STEVINSON, California (December 21, 2009) -- Mat Miller of Pleasanton won the Championship Division of the amateurgolf.com Tour Championship by 2 strokes over the weekend, following up a first round 68 with an even par 72 in round two to finish at 4-under. Four players tied for second at 2-under -- Sam Smith of Turlock; Michael Weaver of Fresno; Derek Ernst of Clovis; and Eric Mina of Fremont.

Miller had an amazing run on Saturday, going 6-under for his final 10 holes, including a birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie run on holes 9-12 and a cap-off birdie on the par-5 closing hole. Back nines of 31 don't come too often at Stevinson Ranch, particularly in chilly December weather.

The stretch of holes 16-18 is Stevinson's version of "Amen Corner." On Sunday, Miller was in charge within his final round pairing, but briefly let the field of contenders back in the tournament when he made double-bogey on the treacherous par-3 16th. The University of San Francisco golfer quickly righted his ship with a par-birdie finish.

Rob Thompson won the Senior Division at 148, making birdie on the final hole to edge amateurgolf.com Senior Player-of-the-Year Mark Miller by 1. Mike Donnelly took third place.

In the Net division, Terry O'Prey grabbed the win, but Korsen Yu of Sunnyvale got the Tour Championship crystal (O'Prey was ineligible but played as an open contestant). Yu also claimed the amateurgolf.com Net Player-of-the-Year title with his win.

Randy Haag of Burlingame couldn't play the Tour Championships due to a date conflict with the Dixie Amateur in Florida (he shot 76-69 to miss the final cut by 1), but he had already clinched his third straight amateurgolf.com Championship Division Player-of-the-Year title.

TOURNAMENT NOTES:

Dr. Glen Albaugh, and "Winning the Battle Within"
Dr. Glen was at Stevinson over the weekend, working with Nationwide Tour player Matt Hansen (who holds the amazing course record of 59 at Stevinson Ranch). I had a chance to work with Glen and Matt on several practice drills and mental exercises that I know will help me play tension free golf and score better. We're working on a two-day seminar for later this year at none other than Stevinson Ranch... By the way, if you would like to order a copy of Glen's book, you can find it on Amazon.com or by visiting: www.wbwgolf.com.

Special Thanks to the golf staffs, food and beverage operations, maintenance crew, and everyone that makes us proud to call Stevinson Ranch "The Home Course of amateurgolf.com." In addition, my personal thanks to Jeff Cederlind and the Turlock Christian High School golf team players who helped us as spotters and scorekeepers.

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Final results from the amateurgolf.com 2009 Tour Championship presented by Bridgestone Golf, played Dec 19-20, 2009 at the 7205 yard, par 72 Stevinson Ranch Golf Club in Stevinson, CA:

Championship
Pos	Rd1	Rd2	TOTAL
1	68	72	140	Mat Miller	Pleasanton, CA
2	72	70	142	Sam Smith	Turlock, CA
2	73	69	142	Michael Weaver	Fresno, CA
2	72	70	142	Derek Ernst	Clovis, CA
2	71	71	142	Eric Mina	Fremont, CA
6	69	74	143	Grant Norton	Rancho Murieta, CA
6	70	73	143	Pace Johnson	Fresno, CA
8	70	74	144	Darryl Donovan	Morgan Hill, CA
9	71	74	145	Matthew Hansen	Los Osos, CA
10	75	73	148	Nick Green	Chico, CA
10	69	79	148	George Gandranata	Emeryville, CA
12	72	79	151	Tommy Economou	Hillsborough, CA
13	76	76	152	Tanner Makimoto	Roseville, CA
14	77	76	153	Cameron Rappleye	Elk Grove, CA
14	73	80	153	Sean Nadir	Los Altos, CA
16	81	73	154	Matt Williams	San Jose, CA
16	78	76	154	Nick Neri	san jose, CA
18	80	75	155	Justin Marchiando	Carmel, CA
19	76	81	157	Brian Swenson	Dublin, CA
20	77	81	158	Albert Conceicao	San Jose, CA
20	75	83	158	Paul Smith	Turlock, CA
22	74	86	160	Jonny Baxter	Pleasanton, CA
23	77	85	162	Gary Leung	Morgan Hill, CA
24	84	79	163	Will Roberts	Los Altos, CA
25	84	83	167	Sean Etow	Aptos, CA
26	86	84	170	Keith Schwartz	San Mateo, CA
27	90	84	174	Hasan Doxey	altadena, CA
--	dns	dns	dns	Paul Rice	Redlands, CA
--	74	dq	dq	Taylor Travis	Fremont, CA
--	79	nc	nc	Garrett Fogel	Dublin, CA
--	wd	wd	wd	Phillip Herrera	Stockton, CA
--	wd	wd	wd	Mark Mance	San Francisco, CA
Senior Championship
Pos	Rd1	Rd2	TOTAL
1	72	76	148	Rob Thompson	Merced, CA
2	75	74	149	Mark Miller	Antioch, CA
3	78	74	152	Michael Donnelly	Clayton, CA
4	77	77	154	Ben Whipple	El Dorado Hills, CA
4	79	75	154	Greg Saiki	Sanger, CA
6	73	82	155	Neil Duffy	Santa Cruz, CA
6	78	77	155	Peter Moren	Danville, CA
8	74	82	156	George Kelley	Stevinson, CA
9	76	82	158	Joe Beato	Fresno, CA
9	79	79	158	Bob Olds	Brentwood, CA
11	76	83	159	Mike Barr	Fresno, CA
12	79	81	160	Michael Kinch	Ripon, CA
13	85	78	163	Charles Richesin	Lodi, CA
14	79	85	164	Sherman Haggerty	El Dorado Hills, CA
Net
Pos	Rd1	Rd2	TOTAL
1	73	69	142	Terry O'Prey	Pleasanton, CA
2	68	76	144	Korsen Yu	Sunnyvale, CA
3	70	79	149	Tim Yager	San Jose, CA
4	75	79	154	Charles Balisha	Turlock, CA
4	75	79	154	Al Richardson	Santa Clara, CA
6	78	77	155	Scott Carelli	San Francisco, CA
7	77	81	158	Lyle Covino	San Francisco, CA
8	84	75	159	Patrick McKenna	El Dorado Hills, CA
9	77	84	161	Vincent Steele	Concord, CA
10	85	79	164	Dave Nikitin	Vacaville, CA
11	79	88	167	Del Hocker	San Jose, CA