Zachery Pollo wins the California Amateur

6/24/2023 | by Northern California Golf Association

Zachery Pollo is the California Amateur champion (NCGA photo)

Pollo (pronounced Po-Lo) joined the likes of Johnny Miller, Ken Venturi and Xander Schauffele as a California Amateur champion

When it was all finally over, Rocklin resident Zachery Pollo finally cracked a big smile. Pollo (pronounced Po-Lo) joined the likes of Johnny Miller, Ken Venturi and Xander Schauffele as a California Amateur champion, defeating runner-up Dylan Oyama, 5 and 4, in the 36-hole final held Saturday at par-72 Lake Merced Golf Club. An 18-year-old sophomore-to-be at University of Arizona, Pollo is one of the event's youngest winners. Mac Hunter won the 1972 title at 16. Immediately after his victory, Pollo started receiving congratulatory texts from Wildcats head coach Jim Anderson as well as some of his teammates, including 2021 NCGA Amateur champ Sam Sommerhauser. "It feels good. Coming into it, I knew it would be a long week," said Pollo, a former standout on the Junior Tour of Northern California. "There's a lot of golf. You just try to prepare yourself. Fortunately, I was able to come out on top." In the morning portion of the final, Pollo and Oyama see-sawed with neither ever holding more than a 2-up lead. Tied through 16 holes, Pollo grabbed a 1-up lead on the 17th when Oyama failed to reach the green in regulation, leading to a bogey. The two tied the 18th hole with pars.

Results: California Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Zach Pollo	Rocklin, CA	600
Runner-up	Dylan Oyama	Carlsbad, CA	400
Semifinals	Casey Leebrick	San Luis Obispo, CA	300
Semifinals	Davis McDowell	San Rafael, CA	300
Quarterfinals	Andy Yoon	Cypress, CA	200

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The Championship is open to amateur golfers who have established current indexes of 4.4 and are members in good standing of the Southern California Golf Association, the Northern California Golf Association, or the Public Links Golf Association of So...

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