SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 6, 2018) - Greg O'Malley of Sonoma shot a 2-under 70 to earn medalist honors at San Francisco City Senior Qualifying at TPC Harding Park.
O'Malley birdied four out of six holes in the middle of his round starting at the 9th to spark his round.
James Camaione of Upland shot a 1-under 71 to qualify second, while 2016 Senior champion Randy Haag of Orinda shot a 72 to qualify third. 2008 champion Jim Knoll of Sunnyvale was among a group of players tied for fourth at 1-over 73.
2012 and 2014 champion Jim Williams of Orinda shot a 76 and advanced through to match play.
31 players advanced through qualifying (plus the defending champion Gary Vanier), and the cut fell at 7-over 79.
With 30 players shooting 78 or better, only one spot was available for all of the players who shot 79, and so a massive 12-for-1 playoff was held. In the end, John Friend of Los Altos emerged as the final qualifier and will face O'Malley in the first round of match play on Wednesday morning.
In the Super Senior qualifier, Mark Miller of Brentwood shot a 76 to medal by a single shot over Mike Parnow and Herb Jensen. Miller (2011) and Jensen (2010) are both former San Francisco City Senior champions.
15 players advanced through the qualifier to join the defending Super Senior champion Ron Johnson of Walnut Creek. The cut fell at 8-over 80 and, as there were exactly 15 players at that number or better, no playoff was needed to set the match play bracket.
The Super Senior match play round of 16 will be played this Sunday at TPC Harding Park.
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TOUR
PORTAL
*An NCGA Points Tournament*
Open to the first
84 entries received.
Participants
must have an index
of
9.4 or lower as of the date of entry and
must be 55 or older as of the first day of
the tournament. Qualifying will consist of one 18-
hole stroke play round (Tue Mar 12) after which the
Senior Men's
Championship Flight will
consist of 32 match-play contestants.
In case of ties, a card-off (see SF City Golf
Championship Playoff Procedures) will determine the
players who
will advance to match play. Players’ scores will
determine seeding for
match play. All rounds will be played at
TPC Harding Park
Golf Course.
Match play starts Wed Mar 13, with
matches scheduled for Sat-Sun Mar 16-17 and the
semis and finals on Sat-
Sun
Mar 23-24.
A schedule of all dates of
play can be found on the tournament website
sfgolfchampionship.com.
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Players needing to withdraw should do so by filling
out the form at
sfgolfchampionship.com/contact/
. 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.
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