SF Senior: Top seed Gary Vanier falls
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 1, 2014) -- Top seed and defending champion Gary Vanier went down Saturday in the Round of 16 at the San Francisco City Championship.
Vanier fell to No. 16 Michael Staskus, who'll head to Sunday's quarterfinal round and take on No. 8 Greg O'Malley.
Jim Williams, the No. 29 seed, moved on with a 4-and-3 victory over Bob Briggs. He'll face Greg Zipp Sunday. Zipp defeated No. 12 seed and amateurgolf.com Tour winner Mark Miller, 1-up on Saturday.
No. 3 seed Craig Gandy is the lowest seed remaining.He'll face No. 11 Ray Pellegrini on Sunday.
In the Super Senior Division, top seed Ron Johnson moved onto the quarterfinals with a win Saturday.
Qualifying medalist Bob Olds also moved on, beating Mark Moritz 6-and-5. He'll face Carl Sellkirk on Sunday.
For a full rundown of the Super Senior flight, use the link below.
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ABOUT THE San Francisco City SENIOR
NOTE: 2017 REGISTRATIONS CLOSED ON JAN.
15.
MEN'S SENIOR DIVISION $275
ENTRY
FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES.
Open
to
the first 72 entries received. Participants must
have
an
index of 9.4 or lower on 12/01/16 and must have
an
age of 55 or older as of March 7, 2017.
Qualifying
will
consist of one 18-hole stroke play round. Along
with
the defending champion, who will hold the
number
two
seed, the low 31 scores will advance to the Men's
Senior Championship Flight. Individual scores will
determine seeding for match play.
Contestants
who don’t qualify will be refunded $125.
No-
shows
will not be entitled to a refund. All rounds will be
played at TPC Harding Park Golf Course. Those
contestants who post the 32nd and 33rd low
scores
will
be deemed alternate #1 and #2, respectively.
ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the
USA.
Match play event with scratch senior,
women's
and open divisions. Past champions
include Ken
Venturi, George Archer, and Dorothy
Delasin.
Some of the 'non winners' include Tom
Watson
and Johnny Miller. Click the 'history' tab for
more about this wonderful event.
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