June 9, 2015
Foxtail Golf Club came back to take the title, but Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club will also be moving on.
Foxtail GC of Rohnert Park shot a final round 6-under 136 at par-71 Poppy Hills Golf Course on Tuesday, coming from a stroke back to win the annual NCGA North Bay Zone Championship by six strokes over runner-up Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club. Both teams earned automatic spots into this year’s NCGA Zone Championship, slated for August 24-25 at Poppy Hills and Spyglass Hill.
2015 North Bay Zone Champion Foxtail Golf Club.
Playing at times in severe winds, the Foxtail squad–teammates Ryan Horton, Jim Paustenbach, Steve Ikard and Douglas Meiswinkel–posted two eagles and seven birdies to go with a bogey and two-bogeys in a format that takes the two best net scores per hole of a four-man team. In Monday’s first round at par-70 Carmel Valley Ranch, the Foxtail squad shot 120, leaving them a stroke behind leader Santa Rosa G&CC.
Santa Rosa G&CC, comprised of teammates Wade Farris, Scott Silveira, John Bly and Craig Worthen, slipped to a 1-over 143 in the final round to finish at 262.
Despite shooting 24 strokes higher in the second round, they’d hold off both Healdsburg at Tayman and Sonoma Golf Club for a coveted berth into the championship. During their round at Poppy Hills, Santa Rosa G&CC penciled in three eagles and three birdies but they’d also suffer three bogeys, a double-bogey and two others.
2015 North Bay Zone runner-up Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club,
Healdsburg at Tayman, made up of teammates Tom Rohrsen, Tim Van Vranken, Michael Forchini and Tony Pastene, shot 134 to come in T-3 at 264. Also finishing T-3 was Sonoma GC (Barry Reder, David Stadlin, John Randazzo and Bruce Braden) after a final round 139.
Three teams–Rooster Run GC, Indian Valley GC and Napa Valley GC–finished tied for fifth at 266.
June 8, 2015
Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club is atop the leaderboard after day one.
Santa Rosa G&CC, made up of teammates Wade Farris, Scott Silveira, John Bly and Craig Worthen, took the lead in the annual NCGA North Bay Zone Championship on Monday, carding a 21-under 119 at par-70 Carmel Valley Ranch in a format that takes the two best net scores per hole of a four-man team.
The Santa Rosa G&CC squad was perfect on the day, penciling in nine eagles and two birdies to go with zero bogeys.
A stroke behind in second place after an opening 120 is Foxtail Golf Club. The Foxtail squad, comprised of teammates Ryan Horton, Jim Paustenbach, Steve Ikard and Douglas Meiswinkel, had seven eagles and five birdies but also two bogeys.
In a tie for third at 123 are Marin Country Club and Napa Valley GC. Marin CC, made up of teammates Marc Sebastian, Blake Andros, Christian Carter Rohde and David Ranghiasci, posted six eagles and five birdies and a bogey. The Napa Valley squad, consisting of teammates Grant Long Jr., Jeff Menchaca, Wes Steffens and Tom LeMasters, had five eagles and six birdies but also two bogeys.
Other teams in the mix include Sonoma GC, who’s in fifth at 125, and Indian Valley GC, which sits in sixth at 126.
The two low teams will advance to this year’s NCGA Zone Championship, set for August 24-25 at Spyglass Hill and Poppy Hills.
Tuesday’s final round of the North Bay Zone Championship will be held at par-71 Poppy Hills.
