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TEMECULA — Give the CIF Southern Section’s best golfers soft greens with little wind and they will make plenty of birdies.
That’s exactly what happened Thursday on the Oaks/Creek course at Temecula Creek Inn, a first time host of the section’s individual championship tournament
Temescal Canyon senior and Grand Canyon University signee Nixon Lauritzen shot a 7-under-par 65, with an eagle, six birdies, and one lone bogey to lead three Inland golfers who advanced on to next week’s regional finals at Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills. However, that was not enough for medalist honors, as Oaks Christian sophomore Max Emberson shot 64 to prevail.
“I struck the ball really well today and was able to give myself lots of scoring chances,” Emberson said. “When you get on a roll like that, waiting can be the hardest part, but I had a great group and enjoyed chatting with the guys I was playing with.”
Southern Section teams advancing to the regionals were San Marcos, Palm Desert, Orange Lutheran and Oaks Christian.
Lauritzen, who in three CIF Southern Section postseason rounds this year is 19 under par, started his day with a bogey. He then rattled off three birdies in a five-hole stretch on the Oaks layout as part of the championship’s opening nine
“This is probably the best I’ve putted in a long time,” Lauritzen said. “I came into today thinking first about making sure I was among those 28 who advanced. Once I got a couple under par I started setting my sights on winning.”
After missing a short birdie at Creek’s first hole, he stuck an iron from 161 yards on the second hole to 10 feet and cashed in the birdie. Then at the par-five fourth, Lauritzen missed the fairway but executed a beautiful punch shot from under a tree that ended up just short of the green and chipped in for eagle to reach 6 under par.
Lauritzen made a pair of crucial up and downs, including a 10-foot par save at the seventh to stay in contention. Then, with Emberson’s 64 posted, he hit a fairway metal from 231 yards to about 20 feet on his last hole and narrowly missed the eagle to tie.
Monday, Lauritzen carded a round of 64 at Bear Valley Country Club in Victorville to help Temescal Canyon claim the section’s Division 6 team championship.
Also advancing from the Inland area were Roosevelt’s Remington Ly (70) and Chaparral’s Troy Song (73).
What was a 10-for-2 playoff with individual bids No. 27 and No. 28 at stake became seven after some headed home early.
Redlands’ Liam Hartling, a UC Riverside signee, was in that playoff after shooting a 74. Playing in the second group, he missed the green and could not get up and down for par and was eliminated. Also failing to advance were King’s Harlan Yapa (77), Yucaipa’s Tyler Price (80), and Los Osos’ Andy Yu (82).
Sparks flew on the second hole as Mission Viejo’s Parker Deutschman drained a 30-foot putt for birdie to move on. Westlake’s Jackson Turner then made a short putt for birdie to claim the final spot.
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