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Champions Crowned at 102nd San Francisco City
Jason Anthony won his first SF City Championship on Sunday
Jason Anthony won his first SF City Championship on Sunday

SAN FRANCISCO, California (March 18, 2018) — Over two weeks ago, top Bay Area golfers began their campaigns to earn the prestigious and storied title of San Francisco City Golf Champion, an honor sought after by local greats like Johnny Miller and Ken Venturi, as well as by visiting collegiate talents like Tom Watson who tried his luck in the event during his years at Stanford. For the 102nd year in a row, “The City” has delivered a company of worthy champions.

Breaking through to win his first SF City Championship title, Jason Anthony, 34, was able to get the best of his young opponent Max Ting in Sunday’s 36-hole final match of the 64-man match play event. Anthony, who had been trying to end the match for some time, was able to finally finish 18-year-old high school senior on the par-3 17th.

“It was kind of getting away from me on the back nine. You know, its a lot of golf. I’m 34 years old, playing against 18-year-olds. It’s a lot of golf and my body really did start to give out. Just needed to fight as hard as I could, and got it done.”

A product of Bay Area golf and a quarterfinalist in last years event, there were few in the field more deserving of a win this weekend then Jason “Old Man” Anthony.

San Francisco City Winners
(Global Golf Post photo)

In the Senior division, Randy Haag defeated Scott Anderson, closing the match 4&3 with a win on the par-4 15th. The 2018 senior champion and part-time golf blogger is no stranger to success on the Harding fairways, with wins in both the senior and men’s championship divisions in 2016 and 1999 respectively. This victory, however, follows what was a tough year at Harding Park in 2017 for Haag.

“I played some of my poorest golf (last year),” explained Haag. "As a matter of fact, it might have been my worst loss ever on this golf course, so there was some vindication in my mind for everything that was off that day.”

Today, all was forgiven for Haag, who is once again taking home the trophy of the tournament that he calls the most important tournament in his life, a big statement coming from a guy who has played in 38 USGA events, including seven U.S. Amateur Championships and three U.S. Senior Opens. For Haag though, the Bay area is home, and there are few better places to be known as the champ than among your own.

In the Women's Championship, Los Altos High School senior Simar Singh was able to hold off Aman Sangha, former Cañada College team captain and recent Portland State commit. The two went 33 holes before Singh closed out the match, 4&3.

“We’ve been playing with each other since I was eight years old and she was maybe ten. I respect her game so much, and she is a great competitor and a great friend,” said Singh of her opponent Sangha who is just a few years older.

Like Sangha, the 17-year-old Singh will also be heading to the Pacific Northwest this fall, where she will begin her college career playing Division I NCAA golf at the University of Oregon.

In the Super Senior division, Mark Miller scored a 4&3 win over Mike Parnow to add a Super Senior title to the Senior championship he won in 2011.

In the Open Flights, the winners were: Tyler Burnes (Ken Venturi Flight), Matthew Fegley (George Archer Flight), Abi Vickram (Mayor Ed Lee Flight), Brad Payne (Sandy Tatum Flight), and Naputt Aroonchaipirom (Ray Pelligrini Flight).

Results: San Francisco City Championship
WinCAJason AnthonyFairfield, CA180
Runner-upCAMax TingAtherton, CA120
SemifinalsCACaleb ShetlerSaratoga, CA80
SemifinalsCATommy SemereauxSan Francisco, CA80
QuarterfinalsCALucas CarperSan Jose, CA50

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ABOUT THE San Francisco City Championship

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*An NCGA Points Tournament*

**New Entry Procedure for 2024: Registration opens for all players on October 1. There will be 50 spots held for exempt players under the following categories:

* The past 10 years of the San Francisco City Golf Champions
* 2023 San Francisco City Men’s Championship Match Play Qualifiers
* Top 20 men’s 2022-2023 NCGA Points Lists
* 2023 NCGA Champions (Amateur, Mid- Amateur, Junior)
* The top 3 finishers in each of the 6 AmateurGolf.com Winter Tour events (Dec 2023-Feb 2024)

Registration for exempt players, and for non- exempt players with a handicap index of 6.4 or lower as of the date of entry, opens on October 1 and will remain open until the field limit (120 players including spots reserved for exempt players) is reached. When the field limit is reached, all additional registrants will be entered in the pre-qualifier at Presidio Golf Club on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Once entries close, if there are any unfilled spots in the Men's Championship (due to fewer than 50 exempt players registering or withdrawals), they will be filled by Pre- Qualifier registrants in the order in which they registered.

Players entering pre-qualifying will pay an entry fee of $165 for the pre-qualifier, and those advancing from the pre-qualifier will pay the remainder of the entry fee (must be paid prior to playing).

The 36-hole match play qualifier will be held March 9-10, 2024, with 18 holes played at TPC Harding Park and 18 holes at Presidio Golf Course for a combined 36-hole qualifying score.

There will be 156 players in the qualifying round with 64 players advancing to match play. When all qualifying has been completed, the Men’s Championship Flight will consist of 64 contestants. In the event of a playoff to qualify for match play, a player must be present in order to retain his right to participate in the playoff.

Match play will begin on March 16, 2024. All match play for the Championship Flight (Mar 16-17, 23-24) will be held at TPC Harding Park.

A schedule of all dates of play can be found on the tournament website sfgolfchampionship.com.

WITHDRAWALS AND REFUND POLICY
Players needing to withdraw should do so by filling out the form at sfgolfchampionship.com/con tact/. Players withdrawing before the entry deadline of February 19 will receive a refund of their entry fee minus $50. There will be no refunds after the entry deadline.

CART POLICY
The use of carts is prohibited for players and caddies in the Men’s Championship Flight (Appendix I – Local Rule Applies)

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ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the USA. Match play event with scratch men's, senior men’s, women's, senior women’s, and open flight divisions. Past champions include Ken Venturi, Harvie Ward, Juli Inkster, Bob Rosburg, 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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