SF City Championship: Senior Division Quarterfinals
- Ron Wiley eyes his approach shot in sudden-death
By Lila Hillard, exclusive for amateurgolf.com
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Februrary 23, 2006) -- Sunshine and a slight breeze set the
stage for a perfect day to play golf in the San Francisco City Golf Championship
Senior Men’s Match Play Quarterfinals on Thursday February 23 at Harding
Park.
In the most exciting match of the day, Ronnie Wiley of San Francisco Golf Club
defeated Herb Jensen of the Del Paso Country Club 1 up after 19 holes. Wiley was
2 down at the 7th hole and fought back. He had birdies on 7, 8, 9, and 13 and
was 2 up with 2 to play when he had bunker problems on 17 and conceded a birdie
to Jensen who had knocked it stiff. On 18, Wiley pulled his fairway wood second
shot into the bushes left of the green and then conceded a par putt to Jensen.
The match was even and would require extra holes to settle the score.
In sudden-death, Jensen pulled his drive on No. 1 into the left woods but managed
a great approach leaving himself a 40-foot putt. Wiley didn’t get all of
his gap wedge approach shot and was short of the green. A nice chip and a five-foot
putt saved his par and won him the match when Jensen three putted. Wiley said,
“It was a tough match and I played a lot better yesterday but I hope to
have my “A” game for the finals."
Warren Wincorn of the Olympic Club, who had the upset of the day yesterday by
beating defending champion Rob Thompson on the 22nd hole, lost 6 and 5 to Dave
Carroll of Silverado. Carroll played flawlessly and started his round by getting
up and down on the first hole to save par. Carroll was 6 up through eight holes
and never let up. He had birdies on 2, 4, and 11 to clinch the win.
Frank Abbott of Silverado defeated Bob Callan of the Olympic Club 2 and 1. Abbott
had conceded birdie putts on 6 and 9 and made a 15 footer for birdie on 17 after
hitting a fine 6 iron to close out the match. Abbott said, “I simply survived
today but it was great to be here.”
Jeff Early of Pleasanton defeated Rolly Lamonthagne 5 and 3. Early had birdies
on 2, 6, and 7 and consistently placed his long, straight drives in the center of the
fairway.
Competition continues on Saturday, March 4th at Harding Park with match play starting
at 7:46 am.
- For a complete match play bracket, click
here>
- To view results from other divisions, click on the tournament link at the
top of this page.
ABOUT THE San Francisco City SENIOR
NOTE: 2017 REGISTRATIONS CLOSED ON JAN.
15.
MEN'S SENIOR DIVISION $275
ENTRY
FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES.
Open
to
the first 72 entries received. Participants must
have
an
index of 9.4 or lower on 12/01/16 and must have
an
age of 55 or older as of March 7, 2017.
Qualifying
will
consist of one 18-hole stroke play round. Along
with
the defending champion, who will hold the
number
two
seed, the low 31 scores will advance to the Men's
Senior Championship Flight. Individual scores will
determine seeding for match play.
Contestants
who don’t qualify will be refunded $125.
No-
shows
will not be entitled to a refund. All rounds will be
played at TPC Harding Park Golf Course. Those
contestants who post the 32nd and 33rd low
scores
will
be deemed alternate #1 and #2, respectively.
ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the
USA.
Match play event with scratch senior,
women's
and open divisions. Past champions
include Ken
Venturi, George Archer, and Dorothy
Delasin.
Some of the 'non winners' include Tom
Watson
and Johnny Miller. Click the 'history' tab for
more about this wonderful event.
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