Quail Lodge GC / Poppy Hills GC
July 20-21, 2017
July 21, 2017
Healdsburg GC came back to take the title at the annual NCGA North Bay Zone Championship.
Coming off a first round 131 at Quail Lodge Resort, Healsburg GC shot a final round 20-under 122 at Poppy Hills GC to come in at 31-under 253 and defeat second place Silverado Resort by five strokes.
The Healdsburg GC squad, made up of teammates Mark Westphal, Gino Whitehall, Nick Barbieri and Epifanio Juarez, posted seven birdies and six birdies to go against just one bogey in the finale playing in a format that takes the two best net scores per hole of a four-man team.
Silverado Resort and San Geronimo GC finished tied for second at 259 after final rounds of 126 and 129, respectively. Silverado Resort, made up of teammates Peter Stephens, Kenneth Marciano, Mark Bratlien and Tim Wall, won in extra holes.
Healdsburg GC and Silverado Resort earned automatic spots into this year’s NCGA Zone Championship, slated for August 28-29 at Poppy Hills and Spyglass HIll.