The Seaside boys golf team battled through windy conditions to take first place at The Dalles Invitational.
The Seagulls convincingly beat Goldendale, Estacada, The Dalles and Gladstone with 350 points. Goldendsale was second with 400 points, Estacada was third with 410 points, The Dalles was fourth with 434 points and Molalla was fourth with 466 points.
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Xanh Quang won the individual championship with a score of 74. Freshman Will Haag was the second leading scorer with an 83, Landon Nofield shot a 94, Dexter Jenks shot a 99 and Gunner Norman shot a 100 as the Gulls’ fifth player.
Head coach Jim Poetsch said The Dalles Course is always a good early start for golfers because of the weather. He also had high praise for his freshman golfers.
“The Dalles has always been a huge test for golf, and the wind really makes the course difficult,” Poch said in a release. “Xanh played a great round of golf and birdied the last hole, 413 yards, uphill into the wind, four strokes. Will also played a great round of golf and shot a par of 10 on the day.
“He’s going to be a really good player for us over the next four years. We’ve got about five more guys who are about to put up some really good numbers. Once a couple of them get over it, we’re going to start putting up some really low numbers.”
The Gulls will next travel to Pumpkin Ridge on Thursday, April 2 to compete in the Bank Invitational.
