2013 Oak Park Eagles  (Top row, L-R: Josh Catone, Andrew Feng, Dylan Burke, Lucas Hsiong, Alex Kim, Kyle Dollison, Matt Devine, Alex Matsuoka, Josh Shapiro.  Bottom row l-r: Matt Thedinga, Brandon Resnick, Kyle Kawamoto, Carson Caccamise, Matt Chen)  Not pictured: Ryan Snyder, Ross Ribons, Alex Burger

Oak Park High School Golf Team  To Play for  “Heart of a Child Foundation” Through Its “Birdies To Benefit” Program

The Oak Park Golf team is seeking pledges for every birdie made during the 2013 golf season to benefit the "Heart of a Child Foundation" (http://www.heartofachild.org) a non-profit organization whose mission is to fund research to find the root causes of congenital heart defects.   Every birdie made by a golfer on the Oak Park High School Varsity golf team during the 2013 season will help to improve the care and treatment of children born with congenital heart defects. 

A tally of birdies made after each match will be located in this space on the team website.   To make a pledge, please contact an individual player on the team or send an email to Coach Bruce Beck at oakparkgolf@gmail.com

This is the first year of the "Birdies to Benefit" initiative of the Oak Park Golf Team.  Each year the program will select a different charity to benefit.

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Number of Birdies

Caccamise Advances to CIF Finals

Kim bogies on 18th holes and misses by one stroke

Carson Cacamisse's single season with The Eagles will continue at least one more week as the senior shoots five over par 77 to advance out of the Northern Individual Regionals at River Ridge to compete in the CIF Finals next week at La Purisima GC in Lompoc.

Carson was well within the cut line with only one hole to go, when he his approach to the green on the par five 13th hole found the water.  His 77 was right at the cut line for the 100 player field.  Senior Alex Kim's outstanding four-year career at Oak Park came to an end after carding a six-over par 78 to miss by one stroke.  And that one stroke came on his 18th hole, the 186 yard, par three 7th.  After hitting what appeared to be a perfect tee shot, only a few feet in front of the hole, the ball took a hard bounce and ended up 40 behind the pin.  Kim ended up three putting.

Eagles Battle With The Best at Northern Regional and Narrowly Miss Moving on to CIF Finals

Oak Park followed up their best performance of the year at the TVL Finals with an impressive 384 at Soule Park to finish fourth in the strong 19 team field.  T The top three teams (Marmonte League Champ, Westlake, TVL Champ Oaks Christian and Pacific League Champ Arcadia) advanced to the CIF finals.  The Eagles at 384 were only eight strokes back of Arcadia and and a chance to move on to CIF Finals for the third time in school history.  The Eagles were led by sophomore Kyle Dollison who shot a career best even par 72.  Senior Alex Kim, playing in his last team event for the Eagles (he along with fellow Senior Carson Caccamise will play in CIF individual regionals next week at River Ridge) posted a three over par 75 followed by Junior Josh Shapiro (75) and sophomore Brandon Resnick (79).

Oaks Christian Shoots Blistering Five Under Par 355 at Olivas Links to Defend TVL Title.

Runner Up Oak Park Advances to CIF for 14th Consecutive Year Under Coach Beck

The Oaks Christian Lions were not to be denied saving their best for last to record one of the best rounds in TVL history.   Led by Sophomore Peter Griffith who carded a six under par 66 and freshman Paul Bendetti one stroke back at 66, the Lions shot a team best of five under par 355.  Griffith, who was named TVL Player of the Year, was one stroke off the league record of 7-under par recorded by former Oak Park Eagle Brandon Beck, who was part of the 2004 NCAA Champion Cal Golden Bears.  The Eagles wo carded a year's best 379,  were led by Senior Alex Kim with a two under par 70, despite a quadruple bogey on the par 4 16th hole.   Carson Caccamise's  one over par 73 catapulted the Senior into seventh place and a berth  on the TVL First Team All League squad.  Kim and Caccmise also advance to CIF Individuals in two weeks.    By virtue of its second place finish, the Eagles advance with League Champ Oaks Christian to CIF Regional play next week at Soule Park in Ojai. the Eagles have never missed the playoffs in Coach Beck's 14 years at Oak Park.   Sophomores Kyle Dollison and Matt Devine were named to TVL Second Team.

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Eagles Fall to Second With One Match Remaining in Tri Valley League Competition

The Oaks Christian Lions all but assured themselves of a successful defense of their Tri Valley League Title by shooting an impressive 377 at Rustic Canyon to gain sole possession of first place with one match to go.  The Eagles finished second 32 strokes back posting a team score of 409.  To win the league title outright, Oak Park must beat Oaks Christian by 60 strokes in the TVL Final Match at Olivas  Links.  In the individual race, Peter Griffith of Oaks Christian has a firm lead at 381 over the first five matches, 14 strokes ahead of team mate Paul Bendetti at 395.  Oak Park's Alex Kim (397) is in a tie for fourth only two strokes back of Bendetti.    Matt Devine and Carson Caccamise  at 404 are tied for 8th followed by Kyle Dollison at 407.  The top seven players advance to CIF play.

Oak Park Regains Share of TVL Lead with Win at Lost Canyons

The Oak Park Eagles rebounded from its poor showing at Montecito to post a 399 and record its second league win of the year, besting Oaks Christian by 6 strokes at the difficult Lost Canyons Sky Course in Simi Valley.  The Eagles were led by Kyle Dollison with a five over par 77, Alex Kim (78) and Matt Devine (79).  Senior Carson Caccamise who got off to a bad start posting a 10 over on his first nine, steadied the ship shooting a one under par 35 on the back.   Myles Delamora of Villanova Prep led all scorers with an impressive one over par 73.

Eagles Shoot a Disappointing 417 at Montecito to Drop out of First in TVL

Oak Park fails to post a score in 70s.

Travelling to Montecito County Club in Santa Barbara with a chance to take sole possession of first place, the Eagles came home in second place all by themselves after carding a 417, 24 strokes behind Oaks Christian who carded a team score of 393.  Alex Kim posted the lowest round of the day for the Eagles with a 10 over par 81 on the 6,032 yard par 71 tract.

Oak Park Wins Second TVL Match at River Ridge

Eagles in Tie for First After First Two Matches

The Oak Park Eagles combated heavy winds at River Ridge in Oxnard to finish atop the team  leaderboard posting a 407 to win the second TVL match of the year.  Defending TVL Champions Oaks Christian finished second 16 strokes behind at 423 followed by Grace Brethren, St. Bonnie, Villanova Prep and Carpinteria.  Oak Park senior Alex Kim led all scorers with a five over par 77, the only golfer to break 80 in the the difficult conditions.

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Eagles Finish Second in TVL Opener at Soule Park

The Oak Park Eagles led by sophomores Matt Devine's three over par 75 and Kyle Dollison's 77, finished  a distant second in the TVL opener carding a team total 397, 29 strokes behind Oak's Christian which shot a blistering 368 at Soule Park in Ojai.   Brandon Resnick carded an 81, with Matt Chen, Alex Kim and Carson Caccamise all posting 82.  Oaks Christian freshman Dominic Rector led all scorers with a three under par 69. 

Oak Park Survives Heavy Winds at Rustic Canyon to Beat Valencia 203-216

In a match shortened to nine holes due to heavy winds, the Oak Park Eagles bested the Valencia Vikings 203-216 at Rustic Canyon GC in Moorpark.  The Eagles received stellar play from sophomore Matt Chen (38), senior Alex Kim (39), sophomore Kyle Dollison (40) and Carson Caccamise (40).  The Vikings Ronnie Bedrosian was medalist with a one over par 37.

Although the wind was blowing hard all afternoon, a decision was made to shorten the match to 9 holes once wind gusts, estimated at between 40 - 50 mph started to affect the balls on the green.

Illustrating the strength of the wind, Matt Devine  (pictured) was pin high on his drive on the 466 yard par 4 16th hole.

Hart Bests Oak Park at Rustic Canyon

Eagles shoot season high 448 in loss

Oak Park failed to post a score in the 70s for the first time in seven 18-hole matches this year, as the Eagles lost  to a Hart High School 426-428 at Rustic Canyon Golf Course in Moorpark.  With the loss, the Eagles drop to 3-4 for the season.  Hart's Michael Lotta medaled posting a score of six-over par 78.

Eagles Struggle at Coyote  Invitational. 

Dollison finishes T4 after shooting career best 74.

After an impressive showing at the Oak Park Invitational, two four-man squads traveled to the Coyote Invitational at Calabasas Country Club to finish disappointingly in 9th and 10th among the 19 teams entered.  Sophomore Kyle Dollison was the lone bright spot for the Eagles carding a career best  two-over par 74 to finish in a tie for fourth in the 80 person field.  Sophomore Matt Chen's 79 was good enough for T15.  No other Oak Park golfer finished in the top 25.  Moorpark's Thomas Lim, who has signed to play with the University of Oregon, was the only player to break par posting a five under 67 to claim individual honors.  Santa Barbara's Gold team claimed the team title.

FENG'S 77 LEADS OAKS PARK TO WIN OVER FILLMORE AT ELKINS RANCH

Junior Andrew Feng's five over par 77 led the Oak Park Eagles to its third consecutive win, besting Fillmore 419 to 502 at Elkins Ranch in Fillmore.

Oaks Christian Takes Team Title at 2013 Oak Park Invitational.  Eagles finish 4th.  Biwer, Griffith Share Indie Honors.

Oaks Christian, with solid play from co-champion Peter Griffith (73), Matt Walling (76) and Tom Weaver (79) won the 2013 Oak Park Invitational at North Ranch Country Club.  La Canada finished second, five strokes behind at 233 and 3-time Oak Park Invitational Champion Mira Costa finished third at 234.  The host Oak Park Eagles finished fourth with a solid 236.  Freshman Jack Biwer of Westlake High School shared individual honors with Oaks Christian sophomore Griffith at two-over par 73.  Defending champion Thomas Lim of Moorpark who will continue his career at Oregon next year, finished tied for third with Westlake senior Sean Crocker who has committed to UCLA at 74. Sophomore Brandon Resnick led all Oak Park golfers with a 77. Oak Park senior Carson Caccamise and sophomore Kyle Dollison who was playing as an individual each shot seven over par 78.

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Eagles Shoot 392 to Best Rio Mesa and Dos Pueblos at Glen Annie

The Oak Park Eagles tasted victory for the first time in 2013 topping Rio Mesa and Dos Pueblos in a three-way match at Glen Annie Golf Course in Goleta.  The Eagles were paced by sophomore Brandon Resnick who carded a high school career best of two over par 73.  Seniors Carson Caccamise (74) and Alex Kim (75) along with sophomore Matt Devine (77) also contributed to the Eagles first sub-400 round of the season.  With the win, the Eagles improve to 2-3 on the season.

Oak Park Drops Season Opener to Rio Mesa

Oak Park started its 2013 campaign on a sour note dropping a close match to Rio Mesa, 408 - 403 at Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo.  The Eagles were hamstrung by a lack of course knowledge as none of the six starters had ever played a round at the  Robert E. Cupp designed championship course, which featured many blind shots and hidden hazards. 

The Eagles were led by Senior Alex B. Kim who carded a 77 followed by sophomore Lucas Hsiong (81), senior Carson Caccamise (82), and sophomores Kyle Dollison and Matt Chen (84). 

The Eagles continue play Thursday in a 9 hole match against Loyola at Wilson GC in Griffith Park .

Oak Park Falls to West Ranch and Drops to 0-3.

The Oak Park Eagle golf team dropped its third straight dual match, losing to West Ranch 331 - 339 at Robinson Ranch in Santa Clarita.  The match was halted after 15 holes due to darkness.  The Eagles were paced by seniors Alex Kim and Carson Caccamise and sophomore Kyle Dollison who each carded 7 over par 66.  West Ranch's Joey Downey medaled with a one under par 58.

Eagles Fall to Loyola at Wilson GC in Griffith Park

The Eagles lost their second consecutive match 203 - 219 to the Loyola Cubs in a nine hole match at Wilson GC at Griffith Park.  In his varsity debut, freshman Alex Burger posted a five over par 42, sharing team low score with sophomore Brandon Resnick.