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2012 season Comets' first scoring event Feb. 13 at Riverside
Coach Mark Halda is hoping for a return to prominance for the Comets, traditionally one of the more succesful community college progams in the state. Palomar will open is Orange Coast Conference schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 10:30 a.m. against Cypress College at Strawberry Fields Golf Club in Irvine. 2011 season PC alum, PGA vet wins Champions Tour event CANOVER, North Carolina (6-12-201111) -- Palomar golf alumnus Mark Wiebe, won the Champion Tour's (age 50-and over) $1.75 million Greater Hickory Classic that concluded Sunday at Rock Barn. Wiebe, son of 1970s Palomar head football coach Mack Wiebe, shot a tournament record, 19-uneder par 64-68-65 --- 197 to tie for first in the 54-hole event, then won a three-hole playoff with James Mason to capture the tournament title. Wiebe won both the state community college individual championship and the California State Amateur title as a Palomar freshman in 1977 before going on to earn $4,289,026 in 22 years on the PGA Tour. Robertson qualifies for Southern Cal finals
With Monday's scores combined with his regular-season scores in conference matches, Robertson qualified for the Southern California Community College Championships next Monday, May 9, at Bermuda Dunes CC in Palm Desert. Robertson, a freshman, was named to the all-conference team. Palomar overcomes elements, beats Riverside
The victory ups the Comets' Orange Empire Conference record to 4-3 going into a Wednesday rematch with the Tigers at the Victoria Club in Riverside. Other scores for Palomar on Monday: Trevor Robertson 74, Christian Chang 82, Corey Rand 82 and Julian D'Angelo 83. Robertson (72) medals; Comets debut with win
Coach Mark Halda's Comets shot a 376 to defeat Cypress (381), Santiago Canyon (383) and Cuyamaca ;(398) to begin the season 3-0 as Robertson and Cypress' Paul Gomez tied for first. Jake Mancini shot a 74 for Palomar, Julian DAngelo 76, Jordan Asper 76 and Chris Perry 78. Yoon moves to satellite tour; PC has new look
So Palomar will have a new look as it begins its 2011 men's golf season on Monday by hosting the first Orange Empire Conference four-way match at Twin Oaks Golf Club in San Marcos, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The Comets, under coach Mark Halda, will play host to Cypress, Santiago Canyon and Cuyamaca, in Monday's match. Halda has an all-freshman team made up of Jordan Asper (Mountain View High School in Bend, OR / Central Oregon Community College), Christian Chang (Scripps Ranch High School), Julian D'Angelo (Westview High Schol), Jake Mancini (Carlsbad High School), Chris Parry (Poway High School), Corey Rand (Great Oak High School in Temecula), Trevor Robertson (El Camaino High School) and Christopher Serlylo (Cirizens High School Halda's assistant coach ios J.B. Sneve. 2012 Schedule, Results
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ABOVE: Palomar's Sejun Yoon, shown on his way to a 69 on April 21 to tie for medalist honors against Orange Coast and Cuyamaca on April 21, has been named Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year as a freshman. -- Photo by Hugh Cox Yoon ties for 1st, loses state title on card-off
But Covington won a card-off to deny Yoon the state individual title at Oak Valley Golf Club. Last year they decided it with a playoff. This year they didn't. It is what it is," Palomar coach Mark Halda said. "Sejun played very well, especially considering he cut his finger during the week, had three stitches in his left index finger and had to change his grip for the tournament." Yoon, a freshman from Rancho Buena Vista High School who was trying to become the third Comet to win the state individual title, finished with eight birdies and only two bogies over Monday's two rounds -- four birdies each on the first 18 holes and final 18 holes. He birdied the 557-yard, par-5 13th hole twice. The tie-breaker was the final nine holes, with Covington playing 1-under and Yoon playing even-par. The 4-par, 355-yard 17th hole of the final round which he birdied, turned out to be the decider for Covington, who prepped at Villa Park High School. Chabot's Dave Jensen and Ventura's Phil Miscoe finished a stroke back at 141. West Hills College -- Lemoore campus won the team title. Yoon was the only Palomar golfer who qualified for the state finals. FAST FACTS: The Comets' Sejun Yoon, the Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year, was attempting to become the third Comet to win the state individual title. Mark Wiebe won at Rancho Canada Golf Club in Carmel in 1977 and, after moving on to San Jose State where he was one of the top golfers in NCAA Division I, played 22 years on the PGA Tour. Scott Oxandaboure won with a 4-under 140 at North Ridge Country Club in Sacramento in 2001 and led USC to the Pac-10 championship in 2002 by placing fourth in the conference finals. Both Wiebe, who also won the California Amateur championship in 1977, and Oxandaboure also were freshmen. Both accepted Division I scholarships following their respective freshman seasons. State tournament next for Yoon (69-75--144)
The freshman from Rancho Buena Vista High moves on to the CCCAA State championships nest Monday at Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont. Yoon's Palomar teammate Scott Wyers shot an 83-76--159 on Monday and did not qualify for the state finals. Yoon is Player of the Year; Two to regional CHINO HILLS (5-4-10) -- Palomar's Sejun Yoon, a freshman from Rancho Buena Vista High School, was selected as Orange Empire Conference Golfer of the Year on Monday. Yoon led OEC golfers as low scorer for the season. On Monday, he shot a 70-73 -- 243 for 36 holes in the conference tournament at Los Serranos Golf & Country Club. Yoon and Palomar teammate Scott Wyers, who had al 77-75 --153 and also was selected all-conference due to his season performance, both advance to the Southern California Tournament next Monday at the SCGA Course in Murrieta. Other Palomar scores Monday were Mike Magnani 74-79 -- 153, Chris Durso 76-78 -- 154, Reid Hutchinson 74-82 -- 156 and Chris LLarsen 79-79 -- 158. Palomar had a 755 team score. Orange Coast (729) won the team title, defeating Cypress in a card-off. Yoon, Wyers tie for medalist honors with 69s
Orange Coast defeated Palomar by one stroke 369-370 to tie for first place in the OEC with an 11-5 record entering the conference finals at Los Serranos on Monday, May 3, at 6:30 a.m. The Comets defeated Grossmont Cuyamaca 370-409 to finish the conference regular season 9-7. Other scores for Palomar on Thursday were: Reid Hutchinson 76, Chris Durso 78, Chris Larsen 78 and Mike Magnani 78. One of the 78s was not use3d in determining the Comets' team total for the day.. Conference honors Yoon as Athlete of Week
Yoon cared a 4-under par 68 at Twin Oaks Golf Club last Monday in leading the Comets to victories over Irvine Valley and Santa Ana. The Comets lost Santiago Canyon in the other match of the four-way competition. Yoon has the lowest individual average in the Orange Empire Conference, considered the nation's toughest golf conference. The PCAC is Palomar's home conference, but the Comets have the only men's golf program among conference members, so they play golf in the OEC. Yoon's 68 lifts Palomar into conference finals
The Comets carded a 377 team score, losing to Santiago Canyon (372) but defeated Irvine Valley(397) and Santa Ana (401). Along with Yoon's68, Scott Wyers shot a 75 for the Comets (ds8-6), Chris Durso a 76, Mike Magnani 78, Chris Larsen 80 and Reid Hutchinson 80. Wyers (right) is third in the conference on the season. Yoon medals again with 70 in PC win
The Comets moved back into contention in the Orange Empire Conference when Riverside Community College and Santiago Canyon both lost. Palomar is one match back in the loss column and has an opportunity to tie for the conference lead entering the OEC championships, depending on two home matches next week at Twin Oaks Golf Club. Scott Wyers shot a 71 for Palomar, Reid Hutchison 73, Mike Magnani 77 and Chris Larsen 77. On Monday, Yoon shot a 73 in wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour in a 385-305 loss to Santiago Canyon at El Prado Golf Club in Chino. Last week, Palomar fell to first-place Riverside 370-385 at the Victoria Club in Riverside. Palomar wins as Yoon shoots a 71 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA (3-29-10) -- Sejun Yoon shot a 1-under 71 on Monday at Tiejeras Creek Golf Cloub as Palomar defeated Saddleback 381-383. The Comets moved to 5-3, good for a tie for first place in the loss column in the powerful Orange Empire Conference with Riverside Community College. Yoon also had shot a 71 last week at the Navy Golf Course at Los Alamitos NAS but the Comets fell 382-384 to Cypress. In Monday's match, Scott Wyers shot a 74 for the Comets. Mike Magnani had a 77, Chris Larsen 79 and Chris Durso 80. Comets turn back Irvine Valley in OEC match IRVINE (3-16-10) -- Defending Southern California community college champion Palomar defeated Irvine Valley 378-382 on Monday at Oaks Creek Golf Club to run its Orange Empire Conference record to 4-1. Sejun Yoon and Mike Magnani both cared 74s for Palomar. Scott Wyers and Reid Hutchinson both shot 75s. Chris Larsen had an 80. The Comets also defeated Cypress 378-400 and Cuyamaca 378-431 in exhibition matches. Only matches vs. the host team count officially in the OEC. ----- Worst round of year comes at the wrong time SANTA ANA (3-17-10) -- Palomar picked an inopportune time to shoot its worst round of the season -- by seven strokes -- on Wednesday. The visiting Comets' problems came on the same day the Orange Coast shot its best round of the season and dropping Palomar dropped a 374-393 Orange Empire Conference match at Santa Ana Country Club. Reid Hutchinson and Mike Magnani led the Comets, with both carding 76s. Scott Wyers shot a 77. Sejun Yoon and Chris Larsen carded 82s. OCC's Joe Doody took medalist honors with an even-par 72. Palomar falls to 4-2 in conference. Orange Coast is 5-2. Wyers cards 68; PC 2 shots shy of sweep SAN MARCOS (3-1-10) -- Host Palomar's Scott Wyers took medalist honors with a 4-under par 68 as the Comets defeated Saddleback by five strokes and Cypress by 12 strokes in an Orange Empire Conference four-way men's golf match on Monday at par-72 Twin Oaks Golf Club. The Comets fell two strokes shy of Riverside Community College. Chris Durso shot a 75, Reid Hutchinson 75, Sejun Yoon 77 and Mike Magnani 79 for the Comets (3-1). Riverside had a 373 team score, Palomar 375, Saddleback 382 and Cypress 389. Yoon (69) leads '09 SoCal champ P'mar EL CAJON (2-24-10) -- Sejun Yoon, a freshman from Rancho Buena Vista High School, shot a 3-under par 69 at Cottonwood Golf Club's Ivanhoe Course on Wednesday, leading defending champion Palomar to a 362-388 win over Cuyamaca in an Orange Empire Conference opener. Also for coach Mark Halda's Comets, also the defending Southern California champions, Mike Magnani carded a 70, Adam Lechmann (73, Scott Wyers 74 ande Reid Hutchinson 76. Chris Durso's 78 was Palomar's fifth-best score of the afternon and was not used in team scoring. The Ivanhoe Course is 6,797 yards and par 72. Palomar begins season on Monday, Feb. 1 SAN MARCOS (1-21-10) -- Palomar will begin its first golf season under new head coach Mark Halda on Monday, Feb. 1, when the Comets begin play in the two-day Tee-Off Classic which will be hosted by Santa Ana College at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino. Palomar is a member of the Orange Empire Conference, considered the best community college men's golf conference in the nation, and last season won the conference championship, the Southern California community college championship and placed third in the CCCAA California State Championships. Halda has been at Palomar since 2002, when he joined the golf coaching staff as an assistant coach. The San Diego State University graduate and ex-Aztecs starting quarterback has an SCGA Index of 3.1. Palomar has a very successful golf history, producing two California State Community College individual champions in Mark Wiebe (1977) and Scott Oxandaboure (2001). Wiebe went on to play for San Jose State University and played on the PGA Tour for 22 years, with total winnings of $4,289,026. Wiebe currently plays on the Champions Tour. Oxandaboure went on to play for USC, where he placed fourth in the Pac-10 Championships in 2002 in helping lead the Trojans to the conference championship. 2010 Schedule, Results
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