COD Men’s Golf wins OEC-Inland, Sablan named MVP

COD Men's Golf participated in their final regular season event of the 2023 season, saving the best for last as three of the six players shot their best rounds of golf of the season and sophomore Ivan Sablan from Guam was named Conference MVP.

The Roadrunners sent six participants to its final Conference event, which was hosted at the Los Seranos Golf Course in Chino Hills. The first round took place on the par-74 South Course and the second round took place on the par-72 North Course. The event was a 36-hole tournament, Desert would win the Orange Empire Conference - Inland Division title, finishing with 747 points, 10 strokes ahead of the Riverside City Tigers. The Roadrunners would finish 2nd in the Orange Empire Conference.

Leading the way for the Roadrunners was sophomore Ivan Sablan (Chalan-Pago-Ordot (Guam) Father Dueñas Memorial) who shot a 2-under 72 in the first round, then shot a 3-over 75 in the second round, to secure the OEC Most Valuable Player award. Sophomore Willis Panzarello (Palm Desert H.S.) struggled in the first round, shooting his highest score of the season, a 10-over 84, then rebounded beautifully to shoot his lowest score of the season, shooting a 3-under 69 in the second round. Freshman Se Min Song (Haeundae-gu (KOR) Changwon Nam) shot a 2-over 76 in the first round and then shot his lowest score of the season, with a 5-under 67 in the second round.

COD will make their next appearance at the CCCAA SoCal Regional Final as the Roadrunners travel to Industry Hills GC at Pacific Palms Resort ("The Babe" Zaharias Course) in the City of Industry for a 36-hole event on Monday, May 8.

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Information & Story provided by COD Sports Information. Photo courtesy of COD Men's Golf head coach Nicholas Altman.