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September 27, 2008 - 10:44PM
Red Mountain's Robinson steams to Aguila tourney win
By Jeff Simon, For the Tribune
Bobby Lee Robinson can play golf angry. The Mesa Red Mountain junior had to on Saturday at the 24-team Aguila Invitational in Laveen.
"I got called a cheater," Robinson said. "It just didn't sit well with me. It was hard to control my emotions."
Robinson says he did lose focus after the question was raised on the 10th hole, but he managed to finish the final round at 1-over-par 73 and earn medalist honors. Robinson opened the tournament with a 69 on Friday and finished the tournament at 142, three shots ahead of Chandler Seton Catholic's Ryan Mahoney and Phoenix Brophy's David Lowe.
Robinson said his tee shot went left of the fairway on the 10th hole and while he and his competitors were looking for the ball, Robinson found it near a bush. His competitors questioned whether it really was his tee ball while Robinson insisted it was.
It was determined it was his golf ball, and he hit his next shot on the green of the par 5 and two-putted for birdie.
Robinson finished the round with four birdies and five bogeys to get the victory.
It was Brophy that won the team title, however. It was a different Brophy team that struggled in its own invitational to open the season.
"We've never won our own tournament," Brophy coach Jon Shores said. "I don't think we've ever finished second."
The Broncos have gotten a lot better since that tournament. Not only did they win Saturday's championship, they finished second to defending state champion Hamilton at the Dobson Invitational.
Three of Brophy's five players finished in the top four with David Lowe tied for second with rounds of 71 and 74. Ryan Donahue and Anup Solsi tied for fourth. The Broncos' team total of 583 was 14 shots superior to Red Mountain. Third was Tucson Catalina Foothills.
In the eight-team girls portion of the invitational, it was all Phoenix Xavier. The Gators owned the golf course over the last two days, finishing the 36-hole event at 18-under-par 558.
All five Xavier players finished in the top six with Kimberly Kim earning medalist honors with a 9-under 133. She had rounds of 66 and 67.
Second was teammate Katrina Ruzickova at 136 after rounds of 69 and 67.
Finishing second to the Gators was Scottsdale Chaparral, 89 shots back at 647. Third was Tempe Corona de Sol.

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