Bakersfield College women golfers Katherine James (170) and Ellen Krausse (181) qualified for state championships, despite 40 mph winds in Palm Springs, Nov. 10-11 on the par-72 Desert Dunes golf course.
James finished fifth overall as she shot an 80 on the first day and a 90 on the second day. James received a medal as she is a member of the first team all So Cal Region in which the top six golfers qualify for the team. Krausse tied for eleventh as she shot an 89 on the first day and a 92 on the second day.
Palomar’s Cora Busby (164) finished first overall, with an 83 and 81 on both days.
BC golf coach Larry Cook said, “It was a massacre. That would be the word I would use.”
He added, “It was an endurance type of golf tournament.”
The scores might have been higher than usual due to the storm, but Cook was proud of his golfers making it to the state championship as the top 12 individuals and top two teams qualify.
Santa Barbara City College took first place as a team, and Palomar finished second.
The women’s community college state championships are Nov. 17-18 at the Olivas Park golf course in Ventura.