Austin City Championship: Noonan Wins in Playoff

August 7, 2006 | by

Brian Noonan reacts to his 35-foot<br>birdie putt which forced the playoff

Brian Noonan rolls in a 35-footer on the 72nd hole to force a playoff with Robby Ormand, then prevails with a birdie on the first playoff hole

Thanks to Doug Smith of the Austin American Statesman for this report.

AUSTIN, TX (August 7, 2006)--Brian Noonan and Robby Ormand put on a great show Sunday at Jimmy Clay Golf Course, but it was Noonan who was left alone to take the final bows as winner of the Austin Men's City Championship.

For four days, Noonan chased Ormand, the leader after each of the first three rounds at Lions Municipal, Morris Williams and Roy Kizer. Ormand began Sunday's final round with a four-stroke lead over Noonan, and it quickly became a two-man race.

Noonan and Ormand matched shots and putts all day, and Noonan, a 21-year-old graduate of Westlake High School, finally won by sinking an 8-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, which was interrupted by a 45-minute rain delay.

An hour earlier, Noonan had forced the playoff by sinking a 35-foot putt for birdie on the final hole of regulation. Noonan's final round of 5-under-par 67 tied Ormand, who shot 71 Sunday, at 15-under 271.

Only six other players broke par for the 72-hole championship: Cameron Nofi (third, 279), Stephen Paterson (fourth, 281), Billy Clagett (fifth, 284), and Connor Smith, Creighton Honeck and Jon Perez (tied for sixth, 285).

On the first hole of sudden death, the par-5 10th at Clay, both players hit their second shot on the slope to the left of the green. Play was then suspended because of lightning and thunderstorms. When play resumed, Ormand chipped 18 feet past the hole and Noonan lobbed a wedge to 8 feet. Ormand's birdie attempt slid by the right side, and Noonan then dropped his putt for the victory.

Noonan's putt in overtime may have won the tournament, but it was his birdie on No. 18 that kept him alive.

"I hit a wedge from only 108 yards but left it about 35 feet short," said Noonan, who will be a junior at Louisiana State. "Robby chipped up to about a foot, and I knew he had a par. There wasn't much to think about. I had to make the putt. The putt wasn't going to do a lot. I just saw the line and made sure to get it there."

Noonan's victory overshadowed a bold shot by Ormand on the par-5 16th. Ormand, a 19-year-old Bowie graduate who will be a sophomore at Texas Christian, was coming off a bogey on the par-4 15th where Noonan had made birdie to tie for the lead.

Ormand nailed his drive 310 yards down the middle of the 16th fairway. After Noonan laid up in two, Ormand faced a 250-yard shot to the green, which was guarded by a pond in front and bunker to the right. Instead of playing safe, Ormand drilled a 3-wood to 20 feet of the hole and two-putted for birdie to regain the lead as Noonan made par.

"At that point I just felt like I had to make birdie to win, and that was my best chance," Ormand said. "I had a little room to bail out to the right, but I hit it just perfect.

"I had my chances, but I guess it was just not meant to be," Ormand added. "Brian made a really great putt on 18 to tie and then made a putt to win. It was pretty good stuff today."

Final scores from the Austin City Championship, played at Lions, Morris Williams, Roy Kizer and Jimmy Clay Golf Courses, August 4-7, 2006:

The Austin City Championship is an amateurgolf.com Texas Amateur Rankings Points Event

Brian	Noonan	64	71	69	67	271
Robby	Ormand	65	67	68	71	271
Cameron	Nofi	69	68	71	71	279
Stephen	Paterson	67	72	70	72	281
Billy	Clagett	69	72	71	72	284
Connor	Smith	72	71	71	71	285
Creighton	Honeck	71	69	74	71	285
John	Perez	70	70	74	71	285
Gene	Black	73	72	73	70	288
Chris	Benestante	74	70	73	71	288
T.J.	Vague	73	74	69	73	289
Phil	Thomas	72	76	72	72	292
Matt	Smith	74	67	75	76	292
Chris	Hartenstein	72	72	71	77	292
Steve	Wood	69	72	70	81	292
Vince	Brunssen	73	71	72	78	294
Grady	Bruce	69	74	77	75	295
Bart	Antle	70	74	74	77	295
Michael	Smith	72	76	74	74	296
Teddy	Wheeler	70	74	75	77	296
Randy	Reynolds	65	74	86	73	298
Jeff	Shell	70	81	73	74	298
Bobby	Hutcherson	74	72	76	76	298
Daniel	Wood	78	75	67	78	298
Rob	Ormand	70	78	78	73	299
Steve	Trafton	76	73	73	77	299
Kody	King	72	71	79	77	299
Lester	Lundell	75	75	77	73	300
Mike	Green	74	76	75	75	300
Jeremy	Williams	76	76	76	73	301
Jonathan	Buchanan	77	75	75	74	301
Peach	Reynolds	73	81	71	76	301
Wayne	Smith	76	77	72	76	301
Ralph	Barrera	71	79	75	76	301
Ken	Gadawski	79	70	71	81	301
Richard	Wyche	76	77	75	74	302
Clay	Johnson	74	70	82	76	302
Johnny	Ormand	70	75	80	77	302
Larry	Walsh	74	73	77	78	302
Dennis	Sokol	71	75	78	78	302
Victor	Wallace	77	72	73	80	302
Lee	Seidlits	77	73	81	72	303
Ben	Bertram	73	75	81	74	303
Josh	Luongo	75	78	74	76	303
Kendall	Allen	77	77	78	72	304
Karl	Steffes	76	77	74	77	304
Michael	Goldwater	77	70	80	77	304
Jerrwood	Marshall	79	73	78	75	305
William	Miller III	76	74	78	77	305
Charlie	Laudermilk	75	73	78	79	305
Mike	Carroll	75	75	80	76	306
David	Brader	71	81	77	78	307
Daniel	King	70	80	74	83	307
Donald	Rose	74	80	79	75	308
Mike	Grindle	76	74	78	81	309
Luke	Wester	73	78	82	77	310
Tony	Pitifer	70	80	81	79	310
John	Tomicki	74	73	83	80	310
Jim	Phillip	77	78	74	81	310
Frank	Paul	77	76	76	81	310
Graham	Turney	74	77	77	82	310
Matt	Fisher	76	77	81	77	311
Jonathon	Ayala	77	75	80	79	311
Ryan	Zimmerman	76	79	83	74	312
Payne	Wilkie	76	75	80	81	312
Mark	Baldree	79	76	84	74	313
Roger	Bailey	80	74	80	79	313
Tim	Wilson	74	74	86	79	313
Nathan	Erwin	72	82	75	84	313
Jeff	Jones	81	73	82	79	315
Kelly	Cramer	76	76	80	83	315
Keith	Bumpass	81	74	83	78	316
Matthew	Pizalate	76	79	80	81	316
Rawley	Vines	74	80	83	81	318
Bill	Totten	78	77	87	79	321
Ramiro	Gonzalez Jr.	78	76	79	89	322
Kurtis	Schoenberger	78	75	94	81	328
Alan	Garcia	76	78	82	DQ	DQ
Scott	Bailey	73	75	73	WD	WD

About the Austin City Championship

Austin City Championship: Noonan Wins in Playoff

72-hole stroke play championship open to all amateur golfers that reside in the Austin Metropolitan area. This area includes Travis, Hays, Burnet, Blanco, Caldwell, Williamson & Bastrop counties. Played on multiple courses in the Austin area.

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