Past Champions Advance at San Francisco Senior

3/7/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Defending champ and 10-time city champ Gary Vanier (NCGA photo)

Winners of the last six San Francisco Senior City Championships are still alive and into the final 16

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 7, 2018) - The day after stroke play qualifying set the match play bracket of 32 players, the first set of matches in the San Francisco Senior City Championship were played at TPC Harding Park. Related: San Francisco Senior & Super Senior Qualifying Results The stroke play medalist Greg O'Malley of Sonoma advanced with a hard-fought 1 up win over John Friend of Los Altos, who earlier proved himself to be a tough out by winning a 12-for-1 playoff to earn the final match play qualifying spot. Winners of the last six San Francisco Senior City Championships are still alive and into the final 16. The defending champion Gary Vanier of Pleasant Hill, who also won in 2015, 2013, and 2009, advanced with a 3&2 win over Ken Helwig of San Jose. Vanier is the all-time leader in San Francisco city titles with 10, six in the regular division and four in the senior. 2016 champion Randy Haag of Orinda, who also won the regular City Championship in 1999, defeated Victor Campbell of Hercules 5&4. 2014 and 2012 champ Jim Williams of Orinda took out Steve Hendrick of Vallejo, 1 up. Haag and Williams will face off in the round of 16. Other winners on Wednesday include Corey West, Mike Benham, Bruce Hanavan, Dean Prince, Mel Collins Jr., Steve Donnelly, Scott Anderson, David Ujihara, James Camaione, Steve Hoyt, Bob Burnett and Ray Kong. The match play round of 16 will be played this Saturday at TPC Harding Park.

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