Hometown: Pacific Grove; Home Club: Monterey Bay GC

Born: 12-11-55; College: Utah (1980); Profession: Pebble Beach Caddie

Career Accomplishments: Was low amateur at the 2004 Northern California at Bayonet GC… Tied for third at the 2004 Scratch Players Championship at Bayonet GC… Finished second behind Scott Hardy at the 2004 NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Championship… Finished second behind Gary Young at the 2004 NCGA Public Links Championship... Advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 State Amateur, losing to eventual champion Spencer Levin on the 20th hole… Won the 2004 Monterey County Two-Man at Pacific Grove GL with partner Kevin Kobalter… Finished third with partner Bob Berg at the 2004 NCGA Master Division Four-Ball Championship at Poppy Ridge GC… Won the 1999 Northern California Open at Diablo Grande GC… Is a three-time NCGA Player of the Year (1987, 1989 and 1996)… In 1996, won four major NCGA tournaments: the NCGA Amateur, Public Links, Four-Ball with partner Joey Ferrari and Sacramento Valley… Has won the NCGA Public Links four times (’81, ’83, ’87 and ’96), and twice won the NCGA Amateur (’87 and ’96), CGA (State) Amateur (’89 and ’93) Sacramento Valley (’90 and ’96), San Joaquin Valley (’82 and ’93) and Four-Ball (’94 and ’96)… Was runner-up in the 1997 NCGA Amateur for the second time, the other coming in 1983… Has qualified for eight USGA events, including three Amateurs, two Mid-Ams, 2 Public Links and one Team Championship… Finished fifth at the WAC Championships in 1978 while at the University of Utah… Played at Monterey Peninsula College for two years and was conference champion in 1975.

Hometown: Modesto; Home Club: Del Rio CC

Born: 3-22-53; College: Notre Dame (1975); Profession: Banking

Career Accomplishments: Won the NCGA Master Division for the third time in 2005. Captured the 2004 Modesto City at Creekside and Dryden Park GCs… Made and eagle (on the seventh) and a double-eagle (on the 11th) in the final round of the 2004 NCGA Four-Ball, while teaming with son Patrick… Competed in the 2003 U.S. Senior Open, his eighth career USGA event, including the U.S. Mid-Am in 1981, 1999, 2002 and 2003 and the U.S. Amateur in 1996, 1997 and 1999… Tied for second at the 2000 NCGA Master Division Championship… Qualified for the U.S. Amateur in 1999 but missed the cut for match play… Is a two-time winner of the NCGA Master Division Championship (1996-97)… 1997 wins also included the Alameda Commuters, the Modesto City and the U.S. Two-Man with partner Mark Nicholson (second year in a row)… Won the 1989 NCGA Four-Ball Championship with partner Ken Webb… First NCGA tournament win was the 1974 Public Links Championship… Is the only player to win an NCGA major in four different decades… Has won the Del Rio club championship seven times… runner-up finishes include the Sacramento County and Modesto City in 1996 and the Master Division in 1995… Also was third at the Master Division in ’94 and fourth in ’93… Qualified for the U.S. Amateur in ’96 and ’97, the U.S. Mid-Amateur in ’81 and the NCAA Championships in ’75 with Notre Dame… Advanced to the semifinals of the 1987 NCGA Amateur… Represented the NCGA at the ’97 Pacific Coast Amateur and played on the ’84, ’87 and ’97 Cup teams.

Hometown: Gilroy; Home Club: CordeValle GC

Born: 3-23-60; College: Oklahoma City (1986); Profession: CEO of Critical Clean Solutions

Career Accomplishments: Finished third at the 2006 NCGA Master Division Championship at Spyglass Hill GC... Won the 2002 Scratch Players Mid-Amateur at Sea Ranch GC… Won the 2001 CGA (State) Amateur Championship, beating Travis Johnson of Bellflower, 4 and 3, in the final match… In doing so, he became the first player from the NCGA to win the title since 1993 (Casey Boyns)… Followed that win a week later with his third straight victory in the Monterey City Championship, shooting a final-round 67 in the process… Won the Alameda Commuters Championship for the second time… Finished fourth on the points list for 2000 NCGA Player of the Year honors… Was a member of the NCGA team at the 2000 CGA (State) Amateur, Seaver Cup and NCGA/NCPGA Cup Matches… Won the 2000 NCGA Four-Ball Championship at Spyglass Hill GC with partner Randy Haag, tying the scoring record with a 13-under-par 203… Also in 2000, won the Alameda Commuters Championship and the Easter Classic… Made a smashing return to NCGA tournament golf with a win in the 1999 NCGA Amateur at Spyglass Hill, beating Bob Niger in the final… In ’98, won the Antioch City Best Ball with partner George Erbez and took the Paso Robles City Championship… Also qualified for the USGA Mid-Amateur… Former professional who in 1993 finished 16th in the Philippine Open and 19th in the Hong Kong Open… Was medalist at qualifying school for the Canadian Tour in 1992 and won two mini-tour events that year… Also was medalist at both the local and sectional qualifiers for the 1992 U.S. Open and went on the finish 56th in the championship at Pebble Beach… Also in ’92, won the Prince Edward Island Open… Military golf career includes a second and a third in the All-Military Inter Service Championships and two seconds in the All-Army Championships… Won the United States Army European Championships in 1988 and 1989… As a collegian, finished fifth in stroke play qualifying at the 1984 U.S. Amateur and won the Oral Roberts Intercollegiate.

Hometown: Antioch; Home Club: Antioch GC

Age: 47; College: San Jose State; Profession: Police officer

Career Accomplishments: Advanced to the finals of the NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship before losing to Spencer Levin… Won the 2004 and 2005 NCGA Master Division Four-Balls with James Hay… Won the Monterey Bay Four-Ball with Mark Miller… Won the Carson City Pro-scratch event with Matt Bettencourt… Tied for second at the East County Masters and was also second at the Antioch Master Senior Four-Ball with Bob Callan… Earned a trip to the quarterfinals of the San Francisco City… Won the Antioch City Championship in 2003 and won the Roddy Ranch 4-ball with James Hay that year as well. Won his first NCGA championship in 1977 with a victory at the Pubic Links….Has also appeared in four U.S. Amateurs and two British Amateurs, making it to the quarterfinals at Turnberry in 1983… Played on the European Tour from 1984 through 1986.

Hometown: Sacramento; Home Club: Ancil Hoffman GC

Born: 4-24-72;  College: UC Santa Barbara

Career Accomplishments: Advanced to the finals of the 2006 State Amateur, losing to champion Jordan Nasser... In 2004, won the Sacramento Regional Four-Ball for the second time and lost in the first round of the U.S. Public Links… Lost in the first round of the State Amateur at Pebble Beach GL… In 2003, advanced to the second round of the U.S. Public Links and the U.S. Mid-Amateur (defeating 2000 champ Greg Puga, 8 and 7)… Finished second at the 2003 NCGA Public Links Championship… Turned professional in 1997 and regained amateur status in 2003… As a professional, played two full seasons on the Canadian Tour… In 1999, won seven Pepsi Tour events and the money title… Won Casey’s Christmas Classic in 1998, shooting 69-63… Had seven wins in Northern California in 1996 and was medalist at the State Amateur… Advanced to the second round of the 1996 U.S. Amateur at Pumpkin Ridge, after finishing tied for fourth in stroke play qualifying… Represented California in the USGA State Team Championship… Won the 1995 NCGA Amateur at Spyglass Hill GC, closing out one of his matches with a hole-in-one on the 15th hole… Made the quarterfinals the year before… Has been medalist in four different USGA qualifiers… Was part of the first UC Santa Barbara team to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Hometown: San Francisco; Home Club: Olympic Club

Born: 1-9-59; College: San Diego State (1981); Profession: President/CEO of webaccomodate.com

Career Accomplishments: In 2007, captured the amateurgolf.com Silicon Valley and Wine Country Cup championships....Won the 2004 amateurgolf.com Wine Country Cup at StoneTree GC and the amateurgolf.com Monterey Bay Championship at Bayonet/Black Horse GCs... Advanced to the semifinals of the 2003 NCGA Amateur, the eighth time in the last 11 years he has at least made it that far… Came out of a personal slump with a victory at the 2002 Master Division Championship at Winchester CC… Won the 2000 and 2002 Crump Cup at Pine Valley GC… Was runner-up to James Hay in the final of the 2000 NCGA Amateur… Competed on the NCGA team in the 2000 Seaver Cup (where he handily defeated 2000 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Greg Puga of the SCGA team) and NCGA/NCPGA Cup Matches… Won the 2000 NCGA Four-Ball Championship (for the third time) with partner Darryl Donovan, tying the all-time scoring record with a 13-under-par 203… Has played in eight of the last nine U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships (the lone exception being 1996), advancing to match play in an all eight events, advancing to the quarterfinals an unprecedented five times and the round of 16 twice (including 2000)… During the ’90s, won the third-most USGA matches of all current amateurs in the country, which included 19 matches at the U.S. Mid-Am and three at the U.S. Amateur… Won the Bay Regional a record fifth time in 2000, breaking the 68-year-old scoring record with a 276… Won NCGA Player of the Year honors in 1999 for a record-tying third time… Accumulated the second-highest point total in NCGA history in winning the award… Won the 1999 San Francisco City Championship, beating longtime rival Gary Vanier in the final match… Won the 1999 NCGA San Joaquin Valley Championship at Stevinson Ranch GC by three shots… Won the 1999 NCGA Master Division Championship in his first try… Also during the ’99 season, captured the Sonoma County and Marin County and was runner-up at the Contra Costa Amateur, Vacaville City and Monterey County… Has played 29 USGA matches in the ’90s… Is the all-time NCGA point leader with more than 10,000 career points… Has won 11 NCGA championships… Won the NCGA Amateur two years in a row (1992 and 1993) and was runner-up in 1995… Runner-up at the CGA (State) Amateur in 1988 and advanced to the semifinals in 1996… Won the Stocker Cup for the second time in 1997, also winning in 1993… Was medalist at the U.S. Amateur in 1996… Competed in the Pacific Coast Amateur 14 straight years, finishing second in 1995, 3rd in 1994 and in the top ten a total of five times… Has won 25 other Northern California tournaments in his lifetime… Also owns 19 club championships, including Blackhawk CC, Boundary Oaks GC and the Olympic Club title in 1997… Owns the course records at the Blackhawk CC Lake and Falls courses with 65s, as well as the competitive record at Lake Tahoe GC, a 65… Shot a course-record 67 at Edgewood Tahoe GC… Has participated in 13 straight NCGA/NCPGA Cup Matches… Also played on seven North/South teams and three winning Pacific Coast Amateur Morse Cup teams.

Hometown: Pittsburg; Home Club: Scratch Players GC

Born: 10-31-75; College: Saint Mary’s College; Profession: Head Men’s Golf Coach at Saint Mary’s College

Career Accomplishments: Advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Mid-Amateur in 2006 at Forest Highlands GC (Arizona)...Teamed with Rick Reinsberg to win the NCGA Four-Ball and won the Valley Amateur at San Joaquin CC in 2005. Also won the Antioch City in 2005. Captured the 2004 NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Poppy Hills, his first NCGA tournament victory… Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2003 CGA (State) Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach… Won the 2003 U.S. Two-Ball at Lake Merced with partner James Hay… Won the Tulare County Amateur in 2003… Won the 2001 Vacaville City Championship… Was runner-up at the 2001 NCGA Amateur Championship, despite being the last seed to make match play… Also placed second at the Bay Regional… Competed in the 2001 US Mid-Amateur Championship… Was the 2001-2002 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year in men’s golf… In 2000, was champion of the West County Amateur… Reached the quarterfinals of the 2000 NCGA Amateur Championship… Has won the Oakland City Championship twice, in 2000 and 1999… Competed in the 1999 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach… Was team captain of Saint Mary’s golf team during his senior season… First win was the 1999 Oakland City Championship.

Hometown: Fremont; Home Club: Diablo Grande GC

Career Accomplishments: Finished second in the 2006 Master Division...Captured the inaugural NCGA Master Division Four-Ball Championship with partner Terry Foreman in 2004 and 2005 at Poppy Ridge GC… Won the 2003 NCGA Master Division Championship at Squaw Creek GC… Played his way into the quarterfinals of the 2003 NCGA Amateur… Captured the 2003 NCGA Public Links Championship at Spyglass Hill GC… Won the 2003 U.S. Two-Ball at Lake Merced with partner Scott Hardy… Advanced to the semifinals of the 2001 CGA (State) Amateur Championship… Captured the 2001 San Francisco City Championship, beating Nick Ushijima (who he had lost to in the 2000 finals) in the championship match… Won the 2000 NCGA Amateur with a 2-up victory over Randy Haag in the final… Finished second behind Jim Wilson on the points list for 2000 NCGA Player of the Year… Was a member of the 2000 NCGA team at the Seaver Cup and the NCGA/NCPGA Cup Matches… Finished second at the San Francisco City and the Alameda Commuters and was third at the NCGA Public Links Championship… Was fourth at the NCGA Master Division Championship… Played several years on various mini-tours (winning one event) before recently regaining his amateur status.

Hometown: Pacific Grove; Home Club: Old Del Monte

Born: 2-13-70

Career Accomplishments: Won the 2006 Monterey City Championship... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2004 U.S. Amateur Public Links at Rush Creek GC in Minnesota… Won the 2002 Monterey City Amateur… Placed third in the 2002 Monterey County Four-Ball Championship at Pacific Grove GL with partner Tim Tipton… Captured the 2001 NCGA Public Links Championship… First NCGA win was the 1991 Sacramento Valley Championship… Was the 1987 California State Junior Champion… Is a four-time Sacramento Hall of Fame awardee (HS golf).

Hometown: Pacifica; Born: 9-26-84; College: Illinois

Career Accomplishments: Qualified for the 2006 U.S. Open. In doing so, he became the first type 3 club member to qualify for a USGA Championship...Also in 2006, captured the Pacific Coast Amateur played at The Olympic Club... In 2004, was second team All-Big Ten selection at Illinois for the second straight year… Won the 2003 NCGA Amateur Championship, beating Darryl Donovan, 7 and 6, in the final match… Was the first player since 1976 and only the ninth in 100 years to win both championships in the same year… Captured the 2003 CGA (State) Amateur Championship, when he defeated 19-year-old Spencer Levin of Elk Grove, 4 and 3 in the final match at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Sealed the match by holing a pitching wedge from 105 yards on Pebble Beach’s 15th hole (the 33rd hole of the match). Was the youngest winner of the tournament since 1990… Won the NCGA Junior Championship in 2002 and is only the second person in history to hold that title and the State Amateur title at the same time (Mike Brannan in 1973)… Also won the 2002 California State Junior… Was named third team All-American while a freshman at Illinois as well as Big Ten Freshman of the Year and All-Big Ten… Tallied 10 Top-10 finishes in 13 tournaments, including seven top fives… Had five runner-up finishes, including the NCAA Central Regional… At the NCAA Championships, tied the course record at Karsten Creek Golf Club with a 6-under par 66, the lowest score carded at the Championships.

Hometown: El Dorado Hills; Home Club: Serrano CC

Born: 3-11-60; Profession: Wholesale Distributor of Window Film

Career Accomplishments: In 2006, won NCGA Master Division Championship at Spyglass Hill, Valley Amateur, State Fair as well as nine other titles leading to his second straight NCGA Player of the Year honor...was NCGA Player of the Year in 2005 after capturing the Stroke Play Championship as well as the Sacramento City and Wine Country Open. Also was a member of the California State Team at the USGA State Team Championship… In 2004, won the inaugural NCGA Valley Amateur along with the Yolo and Amador County Amateur championships...Was the top amateur finisher at the Nor Cal Open in 2003. Also won the Lake Shastina and Modesto City Amateurs and advanced to the round of 16 at the CGA (State) Amateur at Pebble Beach… In 2002, captured the Lake Shastina and San Joaquin Amateurs as well as finishing runner-up at the Scratch Players Mid-Amateur and Sacramento City... Won the 2001 Yolo County and the 2000 Davis City championships… In 1999, won the Manteca City, San Joaquin County and Sacramento Regional Four-Ball titles and was runner-up at the NCGA Amateur… Won the 1998 NCGA Sacramento Valley Championship, his second career win in that event (also won in 1982)… In ’98, won the North State Amateur and the Memorial Amateur… Was low qualifier for the USGA Mid-Amateur at Santa Rosa GC in ’98 and for the U.S. Amateur in ’97... Was part of a two-man team representing the NCGA that traveled to Lima, Peru, in 1996. Also in 1996, won the Roseville City and was a semifinalist in the NCGA Amateur… Won the Manteca City in 1984 and 1995 and the Lake Shastina Amateur in 1990 and 1995… In 1985, won the North State Amateur and the Hayward City… Has been a member of three Seaver Cup teams, nine NCGA-NCPGA Cup teams, three North/South teams, and one Morse Cup team.

Hometown: Aptos; Home Club: Aptos Seascape

Born: 7-13-87; College: UNLV; Profession: Student

Career Accomplishments: In 2006, was NCGA Amateur Match Play runner-up, losing to Ryan Thornberry in the finals...Won 2005 NCGA Amateur Match Play, also was medalist. Has won two consecutive Santa Cruz City Amateur titles (2004-2005). Olson was the 2005 FCWT Player of the Year. In 2004, won the Northern California CIF High School Championship at Spring Creek and the CIF State Championship at Santa Maria CC as a student at Aptos High School. Also won the 2004 FCWT Sun Devil Junior Golf Classic at ASU’s Karsten Golf Course.

Hometown: Lafayette; Home Club: Moraga CC

Born: 3-13-72; College: UC Berkeley

Career Accomplishments: Won the 2006 Alameda Commuters. Teamed with Scott Hardy to win the NCGA Four Ball in 2005. Semi-finalist at the 2005 California State Amateur. Won the 2004 Contra Costa County at Boundary Oak GC by six shots… Captured the 2004 Alameda Commuters Championship by five shots, his second straight victory in the event… Earned 2003 NCGA Player of the Year honors with 1,806 points during the season… Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2003 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Wilmington (Del.) CC before losing to defending champion George Zahringer… Played for the California team at the USGA State Team Championship at Charles River CC in Massachussetts that finished tied for second… Won the NCGA Sacramento Valley Championship at Winchester CC, his first win in NCGA competition… was runner-up at the NCGA San Joaquin Valley Championship at Kings CC… Advanced to the round of 64 in the 2003 U.S. Amateur… Competed in the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields… Set the course record at his home club of Orinda CC with a 61… Won the 2003 San Francisco City Championship, defeating Steven Strong in the final match, 5 & 4… Captured the Alameda Commuters by four shots, becoming the first player since 1988 to win that tournament and the San Francisco City in the same year… Repeated in the San Francisco County, to pull off a sweep of winning that tournament, along with the Alameda Commuters and San Francisco City… Is thought to be the only player to win all three in the same season… In 2002, captured the San Francisco County Amateur, Antioch City and Hayward City Championships… Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2002 NCGA Amateur, losing to eventual champion Spencer Levin… Was the low qualifier for the 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Green Valley CC… Advanced to match play at the 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur, losing to Tim Jackson in the first round… Won the 2002 Antioch City and Contra Costa County… Was the low qualifier for the 2002 State Amateur at the Olympic Club… Finished in a tie for fourth at the Wine Country Cup… Tied for eighth at the 2002 Alameda Commuters Championship… Advanced to the round of 16 at the San Francisco City Championship… Placed third with partner Scott Hardy at the 2001 Antioch Two-Man… Competed as a professional from 1996 to 1999… Reinstated as an amateur in November 2001… Played on the 1997 Golden Bear Tour (Florida)… Competed locally on the Pepsi and California Tours… Was assistant professional at Green Valley CC and Moraga CC… Was runner-up at the Contra Costa Amateur Championship in 1995 and 1996… Qualified for the 1995 U.S. Amateur (failed to make match play by two shots)… Reached the round of 16 at the 1995 State Amateur… Was a semi-finalist at the 1994 NCGA Amateur Championship… Was a member of the 1994 NCGA/NCPGA Cup Team… Won the Bay Regional in 1993 and 1994. Set the tournament record of 277 in 1994. In doing so, became the first person to break par in the history of the tournament… Owns the course record of 64 at Moraga CC… Played four years of varsity golf at UC Berkeley… Finished 12th at the 1995 NCAA West Regional, beating Tiger Woods by two shots… Helped lead team to sixth place finish at the 1995 NCAA Division I Final (the best finish ever for Cal)… Had his first hole-in-one while playing with Jim Furyk at the 1992 Pac-10 Championships.

Hometown: San Mateo; Home Club: Scratch Players GC

Born: 6-7-75; College: San Jose State (1999); Profession: Environmental/Construction Consultant

Career Accomplishments: Won the 2003 Stanford Four-Ball with partner Brian Ruiz, as the duo shot a final-round 61 with Tessler shooting a 63 on his own ball… Tied for qualifying medalist (with Bill Moore) for the 2003 U.S. Amateur at Sharon Heights with rounds of 67- 74 -- 141… Captured the 2003 amateurgolf.com Monterey Bay Championship with a one-shot victory over Will Robins… Won the 2002 Salinas City Championship (won 6 matches)… Also captured the 2002 Monterey Four-Ball Championship (sank a 30-footer for eagle in a four-team sudden death playoff for the title)… Finished runner-up at the NCGA Public Links Championship… Represented the NCGA at the 2002 Hanna-Wehrman Cup Matches… Was 2002 San Francisco City qualifying medalist (lost in round of 32)… Also in 2002, captured the Tri-Valley Amateur, won the San Mateo County for the second year in a row and won the Salinas Valley… Took second (in a playoff with Rick Reinsberg) at the Antioch City… Placed fourth at the 2002 Alameda Commuters Championship… First amateur was the 2001 San Mateo County Championship, in which he came from seven behind in the final round to win by two (shot a final round 65)… Won both the Palo Alto City and Plumas Lake Best Ball Championships in 2001… Advanced as an individual to the State Junior College Championship as a freshman… Was a member of the San Jose State golf team.

Hometown: Suisun; Home Club: Green Valley CC

Career Accomplishments: Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2004 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Sea Island GC in Georgia… Also earned medalist honors for a record-tying third time. Teamed with Todd Barsotti to capture the 2004 Stanford Four-Ball… Won the 2003 NCGA Four-Ball Championship with Barsotti after the duo finished in the top 10 in each of six previous attempts… Also in 2003, tied for sixth at the Northeast Amateur and tied for 11th at the Azalea Amateur… Advanced to the semifinals of the 2002 and 2001 U.S. Mid-Amateur and was medalist in 2001… Was medalist at the 2001 CGA (State) Amateur Championship with a 69-72 performance in stroke play qualifying… Had incredible success in USGA events in 2000… Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2000 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship before losing to eventual champion Greg Puga… Tied for medalist honors in stroke play qualifying at both the U.S. Mid-Amateur and the U.S. Amateur (eliminated in the first round)… Was the lone amateur to make the cut at the 2000 U.S. Open, finishing 59th… Competed for the NCGA team at the 2000 Seaver Cup in Ojai… Finished the 2000 season as the 17th ranked amateur in the world, according to Golfweek.

Hometown: Chico; Home Club: Butte Creek CC

Born: 5-27-61; College: Oral Roberts (1984); Profession: Credit Reporting

Career Accomplishments: Captured the 2004 Stockton City Four-Ball with partner J.J. Jakovac… Won the 2003 Chico City Championship, 4 and 3 over Chris Mazaletti in the final match… Won the Stockton City Two-Man and Sacramento Regional Four-Ball with partner J.J. Jakovac in 2003… Won the 2002 San Joaquin Valley Match Play at San Joaquin CC… Won the 2001 San Joaquin Valley Championship at Visalia CC, his second victory in the event… Earned 2000 NCGA Player of the Year honors with 1,266 points to earn a close victory over James Hay of Diablo Grande GC… Shot a 63 in stroke play qualifying at the U.S. Mid-Amateur at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va., the lowest score for an amateur in the history of USGA competition… Advanced to the round of 16 in match play… Competed for the NCGA team at the 2000 State Amateur, Seaver Cup and in the NCGA/NCPGA Cup Matches… Won the 2000 NCGA Sacramento Valley Championship at Winchester CC by a stroke over fellow Chico native Brian Jones… Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Baltusrol (N.J.) GC, but failed to advance to match play. Advanced to the quarterfinals at the CGA (State) Amateur for the second year in a row before losing on the second hole of sudden death to Jim Skinner… Finished second at the 2000 San Joaquin Valley Championship at Sunnyside CC in Fresno… Qualified for the 1999 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach but missed the cut for match play… Finished fifth at the Sacramento Valley Championship at his home course of Butte Creek CC… Shot a course record 62 at Butte Creek in ’99 and later in the summer won the club championship… Won the 1998 NCGA San Joaquin Valley Championship, beating 1997 and 1998 NCGA Player of the Year Scott Watson with a birdie on the second hole of sudden death… That win was the highlight of a 1998 that marked a comeback of his amateur career… Also during the year, won the Butte Creek Open, was medalist at the NCGA Amateur, advanced to the round of 16 at both the NCGA Am and the CGA (State) Amateur, was ninth at the NCGA Sacramento Valley Championship and third at the State Fair… Played professionally for nine years, including one year (1987) on the PGA Tour… Regained his amateur status in October of ’97 after waiting out the mandatory two years… Tied for 12th at the PGA Tour Qualifying School tournament… While playing at Oral Roberts, won the Southern Intercollegiate in 1983 and was an honorable mention All-American… Helped Oral Roberts to a second-place finish at the NCAA Championship in 1981.