Champion Gregor Main (left) and Runner-up Michael Weaver
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2010) --
From the look of the golf bags at the
amateurgolf.com Silicon Valley Amateur, a
person who didn't know better might think we
were running a college tournament. Indeed,
the entire Cal Berkeley team was in the field,
plus the bulk of the St. Mary's team along
with members of the UC Davis, UCLA,
Sacramento State, and Stanislaus State
squads, among others.
One of those individuals, UCLA player
Gregor Main of Danville, was defending the
title "Co-Champion" which he shared with
John Murphy (their sudden-death playoff was
called due to darkness in 2009). Main took a
one stroke lead into the final round after a
nice 66 on the Valley Course at Coyote Creek
on Saturday, then did his best to fight off cold
and rainy
Sunday conditions on the
Tournament Course, closing with a 74 and
36-hole total of 140. Cal player Michael
Weaver -- who posted the round of the day
with an even par 72 -- tied Main at 140,
setting up a playoff for the second straight
year.
Starting on the Jack Nicklaus-designed
No. 18, (guess which way the dogleg goes)
Weaver lost his tee ball left. That opened the
door for Main, but when his second shot
wound up left of the cart path (near the
Coyote statue) he was faced with a long pitch
shot that could easily find the water past the
pin if it wasn't pulled off correctly. Indeed, he
lofted it over the bunker and got up-and-
down for par, putting his name on the trophy
for the second straight year.
In the Senior Division, Peter Moren of
Danville handled the weather like a veteran,
playing par golf most of the day, giving
himself a nice cushion heading into the final
holes. He won by two strokes over first round
leader Neil Duffy of Santa Cruz, despite
closing out with a few bogeys. Patrick
McKenna won a card-off over Kevin Smith of
Martinez to win the Net Division title.
Special thanks go out to the entire staff
of Coyote Creek golf course for hosting us this
weekend, and for supporting us in our "play
or not-play" decision on Sunday as golfers
were on the course. And to the 112 golfers
who came out to compete despite the
questionable forecast, we thank you for not
complaining about the weather and for your
continued support of the amateurgolf.com
Tournament Series. Our next event is at
StoneTree on January 30-31, it's the Wine
Country Cup and you can save $25 on your
registration if you enter by Monday. To
register now: www.amateurgolf.com/tour
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