with CGA Vice President Marc Myers

The rising senior at Serra High School had played Pebble Beach only one time previously. Without course knowledge, he relied on deft touch around the greens and solid putting to navigate the 6,719-yard-layout.

"My goal was to make match play," Cox said. "Once you get in match play everyone has a chance. I feel great now because I am not making too many mistakes and I am getting up and down from everywhere."

The field enjoyed sunny skies and calm conditions during the first two rounds, but the third round brought difficult windy conditions. Edward McGlasson of Orange earned the No. 2 seed with a 72 at Pebble for a 213 total, while Joshua Warthen of San Diego finished one stroke back to gain the third seed.

Cox headlines a group of young stars who fared well during the qualifying stages. Four seventeen year olds advanced to match play competition. Joseph Bramlett of Saratoga, was one of three players to card the low round of the day, 69. Nine players finished the third round with a 222 total and were forced to come back in the afternoon for a playoff for the remaining seven spots. The playoff is in progress. Players avoiding the playoff and making match play include 1998 Amateur champion Ed Cuff., former NCGA Player of the Year Rick Reinsberg and NCGA Junior champion Roberto Galleti Jr.

The 32 qualifiers will return to Pebble Thursday morning for matches starting at 6:10. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be held Friday, while the scheduled 36-hole final match will be completed Saturday. Live scoring will be provided for all matches

Following are complete third-round scores:

Jordan Cox, Redwood City, 71-69-72--212

Edward McGlasson, Orange, 71-70-72--213

Joshua Warthen, San Diego, 68-73-73--214

Don DuBois, Newport Beach, 71-74-70--215

Kevin Chappell, Fresno, 70-75-70--215

Garett Wagner, Brentwood, 73-71-72--216

Rick Reinsberg, Lafayette, 71-71-74--216

Brad Shaw, Pacific Palisades, 74-74-69--217

Scott McGihon, Bermuda Dunes, 71-74-72--217

Ed Cuff, Murrieta, 71-70-76--217

Chris Heintz, Brea, 71-75-72--218

John Pate, Santa Barbara, 73-73-72--218

Steve Woods, Cupertino, 72-72-74--218

Michael Wilson, Berkeley, 75-67-76--218

Eddie Olson, Aptos, 67-74-77--218

Jeff Hoffman, Folsom, 72-77-70--219

Eric Riehle, Hemet, 73-74-72--219

Will Johnson, San Francisco, 77-74-69--220

Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif., 75-76-69--220

Roberto Galletti, Jr., Clayton, 71-76-73--220

Jeff Gilchrist, Carmichael, 72-74-74--220

Bobby Powers, Watsonville, 74-70-76--220

Doug Miller, Thousand Oaks, 73-77-71--221

Dan Bieber, Alamo, 72-77-72--221

Mike Rowe, Palm Desert, 69-77-75--221

Playoff in progress

Scott Terry, Pleasanton, 73-78-71--222*

John McClure, Austin, 70-80-72--222*

Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, 74-75-73--222*

Trevor Carle, Santa Rosa, 73-75-74--222*

Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, 74-74-74--222*

Jeff Burda, Modesto, 69-78-75--222*

Gary Young, Redwood City, 74-73-75--222*

Pete Roberts, San Marcos, 72-74-76--222*

Daniel Lim, Cupertino, 75-69-78--222*

Failed to qualify for Match Play

Brandon Hillpot, Beaumont, 75-77-71--223

Lenny Park, Phoenix, 75-76-72--223

Dean Menante, Reno, NV, 72-77-74--223

Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, 74-75-74--223

D.J. Fernando, Bakersfield, 77-74-73--224

Kevin Kim, Jamul, 73-76-75--224

Gerry Simoni, Carlsbad, 73-75-76--224

John Adams, San Clemente, 75-71-78--224

Craig Steinberg, Oak Park, 75-76-76--227

Louie Bishop, Murrieta, 75-76-76--227

Ben Miller, Palos Verdes, 75-77-76--228

Gary Donovan, Cathedral City, 77-75-76--228

Trent Tessler, Redwood City, 73-76-79--228

Jeff Rangel, Martinez, 75-74-79--228

Gregory Main, Danville, 71-77-80--228

Brian Edick, Valencia, 78-70-80--228

Brett Borchers, Pleasanton, 75-75-79--229

Mathew Tom, Norwalk, 77-74-80--231

Nick Geyer, Agoura Hills, 73-76-82--231

Sean Shahi, Laguna Niguel, 71-78-82--231

Carl Smith, IV, Laguna Beach, 75-74-82--231

Jerry Ledzinski, Carmel, 74-77-81--232

Dan Sexton, Salinas, 75-76-81--232

Travis Esway, Granite Bay, 75-77-80--232

Terry Foreman*, Antioch, 75-77-82--234

Chad Wood, Sacramento, 75-76-88--239

*Playoff

Failed to advance to the third round:

152 -- Nico Bollini, Yorba Linda, 72-80 Michael Jensen, Los Altos, 75-77 Brian Lindley, Corona del Mar, 75-77 Masao Sugimoto, San Diego, 72-80 Tyler Veysey, San Diego, 74-78. David Schnider, Vista, 77-75

153 - Blake Brown, Atascadero, 71-82 Jeff Bruce, Danville, 76-77 Brandon Christianson, Valencia, 74-79 John Colyar, Saratoga, 74-79 Fred Hoffman, Riverside, 77-76 Kevin Kobalter, San Rafael, 77-76 Mark Maguire, Oakland, 77-76 Kyle Metzler, Rancho Murieta, 79-74 James Popoff, La Habra Heights, 76-77 JJ Scurich, San Luis Obispo, 77-76 Greg Uberuaga, Los Angeles, 78-75 Kevin Wentworth, Arnold, 75-78.

154 - Kendall Adams, Jr., Fallbrook, 77-77 Eric Arnold, South Lake Tahoe, 77-77 Bill Corbett, Belvedere Tiburon, 77-77 Jeff Doolittle, Colton, 75-79 David Hawkins, Rancho Santa Margarita, 78-76 Charles Kavanaugh, Irvine, 73-81 Emmett O'Donnell, Tiburon, 77-77.

155 - Luke Allard, San Jose, 74-81 Thomas Case, Saugus, 78-77 George DeHuff, IV, Coto de Caza, 79-76 Mark Fernando, San Diego, 76-79 Aaron Goldberg, Carlsbad, 74-81 John Hoffman, San Diego, 75-80 Howie Knodt, Chula Vista, 77-78 Lon Mastro, San Luis Obispo, 78-77 Patrick Nagle, Pacifica, 80-75 Colin Peck, Palo Alto, 78-77 Matthew Pierce, Jr., San Juan Capistrano, 77-78 Tim Romero, San Juan Capistrano, 79-76 Kent Taylor, Ramona, 75-80 JJ Wood, Calabasas, 79-76.

156 - Forrest Blake, West Hills, 74-82 John Enright, Montara, 78-78 Johnny Holmes, Riverside, 77-79 Michael McLoughlin, Millbrae, 80-76 Tom Shea, Stockton, 76-80 Kurt Van Hess, Los Gatos, 77-79 Michael Walker, Newport Beach, 74-82.

157 - Jason Anthony, Fairfield, 76-81 David Bartman, Los Angeles, 75-82 Casey Boyns, Pacific Grove, 72-85 Barrett Damerel, San Marino, 78-79 Clayton Davis, Shell Beach, 79-78 Jason Goode, Castaic, 80-77 Scott Hardy, Pittsburg, 78-79 Gary Havro, Claremont, 81-76 Garrett Larson, Lafayette, 81-76 Lee Mikles, Santa Barbara, 81-76 William Moore, Pacific Grove, 80-77 Mark Peel, Pebble Beach, 78-79.

158 - Bryan Newman, San Bernardino, 76-82 Ryan Panichpakdee, Long Beach, 82-76 Darren Schwartz, Westlake Village, 76-82 Satoru Suzuki, Lake Forest, 80-78.

159 - John Balfanz, Bakersfield, 77-82 Brian Bazzel, Carlsbad, 80-79 Scot Lance, Fairfax, 82-77 Matt Marshall, Los Gatos, 82-77 Jim McCarley, Hollister, 81-78 Andrew Overton, Livermore, 78-81 Eric Restrepo, Davis, 76-83 Troy Williams, Atwater, 79-80.

161 - Eric Meeker, Mountain View, 76-86.

162 - Ryan Doverspike, San Diego, 77-85 John Driver, Palo Alto, 82-80 Paul Moore, Ukiah, 75-87 Mark Sear, Manhattan Beach, 81-81 Josh Twist, Rancho Murieta, 78-84 Alan Wong, Sacramento, 80-82.

163 - Eddie Davis, San Mateo, 76-87 Kirk McCaskill, Rancho Santa Fe, 81-82.

164 - Dominic Debellis, Brentwood, 82-82 Ian Fleishman, Los Angeles, 77-87 John Zinser, Riverside, 83-81.

165 - Andy Chao, San Diego, 81-84. Alex Schumacher, Santa Maria, 80-85 Stefan Vonseeger, Rancho Murieta, 88-77.

166 - Steve Conway, Newport Beach, 86-80.

167 - Philllip Telliard, Riverside, 80-87.

168 - Rene Grivel, San Juan Capistrano, 82-86 George McKean, Jr., Kingsburg, 85-83.

169 - Brent Booth, Los Altos, 85-84.

NC - Tom Clark, Turlock, 88-NC Harlan Karnofsky, Sacramento, 80-NC.

WD - Mark Gardner, Redlands, 81-WD Will Haydon, Palo Alto, - Nick Rechedy, San Francisco, - David Ujihara, Brea, 85-WD.