DESERT FALLS, Calif. (Dec. 4, 2007)-- Brentwood Country Club’s David Bartman may have won seven club championships, as well as some bigger national individual and SCGA team tournaments, but he collected his first SCGA individual title today when he fired a 5-under 67 at Classic Club, to win the 33rd SCGA Tournament of Club Champions.
At the tournament’s two net sites, Bob Valko of Cal Oaks Men’s Club shot a 69 to take the President Flight at Desert Island GCC and Lev Katsman of Sony Pictures Golf League went 8-under-par for a 64 and Vice President honors at Desert Falls CC.
Bartman, 36, is half of the duo—along with Bear Creek’s Robert Funk, who came in third at 70—that has collected the 2006 and 2007 SCGA Foursomes and 2006 Four-Ball championships, as well as third place in last month’s 2007 Four-Ball championship. An individual win for him, says the former Nike Tour player, is gratifying.
“This is my first individual SCGA championship win in the four years since regaining my amateur status,” says Bartman, who won the 2005 Trans-Mississippi Mid-Amateur. “It feels really good, I drove the ball really well and the course was in great shape.”
Plate winners at Desert Island were (l-r) William John Goodman, Jr., Orange County Builders GA; Randall Winet, Doubletree Golf Resort, San Diego; Neil Anderson, Tahquitz Creek GC; Dave Schuler, Douglas Aircraft Memorial GC; and champion Bob Valko, Cal Oak’s Men’s Club.
Carlton Oak’s Gerry Simoni came in second place with a 69 on the 6,985-yard layout, while there was a seven-way tie for fourth at 71: Rancho Santa Fe GC’s Keith Arendsee, Sycamore Canyon GC’s Brady Baguio (who finished second in last year’s championship), Oakmont CC’s Tony Behrstock, Rio Hondo CC’s Raj Samara, PGA West’s Joe Sanders, Annandale CC’s Greg Sato, and Sierra La Verne CC’s Brady Wyatt.
In the President Flight, Valko overcame two bogeys and a double bogey on the 6,425-yard Desert Island layout to finish one stroke ahead of Dave Schuler of Douglas Aircraft Company Memorial GC, while after a three-player card-off for third at 71, Neil Adnerson of Tahquitz Creek GR came out ahead. Doubletree GR San Diego’s Randall Winet finished fourth and Orange County Builders Association GC’s William John Goodman, Jr. finished fifth.
At the 6,405-yard Desert Falls, Katsman finished one stroke ahead of James Lovette of Tees and Trees GC (who shot a net 65), while Alan Ambito of Golfinos shot a 68 for third. There was a two-way tie for fourth place with a net score of 70: Santa Fe GA’s Jack Smith won the card-off finishing in fourth place, and Valley Business and Professional GC’s Horst Butze finished in fifth place.
Full results follow:
|
Name |
Score |
1 |
David Bartman |
67 |
2 |
Gerry Simoni |
69 |
3 |
Robert Funk |
70 |
T4 |
Keith Arendsee |
71 |
T4 |
Brady Baguio |
71 |
T4 |
Tony Behrstock |
71 |
T4 |
Raj Samara |
71 |
T4 |
Joe Sanders |
71 |
T4 |
Greg Sato |
71 |
T4 |
Brad Wyatt |
71 |
T11 |
Scott Almquist |
72 |
T11 |
Gary Havro |
72 |
T11 |
John Pate |
72 |
T11 |
Masao Sugimoto |
72 |
T15 |
Bruce Cavarno |
73 |
T15 |
Chris Etue |
73 |
T15 |
Willie Wilson |
73 |
T18 |
Bill Albers |
74 |
T18 |
Dick Engel |
74 |
T18 |
John Hanks |
74 |
T18 |
Daniel Hoff |
74 |
T18 |
Jaycy Igarashi |
74 |
T18 |
Stephen Miles |
74 |
T18 |
Donald O'Connor |
74 |
T18 |
Christian Saxe |
74 |
T18 |
Steve Wright |
74 |
T27 |
John Adams |
75 |
T27 |
Dirk Brolsma |
75 |
T27 |
Robert Carver |
75 |
T27 |
Reid Hutchinson |
75 |
T27 |
John Jenkins |
75 |
T27 |
Adam Openshaw |
75 |
T27 |
Stephen Shuchter |
75 |
T27 |
Peter Sterenberg |
75 |
T27 |
Wes Taylor |
75 |
T27 |
Roger Wells |
75 |
T27 |
Mark Williams |
75 |
T38 |
Tyson Briner |
76 |
T38 |
Mark Harding |
76 |
T38 |
Ted Lyford |
76 |
T38 |
Blake Miraglia |
76 |
T38 |
Ed Susolik |
76 |
T38 |
Nolan Taira |
76 |
T38 |
Brian Woolf |
76 |
T38 |
Ray Yang |
76 |
T46 |
Scott Anderson |
77 |
T46 |
Casey Callahan |
77 |
T46 |
Glen Clark |
77 |
T46 |
Bob Claydon |
77 |
T46 |
Charles De Chambeau |
77 |
T46 |
Tom Dolan |
77 |
T46 |
Tim Dudek |
77 |
T46 |
Stephen Friend |
77 |
T46 |
Randy Holte |
77 |
T46 |
Ian Langdon |
77 |
T46 |
Brian Leff |
77 |
T46 |
Rik Newby |
77 |
T46 |
Stephen Stapler |
77 |
T46 |
Michael Tidik |
77 |
T60 |
Gabriel Armendariz |
78 |
T60 |
Craig Davis |
78 |
T60 |
George Downing |
78 |
T60 |
Steven R. Jones |
78 |
T60 |
Charles Kavanaugh |
78 |
T60 |
Steve Lindstrum |
78 |
T60 |
Billy Mouw |
78 |
T60 |
Luis Romero |
78 |
T60 |
Richard Skaar |
78 |
T69 |
Art Butler |
79 |
T69 |
Dave Cox |
79 |
T69 |
Greg Creamer |
79 |
T69 |
Jason Fry |
79 |
T69 |
Jim Garvey |
79 |
T69 |
Pe'a Hill |
79 |
T69 |
Zeric Hulvey |
79 |
T69 |
Brad Miller |
79 |
T69 |
David Neish |
79 |
T69 |
Tom Norys |
79 |
T69 |
John Pallini |
79 |
T69 |
Bob Ridgway |
79 |
T69 |
J.D. Stern |
79 |
T69 |
Rich Tolly |
79 |
T69 |
David Warner |
79 |
T84 |
Peter Ayers |
80 |
T84 |
Chris Bangerter |
80 |
T84 |
Forrest Blake |
80 |
T84 |
Jeff Crosier |
80 |
T84 |
David Eberstein |
80 |
T84 |
Jim Fuchs |
80 |
T84 |
Mark Gallant |
80 |
T84 |
Dan Hogan |
80 |
T84 |
Michael Lyons |
80 |
T84 |
Andrew Nelsen |
80 |
T84 |
Michael Reed |
80 |
T84 |
Mark Savage |
80 |
T84 |
Jim Seymour |
80 |
T97 |
Jack Dutton |
81 |
T97 |
Bob Grassa |
81 |
T97 |
Ben Hjelm |
81 |
T97 |
Joey Kroagman |
81 |
T97 |
Dominic Lingua |
81 |
T97 |
Marvin Maruquin |
81 |
T97 |
Mark Monreal |
81 |
T97 |
Scott Parker |
81 |
T97 |
E. Gordon Schiring |
81 |
T97 |
Marcus Schonabaum |
81 |
T97 |
Jeff Stewart |
81 |
T97 |
Karl Stewart |
81 |
T97 |
Rick Turner |
81 |
T97 |
Ray Vanyo |
81 |
T111 |
Scott Daniels |
82 |
T111 |
Graham Everett |
82 |
T111 |
Ricky Montanez |
82 |
T111 |
Eric Murphy |
82 |
T111 |
Todd Pieri |
82 |
T111 |
John Ramirez |
82 |
T117 |
Jon Buchman |
83 |
T117 |
Bill Cushman |
83 |
T117 |
Ray De Lapp |
83 |
T120 |
Brooks Burnsed |
84 |
T120 |
John Malone |
84 |
T120 |
Jeff Port |
84 |
T123 |
Rick Elliott |
85 |
T123 |
William Gibson |
85 |
T123 |
Brad Jordan |
85 |
T123 |
John McGaugh |
85 |
T123 |
William Reid |
85 |
128 |
Rudy Salazar |
87 |
129 |
John Chandler |
88 |
130 |
Doug Miller |
89 |
-- Story by Katie Denbo, SCGA
ABOUT THE SCGA Tournament of Club Champions
Men’s club champions are invited to play in this 18-
hole event. The club
champion must have a Handicap
Index of 2.4 or below as of the date of registration.
They must be an amateur member in good standing
with the SCGA and a member on the club’s active
SCGA roster at the time they won the championship.
This Division will compete without handicaps. Men’s
club champions with a Handicap Index of 2.5 and
above will play in the net divisions.
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