Nicolai Wins Rain Shortened RSM Amateur

February 27, 2011 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

LMU Senior, Blake Nicolai <br>2011 RSM Amateur Champion

Blake Nicolai won the rain shortened Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur by a single stroke.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA (Feb. 27, 2011) -- Blake Nicolai of Long Beach posted 71 on Sunday to win the 2011 Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur by a single stroke over Eric Engelbert and Rick Taniguchi (72) at the Tijeras Creek Golf Club in South Orange County. "I had a pretty steady round," commented Nicolai after the round. "The greens were quick but the pins were fair. I hit a lot of greens and recovered well when I hit it in trouble." Poor weather on Saturday washed out the first round. Complete results can be viewed by clicking on the link below.

Results: Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Blake Nicolai	Long Beach, CA	75	71
T2	Eric Engelbert	Costa Mesa, CA	50	72
T2	Rick Taniguchi	Lake Forest, CA	50	72
T4	Forbes Collins	Lake Forest, CA	25	73
T4	Max Greil	, Italy	25	73

View full results for Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur

About the Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur

Gross-only tournament played the last weekend in February that has attracted the best in Southern California for many years. Max Homa, Cameron Tringale, Beau Hossler, and Stewart Hagestad have all competed. Play in threesomes to ensure a nice pace of...