Ernie Pieper Santa Clara Cty Am: Marshall wins
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (June 8, 2008)--Saratoga's Matt Marshall ripped off an impressive 62 in the Sunday morning round of the 82nd annual Ernie Pieper Santa Clara County Amateur, then capped off his tournament-winning performance with a 71 on the PM round to finish at 204, 12-under-par.
It was the best score on the course since 1963 when Dick Lotz set the course
and tournament record.
The recent UC Davis graduate and Saratoga, Calif., native finished three strokes clear of Jay Myers, who took second at 207.
Top finishers from the 6225-yard, par-72 San Jose Country Club follow:
| Pos |
Name |
Rd.1 |
Rd.2 |
Rd.3 |
Tot. |
| 1st |
Marshall, Matt |
71 |
62 |
71 |
204 |
| 2nd |
Myers, Jay |
72 |
66 |
69 |
207 |
| 3rd |
Jensen, Mike |
70 |
70 |
72 |
212 |
| 4th |
Vivolo, Chad |
70 |
71 |
72 |
213 |
| 5th |
Galletti, Roberto |
70 |
73 |
71 |
214 |
| 6th |
Lozares, Kevin |
73 |
66 |
77 |
216 |
| 6th |
Nichols, Steve |
72 |
71 |
73 |
216 |
| 6th |
Derby, Christopher |
70 |
73 |
73 |
216 |
| 9th |
Shishido, Spencer |
72 |
68 |
77 |
217 |
| 9th |
Woods, Steve |
73 |
71 |
73 |
217 |
| 11th |
Resler, Robert |
72 |
71 |
75 |
218 |
| 12th |
Kent, Bobby |
75 |
71 |
73 |
219 |
| 12th |
Biggadike, Andrew |
74 |
73 |
72 |
219 |
| 14th |
Prolo, Kyle |
70 |
73 |
77 |
220 |
| 15th |
Collins, Ryan |
69 |
74 |
78 |
221 |
| 15th |
Koika, Aleksei |
74 |
73 |
74 |
221 |
| 17th |
Haggen, Andrew |
73 |
70 |
80 |
223 |
| 18th |
Hanavan, Bruce |
76 |
71 |
77 |
224 |
ABOUT THE Santa Clara County
Wonder what it takes to get a tournament
named after you? The Santa Clara County
Championship couldn't very well be named
after anyone else than famed California
amateur golfer
Ernie
Pieper, who won the tournament 15 times in 6
different decades of his life from the teens
to
the 60's. Top that!
54-hole stroke play championship with a cut after 36
holes. 36 holes of stroke play for seniors and super
seniors.
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