GOLF NOTEBOOK: EARLY FOOTHILL GOLF TEST FOR HART.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer Host Burroughs of Burbank pressed hard, but defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Hart of Newhall outlasted them and the elements Tuesday to win the first Foothill League boys golf tournament of the season. Led by Brendan Dean and Adam Leary - both at 1-under-par 34 - No. 1-ranked Hart (19-4) finished with a first-place total of 185 in the scheduled 18-hole competition, which was reduced to nine holes by heavy rain at De Bell Golf Course in Burbank. Unranked Burroughs (9-3) took second at 188, No. 7 Saugus (11-4) was third at 195 and No. 3 Valencia (7-7) was fourth at 202 in the first of five league tournaments that will determine the three Foothill teams that qualify for the Southern Section playoffs. Casey Ceman of Valencia and Con O'Connor of Burbank shared medalist honors at 34 with Hart's Leary and Dean. Freshman Chase Dontanville shot 35 to lead Burroughs, the only team to have five scores in the 30s. ``I knew Burroughs would be tough because it's their home course and they've shot some pretty good scores there,'' Hart coach Aaron Fuller said of the short, but tight, and hilly De Bell, which plays to a maximum of 5,353 yards and a par of 71 for 18 holes. ``I told our kids they needed to defend their home turf,'' Burroughs coach Mike Krose said. ``We've been playing well.'' Foothill League play resumes with an April 12 tournament at Robinson Ranch, followed by tournaments at Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. , April 19 and 26, and a final league tournament at Hansen Dam Hansen Dam in Los Angeles County, California was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District in 1939 and 1940. The project is located near the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley on Tujunga Wash, about one mile below the confluence of the Big Tujunga Wash , May 4. --Strong area contingent: Nine area players, including 2004 Daily News Girls Golfer of the Year Grace Woo of Burbank High, will participate in this week's Heather Farr Heather Farr (March 10, 1965 – November 20, 1993), was an American golfer. In 1982, Farr enrolled at Arizona State University, where she played for the Sun Devils women's golf team. Classic at Longbow longbow Leading missile weapon of the English from the 14th century into the 16th century. Probably of Welsh origin, it was usually 6 ft (2 m) tall and shot arrows more than a yard long. Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz. The 36-hole event, open only by invitation or by high finish in a qualifier, is one one of the top annual tournaments of the American Junior Golf Association The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) is a "501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. - the major league of junior golf. Ben Fox of Oakwood of North Hollywood, who has accepted a golf scholarship offer from Arizona, makes a repeat appearance in the Heather Farr after tying Nick Geyer of Viewpoint of Calabasas for top area honors last year, when both were ninth. New Mexico-bound Geyer, a top-20 finisher in last week's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Junior Championship, is not competing in this week's Heather Farr. But Erik Jarvey (Highland of Palmdale), Brett Kanda (Flintridge Prep of La Canada), David Lipsky David Lipsky (born 20 July 1965 in New York City) is a novelist, journalist, and short story writer. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1983 and Brown University in 1987, and holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins University. (La Canada), Andrew Ok (Granada Hills) and James Dalthorp III of Oaks Christian of Westlake Village are in the boys' field. Woo, second in the 2004 state high school championship, will be joined in the girls' field by area players Melanie De Leon of Saugus (the 2003 Daily News Girls Golfer of the Year) and Glendale senior Sooji Cho, who came within a lipped-out putt of tying for first place in the CIF/SCGA championship as a sophomore. Also in this week's Heather Farr are La Mirada La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills. sophomore Sihwan Kim, Torrance junior Angela Park This article is about the professional golfer. For the amusement park, see Angela Park (amusement park). Angela Park (born August 25 1988) is a Brazilian professional golfer of Korean ancestry currently playing on the LPGA Tour. - who were a combined 19 under par in winning L.A. City Junior titles Monday at Griffith Park. --De Bell Tournament: Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, San Marino, Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta and Foothill League challengers Saugus, Valencia and Burroughs of Burbank lead the entries in the De Bell Tournament, scheduled for April 6 at De Bell. ``We expect 16 schools and approximately 80-90 players,'' tournament director Jim Lloyd said of the annual early spring event, which is scheduled for an 8 p.m. shotgun start. Dave Shelburne, (818) 713-3609 dave.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Grace Woo of Burbank, left, and L.A. City Junior champion Angela Park of Torrance, are both in this week's Heather Farr Classic. Dave Shelburne/Daily News |
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