AGC Silicon Valley Am: It's Tyler Raber by 5
1/13/2013 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for AGC Silicon Valley Amateur, Stanford University Golf Course
Tyler Raber (UC Davis) posts back to back 70s to stun the stacked field at Coyote Creek
True to form, this year the top player was a college standout, UC Davis senior and American Studies Tyler Raber.
The El Macero Country Club member, was very solid with two birdies and no bogeys over the former Champions Tour host "Tournament Course" at Coyote Creek in bitter cold conditions. Saturday's 70, with 6 birdies and 4 bogeys was a bit of a roller coaster, but today, his longest par putt was a 9-footer on the 14th hole.
Shotaro Ban from Cal posted 145 to take solo 2nd. Mac Marr, the Australian recruit at St. Mary's shot 147 for 3rd. Ban and Marr only got spots in the field by waiting for no- show players on Saturday and their patience paid off.
Dan Bieber, defended his Senior Division championship with a 7-shot win over Ron Johnson and Mark Miller. Mike Parnow finished 4th.
The women's winner, Emily Childs, was pleased to end her amateur career in style before turning pro. Childs shot 152 to beat her sister by 5 shots. Lots of thanks to the Cal women for showing great support for women's golf!
The Net winner from Turlock, Charles Balisha shot 152 to edge local Scott Carrelli by three. Both are strong supporters of amateurgolf.com tournaments.
Results: AGC Silicon Valley Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Macero, CA | 100 | 70-70=140 | |
| 2 | San Jose, CA | 65 | 70-75=145 | |
| T3 | Moraga, CA | 30 | 72-76=148 | |
| T3 | Encinitas, CA | 30 | 72-76=148 | |
| T5 | Carlsbad, CA | 30 | 71-78=149 |
About the AGC Silicon Valley Amateur
The Silicon Valley Amateur is now a 54-hole, limited-field WAGR points event! The field will consist of 64 scratch players and 18 invited scratch seniors. After 36 holes are contested (one round on Monday, one on Tuesday), the field will be cut to th...
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