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see also: Randy Haag, View results for NCGA Senior Match Play, Poppy Hills Golf Course
It was a week for the legends, as NCGA hall of famers Haag and Casey Boyns won the Senior and Super Senior Divisions
NCGA Hall of Famer Randy Haag isn't done etching his name into the record books just yet.
On Thursday, Haag notched yet another accomplishment, defeating friend Robert Funk, 1-up, to go back-to-back and win his record fourth NCGA Senior Amateur title at Spyglass Hill. A member at The Olympic Club, for Haag the four wins have come in pairs. In 2016 and 2017, Haag also repeated as champion.
At age 65, Haag is now eligible for NCGA Super Senior events. But at least for now, he has no plans to move up. It's not like Haag hasn't shown he can still compete with guys 10 years younger than him. Last season, Haag won NCGA Senior Player of the Year honors.
"I think it's very cool," said Haag, who notched his 10th career NCGA Senior title, leaving him just three wins behind all-time leader Jeff Burda "I still have my speed and length. As long as I do, I'll play in the Senior events. I love the guys, the people and the NCGA. If I think I can win, then I am going to keep playing in Senior events."
As for the friendship, Funk and Haag are no strangers. In 2022, the two paired up to win the NCGA Senior Four-Ball Championship.
This time around, however, the No.2 seeded Haag and No.20 Funk were foes.
After see-sawing back-and-forth for 17 holes, on the par-4 18th hole both players came up just short of reaching the green in regulation. Funk pitched up, leaving himself a 4-foot putt, while Haag pitched up to within 3-feet. Funk's par putt missed, while Haag's fell in.
Through the front-nine, Haag built a 2-up lead thanks in part to a double-bogey and bogey by Funk on the 5th and 6th holes, respectively. Later, after tying the 15th hole with matching birdies, Funk on No.16 got a much needed win when Haag--for the first time ever--knocked his drive on the hole so long that it went out-of-bounds. A hole later on the 17th Haag made a bogey to bring the match back to even.
"He had some bad breaks. I just wasn't able to capitalize on them," said Funk, who in 2020 won both the NCGA Senior Championship and California Senior Amateur at Poppy Hills. "I needed that putt on 18, and it just didn't happen."
In his quarterfinals match against No.7 Ron Ewing, Haag also came to the 18th hole with the match tied. In that match too, Haag would win it 1-up with a par on the 18th.
"I always really enjoy playing with Robert," Haag said. "It was another close one on a great golf course. Spyglass is one of my top five courses on the planet."
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