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Shintaro Ban wins San Francisco City
-- photo courtesy H. Ban
-- photo courtesy H. Ban

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 9, 2014) -- Shintaro Ban put the finishing touches on an impressive run with a resounding win in the final match at the 2014 San Francisco City Championship.

At Presidio Golf Course, Ban shot out to an early lead and never looked back, defeating Rick Reinsberg, 8-and-7.

The Archbishop Mitty High School senior and recent UNLV commit was dominant in his run to the final and crowning moment.

After earning the No. 32 seed during stroke-play qualfying last month, Ban went on a tear. In early match-play competition, he knocked off defending champion and top seed Will Bruecker and never stopped rolling.

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Last weekend, he beat Ryan Gronlund to move to this weekend's semifinal. On Sunday, Ban, knocked off No. 4 Ryan Knop.

It's a great day for the Ban family as Shintaro's older brother Shotaro, who plays collegiately at Cal, won the 2014 amateurgolf.com Diablo Valley Amateur presented by Callaway Golf.

Reinsberg, a former Cal golfer and five-time Alameda Commuters champion, had reached the championship match as the No. 27 seed and topped Ryan Wilson Saturday to advance. Last weekend, Reinsberg defeated No. 3 seed Justin Suh in the quarterfinals.

Despite weighing just 135 pounds, Ban showed his might in the championship match. He was long off the tee and used his length to his advantage.


Also, don't miss our coverage from the Senior and Women's divisions at the 2014 San Francisco City Championship.

Results: San Francisco City Championship
WinCAShintaro BanSan Jose, CA180
Runner-upCARick ReinsbergLafayette, CA120
SemifinalsCARyan KnopPleasanton, CA80
SemifinalsCARyan WilsonSan Francisco, CA80
QuarterfinalsCAIan CoffmanSan Diego, CA50

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ABOUT THE San Francisco City Championship

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*An NCGA Points Tournament*

**New Entry Procedure for 2024: Registration opens for all players on October 1. There will be 50 spots held for exempt players under the following categories:

* The past 10 years of the San Francisco City Golf Champions
* 2023 San Francisco City Men’s Championship Match Play Qualifiers
* Top 20 men’s 2022-2023 NCGA Points Lists
* 2023 NCGA Champions (Amateur, Mid- Amateur, Junior)
* The top 3 finishers in each of the 6 AmateurGolf.com Winter Tour events (Dec 2023-Feb 2024)

Registration for exempt players, and for non- exempt players with a handicap index of 6.4 or lower as of the date of entry, opens on October 1 and will remain open until the field limit (120 players including spots reserved for exempt players) is reached. When the field limit is reached, all additional registrants will be entered in the pre-qualifier at Presidio Golf Club on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Once entries close, if there are any unfilled spots in the Men's Championship (due to fewer than 50 exempt players registering or withdrawals), they will be filled by Pre- Qualifier registrants in the order in which they registered.

Players entering pre-qualifying will pay an entry fee of $165 for the pre-qualifier, and those advancing from the pre-qualifier will pay the remainder of the entry fee (must be paid prior to playing).

The 36-hole match play qualifier will be held March 9-10, 2024, with 18 holes played at TPC Harding Park and 18 holes at Presidio Golf Course for a combined 36-hole qualifying score.

There will be 156 players in the qualifying round with 64 players advancing to match play. When all qualifying has been completed, the Men’s Championship Flight will consist of 64 contestants. In the event of a playoff to qualify for match play, a player must be present in order to retain his right to participate in the playoff.

Match play will begin on March 16, 2024. All match play for the Championship Flight (Mar 16-17, 23-24) will be held at TPC Harding Park.

A schedule of all dates of play can be found on the tournament website sfgolfchampionship.com.

WITHDRAWALS AND REFUND POLICY
Players needing to withdraw should do so by filling out the form at sfgolfchampionship.com/con tact/. Players withdrawing before the entry deadline of February 19 will receive a refund of their entry fee minus $50. There will be no refunds after the entry deadline.

CART POLICY
The use of carts is prohibited for players and caddies in the Men’s Championship Flight (Appendix I – Local Rule Applies)

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ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the USA. Match play event with scratch men's, senior men’s, women's, senior women’s, and open flight divisions. Past champions include Ken Venturi, Harvie Ward, Juli Inkster, Bob Rosburg, 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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