Costa Mesa ready for youth

A field of 140 golfers will converge on Costa Mesa Golf & Country

Club’s Mesa Linda course Thursday in the 14th annual Costa Mesa

junior championships, conducted by the Southern California PGA.

Golfers will tee off beginning at 6 a.m. with players in the final

group expected to start their rounds about 11:30 a.m.

Divisions for boys include 11-and-under, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-17.

Girls divisions are split into 11-and-under, 12-14 and 15-17. Golfers

in the boys 16-17 age division begin teeing off at 6 a.m. on No. 1.

Golden West League individual champion Marcus Sostak, from

Estancia High, along with Corona del Mar’s Ben Tilsen, are two area

golfers scheduled to compete.

Newport Harbor’s Natalie Draganza, the two-time defending Sea View

League individual champion, and Corona del Mar’s Katie McKitterick

are in the girls field.

Trophies and prizes will be awarded.