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Chris Marin takes two-stroke victory over Martin Trainer while Rob Schneider wins senior flight; Jason Savorn tops in net division
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 25, 2008)--Monterey's Chris Marin is making a habit out of winning amateurgolf.com tournaments.
Five months removed from losing a tough playoff battle with Casey Boyns at the amateurgolf.com Christmas Classic, Marin took home the AGC California Mid-Amateur and followed that up with a two-stroke victory at the amateurgolf.com Monterey Bay Championship, finishing at 75-72--147, 3-over-par.
Marin's final round was the best of the tourney. He is currently tops in the amateurgolf.com - Bridgestone Golf Tournament Series Player Rankings, with a 25 point lead over Randy Haag.
Marin defeated San Francisco City champ Martin Trainer by two strokes, with Bill Moore taking third at 150, three strokes off the pace.
In the senior flight, Rob Schneider prevailed by one stroke, topping Rob Adolph with a 79-75--154.
Jason Savorn edged John Steinberger in the net flight.
****** Reporters notes ******
-Dan Young, 89-74--163 wins the comeback of the weekend award, going from a difficult round to one of the lowest scores in the event, by chopping 15 strokes off his score.
-Mike Flood had the shot of the weekend, after he holed out an eagle from 50 yards on hole No. 12
-A special thanks goes out to Director of Golf Joe Priddy and Tournament Coordinator Julio Rodriguez for all of their help and support of the event
Full results follow:
| CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||||
| Pos | First | Last | City | State | Rd1 | Rd2 | Tot |
| 1 | Chris | Marin | Monterey | CA | 75 | 72 | 147 |
| 2 | Martin | Trainer | Palo Alto | CA | 75 | 74 | 149 |
| 3 | Bill | Moore | Pacific Grove | CA | 76 | 74 | 150 |
| T4 | Spencer | Fletcher | Los Altos | CA | 75 | 77 | 152 |
| T4 | Colin | Peck | Palo Alto | CA | 78 | 74 | 152 |
| 6 | Geoffrey C. | Gonzalez | Carmel | CA | 74 | 79 | 153 |
| T7 | Matt | Marshall | Saratoga | CA | 80 | 75 | 155 |
| T7 | Freddy | Wolfe | Piedmont | CA | 75 | 80 | 155 |
| 9 | Chad | Vivolo | Carmel | CA | 77 | 80 | 157 |
| T10 | James | Martini | San Ramon | CA | 78 | 80 | 158 |
| T10 | David | Staszko | San Jose | CA | 80 | 78 | 158 |
| Pat | Phillips | Palo Alto | CA | 81 | 78 | 159 | |
| Steve | Wilson | Martinez | CA | 81 | 80 | 161 | |
| Dino | Giacomazzi | Seaside | CA | 83 | 79 | 162 | |
| Dan | Young | Redwood City | CA | 89 | 74 | 163 | |
| Jason | Melvin | Carmel | CA | 80 | 84 | 164 | |
| Cole | Pensanti | Oak Park | CA | 78 | 86 | 164 | |
| Austin | Rittenour | Concord | CA | 82 | 82 | 164 | |
| Kyle | Souza | Livermore | CA | 83 | 81 | 164 | |
| Jason | Thomas | Los Gatos | CA | 85 | 79 | 164 | |
| Joseph | Harrison | Boulder City | NV | 87 | 78 | 165 | |
| Sean | Dyer | Aptos | CA | 82 | 84 | 166 | |
| John | Staskus | San Jose, CA | CA | 84 | 82 | 166 | |
| Steven | Messer | San Diego | CA | 86 | 82 | 168 | |
| Matt | Williams | San Jose | CA | 85 | 83 | 168 | |
| Adam | Loran | San Jose | CA | 85 | 84 | 169 | |
| Jeff | Dare | Pleasanton | CA | 86 | 86 | 172 | |
| Keith | Schwartz | San Mateo | CA | 84 | 88 | 172 | |
| Ron | Siskey | Grover Beach | CA | 89 | 84 | 173 | |
| Logan | Woodruff | Oakland | CA | 91 | 85 | 176 | |
| Thomas | Duensing | Rohnert Park | CA | 84 | 92 | 176 | |
| TJ | Kinion | Watsonville | CA | 96 | 93 | 189 | |
| Sean | Fredkin | Salinas | CA | 94 | 100 | 194 | |
| Wait | Harris | Menlo Park | CA | nc | nc | nc | |
| Phillip | Herrera | Stockton | CA | 80 | wd | wd | |
| Stephen | Jahncke | San Jose | CA | 84 | wd | wd | |
| Dean | Prince | Pacifica | CA | wd | wd | wd | |
| Scott | Roak | Roseville | CA | wd | wd | wd | |
| Alexander | Schmitt | Tiburon | CA | wd | wd | wd | |
| Charlie | Vansicklen | Stockton | CA | wd | wd | wd | |
| Kurt | Von Trapp | Pleasanton | CA | wd | wd | wd | |
| SENIOR DIVISION | |||||||
| First | Last | Hometown | State | Rd1 | Rd2 | Tot | |
| 1 | Rob | Schneider | Lafayette | CA | 79 | 75 | 154 |
| T2 | Rob | Adolph | Fresno | CA | 78 | 77 | 155 |
| T2 | Doug | Johnson | Fresno | CA | 77 | 78 | 155 |
| T2 | Tom | Pera | Scotts Valley | CA | 79 | 76 | 155 |
| 5 | Mark | Miller | Antioch | CA | 76 | 80 | 156 |
| Neil | Duffy | Santa Cruz | CA | 79 | 78 | 157 | |
| Kenneth | Griffith | Los Angeles | CA | 80 | 77 | 157 | |
| Ben | Whipple | El Dorado Hills | CA | 83 | 74 | 157 | |
| Frank | Pieper | Carmel | CA | 79 | 79 | 158 | |
| Clem | Richardson | Salinas | CA | 82 | 76 | 158 | |
| Bob | Schoenherr | San Jose | CA | 79 | 80 | 159 | |
| Mike | Flood | Discovery Bay | CA | 83 | 78 | 161 | |
| Joe | Beato | Fresno | CA | 81 | 81 | 162 | |
| Michael | Donnelly | Clayton | CA | 81 | 81 | 162 | |
| Ramiro | Garcia | San Jose | CA | 80 | 82 | 162 | |
| Tom | Lyons | Pleasanton | CA | 83 | 79 | 162 | |
| Michael | Harding | Antioch | CA | 79 | 84 | 163 | |
| Rob | Thompson | Merced | CA | 78 | 87 | 165 | |
| Jim | Ono | Saratoga | CA | 87 | 79 | 166 | |
| Daniel | Kuper | Sunnyvale | CA | 86 | 87 | 173 | |
| Bill | Foley | San Ramon | CA | 90 | nc | nc | |
| NET DIVISION | |||||||
| First | Last | Hometown | State | Rd1 | Rd2 | Tot | |
| T1 | Jason | Savorn | Rancho Murieta | CA | 79 | 73 | 152 |
| T1 | John | Steinberger | Concord | CA | 75 | 77 | 152 |
| 3 | Al | Richardson | Santa Clara | CA | 76 | 77 | 153 |
| 4 | Fred | Luper | Suisun | CA | 76 | 78 | 154 |
| T5 | Kevin | Lane | San Jose | CA | 77 | 78 | 155 |
| T5 | Lee | Paulos | Suisun | CA | 75 | 80 | 155 |
| T5 | Noel | Rush | Pacifica | CA | 76 | 79 | 155 |
| T8 | Frank | Angelo | Moraga | CA | 74 | 82 | 156 |
| T8 | Randall | Schwartz | Burlingame | CA | 82 | 74 | 156 |
| T8 | Ken | Smith | Soquel | CA | 75 | 81 | 156 |
| Michael | Carr | San Francisco | CA | 80 | 77 | 157 | |
| Roger | Soell | Salinas | CA | 80 | 77 | 157 | |
| Art | Batchelder | Riverbank | CA | 78 | 80 | 158 | |
| Andrew | Loftus | Salinas | CA | 86 | 72 | 158 | |
| Korsen | Yu | Sunnyvale | CA | 78 | 80 | 158 | |
| Dave | Nikitin | Vacaville | CA | 82 | 77 | 159 | |
| Chad | Wolf | Salinas | CA | 75 | 84 | 159 | |
| Gene | Booth | Pleasanton | CA | 76 | 84 | 160 | |
| Tim | Burke | Glendora | CA | 76 | 84 | 160 | |
| Ryan | Kim | Palo Alto | CA | 79 | 81 | 160 | |
| Harvey | Hunter | Elk Grove | CA | 78 | 83 | 161 | |
| David | Bouquillon | san francisco | CA | 81 | 81 | 162 | |
| David | Mack | Redwood City | CA | 79 | 83 | 162 | |
| Robert | Carrier | Fair Oaks Blvd | CA | 82 | 81 | 163 | |
| Nigel | Harold | Alameda | CA | 87 | 76 | 163 | |
| Jason | Paich | San Francisco | CA | 83 | 82 | 165 | |
| Jim | Robertson | Moraga | CA | 87 | 78 | 165 | |
| Andrew | Hickson | Vacaville | CA | 79 | 89 | 168 | |
| Del | Hocker | San Jose | CA | 85 | 83 | 168 | |
| Jim | Cotton | Davis | CA | 83 | 86 | 169 | |
| Mike | Sly | Mountain View | CA | 85 | 85 | 170 | |
| Greg | Munroe | Folsom | CA | 93 | 78 | 171 | |
| Lyle | Covino | san francisco | CA | 89 | 86 | 175 | |
| Jeff | Hollstien | Grass Valley | CA | 86 | dns | dns | |
| Gearoid | Murphy | San Francisco | CA | 90 | dns | dns | |
| John | Pappas | Pleasanton | CA | dns | dns | dns | |
| Warren | Voyce | San Jose | CA | 86 | dns | dns | |
| Robert | Wolfe | Little Rock | AR | 85 | nc | nc | |
| Bob | Sears | Manteca | CA | wd | wd | wd |
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