California Senior Amateur: Three tied for the lead heading into the Final Round
November 7, 2023 | by Northern California Golf Association
see also: Ron Ewing, View results for California Senior Amateur, Valley Club of Montecito
Paul Smith, Ron Ewing, and Tom Kroll are all tied for the lead at 2-under with 18 holes remaining.
Following Tuesday's second round, the leaderboard was a logjam. Three players--Paul Smith, Ron Ewing, and Tom Kroll--are all tied at the top at 2-under par 142.
Smith, of Oxnard, was the biggest mover, carding a 71 to get into a tie for the lead.
Lurking just a shot behind is another group of three players--Tim Hogarth, Randy Haag, and Mike Stieler. Hogarth, the first-round leader, fell back with a 74.
Haag, the event's two-time defending champion, and Stieler, this year's NCGA Senior Championship winner, both shot matching day-low scores of 70.
The only other player to three-peat as champion was Jeff Burda from 2008-2010.
The cutline for the final round (low 30 and ties) came at 7-over 151.
In the North-South Challenge, the SCGA defeated the NCGA, 421-423. The Challenge, which is contested over the first two days of the championship, takes the best three scores from each region (NCGA and SCGA).
Results: California Senior Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chula Vista, CA | 700 | 70-74-68=212 | |
| 2 | Ventura, CA | 400 | 71-71-70=212 | |
| 3 | Northridge, CA | 300 | 69-74-70=213 | |
| T4 | Orinda, CA | 300 | 73-70-72=215 | |
| T4 | Atwater, CA | 300 | 70-72-73=215 |
About the California Senior Amateur
The California Senior Amateur Championship began in the fall of 1992, and is the state championship for players age 55 and over. The first two tournaments were played at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. In 1994, the event was moved to Poppy Hills Golf Cour...
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