From the Pacific Coast Amateur
Flagstaff, Ariz. (July 22, 2014) - Andrew
McCain, currently ranked No. 1460 in the
World Amateur Golf Rankings
(WAGR), opens his Pacific Coast Amateur
Championship title quest in record-breaking
fashion, carding a new
competitive course record at the par-70,
7272-yard Pine Canyon Club with an eight-
under 62, good enough for a
three-stroke lead.
McCain, a former University of Maryland
Terrapin who hails from Minneapolis, MN.,
posted a flawless scorecard that
included six birdies and an eagle, vaulting
himself to the top of the leaderboard after a
31-31-62 (-8) total at the club
that sits 7000 feet above sea level.
Asked following his round about his
performance on a perfect day for golf that
featured little wind and comfortable
temperatures, McCain was modest and
truthful.
"It kind of came as a surprise cause I didn't
really feel all that great yesterday coming
into it," stated McCain.
"I knew I had to come out and just put it
into the fairway and its been a little bit tricky
with the yardages, you know,
hitting it 20 or 30 yards further at times so
that's been the hardest thing. I had a lot of
good numbers today so I felt
comfortable pulling clubs and got it going on
the greens, so it was pretty easy."
Not far behind McCain after finishing their
first 18-holes in five-under-par 65 fashion,
are World No.25 Mark Anguiano
of Whittier, CA., and No.305 Clancy Waugh
of North Palm Beach, FL.
Anguiano, a winner earlier this year at the
Sahalee Players Championship who plans on
turning professional after the
upcoming Western Amateur, carded a three-
under-par 32 front nine, followed up by a
two-under-par 33 back nine
that featured a three-hole stretch of birdies
on holes 14, 15 and 16 before making his
lone bogey on the difficult par-3
202-yard 17th.
Anguiano had a simple game plan for his first
round at Pine Canyon Club that he feels was
executed to near perfection.
"I played really good, hit it in the fairway
most of the time and played to the center of
the green most of the time
except when I had a wedge in when I would
attack the pins. I made a couple good putts
on the back and kept it
together really well," he said with
confidence.
Matching Anguiano's score of 65 was three-
time Pacific Coast Amateur competitor and
Wake Forest Demon Deacon
sophomore Clancy Waugh. Waugh, who
started on the back nine today, posted three
birdies on his first nine holes for
a three-under-par 32 before closing his
round with a two-under 33 that featured
birdies on holes 1, 3 and 9 and a lone
bogey on the par-3 231 yard 3rd.
"I started off pretty well. I drove it really well
and made a few putts on the front then I
really started going after the
pins on the back," he stated following his
round.
"I got some confidence [on the back] and hit
it to five-feet three or four holes in a row but
didn't quite capitalize but
drove the last hole, made an easy birdie and
got out of there. It was a fun round."
Others posting impressive first rounds at
four-under-par 66 were Brendan Connolly of
Castle Rock, CO., Chula Vista's
Tyler Torano and Dalan Refioglu of Foster
City, CA.
There were two Arizonan's who broke par
today, those being Phoenix residents Cody
McManus (67, -3) and Trey Martin
(69, -1).
Currently there are 21 players under-par and
of those, eight are within five strokes of
McCain's pace.
Taking place concurrently with the first and
second rounds is the battle for the Morse
Cup, a 36-hole stroke play team
competition using predetermined rosters
representing the 15 member Associations of
the Pacific Coast Golf Association.
Scores for the low two members of the team
count.
Sitting in the lead with a five-under
cumulative score is the contingent of
Anguiano, San Diego's Byron Meth and
Chatsworth's Jonathan Sanders representing
the Southern California Golf Association. Two
strokes back are the teams
from the Utah Golf Association and the Sun
Country Golf Association.
Play for tomorrow's second round will begin
at 7:00am with players starting on the first
and tenth holes. Live scoring is
being collected throughout the
Championship.
Held on an annual basis since 1967, with
roots dating back to 1901, the Pacific Coast
Amateur Championship boasts a
rich history of showcasing some of the most
talented golfers in the United States, Canada
and beyond.
Past champions of the Pacific Coast Amateur
who have gone on to successful professional
careers include PGA Tour
winners Billy Mayfair (1987, 1988), Jason
Gore (1997) and Ben Crane (1998) as well
as Web.com Tour winners and
brothers Michael Putnam (2004) and Andrew
Putnam (2010).
ABOUT THE Pacific Coast Amateur
Although its present history only dates from
1967, the Pacific Coast
Amateur Championship's roots make it one of
the
oldest amateur
golf championships in American history. The first
tournament was
held on the links of San Francisco Golf Club at
The
Presidio, April 24-
27, 1901. Championships were held annually
through 1911, all being
conducted in California except for the 1909
championship, which was
held at Seattle Golf Club in Washington. The
Pacific Coast Amateur
then ceased to exist, only to be reconstituted at
Seattle Golf Club on
August 10-12, 1967 with the Pacific Northwest,
Northern California,
Southern California, Oregon and Arizona golf
associations
participating.
Today, 15 member Pacific Rim golf
associations comprise
the Pacific Coast Golf Association. Players can
be
invited to this 72-
hole stroke play event by their Pacific Coast G.A.
member golf
association, or as an individual.
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