MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA (May 28, 2006) -- Things got confusing at the end of the Monterey Bay Championship on Sunday. Terry Foreman of Antioch and Andrew Bowdish of San Jose, the round one co-leaders at 1-over-par, thought that Foreman had a one stroke advantage on the last hole of the tournament. The long hitting Bowdish bombed a drive and followed it with a second shot to 20 feet, giving himself an excellent chance for eagle. Foreman, whose drive had found the trees well left of the fairway, threaded an iron through a tiny opening, then hit a 7 iron to 40 feet short of the hole.
Thinking a two putt would force Bowdish to make his eagle putt to tie, Foreman watched in brief horror as his putt raced down the wind-slickened slope towards the hole. The horror turned to relief as Foreman, and the small gallery around the 18th green realized that while he might have miscalculated the speed part of the putt, he had dialed in the direction to the exact center of the back of the hole. In Arnold Palmer-style, the ball lifted several inches before falling squarely into the bottom.
Bowdish pushed his putt wide right (but nailed the distance part, perhaps scared by the speed of Foreman's putt) and the two shook hands thinking the victory was Foreman's. In the clubhouse, the cards were added and it became apparent that the on-course calculations where a stroke off, and the two had tied at 3-over-par for the tournament.
Anyone in the field can attest to the quality of these scores, given the tour-tested Bayonet Black Horse courses' ratings of over 75 each. As competitor Darryl Donovan put it, "there are no water hazards, or out-of-bounds, but these courses are all the golf you would want." With yardages over 7000 and the kind of trees that don't just block the way, but occasionally grab a ball to keep for themselves, the former State Amateur champion couldn't have said it better.
The ensuing playoff, starting at the par-5 first hole, had Bowdish licking his chops as he reached for his 300-plus yard club, his driver.
"Have you seen him hit it?" asked Foreman, after launching his own drive 300 yards down the right-center of the fairway, giving him a tough angle at the tree-guarded green.
Bowdish made solid contact, clearing the bunker on the left that sits 280 yards out. If not for one of the aforementioned "smart trees" he would have had a perfect angle at the green.
Foreman nailed a left to right utility club to the front fringe, then Bowdish tried to hit a big hook around the tree that stood just feet in front of his ball. He made solid contact, but the ball found the right trees and all fifteen gallery members couldn't locate it. Possibly another victim of the same trees that swallowed a ball in a sudden death playoff in the first playing of this event six years ago.
After Bowdish put another ball in play (hitting a better shot but failing to hit the green) Foreman clipped a perfect pitch to four feet, giving him the luxury of three putts for a win but requiring only one. The 1977 NCGA Amateur Champion added another title to his solid amateur career.
SENIOR DIVISION
Another player with a long history in
NCGA play, but a short one on the Senior side of things, won the 100 NCGA point Senior title - John Enright.
Enright, a member of Olympic Club who is back in California after several years in Texas, followed his first round of 72 with a solid 74 on Sunday for a 5 stroke victory over Joe Zanassi of Martinez, Clem Richardson of Salinas, and Michael Harding of
Antioch.
Enright entered the tournament with a good feeling about the venue, having gone all the way to the semi-finals in the 2000 California State Amateur at Bayonet. He was fifty years old then, playing against a much younger field. His 55th birthday came just a day before the start of the tournament, making him eligible for the first NCGA Senior Points of his career.
NET DIVISION
Fred Luper of Suisun has been coming to the Monterey Peninsula for years to compete in the Christmas Classic at Del Monte, an event founded by Casey Boyns and now run by amateurgolf.com. He came close to winning that one, losing once in a playoff. This weekend, Luper found the magic and recorded his first career victory with an even par net total that edged regular amateurgolf.com competitors Dave Joenk of San Francisco and Andrew Loftus of Salinas by one. Luper encountered some difficulty on the ninth, taking a double-bogey after his ball was grabbed (those trees again) and not returned to him.
"I thought I might have given away a great round," said Luper. "But I brought it in with three solid pars, giving myself a chance."
CLOSING NOTES
Special thanks to Director of Golf Joe Priddy, Head Professional Evan Boone, Tournament Coordinator Julio Rodriguez, and the entire staff at Bayonet Black Horse for hosting us for the sixth straight year. This was the original event in the amateurgolf.com Tournament Series, and while we all leave the courses a little beat up we know our games are better off for it. The facility will be undergoing some changes including the re-routing of several holes and the construction of a hotel and additional homes. We have been assured that while there will not be 36 holes available for play next year, we will hold the tournament Memorial Day Weekend. Great news.
Our next event is the Monterey Peninsula Four Ball at the fantastic Fred Couples-design, San Juan Oaks in Hollister. The tournament is July 1-2 and open the scratch, senior, and net players. Information and registration can be found at:
http://www.amateurgolf.com/tour/schedule.asp. Please join us Fourth of July weekend!
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Final round results from the amateurgolf.com
Monterey Bay Championship are shown below.
Round 1: Black Horse Golf Course - Par 72, 7009 yards, 75.2/134 (Championship flight only)
Round 2: Bayonet Golf Course - Par 72, 7116 yards, 75.6/136 (Championship flight only)
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION |
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First |
Last |
City |
ST |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
Prize |
Terry |
Foreman |
Antioch |
CA |
73 |
74 |
147 * |
$500 |
Andrew |
Bowdish |
San Jose |
CA |
73 |
74 |
147 |
$350 |
Randy |
Haag |
Burlingame |
CA |
77 |
74 |
151 |
$200 |
Tyler |
Crawford |
Rancho Mirage |
CA |
76 |
76 |
152 |
$100 |
Andrew |
Biggadike |
Palo Alto |
CA |
75 |
79 |
154 |
$100 |
Darryl |
Donovan |
Morgan Hill |
CA |
80 |
74 |
154 |
$100 |
Charles |
Van Sicklen |
Stockton |
CA |
77 |
78 |
155 |
$100 |
Matt |
Jacobsen |
Portland |
OR |
75 |
81 |
156 |
$75 |
Adam |
Beckman |
Lodi |
CA |
82 |
74 |
156 |
$75 |
Amit |
Odaiyar |
Lodi |
CA |
77 |
80 |
157 |
$75 |
Steve |
Wilson |
Discovery Bay |
CA |
76 |
81 |
157 |
$50 |
Chris |
Marin |
Marina |
CA |
82 |
76 |
158 |
$50 |
Martin |
Renaud |
Hayward |
CA |
82 |
77 |
159 |
$50 |
Timothy |
Tipton |
Del Rey Oaks |
CA |
82 |
77 |
159 |
$50 |
Jeff |
Dare |
Pleasanton |
CA |
83 |
77 |
160 |
$25 |
Dean |
Meagher |
Sydney |
NSW |
83 |
77 |
160 |
$25 |
Joe |
Drago |
Tracy |
CA |
78 |
83 |
161 |
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Robert |
Goodwin |
Atherton |
CA |
80 |
81 |
161 |
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Tim |
Cushing |
Carmel |
CA |
83 |
78 |
161 |
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Adam |
Sides |
Camarillo |
CA |
80 |
82 |
162 |
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Matthew |
Herrick |
Ann Arbor |
MI |
81 |
81 |
162 |
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Robert |
Matias |
Discovery Bay |
CA |
81 |
81 |
162 |
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Jeff |
Campbell |
Bakersfield |
CA |
79 |
84 |
163 |
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Jason |
Melvin |
Carmel |
CA |
80 |
83 |
163 |
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Mickey |
Carson |
Sacramento |
CA |
79 |
85 |
164 |
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Pete |
Wlodkowski |
Carlsbad |
CA |
80 |
84 |
164 |
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Freddy |
Wolfe |
Piedmont |
CA |
82 |
82 |
164 |
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Donald |
Gerber |
Menlo Park |
CA |
84 |
81 |
165 |
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Mike |
MacDonald |
Palo Alto |
CA |
84 |
81 |
165 |
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Steve |
Donnelly |
Salinas |
CA |
86 |
80 |
166 |
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Steve |
Batte |
Las Vegas |
NV |
89 |
79 |
168 |
John |
Allison |
Santa Maria |
CA |
85 |
84 |
169 |
Tom |
Gottwald |
San Jose |
CA |
85 |
86 |
171 |
Phillip |
Hall |
Atherton |
CA |
86 |
85 |
171 |
Christopher |
Linkey |
Tahoe City |
CA |
96 |
78 |
174 |
Donald |
Cox |
Mountain View |
CA |
85 |
90 |
175 |
Cary |
Chiappone |
Moraga |
CA |
85 |
91 |
176 |
Mark |
Pitchford |
Atherton |
CA |
87 |
89 |
176 |
Harald |
Vaernes |
Honolulu |
HI |
88 |
88 |
176 |
John |
Estes |
Fort Worth |
TX |
90 |
86 |
176 |
Corey |
Donnelly |
Salinas |
CA |
85 |
93 |
178 |
Adam |
Barkow |
Albany |
CA |
94 |
84 |
178 |
Edward |
Medak |
San Jose |
CA |
91 |
88 |
179 |
Ron |
Siskey |
Grover Beach |
CA |
96 |
87 |
183 |
Logan |
Woodruff |
Oakland |
CA |
93 |
95 |
188 |
Steve |
Sovik |
Lafayette |
CA |
98 |
91 |
189 |
Ryan |
Lester |
San Jose |
CA |
79 |
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wd |
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Thomas |
Baur |
Newport Beach |
CA |
89 |
wd |
wd |
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SENIOR DIVISION |
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First |
Last |
City |
ST |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
Prize |
John |
Enright |
Montara |
CA |
72 |
74 |
146 |
$250 |
Clem |
Richardson |
Salinas |
CA |
76 |
75 |
151 |
$150 |
Michael |
Harding |
Antioch |
CA |
76 |
75 |
151 |
$150 |
Joe |
Zanassi |
Martinez |
CA |
77 |
74 |
151 |
$100 |
Rob |
Thompson |
Merced |
CA |
75 |
80 |
155 |
$75 |
Ben |
Whipple |
El Dorado Hills |
CA |
76 |
79 |
155 |
$75 |
Howie |
Knodt |
Chula Vista |
CA |
79 |
77 |
156 |
$75 |
David |
Gill |
King City |
CA |
80 |
76 |
156 |
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John R |
Jones |
La Quinta |
CA |
79 |
77 |
156 |
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Terry |
Ackerman |
Monterey |
CA |
81 |
76 |
157 |
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Mark |
Miller |
Antioch |
CA |
77 |
81 |
158 |
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Tom |
O'Grady |
Los Altos |
CA |
81 |
78 |
159 |
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Bob |
Cayton |
Aptos |
CA |
79 |
81 |
160 |
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Greg |
Saiki |
Sanger |
CA |
85 |
80 |
165 |
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Bill |
Foley |
San Ramon |
CA |
85 |
82 |
167 |
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John |
Anderson |
Fresno |
CA |
81 |
86 |
167 |
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Frank |
Ontiveros |
Exeter |
CA |
78 |
91 |
169 |
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Leith |
Anderson |
Palo Alto |
CA |
89 |
82 |
171 |
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Gary |
Petersmeyer |
Los Altos |
CA |
84 |
88 |
172 |
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Eugene |
Medlock |
Westlake Village |
CA |
90 |
85 |
175 |
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Dave |
Patty |
Newport Coast |
CA |
92 |
89 |
181 |
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Thomas |
Moore |
Carmel |
CA |
90 |
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wd |
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NET DIVISION |
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First |
Last |
City |
ST |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
Prize |
Fred |
Luper |
Suisun |
CA |
71 |
73 |
144 |
$400 |
Dave |
Joenk |
San Francisco |
CA |
68 |
77 |
145 |
$300 |
Andrew |
Loftus |
Salinas |
CA |
70 |
75 |
145 |
$200 |
Mark |
Kavanaugh |
Pacific Grove |
CA |
72 |
75 |
147 |
$100 |
Lee |
Paulos |
Suisun |
CA |
69 |
79 |
148 |
$100 |
Todd |
Spafford |
Elk Grove |
CA |
68 |
81 |
149 |
$100 |
Tim |
Yager |
San Jose |
CA |
77 |
72 |
149 |
$100 |
Daniel |
Kuper |
Sunnyvale |
CA |
79 |
70 |
149 |
$75 |
Meredith |
Glacken |
Salinas |
CA |
74 |
76 |
150 |
$75 |
Alan |
Parker |
San Francisco |
CA |
76 |
74 |
150 |
$75 |
H. Curtis |
Abbey |
Portola Valley |
CA |
74 |
77 |
151 |
$50 |
Noel |
Rush |
Pacifica |
CA |
76 |
75 |
151 |
$50 |
Charles |
Balisha |
Turlock |
CA |
78 |
73 |
151 |
$50 |
Bill |
McKinley |
Stockton |
CA |
76 |
75 |
151 |
$50 |
Ron |
Morris |
Aptos |
CA |
74 |
78 |
152 |
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Kaz |
Maruyama |
Napa |
CA |
75 |
77 |
152 |
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Jim |
Robertson |
Moraga |
CA |
75 |
77 |
152 |
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Dan |
Gray |
Patterson |
CA |
75 |
77 |
152 |
Harvey |
Hunter |
Elk Grove |
CA |
77 |
75 |
152 |
James |
Priscaro |
Santa Clara |
CA |
81 |
71 |
152 |
Richard |
Mathers |
Palo Alto |
CA |
76 |
77 |
153 |
Gene |
Booth |
Pleasanton |
CA |
76 |
78 |
154 |
Geoff |
Rill |
Santa Cruz |
CA |
75 |
79 |
154 |
Jeff |
Hollstien |
Grass Valley |
CA |
81 |
73 |
154 |
Michael |
Murphy |
Carmel |
CA |
77 |
78 |
155 |
Jim |
Fuoti |
Orangevale |
CA |
82 |
74 |
156 |
Dave |
Page |
Lafayette |
CA |
79 |
78 |
157 |
Al |
Richardson |
Santa Clara |
CA |
78 |
79 |
157 |
Bill |
Strahan |
Burlingame |
CA |
78 |
79 |
157 |
Peter |
Funt |
Monterey |
CA |
83 |
75 |
158 |
Frank |
Angelo |
Moraga |
CA |
75 |
85 |
160 |
Korsen |
Yu |
Sunnyvale |
CA |
78 |
82 |
160 |
Mark |
Roth |
Salinas |
CA |
81 |
80 |
161 |
Valerie |
Robertson |
Moraga |
CA |
76 |
86 |
162 |
Roger |
Soell |
salinas |
CA |
85 |
77 |
162 |
Tim |
Burke |
Claremont |
CA |
85 |
79 |
164 |
Dave |
Nikitin |
Vacaville |
CA |
82 |
82 |
164 |
Alan |
Hirschbein |
San Francisco |
CA |
82 |
84 |
166 |
John |
Picone |
Hollister |
CA |
86 |
88 |
174 |
Bll |
Penney |
Benicia |
CA |
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0 |
Dick |
Jones |
Sacramento |
CA |
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0 |
Jeff |
Traweek |
Auburn |
CA |
77 |
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wd |
ABOUT THE
amateurgolf.com 2006 Monterey Bay Championship
2006 Update
WE HAVE OVER 105 PLAYERS IN THE 116 PLAYER FIELD
(click
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PLEASE ENTER by Wednesday, May 24th, at which time we
will close down entries. The Monterey Bay Championship is one of amateurgolf.com's premier events. Challenge your game at Bayonet Black Horse, host to the PGA Tour's west coast qualifying events. The tournament is 36 Holes, with one round at Bayonet, and one round at Black Horse. Three Divisions:
-Championship (5.4 and under)
-Senior (8.0 and under)
-Handicap (5.5-15.0)
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