JAMUL, CALIFORNIA (April 26, 2005) -- Four SCGA members took divergent paths to capture the top prizes in the 71st SCGA Amateur Net Championship today.
Cummings wins President Flight
Once upon a time, Randy Cummings sported a 2 handicap, but that was a decade ago when he had time to play lots of golf. Today, the 42-year-old Mission Viejo resident played to a 6 handicap at Steele Canyon GC's Ranch/Meadow course, but it was enough to carry him to a six-shot victory over Kirk Dancses of Huntington Beach. Cummings shot net 70-66 - 136 and rallied past Dancses, the first-round leader, who finished at 67-75 - 142.
Natividad takes Vice President Flight
Ray Natividad didn't have to travel too far to get to Steele Canyon, but the 32-year-old Mira Mesa resident made the trip worthwhile with a two-shot margin in the Vice-President flight. Natividad, who didn't start playing golf until he immigrated to the U.S. at age 18, was a shot off the lead after the first round, but finished at 68-72 - 140, defeating John Janssons of Barstow and William Wheeler of San Juan Capistrano.
Patel holds on for Secretary Flight win
San Diego resident Anker Patel shot a net 64 in the first round at Cottonwood at Rancho San Diego GC, then held off Aliso Viejo's Michael Younger to win the Secretary Flight by two shots. Patel, 25, a marketing manager for a biotech company playing in the SCGA Amateur Net for the first time, rallied from two shots down with four holes to go by making two birdies and two pars on his last four holes.
von Korff rallies to win Treasurer Flight
Marianus von Korff, a 42-year-old Los Angeles police officer, rallied from off the pace with a net 65 in the second round to edge first-round leader Richard Kemnitzer of Mission Viejo by one shot. "I played lights out on the front nine today," said von Korff after his win. "Then the wheels came off. I just tried to relax and hit the ball."
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71st SCGA Amateur Net Championship
FINAL 36-hole results: (All scores net)
at Steele Canyon Golf Club; Jamul
Ranch/Meadow course
6,546; par 71
PRESIDENT FLIGHT (handicap indexes of 7.4 and below)
136 -- Randy Cumming, Mission Viejo, 70-66.
142 -- Kirk Dancses, Huntington Beach, 67-75.
144 -- Nikolas Guiler, Quartz Hill, 74-70; Michael Delehanty, Wildomar, 72-72.
145 -- Ron Breuer, Toluca Lake, 72-73.
147 -- Dave Schuler, Costa Mesa, 76-71; Kenneth Zemanek, San Diego, 73-74;
Fulgentius Wong, Montebello, 71-76.
148 -- Tom Sullivan, Mission Viejo, 80-68; Brian Dancses, Huntington Beach,
71-77.
150 -- John Brady, La Canada, 81-69; Jay M. Ball, M.D., Anaheim Hills, 76-74;
Wayne Fryling, La Mesa, 75-75; Aaron Klein, San Diego, 75-75.
151 -- Frank Garrido, Montebello, 74-77; Greg Ross, Box Canyon, 71-80.
152 -- John Donnelly, San Diego, 81-71; Jon Tisdale, S. Pasadena, 78-74; Ross
Craft, Encinitas, 75-77.
153 -- Bob Bolusan, Lompoc, 76-77.
154 -- John Robison, Costa Mesa, 76-78.
155 -- Michael Jacobs, Anaheim, 81-74; Stephen Boyle, Manhattan Beach, 75-80.
156 -- Paul Postel, Santa Monica, 78-78; William Smith, Chula Vista, 76-80.
157 -- John Zatorski, Vista, 79-78.
158 -- Louis Bon, Santa Monica, 84-74.
159 -- Jesse Gallop, San Juan Capistrano, 80-79.
160 -- Tom Roberson, Ladera Ranch, 82-78; Bill Paringer, Claremont, 79-81.
163 -- Mario Luna, El Centro, 81-82; Michael Stevens, Studio City, 83-80.
165 -- Trent Esperti, Westminster, 86-79.
167 -- Greg Collins, Valencia, 91-76; James Lowman, Anaheim, 91-76.
170 -- Harry Haacke, Simi Valley, 83-87.
173 -- Edward Walters, Long Beach, 84-89.
VICE-PRESIDENT FLIGHT (indexes of 7.5-12.4)
140 -- Raymond Natividad, San Diego, 68-72.
142 -- John Jansson, Barstow, 67-75; William Wheeler, San Juan Capistrano,
68-74.
145 -- Glen Anderson, Studio City, 74-71; Tim Gavin, Irvine, 71-74.
146 -- Richard Messer, Canyon Lake, 77-69; Craig Johnston, El Cajon, 76-70.
147 -- Mitch Barry, Glendale, 75-72.
148 -- George A. Nichols, Arcadia, 76-72; Charles Newsom, Canyon Lake, 72-76.
149 -- Gary Knecht, San Dimas, 75-74.
150 -- John Jasso, Los Angeles, 82-68; Mark Marcus, San Dimas, 79-71.
151 -- Donald Glanz, Escondido, 79-72; Steven Beswick, Temecula, 78-73; John
Hannon, Newbury Park, 78-73.
152 -- Harlan England, Palmdale, 79-73; Russell Mailloux, Gardena, 74-78.
153 -- Pete Dallas, Riverside, 76-77; Mark Terbeek, Los Angeles, 76-77.
154 -- David Morgan, Santa Ana, 81-73.
155 -- Ruben Mora, Apple Valley, 79-76; John Rasmussen, Garden Grove, 79-76;
Paul Hartman, Chino, 77-78; Khen Wong, Diamond Bar, 76-79; Steve Shaw, Newport
Beach, 75-80.
156 - Vincent Amatulli, Menifee, 83-73; Les Coutee, Whittier, 82-74.
157 -- Eli Asanti, Rancho Santa Margarita, 84-73; Paul Bridges, Huntington
Beach, 72-85.
158 -- Curtis Lew, Monrovia, 85-73; Kevin Brown, Temple City, 83-75; Steve
Busch, Poway, 81-77; Richard Marthe, Pasadena, 81-77.
160 -- Dean McCabe, Lancaster, 85-75; Yu-Nin Shang, Tustin, 81-79.
163 -- Greg Carpenter, Santee, 85-78; Roger Morey, Murrieta, 83-80; David Onken,
Yorba Linda, 83-80.
164 -- Reggie Rigamat, Pasadena, 84-80.
165 -- Steve Boveri, Newbury Park, 90-75.
166 -- Bob Smyres, Moorpark, 82-84.
169 -- Marty Cohen, Murrieta, 89-80; Brian Ziliotto, Glendora, 87-82.
179 -- Larry Jue, Gardena, 90-89.
184 -- Rick Melniker, Culver City, 109-75.
at Cottonwood at Rancho San Diego Golf Club; El Cajon
Ivanhoe Course
6,470 yards; par 72
SECRETARY FLIGHT (indexes of 12.5-18.4)
134 -- Ankur Patel, San Diego, 64-70.
136 -- Michael Younger, Aliso Viejo, 68-68.
138 -- Brian Sasada, Moorpark, 68-70.
141 -- Richard O. Williams, Artesia, 74-67; Terry Ford, Hesperia, 73-68.
142 -- Ben Baeza, Corona, 72-70.
143 -- James Vanderburg, Chino Hills, 73-70; Kenneth Baxter, Riverside, 72-71.
144 -- Patrick Cook, Santee, 74-70; Michael Slattery, Oceanside, 72-72; Teresa
Gonzalez, Aliso Viejo, 70-74.
145 -- Del Ulstad, Lancaster, 77-68; Chris Takaoka, Arcadia, 73-72.
146 -- Darren Atkison, Granada Hills, 75-71.
147 -- John Muir, Los Angeles, 79-68; Charlie Marr, Whittier, 76-71; Bart Miller,
Upland, 73-74.
148 -- Edward Chris, Tarzana, 80-68.
149 -- Kallya Shenoy, Laguna Niguel, 76-73.
150 -- Donald Emerson, Rancho Mirage, 81-69; Ed Gilchrist, Tehachapi, 77-73;
Hector M. Ramirez, Downey, 77-73.
151 -- John Witmer, La Quinta, 76-75; Mark Adamsky, Glendale, 74-77; Daryl
M. Parker, North Hollywood, 72-79.
152 -- John Phillips, San Diego, 82-70; Dick Tazelaar, El Cajon, 77-75; Mark
Sawyer, Granada Hills, 75-77.
153 -- Ulrich Schnetter, Santa Monica, 76-77.
154 -- Eric Liao, Irvine, 80-74.
155 -- Saturnino Doctor, Lompoc, 79-76.
156 -- Philip Tyner, Oxnard, 82-74; Andy Espineira, San Juan Capistrano, 74-82.
157 -- Larry Jones, Murrieta, 77-80.
158 -- Robert Bittner, Lawndale, 82-76.
159 -- Calvin Yip, Diamond Bar, 82-77.
161 -- Neil Brown, Corona, 85-76; Mark Wedgworth, Westlake Village, 84-77.
162 -- David Mathes, Mission Viejo, 80-82.
TREASURER FLIGHT (indexes of 18.5 and above)
135 -- Marianus von Korff, Santa Clarita, 70-65.
136 -- Richard Kemnitzer, Mission Viejo, 65-71.
137 -- Carlos Garcia, Hacienda Heights, 69-68; Chuck Taylor, Santa Monica,
68-69.
139 -- Ron Shaw, Santa Maria, 71-68; James Paulis, Canyon Lake, 67-72.
140 -- Venetia Lewis, Los Angeles, 75-65; Andre Fitzpatrick, San Diego, 70-70;
Robert Madok, Pacific Palisades, 70-70.
141 -- Barry Greer, Van Nuys, 67-74.
142 -- Don Slayton, West Hills, 70-72.
143 -- Robert Foley, Orange, 72-71.
144 -- Zachary Simon, Lakewood, 74-70; Rick Lamborn, Mira Loma, 73-71; Jim
Bass, Santee, 72-72.
145 -- Ronald Kaku, Tarzana, 74-71.
146 -- David Heil, Glendora, 71-75; Roderick Duncan, Long Beach, 67-79.
147 -- Peter Balistreri, San Diego, 79-68.
148 -- Michael Cervenak, Los Angeles, 79-69.
149 -- John Donaldson, Upland, 78-71; Steve Gupta, La Canada, 75-74; John Haley,
Tustin, 73-76; Keith O'Donnell, Rowland Heights, 73-76.
150 -- Jerry Kavli, Anaheim Hills, 78-72.
151 -- David Ross, Woodland Hills, 78-73; Jeffrey Palmer, Pasadena, 75-76.
152 -- Fabian Romano, Santa Maria, 76-76; Alan Jackson, Long Beach, 74-78;
A. William Clarke, La Mesa, 74-78; Ron McGowan, Murrieta, 71-81.
153 -- Mike Wickham, Chino Hills, 82-71.
155 -- Jeffrey Barkes, Woodland Hills, 84-71.
156 -- Mike Mellick, Hacienda Heights, 79-77; William White, Redlands, 77-79.
158 -- Duke Johnson, La Jolla, 80-78.
165 -- Michael Taylor, Rancho Santa Matgarita, 79-86.
171 -- Armando Andazola, San Diego, 86-85.