By BEN MCCARTY
News staff writer
May 17, 2008

Max Gorman of Hood River Valley and Philip Stenberg of Horizon both wrapped up their golf seasons last week by placing in the middle of the fields in the 6A tournament and 3A/2A/1A tournament, respectively.

At the 6A tournament at Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis, Gorman shot a 162 to finish tied for 56th overall. He shot an 80 on the first day and an 82 on the second day.

Overall, he birdied four holes in the tournament, but a quadruple bogey on hole 18 on the first day provided a significant setback.

Jeff Petroff of Jesuit was the overall individual champion with a 137 and Jesuit won the team title as well.

At Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell, Stenberg finished 59th overall after he shot a 187.

Stenberg had a rough start, going 26 over par on the first day after several double and triple bogies, but recovered on the second day to move up 13 spots in the standings.

Horizon coach Oscar Stenberg hopes the second day performance bodes well for the team next year.

“Everyone comes back for us next year,” he said. “And hopefully they’ll be able to start in the 368-370 range and work their way down from there.”