CARMEL, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2007)— The final
round of the 17th annual Stocker Cup
Invitational Golf Tournament was back-and-
forth affair between Virginian Pat Tallent and
Canada’s Craig Doell in which the two
competitors didn’t tie a hole until the 18th.
With Tallent bringing a one-stroke lead into
the final day, and the rest of the competition
well out of range, the regulation 18 holes
wasn’t enough to decide the contest, so the
pair headed back up to the 18th tee for a
sudden-death playoff.
Doell split the fairway with his tee shot,
but Tallent’s found the bunker. He arrived at
his ball to find it in a rotten lie, and could do
no more than punch it out of the sand ten
yards into the rough.
From there it was a matter of Doell
completing his two-putt par to win his second
Stocker Cup with a final tally of 3-over-par
289. His first Cup came in 2004.
“It was kind of a pillow fight out there, we
didn’t tie a hole until we both pared 18,” said
Doell.
Leading by a stroke, Tallent left the door
open on the 17th hole, a par-five that has
yielded several birdies throughout the tourney.
The reigning Virginia state champion couldn’t
get over a tree with his approach shot, then
had to punch under the same tree, eventually
ending up with bogey.
“That really surprised me, when he didn’t
get his third shot on the green,” said Doell.
“But I didn’t capitalize as much as I would’ve
liked, and he made a nice up-and-down for
bogey.”
Both players two-putted the final hole,
from similar positions as the playoff, to force
extra holes.
Taking third at 293 was Cincinnati’s Billy
Williamson, who had the day’s low round at 3-
under 69. Rounding out the top five was two-
time champ Randy Haag and Jeff Wilson of
Fairfield, Calif.
Tallent was also awarded the Tatum Cup,
given to the tournaments low senior.
See below for full results.
ELLIOT CUP RESULTS
Tallent and his partner Alan Hyman won the
54-hole best-ball team competition, which pits
one of the scratch A-Players with a B-Player
competing at their assigned handicap from the
gold tees, by a stroke after a birdie try by
team of Billy Williamson and Tom Graunke on
the 18th hole slid just by the hole.
The day started with ten teams within three
strokes of the lead, and ended with six within
five strokes.
The award is named for former co-chairman
Jack Elliot, who passed away in 2007.
Note: Top teams are shown below the
individual scores. For complete team results,
click here.
Final result from the Stocker Cup Invitational
follow:
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Individual Championship |
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Pos |
Player |
Club |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Rd4 |
Tot |
T1 |
Craig Doell |
Victoria Golf Club |
76 |
68 |
70 |
75 |
*289 |
T1 |
Pat Tallent |
Congressional Golf Club |
72 |
72 |
69 |
76 |
289 |
3 |
Billy Williamson |
Coldstream Country Club |
73 |
77 |
74 |
69 |
293 |
4 |
Randy Haag |
The Olympic Club |
76 |
74 |
71 |
73 |
294 |
5 |
Jeff Wilson |
Green Valley Country Club |
80 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
295 |
6 |
Nick Ushijima |
The Olympic Club |
77 |
72 |
76 |
71 |
296 |
T7 |
Joe Sanders |
Montreux Golf and Country Club |
78 |
72 |
73 |
75 |
298 |
T7 |
Garrett Larson |
UC Golf Club |
73 |
78 |
73 |
74 |
298 |
9 |
Billy Mitchell |
River Pines Golf Club |
75 |
74 |
76 |
75 |
300 |
T10 |
Brady Exber |
TPC Summerlin |
79 |
77 |
72 |
73 |
301 |
T10 |
John Pate |
The Valley Club |
76 |
78 |
74 |
73 |
301 |
T12 |
Alex Stamey III |
Everett Golf and Country Club |
78 |
77 |
72 |
75 |
302 |
T12 |
Dalton Melnyk |
Bobby Jones Golf Club |
74 |
80 |
74 |
74 |
302 |
T14 |
Kenny Weixel |
New Albany Country Club |
75 |
77 |
76 |
75 |
303 |
T14 |
Jack Kelly |
Aldarra Golf Club |
73 |
76 |
78 |
76 |
303 |
T16 |
Mark Mance |
Preserve Golf Club |
76 |
74 |
77 |
77 |
304 |
T16 |
Mike Rowley |
San Luis Obispo Country Club |
75 |
78 |
72 |
79 |
304 |
18 |
Robert Funk |
Bear Creek Golf Club |
75 |
73 |
81 |
77 |
306 |
T19 |
Michael Wharton-Palmer |
Texarkana Country Club |
75 |
77 |
77 |
78 |
307 |
T19 |
Casey Boyns |
Monterey Bay Golf Club |
75 |
74 |
78 |
80 |
307 |
T19 |
Keith Kinsel |
Los Angeles Country Club |
77 |
77 |
71 |
82 |
307 |
22 |
Jerry Ledzinski |
Tehama Golf Club |
76 |
79 |
74 |
81 |
310 |
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* sudden death, 1st hole |
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missed 54-hole cut
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Burton, Bob |
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77 |
75 |
78 |
230 |
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McClure, John |
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75 |
78 |
77 |
230 |
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Gabelman, Andy |
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79 |
76 |
75 |
230 |
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Sullivan, Dan |
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79 |
77 |
74 |
230 |
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Swenson, Brian |
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77 |
71 |
83 |
231 |
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Nelson, Dave |
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78 |
76 |
77 |
231 |
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Kane, Tim |
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76 |
75 |
80 |
231 |
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Atkinson, Bert |
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78 |
77 |
76 |
231 |
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Brudzinski, TJ |
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73 |
84 |
74 |
231 |
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Crosby, Nathaniel |
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75 |
79 |
78 |
232 |
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Harper, Sandy |
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79 |
76 |
77 |
232 |
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Pridmore, Jason |
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76 |
76 |
80 |
232 |
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James, Chris |
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81 |
80 |
72 |
233 |
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Huff, IV, Phil |
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79 |
82 |
74 |
235 |
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Nichols, Steve |
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77 |
81 |
77 |
235 |
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Wilder, Brad |
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79 |
76 |
81 |
236 |
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Barsotti, Todd |
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78 |
79 |
79 |
236 |
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Fairey III, Joe |
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79 |
77 |
81 |
237 |
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Chuhlantseff, Harold |
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78 |
84 |
75 |
237 |
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Houvener, Paul |
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81 |
78 |
78 |
237 |
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Rathjen, Dave |
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83 |
80 |
76 |
239 |
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Traub, Cass |
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81 |
82 |
76 |
239 |
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Carlson, Chris |
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83 |
82 |
75 |
240 |
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John, Steve |
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81 |
82 |
79 |
242 |
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Truett, Sammy |
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87 |
83 |
77 |
247 |
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Roat, George |
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84 |
84 |
80 |
248 |
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Hillman, Joe |
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81 |
84 |
85 |
250 |
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Rouillard, Tim |
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83 |
86 |
82 |
251 |
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Gardner, Mark |
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80 |
87 |
85 |
252 |
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Butler, Mike |
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85 |
89 |
82 |
256 |
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54 Hole Team
Competition |
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Pos |
Team |
Club |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Tot |
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Tallent / Hyman |
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68 |
69 |
64 |
201 |
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Tallent, Pat |
Congressional Golf Club |
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Hyman, Alan |
Castlewood Country Club |
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T2 |
Williamson / Graunke |
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68 |
67 |
67 |
202 |
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Williamson, Billy |
Coldstream Country Club |
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Graunke, Tom |
Whisper Rock Golf Club |
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T2 |
Mitchell / McWhorter |
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68 |
67 |
67 |
202 |
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Mitchell, Billy |
River Pines Golf Club |
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McWhorter, Scott |
The Preserve Golf Club |
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T4 |
Doell / Dunwoody |
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72 |
66 |
66 |
204 |
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Doell, Craig |
Victoria Golf Club |
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Dunwoody, Mac |
The Preserve Golf Club |
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T4 |
John / Connolly |
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68 |
67 |
69 |
204 |
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John, Steve |
Tehama Golf Club |
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Connolly, Martin |
Harding Park Golf Club |
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T6 |
Gabelman / Giddings, Jr. |
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70 |
67 |
69 |
206 |
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Gabelman, Andy |
Barrington Hills Country Club |
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Giddings, Jr., Mike |
Bear Creek Golf Club |
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T6 |
Pridmore / Stocker |
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66 |
70 |
70 |
206 |
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Pridmore, Jason |
Spanish Hills Country Club |
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Stocker, Erik |
Blue Canyon Country Club |
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T8 |
Haag / Johnson |
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69 |
70 |
68 |
207 |
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Haag, Randy |
The Olympic Club |
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Johnson, Phil |
Tehama Golf Club |
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T8 |
Houvener / Flynn |
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71 |
67 |
69 |
207 |
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Houvener, Paul |
Mill Creek Country Club |
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Flynn, Mark |
The Preserve Golf Club |
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T8 |
Atkinson / Pitchford |
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67 |
69 |
71 |
207 |
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Atkinson, Bert |
Country Club of Charleston |
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Pitchford, Mark |
Menlo Country Club |
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T8 |
Sullivan / Crow |
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65 |
70 |
72 |
207 |
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Sullivan, Dan |
Brookside Country Club |
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Crow, Denny |
The Olympic Club |
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ABOUT THE STOCKER CUP:
The Stocker Cup, played in memory of Peter
Stocker, is held each October at
The Preserve Golf Club in Carmel. The field is
comprised of 52 world-class
mid-amateur invitees, who meet stringent
eligibility requirements, and pay
a minimal fee for their participation. Offering
both NCGA and national Golfweek
and amateurgolf.com Bridgestone Player
Rankings points, the Stocker Cup also
holds a one-day qualifying tournament for
regional players who were not among
the original invites. On September 28,
eighteen competitors with a handicap
index of 2.4 or lower vied for the final two A-
list spots in the main tournament.
(Brian Swenson and Harold Chuhlantseff both
qualified at 76 at Stevinson Ranch.)
Those final A-list golfers are complimented by
a matching number of qualified
B-list competitors, with invitations extended
to friends, relatives and associates
of the late Peter Stocker, as well as to
various sponsors and other supporters
of the event. Every A-player is teamed with
a B-player in a handicapped best-ball
competition held simultaneously with the
individual stroke-championship.
ABOUT THE
Stocker Cup
The Stocker Cup was founded in 1991 to
honor
the
memory of Peter Stocker. Peter and his
partners Bill
Harlan and John Montgomery founded San
Francisco's
Pacific Union Company, a highly successful
real
estate
development company. The firm initiated the
development of The Santa Lucia Preserve, a
20,000
acre residential and golf community located
above
Carmel. Meandering through the winding road
to
The
Preserve's centerpiece -- the top-100 rated
golf
course -- has been described as "driving
through a California postcard." The Stocker
Cup
was played from 1991 to 1999 at Pebble
Beach
and
its
surrounding golf courses, before moving to
the
Tom
Fazio and Sandy Tatum designed Preserve
G.C.
In
the
words of former USGA President Tatum:
"Peter
Stocker was the quintessential amateur golfer.
He
loved golf with a passion. He would have
loved
this
tournament."
FORMAT:
54-hole individual
competition
with
a
simultaneous best-ball event, similar to the
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Invited Mid-
Amateur
players are either paired with a single digit
amateur
or
can propose their own partner to be
introduced
and
invited by the Committee.
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