Jay Audia and Brad Mombert
by Pete Wlodkowski, for amateurgolf.com
BANDON, OREGON (April 20, 2005) -- The amateurgolf.com Two Man Links Championship
concluded today at Bandon Dunes, with two of the three divisions producing heated
battles all the way 'down to the last' in the 72-hole event.
Jay Audia and Brad Mombert of Bend, Oregon enjoyed a four stroke lead at the
start of Wednesday's final round in the Championship Division. They were paired
in the final group with amateurgolf.com Founder Pete Wlodkowski of Carlsbad,
California and his partner Erik Hallgrimson of Los Gatos, California, a Commercial
Real Estate Broker.
Audia and Mombert got off to a shaky start, with a costy
three-putt bogey at No. 1 and a missed-green bogey at No. 2, an uphill par-3
with a devilish front-of-green pin placement. Miss the green by just inches,
as Audia did, and watch in dismay as your ball accelerates back down the hill,
to a collection area 20 feet lower in elevation.
The lead was down to 2, as Hallgrimson and Wlodkowski took pars. Mombert, 24,
wedged close from over the green at No. 3 and made birdie, and got the lead
back to three. By the 10th, where Mombert chipped in for birdie, the lead was
up to 5 strokes and it appeared like the cruise control would be turned on at
any minute.
Then Hallgrimson birdied No. 13, a par-5 where he reached the fringe of the
green in 2, and deftly chipped over a 'natural' hump in the green to within
two feet. That lowered the margin to four, which is where it stayed through
No. 15, a tough par-3 where Hallgrimson grinded out an 8 footer to save par.
Audia and Mombert weren't on autopilot yet, but they were getting close.
"We were just kind of strolling down the 16th fairway," said Audia,
a real estate developer. "And then we started dodging huge bombs from Wlodkowski."
Wlodkowski, waking up from a three hole slumber, drained a 60 foot putt from
the back fringe on No. 16, and a 30 footer at the tricky 17th, where the pin
was tucked close to the hazard that fronts the green. The margin was just two
strokes on the 18th tee, and Audia and Mombert seemed to enjoy having it turn
into 'game on.'
Golf World/Golf Digest Writer Jaime Diaz put it perfectly when he discussed
playing in the event at the tournament dinner on Tuesday night.
"Playing in tournaments gives me an appreciation for what the pros I cover
go through, pressure-wise," said Diaz.
When all players reached the green in regulation at No. 18, a dogleg right
par-5, the deal was all but sealed by Audia and Mombert (Audia knocked in a
6 foot par putt to end any question about his partner's ability to 2-putt) but
Hallgrimson was able to close the gap even further with a 15 foot birdie. The
players shook hands and talked about how great it was to compete on two of the
finest links courses in the world.
"This is what it's all about," said Hallgrimson.
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Senior Champs Jack Robinson (left) and Gil
Wymond |
In the Senior Division, Scott Howard and Gordon Pogorelc thought they were
even with 54-hole leaders Gil Wymond and Jack Robinson of California coming
down the spectacular final three hole stretch, which begins with the 'drive-the-green-if-you-dare'
par-4 16th. In fact, they were trailing by one but the error in calculation
only made things more interesting as they all faced pressure putts on No. 18.
First to putt was Howard, who drained an 8-footer to apparently force Wymond
to require a putt of 4 feet for the tie.
Wymond made the putt, and when the cards were checked it was obvious that Wymond
and Robinson had won, not tied. To add salt to the wound (and it should be noted
that the easy-going-traveling-man Howard smiled through the whole incident),
Howard and Pogorelc lost a card off for second place to Rex Massier and Ross
Hamilton of California.
The largest overnight lead in the three-division tournament was in the Net field,
where Kevin MacGillivray of Portland, Oregon, and Ken Griffith of Rocklin, California
took no chances of anyone coming from behind in the final round by posting a
solid 8-under-par 64 at Bandon Dunes.
"We wanted to make it VERY hard to catch us," said MacGillivray.
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Net Winners Ken Griffith (left) and Kevin
MacGillivray |
Still, one team came within 7 strokes, the pairing of Greg Leograndis and Steve
Janochowski of Mill Valley, California. They could also be called 'most improved'
in the entire tournament. Their rounds -- 70-67-66-64.
Golf as it was meant to be, as the Bandon Dunes slogan goes.
Tournament Notes:
-- Bet you haven't seen this happen, part 1: Gordon Pogorelc hit a drive on
No. 16, a downwind par 4 of approximately 350 yards, on a straight line to the
green which is fronted by gorse, rocks, and a cliff and the ocean on the right.
"Didn't hit it too well, better hit another," he said, and his provisional
followed the same line. When the players arrived, BOTH balls were on the putting
surface. (did we say it's a par four...)
-- Bet you haven't seen this happen, part 2: Charles Mazzola lipped out for
hole-in-one at No. 2, and his ball wound up 18 inches behind he cup. At the
12th (a hole he aced two years ago in this event), Mazzola hit another amazing
shot, and his ball wound up 12 inches, again directly behind the cup. "I
made half of them," joked Mazzola, whose putt at No. 3 hit a patch of poa
annua and veered off line.
-- Thanks, kudos, and more: Special thanks to our group coordinator, Jamie Fay,
and the entire staff at Bandon Dunes Resort; to sponsors Fidra Golf (Greg Hemphill);
UST Golf Shaft (Brian Coates and Skip Pankewich); Jaime Diaz of Golf World Magazine
(Jennifer Alexander called Jaime's dinner presentation "the height of the
tournament"); and The Golfer Magazine. And not forgetting the wonderful
work of Tournament Director Jennifer Alexander, and Art Law, PGA, who managed
the 64 player field like the professionals they are.
-- Next year, we'll be back: April 22-26, 2006. Mark your calendars. We are
adding Bandon Trails to the rota!
* * * * * *
Final results from the 2005 amateurgolf.com Two Man Links Championship, played
at the par-71 Pacific Dunes Golf Links (Rounds 1 and 3) and the par-72 Bandon
Dunes Golf Links (Rounds 2 and 4) are listed below:
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION |
POS |
FIRST |
LAST |
CITY |
ST |
RD1 |
RD2 |
RD3 |
RD4 |
TOT |
1 |
Jay |
Audia |
Bend |
OR |
70 |
70 |
68 |
71 |
279 |
|
Brad |
Mombert |
Bend |
OR |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Pete |
Wlodkowski |
Carlsbad |
CA |
72 |
71 |
69 |
68 |
280 |
|
Erik |
Hallgrimson |
Los Gatos |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Scott |
Hurley |
Coral Springs |
FL |
72 |
75 |
69 |
69 |
285 |
|
Brian |
Johnson |
Coral Springs |
FL |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
John |
Holt |
West New York |
NJ |
68 |
72 |
78 |
68 |
286 |
|
W. Geoffrey |
Waldau |
Salisbury |
NC |
|
|
|
|
|
T5 |
Bill |
Roberts |
Edmond |
OK |
72 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
288 |
|
Brad |
Kropp |
Edmond |
OK |
|
|
|
|
|
T5 |
Steve |
Robinson |
Belmont |
CA |
70 |
74 |
76 |
68 |
288 |
|
Jay |
Weiss |
Santa Clara |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
Gregg |
Hemphill |
Ladera Ranch |
CA |
71 |
70 |
77 |
71 |
289 |
|
Jamie |
Diaz |
Ridgewood |
NJ |
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
Skip |
Pankewich |
Ft. Worth |
TX |
77 |
71 |
74 |
71 |
293 |
|
Brian |
Coates |
Oceanside |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Philip |
Dunn |
Fort Bragg |
CA |
72 |
76 |
74 |
72 |
294 |
|
Hank |
McCusker |
Mendocino |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
William |
Hines |
Greenville |
SC |
75 |
75 |
76 |
74 |
300 |
|
Bentley |
Hines |
Atlanta |
GA |
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
Brad |
Klaus |
Menlo Park |
CA |
76 |
79 |
77 |
74 |
306 |
|
James |
Farrey |
Belmont |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
Matthew |
Rutter |
San Diego |
CA |
76 |
83 |
79 |
74 |
312 |
|
Michael |
Mosebrook |
San Diego |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
Sherman |
Haggerty |
El Dorado Hills |
CA |
74 |
72 |
- |
- |
WD |
|
Frank |
Dall |
El Dorado Hills |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET DIVISION |
POS |
FIRST |
LAST |
CITY |
ST |
RD1 |
RD2 |
RD3 |
RD4 |
TOT |
1 |
Kevin |
MacGillivray |
Portland |
OR |
67 |
61 |
68 |
64 |
260 |
|
Kenneth |
Griffith |
Rocklin |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Stephen |
Janachowski |
Mill Valley |
CA |
70 |
67 |
66 |
64 |
267 |
|
Greg |
Leograndis |
Mill Valley |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Jim |
Tarbell |
Larkspur |
CO |
74 |
68 |
65 |
67 |
274 |
|
TJ |
Tarbell |
Larkspur |
CO |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Charles |
Mazzola |
Oakland |
CA |
67 |
72 |
71 |
66 |
276 |
|
George |
Gilio |
Newbury Park |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
T5 |
Tom |
Terry |
Leesburg |
VA |
69 |
71 |
71 |
66 |
277 |
|
Rob |
Tidgewell |
Leesburg |
VA |
|
|
|
|
|
T5 |
George |
Stevens |
Washington |
DC |
71 |
69 |
71 |
66 |
277 |
|
Michael |
Stevens |
Studio City |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
Jeff |
Freitas |
Leesburg |
VA |
69 |
68 |
68 |
73 |
278 |
|
Geoff |
Brandquist |
Leesburg |
VA |
|
|
|
|
|
T8 |
Al |
Richardson |
Santa Clara |
CA |
70 |
71 |
66 |
72 |
279 |
|
Jim |
Thurman |
Clayton |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
T8 |
Gary |
Pilc |
Boston |
MA |
69 |
71 |
73 |
66 |
279 |
|
Kevin |
Baum |
Princeton Junction |
NJ |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
Scott |
Blackley |
Leesburg |
VA |
68 |
75 |
68 |
69 |
280 |
|
Rick |
Mix |
Herndon |
VA |
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
Tim |
Burke |
LaVerne |
CA |
72 |
70 |
69 |
71 |
282 |
|
Norm |
Boucher |
Rancho Cucamonga |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
Mike |
Ballard |
Denver |
CO |
76 |
72 |
78 |
67 |
293 |
|
Mark |
Balent |
Parker |
CO |
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
Michael |
Tiret |
Larkspur |
CA |
78 |
72 |
80 |
64 |
294 |
|
Richard |
Goldstein |
Pleasanton |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SENIOR DIVISION |
POS |
FIRST |
LAST |
CITY |
ST |
RD1 |
RD2 |
RD3 |
RD4 |
TOT |
1 |
Jack |
Robinson |
Modesto |
CA |
72 |
73 |
74 |
74 |
293 |
|
Gil |
Wymond |
Modesto |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
T2 |
Gordon |
Pogorelc |
Centralia |
WA |
75 |
73 |
72 |
74 |
294 |
|
G. Scott |
Howard |
Fox Island |
WA |
|
|
|
|
|
T2 |
Ross |
Hamilton |
Fairfield |
CA |
69 |
77 |
79 |
69 |
294 |
|
Rex |
Massier |
Concord |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
T4 |
Brian |
McGuire |
Vancouver |
CAN |
71 |
77 |
75 |
72 |
295 |
|
Norm |
Duncan |
Vancouver |
CAN |
|
|
|
|
|
T4 |
Jim |
Deveney |
Manchester |
MA |
76 |
75 |
72 |
72 |
295 |
|
Jesse |
Cunningham |
Palm Beach |
FL |
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
Bayne |
Boyes |
Vancouver |
CAN |
81 |
85 |
80 |
82 |
328 |
|
Edward |
Pearce |
Vancouver |
CAN |
|
|
|
|
|
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