Jacob Watney comes back to win 78th Len Ross Memorial Golf Tournament

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The last circular of the 78th Len Ross Memorial inferior tourney came to an extremity Wednesday astatine Copper River Country Club.

Jacob Watney, a Buchanan sophomore, came backmost to triumph the rubric with a three-day full of +2 to triumph by 2 shots. Watney is the younger member to Fresno State's sophomore golfer James Watney and the relative to nonrecreational golfer Nick Watney.

"It's truly chill that Bryson DeChambeau won it. I didn't cognize that," helium told Action News aft the round. It was the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth idiosyncratic from the 14-15 won the wide rubric pursuing Ayden Fynaut's triumph successful 2024.

Watney rolled successful a 30 ft birdie connected the past to borderline retired Zach Easterling, a Clovis West junior, who finished astatine +4, Finn McCall, a Clovis North elder and Arizona commit, who was astatine +5 and Brady Barrington, a Kingsburg junior, who finished astatine +7.

Mia Solano, a Clovis East junior, won the girls rubric with a three-day full of +6.

A $1,000 assemblage assistance volition beryllium awarded to some Watney & Solano.