A birdie on the last lifts Willy Walsh to the Silicon Valley Amateur title
2/26/2023 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for AGC Silicon Valley Amateur, Stanford University Golf Course
The 18-year-old puts his name alongside Collin Morikawa and Max Homa on the list of champs; O'Connor takes senior division title
The golf was exquisite, as both players shot 4-under rounds of 68 and it wasn't until Walsh, a senior at Serra High School in nearby San Mateo, made a birdie on the par-5 18th hole that the title was decided.
Senior Division champion Daniel O'Connor
With the win, Walsh joins a list of past champions which includes PGA Tour stars Max Homa and Collin Morikawa.
For Donegan, it marks his second consecutive runner-up finish after he finished one back of Edan Cui at the Pacific Grove (Calif.) City Championship last weekend.
Mid-Amateur champion Chris Goin
"It was an interesting round," said Goin, who was the low mid-amateur in the field. "The weather finally showed up and the wind was in the opposite direction. It was challenging on the front and the back nine really dug in and showed its teeth at the end."
Daniel O'Connor turned in rounds of 68-74 to earn a three-shot victory over Chris Hyland in the senior division.
"Today was quite a bit tougher than yesterday," said O'Connor. "The wind was quite a bit stiffer than yesterday and it was a lot colder, for sure. I struggled on the first nine with four bogeys and a birdie but managed to make three birdies in a row to start my back nine which settled me down a bit."
Photo gallery from the 2023 Silicon Valley Amateur:
Results: AGC Silicon Valley Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mateo, CA | 150 | 66-68=134 | |
| 2 | Mill Valley, CA | 100 | 67-68=135 | |
| T3 | Alamo, CA | 50 | 72-67=139 | |
| T3 | Pleasanton, CA | 50 | 72-67=139 | |
| T3 | La Palma, CA | 50 | 70-69=139 |
About the AGC Silicon Valley Amateur
The Silicon Valley Amateur is now a 54-hole, limited-field WAGR points event! The field will consist of 64 scratch players and 18 invited scratch seniors. After 36 holes are contested (one round on Monday, one on Tuesday), the field will be cut to th...
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