LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA (October 4, 2005) -- Word to the wise: if Terry Foreman and James Hay are entered in a
four-ball tournament, the trophy engraver can get to work before the event even
begins.
The Foreman/Hay duo won the NCGA Master Division Championship by three strokes at the 6,807-yard, par-72 Poppy Ridge course (Chardonnay/Zinfandel nines),
defending the championship the team captured last year. That tournament win was
on the heels of the 2003 Contra Costa County Four Ball they won at Roddy Ranch
in 2003; their first time playing together. All told, the duo is three for three
in four-ball tournaments.
“It’s always good to defend,” Foreman said. The 48-year-old
Antioch member is no stranger to success playing as a single, having won his first
NCGA title at the 1977 Public Links. Foreman also won the 2003 Antioch City as
well as advancing to the finals of the NCGA Amateur in 2004, losing to a red-hot
Spencer Levin. Foreman shot 66 on his own ball in the second round, paving the
way to victory.
“Terry played as good of a round as you will see played,” partner
James Hay said. Hay, a 46-year-old Diablo Grande member has also had his share
of success, winning the 2003 NCGA Public Links and Master Division titles.
The team’s 14-under-par 130 total (67-63) was especially impressive given
the windy conditions in the second round of the 36-hole event. Coming from two
strokes down, Foreman and Hay were able to produce a three-stroke win on the strength
of the second-round 63. For the tournament, the team had only one bogey on the
card against 15 birdies.
Second and third place went to two groups playing together. NCGA Master Division
champion Jeff Burda of Del Rio and partner Jamie Looper of Oakdale took second
after a one-hole playoff. Third place went to John Desantis and NCGA board member
Mark House, both of Corral de Tierra. Both groups finished at 133.
As for the future, it is evident that much like the U.S. team finally finding
four-ball combinations that produce wins in the President’s Cup, Foreman
and Hay finding each other as partners and then going three for three in four-ball
tournaments makes one wonder what took them so long to start playing together.
“You have partners, people you like to play with through the years….and
you like to keep those partners,” Foreman said. “We work well together.”
This much is obvious.
Final Results from the NCGA Master Division Four Ball, played at the 6,807-yard,
par-72 Poppy Ridge Golf Course (Chardonnay/Zinfandel nines):
| Team |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
| Terry Foreman, Antioch and James Hay, Diablo Grande |
67 |
63 |
130 |
| Jeff Burda, Del Rio and Jamie Looper, Oakdale |
68 |
65 |
133 |
| John Desantis, Corral De Tierra and Mark House, Corral De Tierra |
67 |
66 |
133 |
| David Ujihara, Atascadero and Gary Wing, Atascadero |
72 |
64 |
136 |
| Danny Mahoney, Pajaro Valley and Mark Clarke, Pajaro Valley |
73 |
63 |
136 |
| Paul Balatti, Mayacama and Jim Knoll, Rooster Run |
67 |
70 |
137 |
| Jeff Wilson, Green Valley and Todd Barsotti, San Joaquin |
68 |
69 |
137 |
| Parrish Barker, Sunset Whitney and Brad Johnson, Sunset Whitney |
68 |
70 |
138 |
| Robert Fulton, Las Positas and Dan Bieber, Green Valley |
68 |
70 |
138 |
| Kevin Kobalter, Meadow Club and Bill Corbett, Meadow Club |
65 |
73 |
138 |
| John Jaramillo, Bennett Valley and Dennis Elgin, Rancho Murieta |
69 |
70 |
139 |
| Richard Dewey, Tehama and Ken Noonan, Castlewood |
69 |
71 |
140 |
| Wayne Bass, Oakhurst and George Erbez, Oakhurst |
67 |
74 |
141 |
| Jim Wilson, Butte Creek and Brady Myers, Colusa |
72 |
69 |
141 |
| Tom Rahe, Pasatiempo and John Driver, Stevinson Ranch |
68 |
73 |
141 |
| Jim Porter, Green Valley and Stephen Bauer, Antioch |
72 |
69 |
141 |
| Richard Ramsay, Windsor and Daniel Sakai, Mount St. Helena |
71 |
71 |
142 |
| Ron Freeman, De Laveaga and Jim McCarley, Bolado Park |
72 |
70 |
142 |
| Jose Sanchez, Monterey Peninsula and Robert Cayton, Pasatiempo |
69 |
73 |
142 |
| Dan Sexton, Bayonet/Black Horse and Tommy Koster, Corral De Tierra |
68 |
74 |
142 |
| Richard Whitmore, Roddy Ranch and Joseph Zanassi, Antioch |
72 |
70 |
142 |
| Steve Robinson, Sand Trappers and Jay Weiss, Pin High |
70 |
72 |
142 |
| Dave Stone, Blackhawk and Rick Shumate, Blackhawk |
73 |
70 |
143 |
| Lon Alward, Riverview and Rich Frieble, Riverview |
75 |
68 |
143 |
| Steve Wilson, Discovery Bay and Michael Flood, Discovery Bay |
70 |
73 |
143 |
| Russell Kamibayashi, Brookside and Len Pruss, Brookside |
74 |
69 |
143 |
| Mark Miller, Antioch and Tony McBroom, Stockton |
70 |
73 |
143 |
| Daniel Corfee, El Macero and David Baskins, El Macero |
74 |
69 |
143 |
| Mike Holt, San Jose and Brian McShane, San Jose |
71 |
73 |
144 |
| Harlan Karnofsky, Rancho Murieta and Dennis Dachtler, Rancho Murieta |
70 |
74 |
144 |
| Iose "Joe" Iulio, Gleneagles Intl and Eric Hauser, Gleneagles Intl |
72 |
72 |
144 |
| Scott Terry, Summitpointe and Jack Emmons, Castlewood |
73 |
71 |
144 |
| Ned Nix, Olympic Club and Michael Johnson, Olympic Club |
74 |
71 |
145 |
| Tom Ramback, Mountain Springs and Allen Herd, Mountain Springs |
73 |
72 |
145 |
| John Rotteveel, Yolo Fliers Club and Brian Bello, Yolo Fliers Club |
73 |
72 |
145 |
| Alan Swank, Cameron Park and Mark Van Deusen, Cameron Park |
72 |
73 |
145 |
| Troy Williams, Stevinson Ranch and Kenneth Dieker, Del Rio |
72 |
74 |
146 |
| Larry Raber, El Macero and Jay Stimack, Brookside oar |
72 |
74 |
146 |
| Dave Hatfield, Sequoia Woods and Jack Larmour, Sequoia Woods |
73 |
73 |
146 |
| Butch Paula, Bayonet/Black Horse and Robert Smith, Bayonet/Black Horse
|
71 |
75 |
146 |
| John Silvester, Roddy Ranch and Bryan Levy, Contra Costa |
73 |
74 |
147 |
| Neil Duffy, Salinas Fairways and Peter Boyle, Salinas Fairways |
71 |
76 |
147 |
| Miguel Gudino, Indian Valley and James Ryan, Indian Valley |
71 |
76 |
147 |
| David Rathjen, The Golf Club.com and Brad Bulcock, Gleneagles Intl |
73 |
74 |
147 |
| Greg Omalley, Adobe Creek and Dan Thurston, Foxtail |
76 |
71 |
147 |
| Eddie Myers, Antioch and Mark Miller, Antioch |
75 |
73 |
148 |
| Rex Ballard, Alta Sierra and Joe Schmitt, Cameron Park |
74 |
74 |
148 |
| Greg Williamson, Tracy and Robert Williams, Tracy |
77 |
72 |
149 |
| John Giffin, San Francisco and Robert Goodwin, Jr., San Francisco |
77 |
72 |
149 |
| Bobby Davis, Copper River and Keith Postler, Copper River |
74 |
75 |
149 |
| Jim Simpson, Harding Park and Savas Loukedis, Harding Park |
75 |
75 |
150 |
| Dan Ellis, Silver Creek Valley and Jeff Lerner, Silver Creek Valley |
74 |
76 |
150 |
| Jeff Atkinson, Half Moon Bay and Vance Verderame, Half Moon Bay |
73 |
79 |
152 |
| Bill Blastic, Golden Bay and Dan Hale, Golden Bay |
76 |
77 |
153 |
| Eric Kuwada, Gilroy and Joel Goldsmith, Eagle Ridge |
76 |
79 |
155 |
| John Uhl, Green Hills and Scott Weisgerber, Olympic Club |
81 |
75 |
156 |