Golfers across the Rio Hondo League came together at Marshall Canyon Golf Course in Glendora battling for a chance to be named champion.
For the La Cañada High boys’ golf team, it was another opportunity to claim the league throne.
The Spartans placed second through sixth at the Rio Hondo League Boys’ Golf Championships on April 30 as La Cañada secured the team title scoring 356 points.
Logan Kim led the Spartans with a runner-up finish, carding a 5-under 66 at the par 71 course. In third was Nolan Kuszyk who shot a 2-under 69, followed by Ian Chu in fourth with a 1-under 70. Ian Ricci shot 75 for fifth and Victor Lee scored 76 to finish sixth and round out the Spartans scorers.
Kai Hirayama of Temple City was the top performer of the day, finishing 7-under 64 at the par 71 course.
The top 18 golfers from the team finals competed in the Rio Hondo League individual tournament at Brookside Park in Pasadena on May 1. The top seven performers from the individual league finals will qualify for the CIF Individual Regional Tournament on May 8 at Los Robles Greens in Thousand Oaks.
The CIF team championships will be held on May 13 at Lakewood Country Club. The Spartans will be competing in Division II contention.
The Spartans previously won 16 straight league titles heading into the spring 2020 season before the pandemic canceled play. La Cañada won the CIF Division III boys’ golf title in 2022, the first in school history.
First published in the May 2 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
