T57	Cory Bischel	Golden West	75
T57	Kevin Bognot	Monroe	75
T57	Phillip Chian	Los Altos	75
T57	Matt Hammonds	Highland	75
T68	Tanner Hudson	Buchanan	76
T68	Jeff Chen	Los Altos	76
T68	Oscar Casillas	Marian Catholic	76
T68	Joe Boonnoppomkul	North Hollywood	76
T68	Ryan McQueen	La Costa Canyon	76
T68	Thomas Lodwig	El Camino Real	76
T68	Bryan Pierce	Arroyo Grande	76
T75	Tyler Paul	Edison	77
T75	Brian Moberg	Ramona	77
T75	Jordan Epstein	Carlsbad	77
T75	Sam Scarpaci	El Camino Real	77
T79	Lawrence Hsu	Damien	78
T79	Eric Olsen	Morro Bay	78
T79	Chris Underhill	Bakersfield Christian	78
T79	Jed Noonkester	Yosemite	78
T79	Jesse Ferris	La Costa Canyon	78
T79	Niang Samba	Santa Barbara	78
T79	Will Leivenberg	Cleveland	78
T79	Shawn Harris	San Pedro	78
T79	Blake Schmitt	Brawley	78
T88	Kirk Harper	Liberty	79
T88	Daniel Slovis	El Camino Real	79
T88	Tommy Corbin	Clovis West	79
T88	Patrick Mercer	Cathedral Catholic	79
T88	Nate Jessup	Porterville	79
T93	Parker Houston	Cathedral Catholic	80
T93	Joel Gillin	Edison	80
T93	Mark Peterson	Clovis East	80
T93	Arturo Ayala	Cathedral Catholic	80
T97	Andy Kim	Granada Hills	81
T97	Grace Chung	Sunny Hills	81
T97	Levi Lei	Carson	81
T97	John Baur	Santa Barbara	81
T97	Chris Kim	Granada Hills	81
T102	Matt Minae	Royal	82
T102	Laramie Wilson	Highland	82
T102	Jordan Van Sprew	Clovis East	82
T102	Bernard Leon	Franklin	82
T102	Ryan Coons	Monache	82
T107	Greg Petchakan	Van Nuys	83
T107	David Dwyer	Cleveland	83
T107	Justin Smart	Clovis East	83
T110	Justin Nakagiri	Venice	84
T110	Sean Goldberg	Palisades	84
T112	Scotty Pena	La Costa Canyon	85
T112	Tim Egan	Santa Barbara	85
T114	William Aniello	El Camino Real	86
T114	Westin Smart	Clovis East	86
T114	Bob Hines	Immanuel	86
T117	Johnny Frost	El Camino Real	87
T117	Ian Bacani	El Camino Real	87
T119	Conner Morris	Cleveland	89
T119	Aaron Fernandez	Cleveland	89
121	Arnold Hur	Sunny Hills	92
122	Gabe Durkin	Cleveland	93
123	Danny Fernandez	Cleveland	101
	*Received invitation to State Championship at Poppy Hills
	**Declined State Championship invitation

 

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