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Santa Margarita Golfers Finish Fourth in State Championships
Paced by sophomore Beau Hossler's two-over-par 74, the Eagles finish fourth at the CIF State Championships, played Wednesday at Poppy Fields Golf Course in Pebble Beach.
Santa Margarita's outstanding 2011 golf season came to a close on the shores of the Pacific Wednesday afternoon, as the Eagles turned in a round 392 at Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach, good for a tie with Concord's De La Salle for fourth place overall at the CIF State Championships.
Although the day didn't produce a state championship -- that honor went to Torrey Pines (366) -- the Eagles showed well on the state's biggest stage and had the final say in an epic season-long struggle with Servite for Orange County golf supremacy.
Santa Margarita was the Trinity League's best team throughout the regular season, but fell to Mater Dei at the league tournament, then looked on as Servite took the regional championship and followed it up by besting the Eagles at the SCGA tournament last week in Pasadena
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On Wednesday, Santa Margarita's final word was two strokes better than their rivals from Anaheim, who finished sixth overall with 394 strokes.
Sophomore Beau Hossler, who in eight days will compete in the U.S. Open as a 16-year-old, shot a two-over-par 74 in leading the Eagles.
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Troy Ditzler and Andrew Levitt were close behind, carding rounds of 76 and 77, respectively, while Kevin DeHuff finished with a 79 and Daniel McCarthy and Jeffrey Cheung split the throw-out with a pair of 86s.
Nicolo Galletti of Foothill of Pleasanton and Alex Scheuffele of Scripps Ranch shared the individual state championship as both golfers carded three-under rounds of 69.
Jay Hwang of Torrey Pines (70), Austin Smotherman of Del Oro (71), and three tied at even rounds of 72 rounded out the top five individual finishers.
Hossler's 74 was tied for 12th place overall, while Ditzler finished 18th in the state, and Levitt was 23rd.
Robert Louis Stevenson of Pebble Beach finished second overall in the team competition on its home course, turning in a team round of 375, while Pleasonton Foothill finished third at 381.
Hossler will now head to Bethesda, MD, the site of the 2011 U.S. Open, which starts Thursday, June 16, and concludes on Sunday, June 19. For more details, you can visit the U.S. Open's official website.
