Dachtler paces Stocker Cup Qualifiers at Pasatiempo
10/4/2011 | by Pete Wlodkowski of AmateurGolf.com
see also: Pasatiempo Golf Club
Dennis Dachtler fires 2-under 33 on the back nine at Pasatiempo to take Medalist honors at 73
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (Oct. 4, 2011) -- After a
slow start on the front nine, Dennis Dachtler
of Folsom got hot on the back nine and took
Medalist honors at the Stocker Cup Qualifier
at Pasatiempo.
Dachtler, a wealth manager who plays out of Rancho Murieta Country Club, birdied 4 out of the first 5 holes on the back, ignoring the fact that the homeward nine is supposed to be tougher than front.
A birdie on the difficult 10th set Dachtler going, and although he bogeyed the treacherous 11th, he reeled off three- straight birdies on 12, 13, and 14 and made just one bogey -- on Dr. Mackenzie's favorite, No. 16 -- coming in.
Grabbing the second guaranteed position in the Stocker Cup field was Steve Argo, a regional operations manager with Kemper Sports (75).
Ben Hunter of Davis won the last spot via a sudden-death playoff with Tom McKee of Carlsbad. Davis got up and down from left of the green on the tough first hole, with darkness and a light shower setting in. Prior to the playoff, PGA Tour player Scott McCarron (who was out with a charity group run by Steve Elkington) saw the guys getting serious on the first tee and said "Stocker Cup playoff? - good luck!"
- The Stocker Cup will be contested Oct. 27- 30 at the Preserve Golf Club in Carmel.
Qualifiers and Alternates are listed below. A full list of scores can be accessed by clicking on the results link at the bottom of the page.
QUALIFIERS:
-- 73 --
Dennis Dachtler, Folsom, Calif.
-- 75 --
Steve Argo, San Jose, Calif.
-- 76 --
Ben Hunter, Davis, Calif. *
Tom McKee, Carlsbad, Calif. (1st alternate)
Mike Wozniak, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (2nd alternate)
* won sudden-death playoff
Dachtler, a wealth manager who plays out of Rancho Murieta Country Club, birdied 4 out of the first 5 holes on the back, ignoring the fact that the homeward nine is supposed to be tougher than front.
A birdie on the difficult 10th set Dachtler going, and although he bogeyed the treacherous 11th, he reeled off three- straight birdies on 12, 13, and 14 and made just one bogey -- on Dr. Mackenzie's favorite, No. 16 -- coming in.
Grabbing the second guaranteed position in the Stocker Cup field was Steve Argo, a regional operations manager with Kemper Sports (75).
Ben Hunter of Davis won the last spot via a sudden-death playoff with Tom McKee of Carlsbad. Davis got up and down from left of the green on the tough first hole, with darkness and a light shower setting in. Prior to the playoff, PGA Tour player Scott McCarron (who was out with a charity group run by Steve Elkington) saw the guys getting serious on the first tee and said "Stocker Cup playoff? - good luck!"
- The Stocker Cup will be contested Oct. 27- 30 at the Preserve Golf Club in Carmel.
Qualifiers and Alternates are listed below. A full list of scores can be accessed by clicking on the results link at the bottom of the page.
QUALIFIERS:
-- 73 --
Dennis Dachtler, Folsom, Calif.
-- 75 --
Steve Argo, San Jose, Calif.
-- 76 --
Ben Hunter, Davis, Calif. *
Tom McKee, Carlsbad, Calif. (1st alternate)
Mike Wozniak, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (2nd alternate)
* won sudden-death playoff
About the Stocker Cup 2011 Open Qualifier
Qualifying event for the Stocker Cup Invitational, the premier amateur tournament on the West Coast. The 2011 Stocker Cup will be held October 20-23 at the Preserve Golf Club in Carmel, California (see the website at www.stockercup.com for all tourna...
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