July 11, 2014 Jim Knoll picked up another win. The three-time defending NCGA Senior Player of the Year shot 138 and defeated Ralph Costanzo in a playoff to win the annual Sacramento City Senior at par-72 Bing Maloney GC. Knoll had rounds of 67-71, while Costanzo shot 70-68. Michael Wiechers placed third, shooting rounds of…
July 6, 2014 Pebble Beach resident Michael Decker put on a fireworks show at the annual Monterey City Amateur. Decker, a sophomore at Vanderbilt University, shot a final round 68 Sunday at par-72 Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey to finish with a tournament record score of 14-under 202 and an eight stroke victory. Runner-up…
Championship Pairings/Results/Match Play Bracket Starlets Pairings/Results June 26, 2014 Trailing by three holes through only the first eight, 12-year-old Concord resident Yealimi Noh began to have doubts. A suddenly hot putter changed everything. Noh erased the 3-up deficit and went on to sink an 11-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole of the…
June 25, 2014 Fresno resident Nick Sorensen shot 139 to win the annual Vallejo City Championship at Blue Rock Springs. Vallejo resident Asish Chandra finished in second place at 141. Third place went to Pedro Oviedo at 142. Dennis Davis won the senior division after finishing in a three-way tie at 146 after 36 holes.…
June 16, 2014 Brian Knoll made it two in a row at the annual Sacramento City Men’s Championship at Haggin Oaks. Knoll, who hails from El Dorado Hills, shot 138 (68-70) to win by a stroke over Andew Haggen on the Alister MacKenzie Course. Haggen shot 139 (71-68) while Zachary Solomon shot 140 (72-68) to…
June 10, 2014 Raymon Tira defeated Jesse Contreras in a playoff to win the 2014 Modesto City Championship at Creekside Golf Course. Tira shot a first-round 68 and shared the lead with Tom Clark. He hung on for a closing 73 to finish tied atop the leaderboard with Contreras (71-70) before prevailing in extra holes.…
May 27, 2014 Santa Clara University sophomore Evan McLeod carded four birdies plus an eagle en route to a final round 5-under 67 to win the amateurgolf.com Monterey Bay Championship at Bayonet/Black Horse Golf Course by five shots over Daniel Griffiths. McLeod, a former prep standout at Carmel High, finished the event at 4-under 140.…
June 16, 2014 Troy Armstrong and Shane Haag teamed up to shoot 133 and win the annual Cotton and Bob’s Four-Ball Championship at Salinas Fairways. Armstrong and Haag defeated Andrew Moore and Andew Rodriguez, who also finished at 133, in a playoff. Neil Duffy and Casey Boyns and the team of Ken Munro and Matt…
June 4, 2014 E-Club Reno member Josh Baskins shot 5-under 139 to win the annual Redding Open at par-72 Gold Hills Golf Club. Baskins had rounds of 67-72 to defeat runner-up Kurt Kitayama (70-72–142) by three strokes. Brandon Stites finished third at 147 after rounds of 73 and 74. In the Senior Championship, San Francisco…
