SF City Senior: Williams wins 2nd title in 3 years
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 9, 2014) -- Jim Williams defeated Steve Schroeder in the final match Sunday to win his second title in three years in the Senior Division at the 2014 San Francisco City Championship.
No. 25 Williams prevailed 7-and-6 in the finale over Schroeder, the 15th seed.
With his second title, Williams joins Earl Stewart and Gary Vanier as the only two-time winners of the Senior championship.
Williams, a member of the USGA's Executive Committee, had topped Mike Staskus, 5-and-4, in Saturday's semifinals to advance while Schroeder beat Ray Pellegrini 3-and-2 to move on.
Both Staskus and Schroeder were playing in their first official senior event.
In the Super Senior Division, Ely Orquiza was a big winner knocking off NCGA Super Senior champion Ron Johnson in Sunday's finale. The 11th seed, Orquiza prevailed 5-and-3.
For a full rundown of the Senior Bracket, follow the link below.
Also, don't miss our coverage from the
Men's and
Women's divisions at the 2014 San Francisco City Championship.
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ABOUT THE
San Francisco City SENIOR
NOTE: 2017 REGISTRATIONS CLOSED ON JAN.
15.
MEN'S SENIOR DIVISION $275
ENTRY
FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES.
Open
to
the first 72 entries received. Participants must
have
an
index of 9.4 or lower on 12/01/16 and must have
an
age of 55 or older as of March 7, 2017.
Qualifying
will
consist of one 18-hole stroke play round. Along
with
the defending champion, who will hold the
number
two
seed, the low 31 scores will advance to the Men's
Senior Championship Flight. Individual scores will
determine seeding for match play.
Contestants
who don’t qualify will be refunded $125.
No-
shows
will not be entitled to a refund. All rounds will be
played at TPC Harding Park Golf Course. Those
contestants who post the 32nd and 33rd low
scores
will
be deemed alternate #1 and #2, respectively.
ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the
USA.
Match play event with scratch senior,
women's
and open divisions. Past champions
include Ken
Venturi, George Archer, and Dorothy
Delasin.
Some of the 'non winners' include Tom
Watson
and Johnny Miller. Click the 'history' tab for
more about this wonderful event.
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