Saramento County Four-Ball: First Round Results

23 Oct 2005
see also: Sacramento County 2024 Men's Four-Ball Championship, Mather Golf Course
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MATHER, CALIFORNIA (October 23, 2005) -- Tournament Director Rudy Danzinger today reported results from the first weekend of play in the Sacramento County Men's Four Ball Match Play Championship.

21 teams started the weekend, trying to qualify on Saturday for the 15 available match play team positions (the defending champs were exempt). And while qualifiers, and matches, are always exciting, Tim Breland of Stockton definitely had the most heart-stopping moments. Fortunately for he and his partner, Michael Patchell of Vacaville, Breland and his putter handled the pressure like a tour player.

First, there was the Saturday playoff with three teams trying for the last spot in match play after tying with 71's. Breland's ball was apparently lost, but after 4 1/2 minutes it was found in the rough, he found the green with his second shot, and holed a 20 foot putt for birdie. Then, in the first round of match play on Sunday, Breland holed a 12-footer on the 2nd hole of sudden death.

No word on whether he's sleeping with his putter tonight, but it probably won't be changed before next weekend's matches get underway. First round match play results are shown below:

UPPER BRACKET
CAPEL / BERDAHL DEF. CORSAUT / VANETTEN 2&1
BRELAND / PATCHELL DEF. TWIST / POTTENGER 20TH HOLE
LEUTERIO / HARRIS DEF. SOUZA JR./ DIEGO 2&1
BAILEY / SLADE DEF. WOLF / STOVALL 2&1

LOWER BRACKET
VIBOCH / HARKINS DEF. HUNTER / FINDLEY 6&5
RAPPLEYE / RAPPLEYE DEF. HENRY / ELGIN 1 UP
FLEMING / CONDIE DEF. JOHNSON / WATSON 3&2
DURST / DURST DEF. VASQUEZ / NIGEL 1 UP

ABOUT THE Sacramento County Four-Ball

The 2024 Sacramento County Men’s Four-Ball Championship will be contested at Mather Golf Course on October 19-20 and October 26-27, 2024. The tournament is open to all amateur golfers with a current World Handicap System (WHS) Index of 7.0 or less as of October 15, 2024.

The tournament format is as follows:

All play conducted under USGA rules. Play is at scratch. Play will be from the Bomber (black) tees at about 6,750 yards. Qualifying round, and first and second round of match play will be with 9-minute tee time intervals to improve pace of play.

- 4-Ball stroke play qualifying round on Saturday, October 19 – 7:50 a.m. morning tee times*
- 1st Round matches 18 holes Sunday, October 20 – 7:50 a.m. morning tee times
- 2nd Round matches 18 holes Saturday, October 26 – 7:50 a.m. morning tee times
- 3rd Round matches 18 holes Saturday, October 26 – 1:15 p.m. afternoon tee times
- 4th Round matches 18 holes Sunday, October 27 – 8:30 a.m. morning tee times
- Championship match Sunday, October 27 – 1:30 p.m. afternoon tee time – if needed.

* Low 31 or 15 teams plus defending champions or low 32 or 16 teams will advance to the match play round on Sunday, October 20. (Defending Champions playing as a team shall receive automatic qualification into match play unless they elect to compete in the qualifying round). Ties will be broken by sudden-death playoff from first hole unless there would be an option to play from another hole if both teams agree.

The entry fee is $325 per team and includes ALL qualifying and match play green fees (power carts not included). Golf carts may be rented in the golf shop prior to play. The field is limited to paid entries from the first 72 teams.

The entry deadline is October 10, 2024 and there will be no refunds after this date. Late entries will be accepted if space is available with cash only - no exceptions.