Boys' golf: Los Alamitos sophomore John Kim takes first place

Being three strokes better than the rest of the field apparently wasn't good enough for sophomore John Kim of Los Alamitos.

Kim, after playing 18 holes, was on the putting green working on his game though it was pretty good throughout the day.

The 16-year-old shot a four-under-par 68 Monday to finish first at the Southern Section-Toyota boys' golf individual Southern Regional today at SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach. Four players broke par, but Kim was the only one to shoot under 70.

Kim, along with 29 others from the regional, advance to the section's individual championships next Monday at Mission Lakes Country Club in Desert Hot Springs.

-- Jaime Cardenas