Fallbrook, California (November 8, 2005) -- Tuesday marked the conclusion of the
Inaugural San Diego County Amateur, a first year tournament played at The Golf
Club of California. Players were treated to two days of challenging golf on an
extremely well manicured facility from tee to green. The greens, running close
to 12 on the stimpmeter, were some of the finest we play.
But miss a green in the wrong place, and these slick, sloping surfaces demand
a deft touch and a variety of shots. Take Joe Johnson for instance. In Monday's
first round, Johnson, a member of the Golf Club of California, found the greenside
bunker with his approach to the short par-4 12th. From there, he hit what looked
like a safe bunker shot. But with a water hazard just inches from the putting
surface, Johnson's ball trickled in a-la TPC at Sawgrass, number 17. "I've
hit that shot before," bemoaned Johnson, who came back after a first-round
79 with a 70 on Tuesday to tie for 4th at 149.
Most of the 5-handicap and under field had trouble breaking 80 in the first round,
but none complained about the fairness or conditioning of this wonderful new country
club. Many of them lost strokes on the water guarded par-3 18th, where not only
does the player have to negotiate the nerve-wracking 200 yard carry, they then
have to master a firm, sloping green.
Luke Bakke, a former Arkansas Amateur Champion now living in Del Mar, headed to
the 18th tee on Tuesday in the second-to-last group at 5-under-par on the day,
and tournament. His final round outfit could be easily spotted from the clubhouse
300 yards away -- lime green pants, bright yellow shirt and matching John Deere
cap that only a guy with six birdies and one bogey on the day could get away with.
Bakke's tee shot found the surface, but three putts later he wondered if his 140
total was going to be enough to hold off his friend Patrick Stolpe, playing in
the final pairing behind him.
"I knew Stolpe was capable of posting a low number, and I fully expected
it from him on Tuesday," explained Bakke. "I thought that three-putt
might make a difference."
As it turned out, Bakke had room to spare as Stolpe shot 74 for a 1-over-par total
of 145. In all, only 6 rounds under par were posted over the two rounds, and this
at a course that measures a relatively 'short' 6850 yards.
In the Senior Division, Jim Myers of Oceanside held on to win by four strokes
although on a couple of holes a balky putter gave his competitors brief hope of
making up some of the five shot lead Myers took into the final round after a solid 73 on Monday. His total of
73-75=148 was good for a 4-stroke victory over Eugene Medlock of Westlake Village
and Lloyd Sappington of Rancho Santa Fe. The Net Division was small, but spirited,
with Peter Hlavin of Trabuco Canyon winning by 4 over Scott Henrikson of Carlsbad.
Hlavin kept pretty close to his handicap, shooting a 2-over-par net total of 146.
- In Tuesday's final round, Andrew Bostrom of Del Mar aced the par-3 seventh hole
with a 7-iron. It was Bostrom's second career hole-in-one; he made his first earlier
this year
- Jonathan Dudley, a friend of Bostrom's who grew up in Vermont, holed out a wedge
from 120 yards for an eagle three at the par-5 fourteenth. Dudley passed many
players on the leaderboard on Tuesday, as he shot 2-under-par 70, the second lowest
18 hole score at the challenging Golf Club of California layout
- Special thanks to GC of California General Manager Scott Bentley, Head Professional
Ken Foster, and Tournament Coordinator Denny Dalton, and the entire staff of the
Golf Club of California for providing a warm welcome for our first major event
in the San Diego region. We hope to make it an annual affair!
Final results from the amateurgolf.com San Diego County Amateur, played at The
Golf Club of California
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Championship |
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Pos |
Name |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
1 |
Luke Bakke, Little Rock, AR |
72 |
68 |
140 |
2 |
Patrick Stolpe, La Jolla, CA |
71 |
74 |
145 |
3 |
Jonathan Dudley, San Diego, CA |
77 |
70 |
147 |
T4 |
Rick Nolan, Trabuco Canyon, CA |
71 |
78 |
149 |
T4 |
Patrick Sullivan, Del Mar, CA |
78 |
71 |
149 |
T4 |
Joe Johnson, Carlsbad, CA |
79 |
70 |
149 |
T7 |
Joel Fieri, San Diego, CA |
74 |
76 |
150 |
T7 |
Andrew Bostrom, Del Mar, CA |
75 |
75 |
150 |
T7 |
Pat Kelly, Garden City, NY |
79 |
71 |
150 |
10 |
Eric West, Berkeley, CA |
72 |
79 |
151 |
11 |
Colin Featherstone, Fallbrook, CA |
75 |
77 |
152 |
T12 |
Alan Scheer, Spring Valley, CA |
80 |
74 |
154 |
T12 |
Brian Coates, Oceanside, CA |
80 |
74 |
154 |
T12 |
Dan Bellock, Vista, CA |
77 |
77 |
154 |
T12 |
Brandon Harkins, Walnut Creek, CA |
79 |
75 |
154 |
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Tyler Smith, San Juan Capistrano, CA |
76 |
79 |
155 |
|
Brad Gibson, del mar, CA |
80 |
76 |
156 |
|
Rick Bojalad, Scottsdale, AZ |
75 |
83 |
158 |
|
Donald Hiebing, San Diego, CA |
81 |
77 |
158 |
|
Robert Speck, San Diego, CA |
80 |
79 |
159 |
|
Danny Baedeker, Huntington Beach, CA |
80 |
80 |
160 |
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Dylan Pelletier-Ross, Claremont, CA |
80 |
80 |
160 |
|
Andrew Fluor, Newport Beach, CA |
83 |
78 |
161 |
|
derek holloway, el cajon, CA |
83 |
78 |
161 |
|
Chris Moreno-Hunt, Berkeley, CA |
80 |
83 |
163 |
|
Brian Thibault, San Jose, CA |
80 |
84 |
164 |
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Eric Akeson, Peoria, IL |
83 |
82 |
165 |
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Frank Chiu, Morongo Valley, CA |
83 |
82 |
165 |
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jose bernatene, san bernardino, CA |
86 |
79 |
165 |
|
Pete Wlodkowski, Carlsbad, CA |
84 |
82 |
166 |
|
Dan McCormick, Trabuco Canyon, CA |
85 |
81 |
166 |
|
Patrick Walker, San Clemente, CA |
86 |
80 |
166 |
|
Kevin Hartsoch, Playa del Rey, CA |
87 |
81 |
168 |
|
Mike Lambert, carlsbad, CA |
89 |
79 |
168 |
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George Jackson, Murrieta, CA |
88 |
81 |
169 |
|
Joey Colina, Tappahannock, VA |
83 |
87 |
170 |
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Anthony Loiacono, San Diego, CA |
87 |
83 |
170 |
|
Troy Laughlin, Placentia, CA |
85 |
86 |
171 |
|
Jim Holleran, Playa del Rey, CA |
85 |
87 |
172 |
|
Paul Farah, San Diego, CA |
86 |
86 |
172 |
|
Jack Kim, Los Angeles, CA |
85 |
88 |
173 |
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DJ Heller, Escondido, CA |
87 |
86 |
173 |
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Steve Batte, Las Vegas, NV |
90 |
84 |
174 |
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John Allison, Santa Maria, CA |
85 |
93 |
178 |
|
John Finney, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA |
87 |
91 |
178 |
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Tony LaMontagne, San Marcos, CA |
87 |
91 |
178 |
|
Josh Mecouch, Claremont, CA |
85 |
94 |
179 |
|
Bob Dillon, Scottsdale, AZ |
90 |
92 |
182 |
|
Jonathan Barber, San Diego, CA |
95 |
90 |
185 |
|
John Lane, Murrieta, CA |
92 |
94 |
186 |
|
Christopher Vance, Twentynine Palms, CA |
98 |
103 |
201 |
|
David Neish, Aliso Viejo, CA |
80 |
WD |
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Mark Scheibach, Bermuda Dunes, CA |
83 |
WD |
|
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James Seat, San Clemente, CA |
92 |
WD |
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Clarke Rheney, Houston, TX |
WD |
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Jason Cook, Long Beach, CA |
WD |
|
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Perry Lo, Fremont, CA |
WD |
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Alexander Resurreccion, Long Beach, CA |
NS |
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Bill Weil, Oceanside, CA |
NS |
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Chris Jeffra, Canyon Country, CA |
NS |
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Gerry Simoni, carlsbad, CA |
NS |
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Landin Simek, Wilmington, NC |
NS |
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Senior Division |
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|
Pos |
Name |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
1 |
Jim Myers, Oceanside, CA |
73 |
75 |
148 |
T2 |
Eugene Medlock, Westlake Village, CA |
78 |
74 |
152 |
T2 |
Lloyd Sappington, Rancho Santa Fe, CA |
78 |
74 |
152 |
4 |
John R Jones, La Quinta, CA |
80 |
80 |
160 |
5 |
Ted Safford, San Diego, CA |
81 |
81 |
162 |
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Wayne Spencer, San Bernardino, CA |
78 |
85 |
163 |
|
G. Scott Howard, Fox Island, WA |
79 |
86 |
165 |
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Lee Mason, San Diego, CA |
83 |
82 |
165 |
|
Dave Sixt, San Diego, CA |
85 |
84 |
169 |
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Gordon Pogorelc, Centralia, WA |
89 |
81 |
170 |
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John Vogel, Moorpark, CA |
90 |
83 |
173 |
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Frederick Baedeker, Huntington Beach, CA |
87 |
87 |
174 |
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Matt Bowden, Newport Beach, CA |
95 |
81 |
176 |
|
Thomas Klauda, La Jolla, CA |
80 |
WD |
|
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Greg Mcmaster, temecula, CA |
NS |
|
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henry stotsenberg, murrieta, CA |
WD |
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Net |
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Pos |
Name |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot (Net) |
1 |
Peter Hlavin, Trabuco Canyon, CA |
74 |
72 |
146 |
2 |
Scott Henrikson, Carlsbad, CA |
76 |
74 |
150 |
3 |
I. Joe Ceniceros, La Mirada, CA |
84 |
67 |
151 |
4 |
Pete Reeves, Indio, CA |
85 |
78 |
163 |
5 |
Gilbert Fernandez, LAKEWOOD, CA |
WD |
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6 |
Mark Weidmann, Los Angeles, CA |
NS |
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