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amateurgolf.com Christmas Classic: Scarff in Playoff
***** Note: For video coverage of the final round, click here. *****

MONTEREY, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2008) -- For the past three years, the Christmas Classic has ended in a tie, requiring extra holes to award the Championship. This year, it was amateurgolf.com Player-of-the-Year Randy Haag, (he sealed the title with his runner-up victory today) against Reid Scarff after both players tied at 5-under-par.

Scarff ended the playoff quickly on the first hole with his 20-foot birdie putt while Haag's sidehill effort to tie slid by.

Both golfers found the green with their third shots after their drives didn't give them the opportunity to try for the green in two.

Haag was the leader heading into the final day of play after he carded an impressive 6-under 64 in the first round at Pacific Grove Golf Links. Scarff put up a 67 on Day 1 and cardeed the second best round of the day at Del Monte, a 70. Matt Montez had the low number of the day, a 69.

Andrey Mindirgasov, one of a full contingent of Cal-Berkeley golfers, tied with Chad Vivolo for third place at 4-under 138.

Kent Yamane, who reached the semifinals of the San Francisco City Championship and made the trip to Pinehurst for the U.S. Amateur took fifth at 3-under 139.

In the Senior Division, it was Herb Jensen of Carmichael at 1-over-par edging Rich Morrison and Rob Thompson, both of whom finished at 144.

Korsen Yu lit up Pacific Grove Golf Links in the Net Flight; his net 64 gave him a 4 stroke victory over Todd Knapp of Salinas and Nigel Harold of Alameda.

Full results follow:

Pos. Name/Hometown Score
T1 Reid Scarff, Oroville, CA 67-70--137
Randy Haag, Burlingame, CA 64-73--137
T3 Andrey Mindirgasov, Pacific Grove, CA 67-71--138
Chad Vivolo, Carmel, CA 68-70--138
5 Kent Yamane, San Jose, CA 66-73--139
T6 Chris Gilman, Yorba Linda, CA 65-75--140
Jeremy Gearhart, Atascadero, CA 66-74--140
8 Steve Wilson, Martinez, CA 68-74--142
T9 Dino Giacomazzi, Seaside, CA 72-71--143
Jeffrey Hamm, Danville, CA 70-73--143
John Murphy, Wilton, CT 71-72--143
Ryan Keith, Saugus, CA 68-75--143
T13 Chris Marin, Monterey, CA 70-74--144
Darryl Donovan, Morgan Hill, CA 69-75--144
Kris Butkys, Thousand Oaks, CA 72-72--144
Michael Weaver, Fresno, CA 70-74--144
Stephen Hale, Berkeley, CA 72-72--144
T18 Brian Thompson, Gilroy, CA 72-73--145
Bryan Moquin, Belmont, CA 72-73--145
Dash Lindsell, Burlingame, CA 71-74--145
Pace Johnson, Fresno, CA 73-72--145
T22 Cameron Rappleye, Elk Grove, CA 72-74--146
David Staszko, San Jose, CA 73-73--146
Jake Johnson, Cameron Park, CA 70-76--146
Stephen Jahncke, San Jose, CA 72-74--146
T26 Freddy Wolfe, Piedmont, CA 74-73--147
Matt Montez, Sacramento, CA 78-69--147
T28 Ian Dahl, Berkeley, CA 72-76--148
Troy Laughlin, Placentia, CA 70-78--148
T30 Andrew Matagrano, San Francisco, CA 75-74--149
brandon harkins, walnut creek, CA 71-78--149
Dan Young, Redwood City, CA 71-78--149
Daniel Covrig, Modesto, CA 76-73--149
Grant Norton, Rancho Murieta, CA 71-78--149
Jamie Core, Berkeley, CA 71-78--149
Jay Wood, Napa, CA 70-79--149
Justin Linkey, Tahoe City, CA 73-76--149
Tanner Makimoto, Roseville, CA 74-75--149
T39 Andrew Haggen, Walnut Creek, CA 73-77--150
Hank McCusker, Mendocino, CA 70-80--150
T41 Akshay Maliwal, Berkeley, CA 73-78--151
Devin Hexner, San Francisco, CA 75-76--151
jason peters, atascadero, CA 75-76--151
T44 Adam Loran, San Jose, CA 71-81--152
Dane Jensen, Pleasant Grove, Utah, UT 72-80--152
Kevin Baldwin, San Francisco, CA 74-78--152
Kyle Candlish, Rancho Murieta, CA 76-76--152
T48 Albert Conceicao, San Jose, CA 73-81--154
Anthony Machi, Pleasanton, CA 73-81--154
Greg Wardle, San Francisco, CA 74-80--154
Josh Stone, Stockton, CA 74-80--154
Nick Sako, Menlo Park, CA 73-81--154
Prabhjot Lasher, Los Banos, CA 76-78--154
Shannon Yocum, Palos Verdes Estates, 75-79--154
Steven Kern, Colfax, CA 76-78--154
Teddy Schrier, Atwater, CA 79-75--154
57 Billy Geibel, Atascadero, CA 76-79--155
T58 Geoff Couch, Watsonville, CA 78-78--156
Grant Rappleye, Elk Grove, CA 80-76--156
T60 Ben Jackson, Menlo Park, CA 78-79--157
John Allison, Pismo Beach, CA 78-79--157
Jon Mygrant, Redding, CA 79-78--157
Mark Mallin, San Jose, CA 76-81--157
Michael Melendez, Merced, CA 79-78--157
Michael Tobin, Turlock, CA 79-78--157
T66 Chris Mangold, Victorville, CA 79-79--158
Joel Carlson, Lafayette, CA 77-81--158
T68 Chris Jensen, Los Altos, CA 75-84--159
David Rohrs, Los Altos, CA 76-83--159
T70 Dylan Smith, San Francisco, CA 75-85--160
Juan Lopez, Lakeport, CA 76-84--160
72 Jerry Ledzinski, Carmel, CA 82-79--161
73 Ron Siskey, Grover Beach, CA 82-81--163
T74 Brandon Van Goethen, Huntington Beach, 81-83--164
Pete Wlodkowski, Carlsbad, CA 76-88--164
76 Keith Schwartz, San Mateo, CA 80-85--165
77 Dustin Garrehy, San Ramon, CA 79-87--166
78 Clare Langford, Richmond, CA 84-83--167
79 Steven Neer, Fresno, CA 84-84--168
80 Ian Attard, Danville, CA 83-89--172
81 Noah Sturm, Santa Cruz, CA 88-87--175
T82 Brian O'Regan, Walnut Creek, CA NC-NC--NC
Casey Boyns, Pacific Grove, CA 73-NC--NC
Eric Crociata, Dublin, CA NC-NC--NC
Erik Hallgrimson, Los Gatos, CA NC-NC--NC
Geoff Gonzalez, Diablo, CA 71-NC--NC
Pos Senior Flight Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Total
1 Herb Jensen Carmichael, CA 74 69 143
t2 Rich Morrison Los Gatos, AZ 74 70 144
t2 Rob Thompson Merced, CA 72 72 144
4 Robert Goodwin Atherton, CA 72 73 145
5 Frank Abbott Napa, CA 72 75 147
6 Greg O'Malley Sonoma, CA 74 75 149
7 Neil Duffy Santa Cruz, CA 75 75 150
t8 Pierre LaMothe Carmel, CA 80 72 152
t8 Charles Richesin Lodi, CA 81 71 152
Kevin Gaughan Danville, CA 78 76 154
Bob Schoenherr San Jose, CA 76 80 156
Greg Voboril Atascadero, CA 79 80 159
Michael Carr San Francisco, CA 79 79 158
Mark Miller Antioch, CA 79 79 158
Wayne Bass Clayton, CA 79 77 156
Randy Blankenbaker Rohnert Park, CA 80 73 153
Sherman Haggerty El Dorado Hills, CA 80 77 157
Frank Ontiveros Exeter, CA 80 82 162
Jim Welsh San Jose, CA 81 75 156
Jeffrey True. Sonoma, CA 82 79 161
Michael Donnelly Clayton, CA 83 72 155
Mike Flood Folsom, CA 83 74 157
Ben Whipple El Dorado Hills, C 84 75 159
Patrick Kane Antelope, CA 84 86 170
Ed Merchant Sacramento, CA 85 70 155
Rocky Wolf Palo Alto, CA 85 74 159
Bob Cayton Aptos, CA 86 79 165
Edward Strickland Alameda, CA 87 78 165
Gary Maniery Sacramento, CA 86 wd wd
Pos Net Flight Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Total
1 Korsen Yu Sunnyvale, CA 75 64 139
t2 Todd Knapp Salinas, CA 73 70 143
t2 Nigel Harold Alameda, CA 78 65 143
t4 Dan Gray Patterson, CA 76 68 144
t4 Charles Balisha Turlock, CA 74 70 144
6 Ricky Rush Boston, MA 77 71 148
7 Bart Goldie Oakland, CA 82 69 151
t8 Noel Rush Pacifica, CA 78 74 152
t8 Rob Vieira Stockton, CA 78 74 152
Marc Sanders Turlock, CA 79 74 153
Tom Silva Turlock, CA 77 76 153
Dave Nikitin Vacaville, CA 74 79 153
Fred Luper Suisun, CA 76 77 153
Robert Vernon San Francisco, CA 79 74 153
Jim Cotton Davis, CA 75 79 154
Lyle Covino san francisco, CA 74 80 154
Aaron Fuqua Salinas, CA 80 74 154
John Kavanagh Salinas 80 74 154
Tim Yager San Jose, CA 77 80 157
Patrick McKenna El Dorado Hills, C 80 77 157
James Murphy San Francisco, CA 83 75 158
Bruce McGraw Lake Forest, CA 79 80 159
Andrew Hickson Vacaville, CA 85 74 159
Frank Angelo Moraga, CA 86 76 162
Del Hocker San Jose, CA 88 75 163
Vincent Steele Concord, CA 81 85 166
Mike Sly Mountain View, C 82 84 166
Scott Carelli San Francisco, CA 83 86 169
Al Richardson Santa Clara, CA 84 88 172
Bill Wood Napa, CA 85 91 176

ABOUT THE AGC Christmas Classic

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The Christmas Classic was founded by 2-time California State Amateur Champion Casey Boyns over 20 years ago and it always attracts a great field. This is our most popular event, and year in and year out it sells out. Field limited to 104 players; Championship, Senior, and Net divisions.

Your entry fee includes two rounds of golf (cart at players expense), $4500 in Callaway Golf certificate prizes, $20 lunch certificate, and a great weekend at one of the Monterey Peninsula's wonderful classic courses, "Old" Del Monte.

DIVISIONS

CHAMPIONSHIP
For players aged 16 and over who have a USGA or equivalent index of less than 5.5

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
For players age 50 and over (as of the tournament date) with a handicap index of less than 8.0. Note: Must be 55 and over for NCGA Senior Points.

NET
For players 16 and over with handicap between 5.5 and 18.0.

MID-AM (subdivision of Championship)
For players age 25-49. Compete alongside the younger players in the Championship Division, (same tees, same prize opportunities) and if there are at least six Mid-Ams, a separate prize and trophy will be awarded.

SUPER SENIORS (subdivision of Senior)
For players age 65+. Compete alongside the younger senior players in the Senior Division, (same tees, same prize opportunities) and if there are at least six players 65 or over, a separate prize and trophy will be awarded for low super senior.

WOMEN (subdivision of Championship)
Will play in the Championship Division but from a shorter tee; if there are at least six women in the field, a separate prize and trophy will be awarded. Net players will play in the Net Division but from a shorter tee.

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