San Diego City: Meth wins in playoff

7/22/2013 | by

Byron Meth prevailed in a one-hole playoff over Arcadia’s Bryan Shin for the San Diego City Amateur championship at Torrey Pines South

By Glae Thien, Union-Tribune For two years, Bryon Meth sensed his golf game was improving, but he went without the reward of a tournament victory. It finally came for the Patrick Henry High alum on Sunday, as he prevailed in a one-hole playoff over Arcadia’s Bryan Shin for the San Diego City Amateur championship at Torrey Pines South. Meth clinched the title with a four-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole after starting the day tied for third place at three shots off the lead. He shot a 2-under-par 70 for a three-round total of 211 to tie with Shin, who had a 71 to move up from two shots back in second. “It feels good to be back in the winner’s circle,” said Meth, a junior at the University of Pacific. “It’s a testament to all of the work that I’ve put in. I’ve seen Top 10s and Top 5s, and now this is really nice, especially in my hometown.” Meth moved into contention on Saturday at Torrey Pines North with a 68 to match the low round of the tournament, which began on Friday at Balboa Park. He started the final round with six straight pars in the leading foursome before moving ahead with three straight birdies.

Results: San Diego City Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
T1	Byron Meth	San Diego, CA	100	73-68-70--211
T1	Bryan Shin	Cerritos, CA	65	71-69-71--211
T3	Christopher Tuulik	San Diego, CA	30	67-71-76--214
T3	Nick Thomas	Westlake Village, CA	30	72-71-71--214
5	Christopher Doyle	Los Angeles, CA	30	72-70-75--217

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About the San Diego City Amateur

The format is 36-hole Gross Stroke Play with no cut and is open to all amateur golfers (no residency requirement), 18 years of age and over. Round 1 is at the North Course at Torrey Pines, and Round 2 at the site of the 2008 and 2021 U.S. Opens, the ...

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