SCGA Sr. Match Play: Top seed Burda loses
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2012) -- The clear favorite to win the championship, 2011 SCGA Senior Amateur Champion Jeff Burda, who cruised through his quarterfinal match Tuesday morning, fell Tuesday afternoon to Greg Hetzer 6 & 4.
Hetzer, of San Pedro, won holes 12 through 14 to end the match early and advance to the finals, where he will face No. 2 seed Jim Knoll. Knoll defeated Mark Miller of Antioch 4 & 2.
Finding himself 6 up through 11 holes, Knoll held off an attack by Miller, who came within three with three holes to play. But a birdie by Knoll on the par 4 373-yard 16th hole secured the match for the 2011 NCGA Senior Player of the Year.
The final match between Knoll and Hetzer will begin at 7:30 a.m.
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ABOUT THE Southern California Senior Match Play
The Match Play and Senior Match Play
championships
began in 2008 as a means of bringing new credence
and incentive to the SCGA points program. The
SCGA
points program awards points to golfers who give
strong performances in SCGA, USGA, CGA and other
selected outside tournaments. This Championship is
open to SCGA members ages 55 and above with a
Handicap index of 9.4 or below. Players must qualify
or earn an exemption into the championship field.
The championship format is single-elimination match
play.
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