CC Winn senior Diego Ibarra performed

well on day 2 of his swan song and

final Border Olympics Tournament, overcoming

the elements - the fast greens at the

Max Mandel Municipal Golf Course - and

even a fifth seeding to outlast players from

United, Alexander, McAllen and Calallen;

hitting twelve fairways, fourteen greens in

regulation and an amazing up and down on

a Par 3 to record a second round 75 to take

fourth place.

“I had 16 putts on the front nine and

17 on the back,” said the 2018 State

Qualifier, “I hit fifteen pars and three

bogeys. I had a bad break and had a penalty

on Hole #1. The course was really windy. It

was worse than yesterday (at the Laredo

Country Club), but I was able to keep the

ball down.”

Ibarra said he hit the ball well and

was believing in his game.

He almost had an Eagle on a Par 4

from 66 yards out, “I spun it back 25 feet

and it passed by really close to the hole. I

thought it might go in, but it passed by five

feet from the pin.”

A very strong St. Augustine squad

had two players in first and third place overall,

Horacio Perez placed first with a 148,

Harlingen’s Nicholas Galvan was second

with a 150 and Marcelo Garza was third

with a 152. Ibarra shot a two-day total of

153.

A.D. Ibarra

-Laredo, Texas