SOUTHERN SECTION GOLF: NOTRE DAME'S DEGUZMAN BRAVES ELEMENTS TO QUALIFY.Byline: CHARLES KALOUSTIAN Special to the Daily News CAMARILLO -- The Las Posas Country Club is a challenging course, with its hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill terrain and narrow fairways, but the Santa Ana winds Santa Ana Winds may refer to: 1. Santa Ana wind, a local Southern California reference to Föhn winds, a meteorological phenomenon occurring as a layer of wind is forced over a mountain range -- drying the air -- which then passes over the crest and begins to move downslope -- provided another unforgiving element for the field of 71 girls' golfers Monday at the Southern Section Northern Individual Regional. 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' Faith DeGuzman approached the obstacles conservatively. The strategy paid off for the senior, who finished in fourth place with an 8-over 77 to secure a spot in Thursday's individual final at Diamond Bar Golf Course. ``I played it safe the whole way,'' DeGuzman said. ``I didn't go for anything. I used some woods off the tee and barely pulled out my driver.'' DeGuzman's teammate, Sarah Salvo, also qualified for Thursday's final round with an 81. La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. of Thousand Oaks' Kelsey Conway, who qualified for the final with a 79, was also affected by the elements. ``I would be standing over my putt and the ball would start moving, so I had to stop and replace it. It really became a factor,'' said Conway, a junior. ``It was such a hard course, but apparently shooting in the 70s is pretty good.'' Conway, who averaged 240 yards off the tee Monday, expects to benefit in the finals this season from an extra year of experience. ``I was in the (finals) last year and I'm looking forward to it this year,'' Conway said. ``I'm a bit more competitive than I was last year. I was so intimidated in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. . ``I like the hilly courses because you get better bounces, and I was driving the ball really well.'' Valencia coach Andy Raevouri watched all three of his players advance to the final round, especially Andrea Ferris. Ferris was on the cusp of elimination and almost missed out on joining teammates Jasnin Samson (84) and Kristen Tayo (86) among the group of 16 locals who advanced to Thursday's competition. She posted an 89, and earned a spot in the finals by winning a four-person playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. . ``I was very pleased with their performance, '' said Raevouri. ``There's a lot of greens that you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. about until you get up there. If you missed a putt, there was a severe penalty.'' charles.kaloustian@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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