Pasadena City Championship: Hogarth wins again
Wins second straight Pasadena City
PASADENA, Calif. (May 18, 2008)--Kevin Fitzgerald had never played a round at the Brookside Golf Club, site of the 73rd annual Pasadena City Championship, but his fourth round Sunday at the tourney was enough to put some serious pressure on defending champ (and Brookside member) Tim Hogarth.
But in the end, it wasn't enough to unseat the defending champ, who finished the 72-hole event, played Thursday-Sunday, at 12-under-par 12-under-par 274, two strokes clear of Fitzgerald.
Hogarth got off to a hot start in his title defense, firing a 6-under-66 on Day 1, but still found himself in a tie for second with Kent Wiese, trailing Scott Lorenz.
But where Wiese and Lorenz would fade down the stretch, finishing in 4th and 5th, respectively, Hogarth followed up with another 66 in Round 3 before settling into a conservative 71 in Round 4 to win the title.
"I wasn't as comfortable as I was (Saturday)," Hogarth told the Inland Valley Daily Herald on Sunday. "I didn't seem to have a lot of control, not like Saturday, so I decided straight off I had to play a different game. I had to adjust (mentally) and play safe."
Fitzgerald notched four straight birdies on holes 9-12 to cut Hogarth's lead to two strokes, but would get no closer as Hogarth made in improbable birdie on par-5 15th, keeping Fitzgerald at arm's length.
Earlier in the month Hogarth won his fourth straight Kelly Cup.
ABOUT THE Pasadena City Championship
The Pasadena City is a historic championship
that
dates back to 1929 and has
long been one of
Southern California's most prestigious
tournaments.
A WAGR counting event
and
SCGA Player of the Year points tournament.
Proceeds
from the Championship will support youth
development
programs for the First Tee of Greater Pasadena.
The Championship Flight is an open flight (no
age
limit) conducted over 54 holes. The field will be
cut to the top 30% and ties after 36 holes, to
play
the finals on Course #1 Sunday.
Net Flights are open to all players 18 or older
with
12-month low handicap index ranging from 2.7
to
31.5. The field will be divided into
six flights to play over 54 holes. Cut after
Saturday
rounds to 30% and ties for all flights. Finals for
all
Net Flights are to be played on Course 1 on
Sunday.
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