Falcon Golfers win Big 8 Tournament #1

The FLC men's golf team began defense of their 2016 Big 8 title with a win in Big 8 Tournament #1 on Wednesday afternoon at Whitney Oaks Country Club in Rocklin.  The Falcons shot a team score of 384, the best-ever for an FLC team on the tough Whitney Oaks layout (for comparison, last year's Big 8 championship team shot 395).  Their score was two shots better than runner-up Sierra and 22 ahead of 2016 Big 8 runner up Santa Rosa.  Sophomore Mason Troike (2016 Big 8 MVP) and freshman Connor Gaymon both shot 74 to share low-medalist honors.  Head coach Barry Zarecky called it "…an outstanding team effort, especially considering our #1 player shot an 82."  Next up for the Falcons is the Stanford Invitational on Monday, February 6. 

                Team Scores                            FLC Individuals

                Folsom Lake     384               Mason Troike               74

                Sierra                 386                Connor Gaymon           74

                Santa Rosa         406                Connor Scott               76

                Napa Valley        428                 Chris McKnight             78

                American River    434              Chad VanderDussen       82

                                                                     Hunter Russ                  94