and his twin brother Owen, who is tied for 3rd
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 28, 2012) -- Eric Taylor started the day one stroke behind his twin brother Owen in the San Diego City Championship, after a 69 at Balboa Park on Friday. He finished the day 2 shots in front of his brother and two other players, and a single shot ahead of 2010 city champ Stephen Kearney after a 2-under 70 at Torrey Pines North.
"It could have been lower," said Taylor after the round. "I pretty much had 15 feet for birdie all day and I went for the green on No. 18 when I shouldn't have, hit a tree and finished with a bogey."
Indeed, Taylor probably gave a shot or two to the Championship field there, but with the North course still sporting some healthy Junior World rough, especially around the greens, a 70 was a solid round.
The Taylors, twins from San Juan Capistrano, will be sophomores at Sacramento State where they play on the golf team.
In the Women's division Devon Brown of Rancho Santa Fe leads by four strokes despite failing to find the same magic that led to a 3-under 69 on Friday. Brown, who will be a junior at Northwestern University, carded a 78 on Saturday and leads Hillary Packard and Kimberly Johnson by 4 strokes.
Frank Merhar continues to pace the Senior Division after adding a 2-over 74 to his first round of 72. Dan Pouliot of the Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank made up some ground by matching the day's low senior score of 73 on the North (John Phillips also did it) -- he is two back at 148.
Sunday's final round is a 7:00am shotgun on the host course of the 2008 U.S. Open, the challenging Torrey Pines South Course.
ABOUT THE
San Diego City Amateur
The format is 36-hole Gross Stroke Play with
no cut and is open to all amateur golfers (no
residency requirement), 18
years of age and over. Round 1 is at the North
Course at Torrey Pines, and
Round 2 at the site of the 2008 and
2021 U.S. Opens, the South Course at Torrey Pines.
The three divisions are as follows:
Men's Flight - Open to all male amateur golfers 18
years of age and over. Must have a
current index of 4.0 or less as of June 1 through an
active membership in an SCGA or
USGA club or index system. After the entry period
has closed, the tournament committee
will compile the seventy-two (72) players with the
lowest indexes to participate in the
championship. San Diego Resident Golf Card Holder
Guarantee: The twenty (20) lowest
indexes belonging to City of San Diego Resident
applicants with valid Resident Golf Cards
are guaranteed to make the field. Exemptions issued
to the low 12 finishers from the
previous year's Championship.
Men's Senior Flight - Open to all male amateur
golfers 50 years of age and over. Must
have a current index of 6.0 or less as of June 1
through an active membership in an
SCGA or USGA club or index system. After the entry
period has closed, the tournament
committee will compile the twenty-eight (28) players
with the lowest indexes to
participate in the championship. Exemptions issued
to the low 6 finishers from the
previous year's Championship.
Women's Flight - Open to all female amateur golfers
18 years of age and over. Must have
a current index of 9.0 or less as of June 1 through an
active membership in an SCGA or
USGA club or index system. After the entry period
has closed, the tournament committee
will compile the twenty (20) players with the lowest
indexes to participate in the
championship. Exemptions issued to the low 6
finishers from the previous year's
Championship.
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