VIDEO: California Amateur: Round-of-16

June 22, 2017 | by Yianni Gogonas of AmateurGolf.com

Danny Ochoa defeated medalist Eddy Lai today

Danny Ochoa of Carlsbad and USC ousted medalist Eddy Lai, as the quarterfinals get set for Friday

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (June 22, 2017) -- As the number of players gets whittled down, Yianni Gogonas of AmateurGolf.com spent some time on the range at Olympic Club talking to players.

One of the featured matches of the day was about to go out, and you would never know either of the players were even the least bit nervous. In the end, it was Danny Ochoa of Carlsbad who won the day, 1-up.

Ochoa went 2-down after five holes, but was able to turn the tide before the front nine was over. He won the challenging 11th and 12th holes with pars as the junior member of Olympic Club struggled with a bogey and double. When Ochoa bogeyed the monster par-5 16th against Lai's steady par, the match was close but Lai couldn't convert birdies on Nos. 17 or 18 so that's where it finished, 1-up in Ochoa's favor.

Full results are available for the brackets by clicking on the links below. CALIFORNIA AMATEUR: ROUND-OF-16 INTERVIEWS

Results: California Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	P.J. Samiere	Kailua, HI	600
Runner-up	Noah Norton	Chico, CA	400
Semifinals	Henry Chung	Cerritos, CA	300
Semifinals	Spencer Soosman	Westlake Village, CA	300
Quarterfinals	Danny Ochoa	Carlsbad, CA	200

View full results for California Amateur

About the California Amateur

The Championship is open to amateur golfers who have established current indexes of 4.4 and are members in good standing of the Southern California Golf Association, the Northern California Golf Association, or the Public Links Golf Association of So...