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San Francisco City: Soicher and VanderVeer Among Leaders
14-year-old Ben Soicher is an early leader
14-year-old Ben Soicher is an early leader

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 4, 2017) -- Cold, wet, and windy conditions greeted players for the start of the 101st annual San Francisco City Championship.

Not a single under-par round was had at the 5,416 yard Lincoln Park Golf Course. However, even-par rounds of 68 were shot by five players including: Menlo Park's Tucker Kenny, San Francisco native Stephen Sparolini, Brian Ma of Milpitas, Isaiah Choi of San Ramon, and Ben Soicher of Milly Valley.

Soicher, a 14-year-old who impressed us with an 8th-place finish at the AmateurGolf.com Wine Country Cup last weekend, tallied three birdies and three bogeys on the day. His most impressive birdie came on the 240 yard par-3 16th where he hit driver short of the green and pitched it in for birdie. It was only the second birdie on the hole for the day.

Leading the pack at Harding Park were a trio of players including: St. Mary's freshman Dylan Vanderveer, Orinda's Brendon Choe, and Los Gatos native Cameron Henry.

Vanderveer's round included a three-hole stretch of 4-under after birdies on 7 and 8 followed by an eagle on the par-5 9th. Henry and Choe each played very steady, tallying two birdies and one bogey on the day.

Players will swap courses for tomorrow's round which will be followed by a cut to the low 64 players for match play. Last year the cut fell at 153 (+13) and it looks like this year is on track for a similar number.

The average score at Lincoln Park today was just under 76 while Harding's average was 78.6.

Defending champion Daniel Connolly is not the field, leaving the number one match play seed up for grabs tomorrow.

Results: San Francisco City Championship
WinCABrian MaMilpitas, CA180
Runner-upEnglandSeb Crookall-NixonEngland120
SemifinalsCANed JensenSan Francisco, CA80
SemifinalsCABrandon JacobsThousand Oaks, CA80
QuarterfinalsIDGraysen HuffEagle, ID50

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ABOUT THE San Francisco City Championship


MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
$375 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES.

*An NCGA Points Tournament*

**Entry procedure for 2023: Exempt players will have first chance to register. They will be emailed an access code to register, and registration for these players opens on January 3. Registration opens for all other players on January 15.

Exempt players may email results@amateurgolf.com to request an access code.

Exemption categories:

* The past 10 years of the San Francisco City Golf Champions
* 2022 San Francisco City Men’s Championship Match Play Qualifiers
* Top 20 men’s 2021-2022 NCGA Points Lists
* 2022 NCGA Champions (Amateur, Mid-Amateur, Junior)
* 2022 USGA Event Qualifiers (Amateur, Mid- Amateur, Junior)

On January 15 at 8:00 am, registration will open to all players with a handicap index of 6.4 or lower as of the date of entry, and will remain open until the field limit (120 players) is reached. When the field limit is reached, all additional entrants will pre-qualify at Presidio Golf Club on Friday, March 10, 2023.

Players entering pre-qualifying will pay an entry fee of $150 for the pre-qualifier, and those advancing from the pre-qualifier will pay an additional $225 (must be paid prior to playing).

The 36-hole match play qualifier will be held March 11-12, 2023, with 18 holes played at TPC Harding Park and 18 holes at Presidio Golf Course for a combined 36-hole qualifying score.

There will be 156 players in the qualifying round with 64 players advancing to match play. When all qualifying has been completed, the Men’s Championship Flight will consist of 64 contestants. In the event of a playoff to qualify for match play, a player must be present in order to retain his right to participate in the playoff.

Match play will begin on March 18, 2023. All match play for the Championship Flight will be held at TPC Harding Park.

CART POLICY
The use of carts is prohibited for players and caddies in the Men’s Championship Flight (Appendix I – Local Rule Applies)

A schedule of all dates of play can be found on the tournament website sfgolfchampionship.com.

ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the USA. Match play event with scratch men's, senior men’s, women's, senior women’s, and open flight divisions. Past champions include Ken Venturi, Harvie Ward, Juli Inkster, Bob Rosburg, 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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