Skyline senior golf stalwart Chris Mogg saved his best 18 holes golf for the final day of the Class 4A KingCo District golf tournament.

Mogg, who shot a combined a 135 (71, 64) during the two-day tourney, captured second place Oct. 13 at the Snohomish Golf Course. Mogg’s second place finish clinched a spot at the Class 4A state golf championships taking place in May 2016 in the Tri-Cities.

Mogg’s performance on the second day of the tourney, where he shot a 64, was the second lowest round in the history of the KingCo District tournament. Mogg said he was motivated to keep up with Redmond’s Sean Kato throughout both rounds. Kato captured first place with a score of 133.

“I was four back after the first day. I knew I had to do something spectacular the second day because he is such a solid player,” Mogg said. “Going head to head with a player like Sean was a lot of fun. We were kind of going back and forth the whole time. He ended up beating me by two strokes. I wanted to beat him but going back and forth like we did was a blast.”

This spring will be Mogg’s second consecutive appearance at the Class 4A state tournament.

“Last year was my first year there (at state) and I got second place. This year I’m looking to win that tournament,” he said.

Mogg will continue his golf career with Gonzaga University this fall. He verbally committed to Gonzaga this past June.

“The golf program is awesome. The coach (Robert Gray) is a great guy and the academics at the school are great. I’m just looking forward to going to a great college as well as a great golf team. I feel that we can compete with any of the schools we face including Washington State where my brother (Brian Mogg) is on the team,” Mogg said.

Skyline’s top golfer said he learned immensely from Skyline head coach Mike Fleming during his high school career.

“Mike Fleming has been a great golf coach as well as a great leader for me. This last year he has especially been on me about being a great leader for the younger players on our team as well. He’s definitely helped me develop as a person as well as a golfer,” Mogg said.

Shaun Scott: 425-453-5045; sscott@issaquahreporter.com