Chris Miller (Alameda Commuters Photo)

Miller carded rounds of 72-70 to finish 2-under, while James Sewell shot rounds of 71-71 to force a playoff between the two golfers.

Miller, the 2022 Alameda Commuters Senior champion, made a par on the fourth playoff hole to secure the victory. Sewell entered the final hole of regulation with a one-shot lead after birdies on holes No. 16 and 17, but a bogey on No. 18 saw him fall back into a playoff. 

Corica Park is the home course of AmateurGolf.com, and the North Course recently celebrated its grand opening with legendary architect Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Tony Ralph finished in solo third place at 1-under and 2023, 2024 champion Randy Haag finished in solo fourth place at 1-over. Haag is currently ranked No. 1 in the AmateurGolf.com Super Senior Rankings.

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The name Alameda Commuters was conceived by a group of Alameda residents who loved the game of golf and worked in San Francisco. At 7:30 am every weekday, the ferry boat "SS Santa Clara" leaves the Island City for San Francisco.

The first Alameda Commuters was played on July 15, 1928, with 19 entrants. The format was medal play with handicaps, assigned by arbitration. Those who could yell the loudest were rewarded with the highest handicaps. Oh, what progress we've made!

The next order of business was prizes. Every contestant was requested to donate a "white elephant" prize. The winner's prize was a keg of nails, and last place was a sack of manure. Everyone won a prize, thus the motto "You win if you lose" at the Commuters'. Bill Saylor, owner of the famous candy company, donated confections to the losers, a tradition that will never melt.

The popularity of the Commuters brought changes in the tournament's format. From one initial flight of 19, the Commuters grew in 1936 to a field of 21 handicap flights with 16 contestants each and a Championship with 16 contestants. With 352 entries, the committee worked from dawn to dusk.

By 1937, qualifying for the Championship flight was necessary to determine the low 32, who advanced into match play. That format lasted for 22 years, until 1959, when the Championship became a 72-hole medal affair, as it remains today.