Hot start for Scott Raber at the AG Christmas Classic
12/4/2021 | by Conner Penfold of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for AGC Christmas Classic, Del Monte Golf Course
An opening round of 68 propels Raber to the top of the leaderboard at Del Monte Golf Course
“I stole one on the first hole,” Raber admitted. “I made a 30-ish footer.”
His round was one of just three across all divisions to finish at par or better, with second and third place in the Championship flight rounding out the trio of top scores. Post-round discussions amongst many contestants involved a common theme to make sense of the difficult scoring.
“That’s big out here. It’s their main defense,” Raber said of Saturday’s pin placements on Del Monte’s notoriously small, challenging greens.
University of California-Berkeley freshman Simon Kwon trails Raber by one while Cooper Hunt sits four back after an even-par 72.
In the Senior Division, Cory Synnestvedt of Napa holed out for eagle on 18 to join Corey West atop the leaderboard at one-over 73. Super Senior leader Casey Boyns, the 2007 Championship and 2014 Senior winner at the Christmas Classic, is just a shot back in third at 74.
Marc Sanders and Scott Henrikson share the Net Division lead at 73 with Sylvia Chu trailing by one in third place.
by Conner Penfold, Special to AmateurGolf.com
Results: AGC Christmas Classic
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Macero, CA | 100 | 68-72=140 | |
| T2 | Redmond, WA | 65 | 75-66=141 | |
| T2 | Salt Lake City, UT | 65 | 69-72=141 | |
| 4 | Mountain View, CA | 30 | 73-70=143 | |
| T5 | Mill Valley, CA | 30 | 74-71=145 |
About the AGC Christmas Classic
2025 GolfGenius PortalThe Christmas Classic was founded by 2-time California State Amateur Champion Casey Boyns over 20 years ago and it always attracts a great field. This is our most popular event, and year in and year out it sells out. Field limit...
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