BRENTWOOD, Calif. (March 11, 2007)-- The second day of the amateurgolf.com
Diablo Valley Amateur saw some higher stroke totals, but in the end, the first-day
leaders were able to hold off their competitors to take home the wins.
Piedmont resident Freddy Wolfe was in the most precarious spot to start the
day, leading by a stroke after shooting a 69 on Saturday.
Wolfe, who plays for Cal Berkley, saw his lead disappear midway through the
day when Jason Stone aced the 240-yard 11th hole, then grabbed another birdie
to take a one-stroke lead through 13.
Wolfe soon reversed his fortunes.
“He had me by one through 13, then I birdied 15 and he bogeyed it, that
swung it back to me,” he said. “Then we both pared 17-18.”
Wolfe made a few tough four-footers at the last two holes to wrap up the round
with a 73 for a total of 142. He was less lucky the previous day, his first
time playing Brentwood Country Club, when he dropped three strokes on the final
two.
In the senior division, Bob Olds took a conservative track to victory, shooting
even par 72 and letting his opening day lead of four strokes carry him to victory.
He shot his age, 67, on Saturday, and never led by less than four shots throughout
the day.
“I hit the ball very solidly yesterday, and I obviously putted well,
I think I hit 13 or 14 greens,” said Olds. “I just focused on going
par, par, par and hope for some birdies; I ended up with three birdies and
three bogeys.”
Olds, a local resident, said his familiarity with the course paid dividends.
“I live in Somerset, and I’ve had an annual pass to the course
for the past 13 years, this year was the first time I haven’t renewed
it,” said Olds. “You could say I have a little edge, with the local
knowledge of knowing the greens, but you still have to make the shots.”
In the net flight, Vincent Steele comfortably won his first amateurgolf.com
tournament by shooting a 66-72-138, pacing his nearest challenger by four strokes.
Final results are listed below:
CHAMPIONSHIP |
RD1 |
RD2 |
TOT |
Freddy Wolfe |
69 |
73 |
142 |
Jason Stone |
71 |
72 |
143 |
Erick Thorson |
72 |
73 |
145 |
Min-Wook Woo |
73 |
72 |
145 |
Steve Wilson |
74 |
71 |
145 |
Brandon Beck |
70 |
76 |
146 |
Shaun Pienkos |
74 |
72 |
146 |
Ramie Sprinkling |
73 |
75 |
148 |
Mike Granelli |
78 |
70 |
148 |
John Yeun |
76 |
73 |
149 |
Brian Swenson |
73 |
77 |
150 |
Randy Haag |
74 |
76 |
150 |
Samuel Petke |
78 |
72 |
150 |
Craig King |
79 |
71 |
150 |
Gregg Button |
72 |
79 |
151 |
Matt Costello |
74 |
77 |
151 |
Kris Butkys |
77 |
75 |
152 |
Robert Matias |
77 |
75 |
152 |
Kamden Brakel |
78 |
74 |
152 |
Blake Andrus |
75 |
78 |
153 |
Garth Watrous |
79 |
74 |
153 |
John Giffin |
76 |
78 |
154 |
Christopher Linkey |
79 |
76 |
155 |
Ken Sisler |
78 |
78 |
156 |
Mike Amarant |
79 |
77 |
156 |
Kevin Clark |
78 |
79 |
157 |
Steven Kern |
76 |
81 |
157 |
David Staszko |
80 |
77 |
157 |
Kevin Turner |
82 |
77 |
159 |
Larry Lopez |
83 |
76 |
159 |
William Lim |
85 |
74 |
159 |
Ricardo Ronquillo |
79 |
84 |
163 |
John Turnacliff |
81 |
82 |
163 |
Les Cheong |
87 |
84 |
171 |
Chris Walker |
96 |
85 |
181 |
Justin Tambunting |
77 |
|
WD |
Weston Payne |
87 |
|
DQ |
Mason Mallory |
77 |
|
wd-inj |
Terry Foreman |
76 |
|
WD |
|
|
|
|
SENIOR |
RD1 |
RD2 |
TOT |
Bob Olds |
67 |
72 |
139 |
Jeff Early |
71 |
73 |
144 |
Joe Zanassi |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Bill Bates |
73 |
76 |
149 |
Jim Williams |
76 |
76 |
152 |
Raul Perez |
76 |
76 |
152 |
Bob Schoenherr |
74 |
80 |
154 |
Mike Spellman |
78 |
76 |
154 |
Tom Marks |
77 |
78 |
155 |
Mark Miller |
80 |
75 |
155 |
Eugene Medlock |
75 |
82 |
157 |
Jay Guerin |
80 |
82 |
162 |
Jeffrey True |
86 |
81 |
167 |
Tom Kintigh |
87 |
84 |
171 |
|
NET |
RD1 |
RD2 |
TOT |
Vincent Steele |
66 |
72 |
138 |
Gregg Davidson |
73 |
69 |
142 |
Gary Koshaba |
75 |
68 |
143 |
Larry Fillmore |
76 |
71 |
147 |
James Grensted |
72 |
77 |
149 |
John Mann |
74 |
76 |
150 |
Al Richardson |
76 |
74 |
150 |
Scott Carelli |
77 |
85 |
162 |
Bill Strahan |
82 |
|
WD |
Phillip Baltazar |
82 |
|
DQ |
Thomas Will II |
85 |
|
DQ |
|
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