Bakersfield College men’s golf team finished fifth overall at Allisal Ranch on Feb. 2 in a Western State Conference tournament hosted by Santa Barbara. BC’s Matt Billington tied for fourth with a par 72 and teammate Chris McCracken tied for sixth with a 73. Santa Barbara City College’s Andrew Perez finished first with a 2-under-par 70.

BC head coach Larry Cook said about the season so far that the team faces a very competitive conference. However, Cook said that the competiveness is also a good thing.

Cook said, “If we do what we do in practice, we’ll improve.”

BC golfer Nick Vallejo finished fifth at Marshallia Ranch Championship Golf Course on Vandenberg Air Force Base, March 1 for BC’s fourth WSC tournament. BC finished fourth with a 384, and Santa Barbara finished first with a 374.

BC’s McCracken tied for ninth with a 73, and Renegade teammate Blake Brown shot a 77. Santa Barbara City College’s Andrew Perez shot the low score of the tournament with a 3-under-par 69.

BC sophomore Kirk Harper was disqualified for an incorrect card.

BC finished sixth in their third WSC tournament at the par-72 Santa Maria Country Club Feb. 23. BC’s Harper tied for ninth and Citrus finished first with a 365 team overall. Santa Barbara had the low team score of the day, with a 358. Ventura’s Russell Boring shot the low score of the day, a 2-under-par 67.

The BC men’s schedule takes them to Paso Robles for the North-South cup March 10-11, and Collge of the Canyons Invitational March 16.