FALLBROOK, Calif. (July 17, 2007)-- Everyone needs a bit of luck here and there, and when Daniel Wax of Pacific Palisades got a nice break on Hole 12 of the amateurgolf.com San Diego County Amateur, he made the most of it, making par and birdieing the next two holes.
He eventually finished up with a 3-under-par 69 that paired with his even-par first round gave him a two stroke victory over reigning California State Amateur champ Josh Anderson and Tim Cha of Chino Hills.
"I was trying to hit my 3-wood up the left side and I hit it a little too far and it got stuck in the hazard," said Wax of his adventure on 12. "I had a stick right behind my ball so I just tried to punch it out and hopefully it would slope down.
"I hit it a bit too high and it actually went through the tree perfectly and funneled down to 15-20 feet."
Wax went on to two-putt, then play the next six holes in 3-under fashion.
"Making par on that hole helped my momentum, I bounced back with two birdies in a row and at that point I felt like I was in contention," said Wax.
In the relatively small Senior Division, the first three finishers wound up coming from the final group, with Gene Medlock of Westlake Village posting the low round of the tournament by three strokes with a 75.
"He played really solid all day," said first round leader Lloyd Sappington, who hung close with Medlock on their first nine before a two shot swing at No. 1 (their 10th hole) where Medlock made birdie to Sappington's bogey. In third place was Oceanside's Jim Myers.
Among Net Division players the question was -- with first round leader Dale Frank of Manhattan Beach slipping to a net 70 -- who wants to grab this title? No one was able to, giving Frank his first victory in an amateurgolf.com event.
"I did my best to lose it," said Frank. "But we didn't cooperate with you," replied Bill Easley.
*** Tournament Notes ***
Taking one for the team
- Matt Ouimet not only has the best golfing last name going, he also stands tall on the course. On the 9th hole today, his playing partner pulled his tee shot into the 10th fairway and hit a blind shot over the trees that bounced once and caught Ouimet right on the chin while he was purchasing a beverage from the cart girl.
"Lucky for him it hit me," quipped Ouimet, who fortunately did not require stitches. "It
saved his ball from going into the hazard."
Acemaker:
- Erick Thorson of Westlake Village aced the 5th hole today, but the first round co-leader had mixed feelings about his second round score. "That was the only under par score on the card," he said.
Score one for the Bridgestone B330-S:
- Dale Frank recently joined amateurgolf.com's Premium Plus membership, which includes a dozen of the latest model B330 Tour balls from Bridgestone. He put the balls in play in this event, recording the first victory for an amateurgolf.com logo ball from Bridgestone! (visit
http://www.amateurgolf.com/login.asp) if you need to renew your membership, and chose "Premium Plus" to get the balls and a cool Bridgestone hat).
Final results from the amateurgolf.com San Diego County Amateur, played at
The Golf Club of California, follow:
- Championship: 6850 yards, par 72
- Senior Championship, and Net: 6497 yards, par 72
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CHAMPIONSHIP |
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First Name |
Last Name |
City |
State |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
Prize * |
1 |
Daniel |
Wax |
Pacific Palisades |
CA |
72 |
69 |
141 |
$500 |
T2 |
Josh |
Anderson |
Murrieta |
CA |
75 |
68 |
143 |
$350 |
T2 |
Tim |
Cha |
Chino Hills |
CA |
72 |
71 |
143 |
$350 |
T4 |
Brian |
Kim |
Yorba Linda |
CA |
70 |
75 |
145 |
$183 |
T4 |
Adam |
Porzak |
Poway |
CA |
71 |
74 |
145 |
$183 |
T4 |
Erick |
Thorson |
Westlake Village |
CA |
70 |
75 |
145 |
$183 |
7 |
Kris |
Butkys |
Thousand Oaks |
CA |
74 |
73 |
147 |
$125 |
T8 |
Evan |
Derian |
Manhattan Beach |
CA |
75 |
73 |
148 |
$91 |
T8 |
Ramie |
Sprinkling |
Davis |
CA |
74 |
74 |
148 |
$91 |
T8 |
Tyler |
Weir |
Carlsbad |
CA |
72 |
76 |
148 |
$91 |
T11 |
Alex |
Bon |
Santa Monica |
CA |
75 |
75 |
150 |
$56 |
T11 |
Gene |
Bondoc |
Quezon City |
Philippines |
76 |
74 |
150 |
$56 |
T11 |
Anthony |
Fernando |
Zanboanga |
Philippines |
71 |
79 |
150 |
$56 |
T11 |
Chad |
Vivolo |
Carmel |
CA |
73 |
77 |
150 |
$56 |
T15 |
Michael Eric |
Bibat |
Paranaque City |
Philippines |
71 |
80 |
151 |
$25 |
T15 |
Andrew |
Cortez |
Murrieta |
CA |
78 |
73 |
151 |
$25 |
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Michael |
Alejandro |
Manila |
Philippines |
76 |
76 |
152 |
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Keith |
Arendsee |
Rancho Santa Fe |
CA |
76 |
76 |
152 |
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Miles |
Thorson |
Thousand Oaks |
CA |
76 |
76 |
152 |
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Rhett |
Colbrese |
San Diego |
CA |
76 |
77 |
153 |
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Bo |
DeHuff |
Coto De Caza |
CA |
75 |
78 |
153 |
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Mike |
Reese |
Apple Valley |
CA |
76 |
77 |
153 |
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Colin |
Featherstone |
Fallbrook |
CA |
75 |
79 |
154 |
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E.J. |
Kahn |
Los Angeles |
CA |
81 |
73 |
154 |
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Matthew |
Ouimet |
Coto De Caza |
CA |
76 |
78 |
154 |
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Bryan |
Sheridan |
Rancho Santa Fe |
CA |
76 |
78 |
154 |
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David |
Staszko |
San Jose |
CA |
75 |
80 |
155 |
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Dante |
Becierra |
Davao City |
Philippines |
78 |
78 |
156 |
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Scott |
Clayton |
San Bernardino |
CA |
76 |
80 |
156 |
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Jay |
Bayron |
Davao City |
Philippines |
80 |
77 |
157 |
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Paul |
Rice |
Redlands |
CA |
76 |
82 |
158 |
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Austin |
Alfonso |
Westlake Village |
CA |
75 |
84 |
159 |
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Kevin |
Fitzgerald |
Riverside |
CA |
78 |
82 |
160 |
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Nicholas |
Giordano |
San Diego |
CA |
81 |
79 |
160 |
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Ryan |
Bailey |
San Diego |
CA |
85 |
77 |
162 |
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Scotty |
Pena |
Encinitas |
CA |
81 |
81 |
162 |
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Joel |
Fieri |
San Diego |
CA |
81 |
82 |
163 |
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John |
Gilles |
Santa Barbara |
CA |
83 |
81 |
164 |
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Mark |
Corley |
San Diego |
CA |
84 |
82 |
166 |
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Ryan |
Ehrlich |
Victorville |
CA |
84 |
82 |
166 |
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Ron |
Siskey |
Grover Beach |
CA |
83 |
83 |
166 |
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Jay |
Surface |
San Dimas |
CA |
82 |
84 |
166 |
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Eugene |
Bunyi |
Pasig |
Philippines |
85 |
82 |
167 |
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Johnny |
Ferreira |
San Diego |
CA |
84 |
83 |
167 |
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Kurt |
Erikson |
Carlsbad |
CA |
86 |
85 |
171 |
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Andrew |
Fitzgerald |
Seal Beach |
CA |
90 |
81 |
171 |
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Dustin |
Schweitzer |
Tarzana |
CA |
86 |
85 |
171 |
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Brett |
Mamer |
Brawley |
CA |
90 |
82 |
172 |
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Keith |
Ward |
Moreno Valley |
CA |
85 |
89 |
174 |
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Todd |
Stires |
Murrieta |
CA |
78 |
dns |
dns |
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John |
Lorenzo |
Laguna Hills |
CA |
80 |
dns |
dns |
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Scott |
Schachter |
Rolling Hills Est |
CA |
81 |
dq |
dq |
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Cameron |
DeVries |
Goleta |
CA |
83 |
dns |
dns |
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Ali |
Siam |
Westlake Village |
CA |
84 |
dns |
dns |
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Andy |
Chao |
San Diego |
CA |
85 |
dns |
dns |
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Alan |
Monroe |
Carpinteria |
CA |
88 |
dns |
dns |
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Daniel |
Shin |
Artesia |
CA |
88 |
dns |
dns |
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Anthony |
Loiacono |
San Diego |
CA |
89 |
dns |
dns |
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Robb |
Hernandez |
Whittier |
CA |
90 |
dns |
dns |
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SENIOR |
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Pos |
First Name |
Last Name |
City |
State |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
Prize |
1 |
Eugene |
Medlock |
Westlake Village |
CA |
80 |
75 |
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$140 |
2 |
Lloyd |
Sappington |
Rancho Santa Fe |
CA |
78 |
82 |
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$80 |
3 |
Jim |
Myers |
Oceanside |
CA |
80 |
82 |
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$60 |
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Jay |
Featherstone |
Fallbrook |
CA |
85 |
78 |
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Ted |
Safford |
San Diego |
CA |
83 |
81 |
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Dave |
Patty |
Newport Coast |
CA |
84 |
81 |
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Greg |
McMaster |
Temecula |
CA |
w/d |
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NET |
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(scores are Net) |
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Pos |
First Name |
Last Name |
City |
State |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
Prize |
1 |
Dale |
Frank |
Manhattan Beach |
CA |
70 |
78 |
148 |
$175 |
T2 |
Andre |
Fitzpatrick |
La Mesa |
CA |
77 |
76 |
153 |
$93 |
T2 |
David |
Igata |
Corona del Mar |
CA |
82 |
71 |
153 |
$93 |
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Steve |
Erlinger |
Corona Del Mar |
CA |
82 |
75 |
157 |
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William |
Easley |
Hesperia |
CA |
80 |
78 |
158 |
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Matt |
Michaels |
hidden hills |
CA |
88 |
74 |
162 |
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Iain |
Barclay |
San Francisco |
CA |
82 |
82 |
164 |
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Daniel |
Shaw |
Aliso Viejo |
CA |
82 |
91 |
173 |
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Scott |
Henrikson |
Carlsbad |
CA |
95 |
84 |
179 |
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* Note: All prizes are paid in proshop credit at The Golf Club of California.
If you did not spend your credit after the tournament, you may come to
the course or call 760-451-3737. Your credit is held on account under your
name in their computer system. Thank you. |
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2023 TOUR PORTAL
*An SCGA Points Event*
The San Diego Amateur returns to Aviara Golf
Club in Carlsbad. Once again we are going to
be
treated like pros at one of the best venues in
Southern
California, Aviara Golf Club -- as seen on TV
during the LPGA's Kia Classic played in March!
This is a gross competition with
Championship,
Senior and Net divisions.
Your entry fee includes 2 rounds of golf with
cart, prizes, trophies for division winners, and
the
opportunity to play a Tour-proven golf course
in
a
competitive setting. Special rates for practice
rounds
and
lodging will be offered.
DIVISIONS
CHAMPIONSHIP
For players aged 16 and over who have a
USGA or
equivalent index of less than 5.5
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
For players age 50 and over (as of the
tournament
date) with a handicap index of less than 8.0.
Note:
Must be 55 and over for NCGA Senior Points.
NET
For players 16 and over with handicap
between 5.5
and 18.0.
MID-AM (subdivision of Championship)
For players age
25-
49. Compete alongside the younger players in
the
Championship Division, (same tees, same
prize
opportunities) and if there are at least six Mid-
Ams,
a
separate prize and trophy will be awarded.
SUPER SENIORS (subdivision of Senior)
For players age
65+. Compete alongside the younger senior
players
in
the
Senior Division, (same tees, same prize
opportunities) and if there are at least six
players 65
or
over, a
separate prize and trophy will be awarded for
low
super senior.
WOMEN (subdivision of Championship)
Will play in the
Championship
Division but
from a shorter tee. If there are at least six
women in
the field, a separate prize and trophy will be
awarded.
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