NCGA Master Division: Boyns is back
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (July 10, 2007)-- One of Northern California 's elite amateurs re-entered the winner's circle after an eight-year absence.
With a one-stroke win at the NCGA Master Division Championship at Spyglass Hill, Casey Boyns re-established himself at the top of the NCGA's best players. The 51-year-old captured the championship, for competitors aged 40-54, through a steady short game that produced a final-round, even-par 72 despite missing eight greens. This result was as much of a surprise to the champion as anyone.
"I'm always shaky, I never feel good," the Pebble Beach caddie said. "I'm a scrapper."
Indeed the victory adds to a resume that stretches back more than 25 years. Four NCGA Public Links Championships (81, 83, 87, 96), two San Joaquin Valley championships (82,93), two Sacramento Valley championships (90,96), two Four-Ball titles (94,96), two NCGA Amateurs (87,96), two State Amateurs (89,93) and three NCGA Player-of-the-Year awards (87,89,96) all add up to perhaps the most decorated amateur in Northern California in recent times.
The Master Division title is the sixth different NCGA championship captured by the Pacific Grove resident and the first NCGA title in 11 years.
"I was just starting to think that I couldn't do it anymore," Boyns said regarding his dry spell that stretched back to the 1999 Nor Cal Open title that represents his last significant win.
But there were always moments - Boyns made a memorable run to the quarterfinals in this year's State Amateur where he lost to eventual champion Josh Anderson in extra holes.
"During my dry spell, I felt like I was hitting it better, but my short game went away," said Boyns.
But not today.
Birdies on 14, 15 and 17 sealed the deal, leading to a closing nine-hole score of 34, an even-par final round and a 146 total on the par-72, 6,784-yard course.
Discovery Bay's Steve Wilson took second, after notching a birdie on the first playoff hole. The four-time qualifier for the U.S. Mid-Amateur finished regulation tied with first-round leader John Justus of Green Valley .
With the win, Boyns assumes the lead in the race for NCGA Player of the Year over Randy Haag of The Olympic Club. Haag, another three-time winner of that award, was in contention, but faded in the second round with a 78.
Full results follow:
| Name |
Score |
| Casey Boyns |
74-72--146 |
| Steve Wilson |
75-72--147 |
| John Justus |
70-77--147 |
| Darryl Donovan |
75-73--148 |
| Conrad Nilmeier |
71-77--148 |
| John Desantis |
81-69--150 |
| Steve Pacheco |
77-73--150 |
| Jim Wilson |
75-75--150 |
| Jose Sanchez |
74-76--150 |
| Jamie Looper |
75-76--151 |
| David Smith |
73-78--151 |
| Randy Haag |
74-78--152 |
| Jamie Edman |
81-72--153 |
| Brian Ruiz |
79-74--153 |
| Michael Stieler |
78-75--153 |
| John Balfanz |
81-73--154 |
| Rich Frieble |
80-74--154 |
| Michael Wiechers |
77-77--154 |
| Greg Loosigian |
76-78--154 |
| Ben Whipple |
75-79--154 |
| Robert Fulton |
75-79--154 |
| David Capel |
81-74--155 |
| John Turnacliff |
78-77--155 |
| Christopher Blair |
77-78--155 |
| Bob Burnett |
79-77--156 |
| Robert Levin |
78-78--156 |
| Gregory Isom |
78-78--156 |
| Clayton Davis |
77-79--156 |
| Dan Bieber |
73-83--156 |
| Brad Bulcock |
80-77--157 |
| Kevin Kobalter |
80-77--157 |
| Anthony Gray |
84-73--157 |
| Ron Collet |
82-76--158 |
| Rich Rowley |
80-78--158 |
| Jim Williams |
79-79--158 |
| Steve Plescia |
78-80--158 |
| Robert Goodwin |
83-76--159 |
| Michael Granelli |
79-80--159 |
| Scot Lance |
75-84--159 |
| Richard Ramsay |
82-78--160 |
| Charles McDonald |
81-80--161 |
| Mark Van Deusen |
83-78--161 |
| Dean Prince |
81-80--161 |
| Brady Myers |
78-83--161 |
| Gary Wing |
81-81--162 |
| David Ujihara |
82-80--162 |
| Bob Miroyan |
81-81--162 |
| Ken Noonan |
83-79--162 |
| David Yip |
84-78--162 |
| Mark Gardner |
79-83--162 |
| Dennis Dachtler |
79-83--162 |
| Paul Moore |
82-81--163 |
| Adam Fink |
79-84--163 |
| Gary Conklin |
84-79--163 |
| George Erbez |
85-78--163 |
| Scott Terry |
82-82--164 |
| Philip Yim |
81-83--164 |
| David Sand |
83-81--164 |
| Luis Gandara |
81-83--164 |
| David Rebman |
83-81--164 |
| Joel Goldsmith |
88-76--164 |
| John Silvester |
82-83--165 |
| Charles Duty |
82-83--165 |
| Paul Rice |
80-85--165 |
| Patrick Pernice |
84-81--165 |
| Gene Van Puymbroeck |
80-86--166 |
| Greg Glunt |
86-80--166 |
| Ken Webb |
87-79--166 |
| Craig Gandy |
86-80--166 |
| Steve Duffy |
82-85--167 |
| Joseph Zanassi |
84-83--167 |
| Mark Hemenez |
82-86--168 |
| Steve Halsey |
84-84--168 |
| Glenn Hessler |
88-80--168 |
| Kyle Lowery |
83-86--169 |
| Bud Garmany |
84-85--169 |
| Brian Rugne |
89-80--169 |
| Craig Johns |
84-86--170 |
| Michael O'Shaughnessy |
84-86--170 |
| Andrew Overton |
85-85--170 |
| Pradeep Bakshi |
87-83--170 |
| Lawrence Lopez |
85-86--171 |
| Paul Herrfeldt |
85-86--171 |
| Bob Maas |
89-82--171 |
| Les Mitsuoka |
85-88--173 |
| Ray Kong |
86-87--173 |
| Robert Williams |
86-88--174 |
| James Ramon |
88-86--174 |
| Ron Siskey |
92-83--175 |
| John Murray |
91-84--175 |
| Jon Kowalski |
89-89--178 |
| Rick Hicklin |
91-87--178 |
| Hardy Saffold |
91-87--178 |
| Paul Loui |
95-85--180 |
| Garth Keehan |
98-82--180 |
| Keith Schwartz |
92-89--181 |
| Eric Fischer |
94-87--181 |
| Haig Shahinian |
89-95--184 |
| Jerry Davisson |
89-98--187 |