SF City Championship: Senior Final
(Carroll's hat says it all...)
Early Wins Senior Division
By Lila Hillard
SAN FRANCISCO, CA –March 5, 2006
Jeff Early of Pleasanton won the 2006 San Francisco City Golf Champion for the Senior Division at Harding Park on the 18th hole, 1 up against his opponent, Dave Carroll from Silverado.
The match was close throughout the day with both playing excellent golf. In spite of the inclement weather, Early shot 1 under and Carroll shot even par through 17 holes.
On the 16th, Carroll was 2 down but came back strong by making a birdie after trying to drive the green while Early two putted to bring the match to 1 up. They halved the 17th and then approached the crucial 18th hole. Carroll pulled his tee shot into the bushes above Lake Merced, forcing him to reload back at the tee box. This second time around produced a perfectly placed tee shot in the center of the fairway. A nice approach shot put him in the middle of the green in 4. Meanwhile, Early’s tee shot was on the right side in the short rough. Early’s second shot came up short in front of the bunker. Early made it up and down for the par, the match, and the entire championship.
“We both played well but he deserved to win,” observed the gracious Carroll. Early joked that he had a bit of good fortune on the 10th hole today, when he hooked a ball into the woods and was having trouble finding it. His opponent from yesterday’s match, Ronnie Wiley, was following the group and happened to locate it. “When Wiley found my ball, I was able to halve the hole and stay 1 up. I never lost that lead.”
ABOUT THE San Francisco City SENIOR
NOTE: 2017 REGISTRATIONS CLOSED ON JAN.
15.
MEN'S SENIOR DIVISION $275
ENTRY
FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES.
Open
to
the first 72 entries received. Participants must
have
an
index of 9.4 or lower on 12/01/16 and must have
an
age of 55 or older as of March 7, 2017.
Qualifying
will
consist of one 18-hole stroke play round. Along
with
the defending champion, who will hold the
number
two
seed, the low 31 scores will advance to the Men's
Senior Championship Flight. Individual scores will
determine seeding for match play.
Contestants
who don’t qualify will be refunded $125.
No-
shows
will not be entitled to a refund. All rounds will be
played at TPC Harding Park Golf Course. Those
contestants who post the 32nd and 33rd low
scores
will
be deemed alternate #1 and #2, respectively.
ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the
USA.
Match play event with scratch senior,
women's
and open divisions. Past champions
include Ken
Venturi, George Archer, and Dorothy
Delasin.
Some of the 'non winners' include Tom
Watson
and Johnny Miller. Click the 'history' tab for
more about this wonderful event.
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