California CIF High School Championship: Results/Story
SANTA MARIA, (June 6, 2006 ) -- Murrieta Valley High School junior Rickie Fowler birdied six of his first nine holes and shot an 8-under-par 64 to win his first CIF-CGA State High School Boys' Championship at Santa Maria Country Club. Concord's De La Salle won the team championship, firing a 3-over-par 363 and edging Cathedral Catholic of San Diego by one shot.
The 17-year-old Fowler finished four shots in front of Junipero Serra senior Jordan Cox, Damien's Lawrence Hsu and Cathedral Canyon sophomore Daniel Miernicki, all of whom shot 4-under-par 68s, while 2006 Southern Regional champion Rory Hie, of Cerritos, secured fifth with a 69. Tied for sixth were Stockdale senior Bryan Hogan and De La Salle's Gregory Main, each with 70.
In the team chase, Cathedral Catholic had two players shoot sub-par rounds, including Miernicki and Chris Cunningham, who scored a 1-under 71. De La Salle's Main, Roberto Galletti (71) and Ryan Thomas (71) all fired sub-par rounds as well.
Junipero Sera collected a 374 to take third place, while Southern Regional third place team winner Damien came in at 382 for fourth. Torrey Pines, who lost in a card-off to Cathedral Canyon for the Southern Regional team title, tied for last place with Monte Vista, with both teams shooting 383.
However, all eyes were on the diminuitive Fowler, especially since his team failed to advance to the state championship. "I'm feeling relieved," Fowler said after his victory. "I wanted to play well, especially since my team didn't get to make it out here to the championship, so there was a little extra pressure."
Fowler, who tied for third at the CIF-SCGA Southern Regional Championship on June 1, is no stranger to victories. As a freshman he secured the Southern Regional individual title, shooting a 10-under-par 62 at The SCGA Golf Course, and he won the California Junior Amateur and the Western Junior Championships in 2005. He is currently ranked sixth in the nation for junior golfers.
"The biggest difference between today and the Southern Regional was definitely putting," he said.. "I couldn't hit the hole to save my life last week. I've been hitting the ball well and playing well. I just hadn't been putting well."
Fowler began playing golf at age three, and his 6-under through nine is his lowest nine-hole score to date. His 64 was two strokes off of the 6,505-yard course's tournament record of 62.
RESULTS:
California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)-California Golf Association (CGA) State High School Boys' Golf Championship
at Santa Maria CC; Santa Maria, Calif.
6,505 yards; par 72
Final 18-hole results:
Individual:
64 -- Rickie Fowler, Murrieta Valley.
68 -- Jordan Cox, Junipero Serra; Lawrence Hsu, Damien; Daniel Miernicki, Cathedral Catholic.
69 -- Rory Hie, Cerritos.
70 -- Bryan Hogan, Stockdale; Gregor Main, De La Salle.
71 -- Tom Whitney, La Quinta; Taylor Travis, American; Chris Cunningham, Cathedral Catholic; Roberto Galletti, De La Salle; Ryan Thomas, De La Salle.
72 -- Geoff Gonzalez, Monte Vista.
73 -- Evan Emerick, Carlsbad; Ryan Hallisey, Granite Bay.
74 -- Bryan Moquin, Junipero Serra; Dennis Carson, Junipero Serra; Josh Dupont, Cathedral Catholic.
75 -- Anthony Machi, Foothill; Joe Bramlett, St. Francis; Patrick Mercer, Cathedral Catholic; Garrett Morgan, Torrey Pines; Reid Pampe, De La Salle; Jamie Lovemark, Torrey Pines; Clark Granum, Torrey Pines.
76 -- Jeff Hamm, Monte Vista; Jake Bieber, Monte Vista; Eric Pitcaithley, Foothil; Kevin Sepulveda, Paso Robles; Daniel Kitayama, Chico; Arturo Ayala, Cathedral Catholic; Brian O'Regan, De La Salle.
77 -- Brendan King, Damien; Eric De Jesus, De La Salle; James Erkenbeck, Torrey Pines.
78 -- Mike DiCarlo, Damien; David Sarro, Damien; Chris Oki, Monte Vista.
79 -- Andrew Tilton, Junipero Serra; Alex Duvivier, Junipero Serra.
81 -- Will Schramm, Monte Vista; Matt Horan, Junipero Serra; Kyle Proctor, Damien; Rhett Colbrese, Cathedral Catholic; Spencer Thurn, Torrey Pines.
82 -- Jay Surface, Damien.
83 -- Drew Wagner, Monte Vista.
84 -- Sterling Brewster, Torrey Pines.
Team (best 5 of six scores count for team total):
363 -- De La Salle (Roberto Galletti, De La Salle-Ryan Thomas, De La Salle-Gregor Main, De La Salle-Brian O'Regan, De La Salle-Eric De Jesus, De La Salle-Reid Pampe).
364 -- Cathedral Catholic (Daniel Miernicki, Cathedral Catholic-Josh Dupont, Cathedral Catholic-Chris Cunningham, Cathedral Catholic-Arturo Ayala, Cathedral Catholic-Rhett Colbrese, Cathedral Catholic-Patrick Mercer).
374 -- Junipero Serra (Jordan Cox, Junipero Serra-Dennis Carson, Junipero Serra-Alex Duvivier, Junipero Serra-Matt Horan, Junipero Serra-Bryan Moquin, Junipero Serra-Andrew Tilton).
382 -- Damien (Lawrence Hsu, Damien-Kyle Proctor, Damien-Brendan King, Damien-Jay Surface, Damien-David Sarro, Damien-Mike DiCarlo).
383 -- Monte Vista (Geoff Gonzalez, Jake Bieber; Jeff Hamm, Chris Oki, Will Schramm, Drew Wagner;
383 -- Torrey Pines (Jamie Lovemark, Clark Granum, James Erkenbeck, Sterling Brewster, Spencer Thurn, Garrett Morgan.
NOTE: Individual scorecards may be found at www.scga.org.
The 17-year-old Fowler finished four shots in front of Junipero Serra senior Jordan Cox, Damien's Lawrence Hsu and Cathedral Canyon sophomore Daniel Miernicki, all of whom shot 4-under-par 68s, while 2006 Southern Regional champion Rory Hie, of Cerritos, secured fifth with a 69. Tied for sixth were Stockdale senior Bryan Hogan and De La Salle's Gregory Main, each with 70.
In the team chase, Cathedral Catholic had two players shoot sub-par rounds, including Miernicki and Chris Cunningham, who scored a 1-under 71. De La Salle's Main, Roberto Galletti (71) and Ryan Thomas (71) all fired sub-par rounds as well.
Junipero Sera collected a 374 to take third place, while Southern Regional third place team winner Damien came in at 382 for fourth. Torrey Pines, who lost in a card-off to Cathedral Canyon for the Southern Regional team title, tied for last place with Monte Vista, with both teams shooting 383.
However, all eyes were on the diminuitive Fowler, especially since his team failed to advance to the state championship. "I'm feeling relieved," Fowler said after his victory. "I wanted to play well, especially since my team didn't get to make it out here to the championship, so there was a little extra pressure."
Fowler, who tied for third at the CIF-SCGA Southern Regional Championship on June 1, is no stranger to victories. As a freshman he secured the Southern Regional individual title, shooting a 10-under-par 62 at The SCGA Golf Course, and he won the California Junior Amateur and the Western Junior Championships in 2005. He is currently ranked sixth in the nation for junior golfers.
"The biggest difference between today and the Southern Regional was definitely putting," he said.. "I couldn't hit the hole to save my life last week. I've been hitting the ball well and playing well. I just hadn't been putting well."
Fowler began playing golf at age three, and his 6-under through nine is his lowest nine-hole score to date. His 64 was two strokes off of the 6,505-yard course's tournament record of 62.
RESULTS:
California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)-California Golf Association (CGA) State High School Boys' Golf Championship
at Santa Maria CC; Santa Maria, Calif.
6,505 yards; par 72
Final 18-hole results:
Individual:
64 -- Rickie Fowler, Murrieta Valley.
68 -- Jordan Cox, Junipero Serra; Lawrence Hsu, Damien; Daniel Miernicki, Cathedral Catholic.
69 -- Rory Hie, Cerritos.
70 -- Bryan Hogan, Stockdale; Gregor Main, De La Salle.
71 -- Tom Whitney, La Quinta; Taylor Travis, American; Chris Cunningham, Cathedral Catholic; Roberto Galletti, De La Salle; Ryan Thomas, De La Salle.
72 -- Geoff Gonzalez, Monte Vista.
73 -- Evan Emerick, Carlsbad; Ryan Hallisey, Granite Bay.
74 -- Bryan Moquin, Junipero Serra; Dennis Carson, Junipero Serra; Josh Dupont, Cathedral Catholic.
75 -- Anthony Machi, Foothill; Joe Bramlett, St. Francis; Patrick Mercer, Cathedral Catholic; Garrett Morgan, Torrey Pines; Reid Pampe, De La Salle; Jamie Lovemark, Torrey Pines; Clark Granum, Torrey Pines.
76 -- Jeff Hamm, Monte Vista; Jake Bieber, Monte Vista; Eric Pitcaithley, Foothil; Kevin Sepulveda, Paso Robles; Daniel Kitayama, Chico; Arturo Ayala, Cathedral Catholic; Brian O'Regan, De La Salle.
77 -- Brendan King, Damien; Eric De Jesus, De La Salle; James Erkenbeck, Torrey Pines.
78 -- Mike DiCarlo, Damien; David Sarro, Damien; Chris Oki, Monte Vista.
79 -- Andrew Tilton, Junipero Serra; Alex Duvivier, Junipero Serra.
81 -- Will Schramm, Monte Vista; Matt Horan, Junipero Serra; Kyle Proctor, Damien; Rhett Colbrese, Cathedral Catholic; Spencer Thurn, Torrey Pines.
82 -- Jay Surface, Damien.
83 -- Drew Wagner, Monte Vista.
84 -- Sterling Brewster, Torrey Pines.
Team (best 5 of six scores count for team total):
363 -- De La Salle (Roberto Galletti, De La Salle-Ryan Thomas, De La Salle-Gregor Main, De La Salle-Brian O'Regan, De La Salle-Eric De Jesus, De La Salle-Reid Pampe).
364 -- Cathedral Catholic (Daniel Miernicki, Cathedral Catholic-Josh Dupont, Cathedral Catholic-Chris Cunningham, Cathedral Catholic-Arturo Ayala, Cathedral Catholic-Rhett Colbrese, Cathedral Catholic-Patrick Mercer).
374 -- Junipero Serra (Jordan Cox, Junipero Serra-Dennis Carson, Junipero Serra-Alex Duvivier, Junipero Serra-Matt Horan, Junipero Serra-Bryan Moquin, Junipero Serra-Andrew Tilton).
382 -- Damien (Lawrence Hsu, Damien-Kyle Proctor, Damien-Brendan King, Damien-Jay Surface, Damien-David Sarro, Damien-Mike DiCarlo).
383 -- Monte Vista (Geoff Gonzalez, Jake Bieber; Jeff Hamm, Chris Oki, Will Schramm, Drew Wagner;
383 -- Torrey Pines (Jamie Lovemark, Clark Granum, James Erkenbeck, Sterling Brewster, Spencer Thurn, Garrett Morgan.
NOTE: Individual scorecards may be found at www.scga.org.
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