Freshman Curtis Goldin shot his best round of the NJCAA Region I, Division I Championship on Saturday with a 3-over par 73. The Aztecs men's golf team sit in first place in the team standings by 6-strokes. The final round is tomorrow as teams begin to tee off at 8:30 a.m. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Freshman Curtis Goldin shot his best round of the NJCAA Region I, Division I Championship on Saturday with a 3-over par 73. The Aztecs men's golf team sit in first place in the team standings by 6-strokes. The final round is tomorrow as teams begin to tee off at 8:30 a.m. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Posted: Apr 27, 2019

Aztecs men's golf struggles but holds first place after third round of Region I, Division I Championship

The Pima Community College men's golf team closed out the third round of play at the Gold Canyon Golf Resort on Saturday.

  • The Aztecs struggled in the third round collectively but maintained first place in the team standings of the NJCAA Region I, Division I Championship. They sit with 894 (294-296-304) and lead Eastern Arizona College by 6-strokes as they have a three-day score of 900 (308-298-294). Estrella Mountain Community College is in third place with 969.
  • Freshman Samuel Salisbury (Walden Grove HS) shot a 3-over par 73 in Saturday's round and is in third place with 219 (71-75-73). He is 6-strokes back from the leader in the individual standings.
  • Sophmore Diego Cueva-Schraidt (Sabino HS) is in fourth place with 227 (75-73-79) while freshmen Cody Goza (Blue Ridge HS) and Luis Riesgo (Cienega HS) are tied for fifth place each with 228. Goza shot a 79 on the day (75-74-79) and Riesgo finished with an 81 (73-74-81).
  • Freshman Curtis Goldin (McClintock HS) had his best round of the tournament with a 73 as he is in seventh place with a 229 (80-76-73).

The Aztecs will close out the NJCAA Region I, Division I Championship on Sunday. Teams begin to tee off at 8:30 a.m. at the Gold Canyon Golf Resort. See update results on Golf Stat