1991 PREP GOLF PREVIEW

Top teams: Corona del Mar, Dana Hills, El Dorado, El Toro, Estancia, Huntington Beach, Marina, Sunny Hills, Trabuco Hills.

Top players: Chris Beck (Estancia), Steve Bemis (Corona del Mar), Dan Buchner (Dana Hills), Eunice Choi (Laguna Hills), Mark Christensen (Trabuco Hills), Dan Dalton (Marina), Ryan Davis (Estancia), Trent Fenzl (Huntington Beach), Ben Garner (El Toro), Joe Garner (El Toro), Scott Gibson (Huntington Beach), Justin Harrison (Trabuco Hills), Paul Hinkle (Estancia), Albert Oh (Sunny Hills), Scott Richardson (Dana Hills), Andy Rothman (Estancia), Richard Son (Sunny Hills), Tiger Woods (Western).

Important dates: April 22--free-lance team qualifying, California Country Club, Whittier. May 6--Southern Section Southern Regional, Mesa Verde Country Club, Costa Mesa; Southern Section Western Regional, Montebello Country Club; Southern Section Central Regional, Sun Lakes Country Club, Banning. May 13--Southern Section team finals, La Cumbre Country Club, Santa Barbara. May 20--Southern Section individual finals, Canyon Country Club, Palm Springs. June 10--CIF-SCGA Championship, Marbella Golf and Country Club, San Juan Capistrano.

Notes: Estancia, two-time defending Southern Section champion, appears ready to challenge for a third title despite the loss of The Times’ Orange County player of the year, Ken Calvert, and Austin Maki, CIF-SCGA individual champion. The Eagles, who finished second in the CIF-SCGA tournament last season, begin a home-and-home match Tuesday at SeaCliff against Huntington Beach, which is shooting for its sixth consecutive Sunset League title.