Ryan Sloane starts quickly at NCGA Mid-Amateur
6/9/2018 | by Northern California Golf Association
see also: View results for NCGA Mid-Amateur, Poppy Ridge Golf Course
A trio of players will start Sunday's final round even-par and three off the pace
Not with a 62 or 64, but with a 3-under 68 Saturday at par-71 Poppy Hills Golf Course. Playing out of Birdie League, Sloane, a member of the 2017 NCGA Seaver Cup team, did have a chance to go much lower. The 39-year-old carded seven birdies, but he’d also post three bogeys.
As for how good the 68 was, no other player in the field was able to get into red figures.
Three players–Domingo Jojola, Randy Haag and defending champion Bobby Bucey–are all tied for second at even-par 71. Haag,the defending NCGA Senior Player of the Year, holds the record for most NCGA Mid-Amateur wins with four (1999, 2002, 2009 and 2013). Bucey is looking to become the first back-to-back winner since Jeff Burda in 1996-1997.
Green Valley CC member Jeff WIlson, who played in last week’s U.S. Open Sectional qualifier at Olympic Club and Lake Merced GC, is T-5 at 72. Others in the immediate hunt include former NCGA Public Links champion Matt Cohn and defending NCGA senior champ Tony Padilla, who are in a group of nine at 73. The group also includes Christopher Boyns, the son of NCGA Hall of Famer Casey Boyns.
Results: NCGA Mid-Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | 150 | 73-67=140 | |
| 2 | Concord, CA | 100 | 71-69=140 | |
| 3 | Fairfield, CA | 50 | 72-68=140 | |
| 4 | Campbell, CA | 50 | 68-73=141 | |
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | 50 | 71-72=143 |
About the NCGA Mid-Amateur
The NCGA Mid-Amateur Championship began in 1982 as the Master Division Championship, a competitive opportunity for players aged 40-54 who were not yet eligible for senior tournaments. In 2016, the event was re-named the Mid-Amateur Championship, open...
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