In the Senior Division, Napa's Dave Carroll held off Carl Selkirk of Chico to win by two strokes at even-par 144. Carroll, who was tied with Carl Selkirk with two holes to play, birdied his seventeenth hole -- the risk-reward par-4 eighth -- against a Selkirk bogey to grab a 2-shot swing which would last through the final hole.

"Carl just missed his par putt on the same line as my birdie putt, so I had to thank him for giving me the line," quipped Carroll, a veteran Senior player.

Tom Lyons finished at 148 for solo third place.

The Net Division was a much tighter race than it looked, as first round leader James Priscaro found all the trouble he avoided during his Saturday net 65 (a gross 73 with an 8 handicap) but won the title despite slipping to a net 78 on Sunday. Jeff Traweek finished in second place at 1-over-par 145, while Tim Maas and Al Richardson tied for third at 149. Richardson's final round 72 was the lowest round of the leaders.

TOURNAMENT NOTES:

- San Francisco City Senior Champ Jeff Early of Pleasanton had the ultimate "with-a" day and caused amateurgolf.com founder Pete Wlodkowski to do a double take when reviewing his Sunday card. Early made an 11 on the par-3 seventh hole (his 16th) then finished par-birdie to shoot a remarkable 80. "I made an ace on No. 7 during the 2004 Metropolitan Amateur, so my average is 6," quipped Early, who was shaken but not stirred by the bunker-ob-bunker-etc. series that led the the large number.

- Speaking of par-3's, Ocean Honda again provided us with a beautiful Honda Ridgeline truck for an ace on No. 16, but unfortunately nobody is driving away in the silver beauty (If you want to buy or lease one, call Steve John at 831-464-2412 for an amateurgolf.com member deal). Troy Laughlin of Yorba Linda got in the spirit, took dead aim and told his fellow competitors that he was going after the truck. His 7-iron hosel-rocketed towards the pond, clipping a surprised mallard and nearly caused an Audubon Society infraction (the duck lived). "Did I say truck or duck?" joked Laughlin.

- Sponsors UST Golf Shaft, (represented by Jamie Pipes, PGA) and Bridgestone Golf (represented by Gary Renelt) did a great job with the demo day on the range on Saturday. Leith Anderson's company The Golf Lab provided their tour van and won over some new customers with their technical prowess. We appreciate the support of these companies and look forward to building a tradition of a Saturday demo day during this event. To inquire about purchasing any of the equipment you saw, contact Pete Wlodkowski at 760-929-9297.

- Thanks to the Turlock Christian High School golf team for acting as spotters, and to coach Jeff Cedarwood and two parents for witnessing on No. 16. Over $1000 was raised for the team's April trip to Myrtle Beach! Tim Maas, by the way won the closest to the pin with a 2 foot, 3" shot on No. 16 - he unfortunately got so excited he missed the putt. Zack Taylor took second place in the two-day competition.

- Finally, special thanks to Stevinson Ranch founder George Kelley and his entire staff for once again hosting us and helping to build this tournament into one of the best tournaments in California. The course once again got rave reviews, and we were treated like gold as always!

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Final results from the amateurgolf.com California Mid-Amateur, played at the 6996 yard, Par-72 Stevinson Ranch Golf Club:

Note: For NCGA Points, the Mid-Amateur and Masters Divisions are combined into one large Championship Flight.