BANDON, Oregon (April 25, 2007) -- The third
time was the charm for Bill Roberts and Brad
Kropp.
The two players from Oak Tree Golf Club in
Edmond, Oklahoma entered the final round tied
with brothers Bill and Tim Liebe from St. Louis,
then fed off each other's solid play in the final
round in fashioning a 4-under 68 at Bandon
Dunes. Roberts and Kropp opened up a four
shot lead after six holes in the final round, as
they birdied Nos. 3 and 4 and the Liebe
brothers made three-straight bogeys on Nos.
4-6.
The Liebe brothers birdied the 7th and 8th
holes to get back to just 2-down, but gave
the strokes back just as quickly with bogeys at
10 and 11. When Roberts and Kropp birdied the
par-4 14th and followed with a rare birdie on
the par-3 15th, they took a 5 stroke lead into
the closing three holes. Thinking they might
need to birdie No. 18 to insure a victory over
the other teams in the division, Roberts and
Kropp got one there as well.
The Liebe brothers, for their part, may have
come in second in earnings, but as Tony Lema
once famously said after trailing Jack Nicklaus
on the money list, "came in first in spendings."
The team averaged over five birdies per day,
but spent those crucial best ball score-helpers
with several strings of bogeys and a team
quad on the par-3 2nd hole at Bandon Trails in
round two.
"We made 21 birdies and an eagle this week,
and we couldn't break par," remarked younger
brother Tim.
The Senior Division, due to its size and age-
diversity, was broken up into a Senior and
Super-Senior Division, based on the median
combined age of the players. Everyone was
eligible for the overall title, which places their
name on the perpetual trophy, since all played
the same tees. As it turned out, first-time
players Mark and Robert Stuart from New York
won their division by 10-shots, and the overall
title by just 1. Mark, who goes by the
nickname "Buddy" has won the Winged Foot
Club Championship five times. The team posted
4-under with consistent play every day and a
fine score of 70 at Bandon Dunes in the final
round which allowed them to overtake
defending Senior Division champs Bobby
Forster and Stephen Friend of California, who
posted 73 on the last day for a total of 282.
After Robert Bristow and William Strong of
Austin's Hill Country posted rounds of 61-59 on
the first two days, players were waving white
towels and begging for mercy. One team of
contenders, the father and son duo George
and Michael Stevens, never lost site of the
task at hand. Despite being 10 down at the
halfway point, they were playing steady golf.
In round three at Pacific Dunes George fired
the round of his life, a 74 that beat his age by
1. The team gained only 1 stroke on the
leaders after their third-straight 65, but picked
up another four on the final day with a 9-under
63 at Bandon Dunes.
The tournament was greatly enhanced by the
generosity of sponsors Bridgestone Golf, UST
Golf Shaft, Lamkin Grips, Fidra, and Bandon By
The Dunes Realty. We also appreciate the
excellent service by the entire staff at the
Bandon Dunes Resort. Things seem to get
better there every year. Finally, thanks for the
hard work and dedication of Tournament
Director Liz McQueen and Rules Official Bill
Biermann. We couldn't have the event without
you!
The entire field was deeply saddened at the
passing of one of our tournament players,
Kenneth Ward of Houston, Texas. Mr. Ward
died on the golf course while playing an extra
round with his friends. He was playing the
game he loved with people he loved. To view
an obituary and obtain a link to the online
guest book for Mr. Ward,
Final results from the amateurgolf.com Two
Man Links Championship, played at the
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort follow.
Round 1: Pacific Dunes - Par 71, 6633 yds
Championship; 6142 yds Senior and Net
Round 2: Bandon Trails - Par 71, 6765 yds
Championship; 6260 yds Senior and Net
Round 3: Pacific Dunes
- Par 71, 6633 yds Championship; 6142 yds
Senior and Net
Round 4: Bandon Dunes - Par 72, 6732 yds
Championship; 6221 yds Senior and Net
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CHAMPIONSHIP |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Rd4 |
Tot |
1 |
Brad Kropp, Edmond, OK / Bill Roberts,
Edmond, OK |
69 |
74 |
70 |
68 |
281 |
2 |
Bill Liebe, Saint Louis, MO / Tim Liebe,
Saint Louis, MO |
74 |
71 |
68 |
73 |
286 |
T3 |
Bryce Hamilton, Kentfield, CA / Caleb
Porter, San Francisco, CA |
70 |
71 |
73 |
73 |
287 |
T3 |
Peter Davison, West Hartford, CT / Ben
Whipple, El Dorado Hills, CA |
71 |
76 |
69 |
71 |
287 |
T5 |
John Holt, Chatham, NJ / Geoff Waldau,
Salisbury, NC |
73 |
74 |
70 |
76 |
293 |
T5 |
Erik Hallgrimson, Los Gatos, CA /
Wayne McClintock, Palo Alto, CA |
70 |
76 |
74 |
73 |
293 |
7 |
Dave Cannon, Oakland, CA / Jamie
Rector, Moraga, CA |
76 |
76 |
74 |
68 |
294 |
8 |
Jeff Riggs, Greenwood Village, CO /
Matrt Riggs, Greenwood Village, CO |
75 |
71 |
72 |
77 |
295 |
T9 |
Frank Dall, El Dorado Hills, CA /
Sherman Haggerty, El Dorado Hills,
CA |
79 |
75 |
74 |
71 |
299 |
T9 |
Bob Burnett, Piedmont, CA / Mike
Kazickas, Demarest, NJ |
73 |
76 |
74 |
76 |
299 |
11 |
Charlie Davis,Oakdale, MN / Skip
Pankewich, Fort Worth TX |
79 |
75 |
77 |
72 |
303 |
12 |
Rob Tsuyuki, Ladera Ranch, CA / David
Walker, Lake Forest, CA |
72 |
85 |
79 |
73 |
309 |
13 |
Lonnie Lindell, Las Vegas, NV / Harold
Peabody, Long Beach, CA |
79 |
74 |
80 |
77 |
310 |
14 |
Greg McKenzie, Crooksville, OH / Randy
Stuart, Friendswood, TX |
78 |
84 |
76 |
77 |
315 |
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SENIOR
DIVISION (Scratch) |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Rd4 |
Tot |
1 |
Bob Forster, Huntington Bch, CA /
Stephen Friend, Redondo Bch, CA |
71 |
66 |
72 |
73 |
282 |
2 |
George Adams, Houston, TX / Richard
Baker, Houston, TX |
67 |
76 |
72 |
72 |
287 |
3 |
Doug Schwarz, Richardson, TX / Ed
Turner, Garland, TX |
77 |
72 |
73 |
69 |
291 |
4 |
Mickey McDonald, Houston, TX / Roger
Wagner, Tomball, TX |
75 |
77 |
68 |
72 |
292 |
5 |
Frederic Callahan, Westwood, MA /
Patrick Thornton, Williston, VT |
71 |
74 |
75 |
74 |
294 |
6 |
Dann Merrell, W.Palm Beach, FL / David
Merrell, Palm Beach Gdns, FL |
73 |
75 |
77 |
72 |
297 |
7 |
Sean McKeown, N.Barrington, IL / Brad
Vanacore, Columbus, GA |
75 |
75 |
75 |
74 |
299 |
T8 |
Jon Lipton, Hedgerley, England / Eric
Silver, West Chester, OH |
73 |
76 |
78 |
73 |
300 |
T8 |
Larry Cerf, Oakland, CA / Chuck
Diakon, Napa, CA |
77 |
76 |
74 |
73 |
300 |
10 |
Joseph McCoy, Houston, TX / Bill
Shean, Winchester, MA |
79 |
82 |
74 |
73 |
308 |
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SUPER-
SENIOR DIVISION (Scratch) |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Rd4 |
Tot |
1 |
Mark Stuart, Larchmont, NY / Robert
Stuart, W.Hampton Beach, NY |
72 |
71 |
68 |
70 |
281* |
2 |
Roger Hankins, Whitefish, MT / Carroll
Lilly, Whitefish, MT |
73 |
78 |
74 |
66 |
291 |
3 |
Jack Robinson, Modesto, CA / Gil
Wymond, Modesto, CA |
73 |
77 |
71 |
72 |
293 |
T4 |
Norm Duncan,Vancouver, Canada /
Brian McGuire,Vancouver, Canada |
71 |
80 |
74 |
70 |
295 |
5 |
Ed Pascoe, Birmingham, AL / Bob Wise,
Birmingham, AL |
74 |
74 |
76 |
73 |
297 |
6 |
Gordon Pogorelc, Centralia, WA / Scott
Howard, Fox Island, WA |
79 |
76 |
73 |
73 |
301 |
7 |
Harvey Campbell, Hoover, AL / Louis
Long, Birmingham, AL |
71 |
82 |
77 |
72 |
302 |
8 |
Mike Carroll, Vancouver, Canada /
Marty Zlotnik, Vancouver, Canada |
76 |
79 |
75 |
75 |
305 |
9 |
Bayne Boyes, Vancouver, Canada / Ed
Pearce, Vancouver, Canada |
78 |
79 |
79 |
75 |
311 |
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NET
DIVISION (Net, using 80% of course handicap)
|
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Rd4 |
Tot |
1 |
Robert Bristow, Lakeway TX / William
Strong, Austin, TX |
61 |
59 |
66 |
67 |
253 |
2 |
George Stevens, Washington, DC /
Michael Stevens, Studio City, CA |
65 |
65 |
65 |
63 |
258 |
3 |
Dan Farrell, Defiance, OH / Terry
Huffman, West Hartford, CT |
63 |
66 |
66 |
69 |
264 |
T4 |
Keith Schwartz, San Mateo, CA /
Randall Schwartz, Burlingame, CA |
62 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
270 |
T4 |
Eric Hauser, Pacifica, CA / Charles
Mazzola, Oakland, CA |
67 |
72 |
65 |
66 |
270 |
6 |
Dan McDonagh, Victoria, Canada /
Doug Thompson, Victoria, Canada |
64 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
276 |
7 |
James Murphy, San Francisco, CA /
Robert Vernon, San Francisco, CA |
72 |
65 |
74 |
67 |
278 |
8 |
Norm Boucher, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
/ Tim Burke, Glendora, CA |
74 |
73 |
71 |
61 |
279 |
9 |
Brian Adair, Lafayette, CA / Tom Hsieh,
San Francisco, CA |
72 |
71 |
76 |
65 |
284 |
T10 |
Ernie Ferrari, Belmont, CA / Tom
Kelly,San Carlos, CA |
74 |
71 |
74 |
69 |
288 |
T10 |
Jim Tarbell, Larkspur, CO / TJ Tarbell,
Larkspur, CO |
71 |
74 |
73 |
70 |
288 |
T12 |
Heinz Pfuner, Lehigh Acres, FL / Johann
Pfuner, Lehigh Acres, FL |
77 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
291 |
T12 |
Joseph Casey, San Jose, CA / Larry
O'Neill, San Jose, CA |
73 |
77 |
73 |
68 |
291 |
T12 |
Eric Durell, Columbus, OH / Andrew
Zacks, San Francisco, CA |
73 |
70 |
75 |
73 |
291 |
15 |
Tom Costello, Rocklin, CA / David
Hoxsey, Calistoga, CA |
75 |
73 |
74 |
71 |
293 |
16 |
Matt Arnoldy, Moose Pass, AK / Jeff
Hetrick, Moose Pass, AK |
76 |
74 |
79 |
69 |
298 |