In San Jose, Caleb Shetler wins Santa Clara County

June 10, 2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Caleb Shetler won at San Jose Country Club (SJCC photo)

The H.S. senior closes with 67-66 to win by two over Steve Woods; Casey Boyns wins the Sr. and Frank Pieper the Super Sr.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (June 3, 2018) -- San Jose Country Club member Caleb Shetler etched his name in Silicon Valley history, winning the 92nd Ernie Pieper Santa Clara County Championship. The senior at Valley Christian HS -- and San Jose State University commit -- posted impressive rounds of 70-67-66=203. Shetler's final round 66 tied for the lowest round of the tournament. And as it turned out, and he needed all these shots to finish two strokes ahead of Mid-Amateur Steve Woods (the 1994 California State Amateur Champion) who played spectacular golf all weekend with rounds of 67-68-70=205. Shetler started the final round two shots off the lead and made three birdies through his first seven holes to take the lead. He never look back. Starting two groups in front of the leaders, University of California junior Finigan Tilly played his final ten holes in 6-under-par to finish in third place and San Jose State senior Sean Yu (the 2016 Champion) finished in fourth place. SENIOR/SUPER-SENIOR 2011 Senior Champion and Northern California legend Casey Boyns shot 70-75=145 to hold off Thomas Ansbro who shot 72-76-148 in the Senior Division. In the inaugural Super Senior Flight, 2007 Senior Champion, Frank Pieper (his father is the legendary player Ernie Pieper who the tournament is named for) edged Herb Jensen by two shots with rounds of 77-73=150. ACE MAKER Congratulations to Rick Sepp who made a 1 on hole 5 in Sunday's final round!

Results: Santa Clara County

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Caleb Shetler	Saratoga, CA	100	70-67-66=203
2	Steve Woods	Cupertino, CA	65	68-67-70=205
3	Finigan Tilly	San Carlos, CA	30	73-68-66=207
4	Sean Yu	San Jose, CA	30	70-68-73=211
T5	Jack Avrit	Arroyo Grande, CA	30	68-74-71=213

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In San Jose, Caleb Shetler wins Santa Clara County

Wonder what it takes to get a tournament named after you? The Santa Clara County Championship couldn't very well be named after anyone else than famed California amateur golfer Ernie Pieper, who won the tournament 15 times in 6 different decades of h...