Doug Banks wins playoff, will be top-seed at Oregon Senior Amateur
9/22/2014 | by Oregon Golf Association
see also: View results for Oregon Senior Amateur, Emerald Valley Golf Club
Doug Banks defeats Randy Mahar with a birdie in a one-hole playoff to claim medalist honors and the No. 1 seed
Monday’s round included 18 holes of stroke play qualifying. Match play begins tomorrow and extends until Thursday for the Women’s Division, and Friday for the Men’s Division.
Banks defeated Randy Mahar (Portland, Ore.) in a one-hole playoff to earn the top spot in the Championship Flight in the Men’s Division. Both players fired rounds of 3-under par 68. In the playoff, which was held on the 487 yard par-5 first hole, both players hit their drives in the fairway. Mahar pushed his second shot into the sand trap short and right of the green, while Banks fired his shot just over the green and a short chip away from the hole. Mahar missed a five foot putt for par, while Banks made his three footer for birdie to win the playoff.
Defending champion Scott Hval (Portland, Ore.) will receive the second seed in the Championship Flight. Alex Foster (Beaverton, Ore.) fired a 1-under par 70, and was only one of three players to fire an under-par score on Monday. Mike Gustafson (Eugene, Ore.), Jon Carey (Monmouth, Ore.) and Tom Prevost (McMinnville, Ore.) all shot 71 (E) during stroke play qualifying.
In the Women’s Division, Norman fired the low round with a 2-over par 73. After an even par 35 on the front nine, Norman bogeyed three of the first five holes on the back nine before making birdie on the 17th hole, ending with a 2-over par 38 on the second nine. Loree McKay (Hillsboro, Ore.) earned the second seed in the championship, firing a 4-over par 75. Charisse Spada (Portland, Ore.) finished qualifying with a 76 (+5), while Anita Wicks (Roseburg, Ore.) shot 78 (+7) and Darci Trimmer (Vancouver, Wash.) fired an 83 (+12).
About the Oregon Senior Amateur
Entries are open to male and female amateur golfers 50 years of age or older with USGA Handicap Indexes of 18.1 or less and who are members in good standing of an OGA member club. The field will be limited to the lowest 96 qualified men. The defendin...
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