SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 6, 2018) - Greg O'Malley of Sonoma shot a 2-under 70 to earn medalist honors at San Francisco City Senior Qualifying at TPC Harding Park.
O'Malley birdied four out of six holes in the middle of his round starting at the 9th to spark his round.
James Camaione of Upland shot a 1-under 71 to qualify second, while 2016 Senior champion Randy Haag of Orinda shot a 72 to qualify third. 2008 champion Jim Knoll of Sunnyvale was among a group of players tied for fourth at 1-over 73.
2012 and 2014 champion Jim Williams of Orinda shot a 76 and advanced through to match play.
31 players advanced through qualifying (plus the defending champion Gary Vanier), and the cut fell at 7-over 79.
With 30 players shooting 78 or better, only one spot was available for all of the players who shot 79, and so a massive 12-for-1 playoff was held. In the end, John Friend of Los Altos emerged as the final qualifier and will face O'Malley in the first round of match play on Wednesday morning.
In the Super Senior qualifier, Mark Miller of Brentwood shot a 76 to medal by a single shot over Mike Parnow and Herb Jensen. Miller (2011) and Jensen (2010) are both former San Francisco City Senior champions.
15 players advanced through the qualifier to join the defending Super Senior champion Ron Johnson of Walnut Creek. The cut fell at 8-over 80 and, as there were exactly 15 players at that number or better, no playoff was needed to set the match play bracket.
The Super Senior match play round of 16 will be played this Sunday at TPC Harding Park.
ABOUT THE San Francisco City 2019 SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
MEN'S SENIOR DIVISION $225
ENTRY
FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES.
Open to the first 110 entries received.
Participants must have an index of 9.4 or lower as of
December 1 and must have an age of 55 or older as
of the first day of the tournament. Qualifying will
consist of one 18-hole
stroke play round, from which the low 32
scores
will advance to the Men’s Senior Championship
Flight.
Individual scores will determine seeding for match
play.
There will be no refunds after entries close.
All rounds will be played at TPC Harding
Park Golf
Course.
*In the event of a playoff for match play a player
must
be present in order to retain his right to participate
in
the playoff.
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, 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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