Alameda Commuters: David Na leads
ALAMEDA, Calif. (April 26, 2014) -- David Na of Alameda fired a first-round 67 and leads all players at the 2014 Alameda Commuters Championship.
Na is a shot up on a group of five players with another 30 players sitting within five shots of the lead entering the second round of the event's first weekend.
Recent AmateurGolf.com Tour champions Jonathan De Los Reyes and Jacob Solomon are among the players tied for second. Adam Stone, Brian Swenson and Matt Williams also shot first-round 68s.
Aaron Bronis and Brandon McNally are tied for seventh after firing first-round 69s while Austin Roberts, Ed Hackett and Scott Hardy sit tied for ninth.
The 250 player championship division is cut to 50 and ties for the second weekend, at which time the 36-hole senior division tees off to join them. A notable recent past champion, and scoring record holder, is PGA Tour player Matt Bettencourt.
For a full look at the leaderboard, follow the link below.
ABOUT THE
Alameda Commuters
What's in a name? In the case of the Alameda
Commuters Championship, the logo of the
almost 100
year old tournament would be a dead
giveaway. It's
a steam ferry, which was the only way to
"commute"
to San Francisco from the East Bay before the
Bay
Bridge was built. Started as an informal event
-- the
original first prize was a bag of nails -- the
tournament has grown into one of the top
independent events in California.
A
dedicated tournament committee prides itself
on
running the competition
as if
it were a PGA Tour event. Two of the best
public
courses at the city-owned Chuck Corica Golf
Complex
are prepared with care. Slick greens, Sunday
pins,
and even that rarity in amateur golf –
spectators are
all part of the fun. The roped-off scoreboard is
a
particular area of pride for the "green jackets"
who
were wearing dark green blazers before they
were
made popular by another tournament you
might be
aware of in Augusta Georgia. The 250 player
championship division is cut to 50 and ties for
the
second weekend, at which time the 36-hole
senior
division tees off to join them.
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