Carson golf takes second

MINDEN - Carson High's golf team continued its stellar play by finishing second at Tuesday's Sierra League Invitational at Genoa Lakes Resort.

The Senators, led by J.T. Cockerill's 79 and an 82 by Tyson Roser, carded a 420. Reno, led by medalist Jared Becher's 75, won the six-team event with a 405. It was the Huskies' third tournament victory.

South Tahoe, led by Alex Yure's second-place 78, was third at 432, followed by North Valleys 460, Douglas 476 and Wooster 538.

The final league tournament is scheduled for next Monday at 1 p.m. at Genoa Lakes Golf Club. The top four teams advance to the 36-hole zone tournament May 9-10 at Lakeridge Golf Club in Reno.

Cockerill finished third in the individual standings and, for the most part, was happy with his effort.

"It was pretty solid," he said. "It was good enough for third place. I could have done better if I hadn't had a couple of double bogeys."

The first came on the par-4 339-yard eight hole and put him to 2-over par. He followed with a bogey on the par-5 618-yard ninth hole. He drove his ball into the sagebrush and never recovered, finishing the front with a 3-over 39.

Cockerill was level par through the first seven holes, which included an eagle on No. 3, a 531-yard par-5. He parred No.1, 5, 6 and 7.

On the third hole, he crushed a driver about 315 yards down the middle and followed with a 7-iron that landed about 25 feet left of the flag. He slammed his eagle putt, and it rolled around the cup and bounced up before settling in the hole.

"I hit it where I wanted to," Cockerill said. "If I had the right line I thought it had a chance."

After a bogey on No. 4, Cockerill stormed back with pars on the fifth, sixth and seventh holes. On the par-3 fifth, Cockerill's birdie putt barely missed the right lip. On No. 6, a long par-4 (476 yards), Cockerill two-putted from 30 feet. On No. 7, he mishit his iron off the tee and was short of the green. He redeemed himself with a chip to within a few feet and sank the putt for his third straight par.

Cockerill's only birdie came on the 482-yard par-5 14th. He hit a 7-wood off the tee, pounded a 3-iron to the green and two-putted for birdie. He did double bogey two holes down the stretch, costing him a chance to catch Becher for medalist honors.

Roser struggled on the front with a 45, but came back with a 1-over par 37 on the back side. The 37 included two bogeys and a birdie on the 18th, a 515-yard par-5.

"I gave myself plenty of opportunities, but I got a little tense with the putter," said Roser, who hit 10 greens in regulation. "The farthest was 16 feet from what I paced off. The only birdie I made was on 18. I had a 20-foot putt for eagle and tapped in for a birdie."

Breakout info

J.T. Cockerill 79

Tyson Roser 82

Kyle Bacon 86

Brice Crook 86

Kyle Winter 87