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Morales Gets Two Aces at Hi-Desert Am

Victorville Daily Press
published 24 Nov 2009

VICTORVILLE, CA (November 22, 2009)--At Victorville, San Bernardino’s Rafael Morales had two holes-in-one during the two-day High Desert Amateur Championship at Green Tree Golf Course, while Kris Butkys shot a final-round 68 to win the overall title by two shots.

Morales aced the 202-yard, eighth hole on Saturday and the 172-yard, 16th hole on Sunday.

Butkys (139) trailed former champion and Victor Valley High School graduate Ricky Montanez (141) by two strokes entering the final round. Montanez shot an even-par 72 on Sunday.

Ray Vanyo (145) won the senior flight gross score title by five shots over Wayne Taylor (150), while Jerry Hinds finished with the lowest net score in the flight topping Bob Costa by a shot.

Raul Arreola (150) had the top gross score in A Flight, while Kirk Rosebrough (144) beat Daniel Hernandez (145) by a shot for the net title. Sergio Manzo (169) had the B Flight low gross score, while John Bricker (148) fired the lowest net score by eight shots.

Final results of the Hi-Desert Amateur, played November 21-22, 2009 at Green Tree Golf Course in Victorville, California:

Championship Flight (gross score)
1) Kris Butkys - 139
2) Ricky Montanez - 141
3) Austin Love - 144
4) Brock Lynch - 145
5) Rafael Morales - 148
6) Greg Grohs - 148
7) Jacob Lynch - 149
8) BJ Newbern - 150
9) Chris Mangold - 152

Senior Flight (gross score)
1) Ray Vanyo - 145
2) Wayne Taylor - 150

Senior Flight (net score)
1) Jerry Hinds -145
2) Bob Costa - 146
3) Al Imaizumi - 147
4) Juan Sanchez - 147

A Flight (gross score)
1) Raul Arreola - 150

A Flight (net score)
1) Kirk Roseborough - 144
2) Daniel Hernandez - 145

B Flight (gross score)
1) Sergio Manzo - 169

B Flight (net score)
1) Jon Bricker - 148
2) Joe Conway – 156