Christmas Classic - Round 1 Results from Monterey
12/3/2005 | by
see also: AmateurGolf.com 2025 Christmas Classic presented by Callaway Golf, Del Monte Golf Course
Danny Buell fires a 4-under-par 68 in the first round to lead by three strokes
While the frost delayed things for an hour at the start, all 124 players finished the round well before daylight became an issue, and one of them, Danny Buell, managed to better par by three strokes on the tricky layout. Buell leads the Championship Division, and is trailed by Andrew Bowdish and 2003 Christmas Classic Champ David Nelson, both of whom shot 73.
In the Senior Division, Bob Rowland leads after a 71, and is trailed by Herb Jensen and Mark Miller at 73. The Net Division is also bunched up, with Fred Luper (now there's a golf name!) at 3-under-par 69 Net. He is trailed by Mike Burgess and Joe Ceniceros at 73.
All players will tee of at 9:30am in a shotgun in Sunday's final round. Tee assignments will be available at Del Monte before Sunday's tee off. A barbeque will follow play. To view the top results in each division, click here>
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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