NCGA Master Four Ball - Foreman and Hay Defend

October 4, 2005 | by

with NCGA board member Ted Budach

Terry Foreman and James Hay defend their title with a blistering final round 63 at a windy Poppy Ridge and a two day total of 14-under-par 130

LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA (October 4, 2005) -- Word to the wise: if Terry Foreman and James Hay are entered in a four-ball tournament, the trophy engraver can get to work before the event even begins.

The Foreman/Hay duo won the NCGA Master Division Championship by three strokes at the 6,807-yard, par-72 Poppy Ridge course (Chardonnay/Zinfandel nines), defending the championship the team captured last year. That tournament win was on the heels of the 2003 Contra Costa County Four Ball they won at Roddy Ranch in 2003; their first time playing together. All told, the duo is three for three in four-ball tournaments.

“It’s always good to defend,” Foreman said. The 48-year-old Antioch member is no stranger to success playing as a single, having won his first NCGA title at the 1977 Public Links. Foreman also won the 2003 Antioch City as well as advancing to the finals of the NCGA Amateur in 2004, losing to a red-hot Spencer Levin. Foreman shot 66 on his own ball in the second round, paving the way to victory.

“Terry played as good of a round as you will see played,” partner James Hay said. Hay, a 46-year-old Diablo Grande member has also had his share of success, winning the 2003 NCGA Public Links and Master Division titles.

The team’s 14-under-par 130 total (67-63) was especially impressive given the windy conditions in the second round of the 36-hole event. Coming from two strokes down, Foreman and Hay were able to produce a three-stroke win on the strength of the second-round 63. For the tournament, the team had only one bogey on the card against 15 birdies.

Second and third place went to two groups playing together. NCGA Master Division champion Jeff Burda of Del Rio and partner Jamie Looper of Oakdale took second after a one-hole playoff. Third place went to John Desantis and NCGA board member Mark House, both of Corral de Tierra. Both groups finished at 133.

As for the future, it is evident that much like the U.S. team finally finding four-ball combinations that produce wins in the President’s Cup, Foreman and Hay finding each other as partners and then going three for three in four-ball tournaments makes one wonder what took them so long to start playing together. “You have partners, people you like to play with through the years….and you like to keep those partners,” Foreman said. “We work well together.”

This much is obvious.

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Final Results from the NCGA Master Division Four Ball, played at the 6,807-yard, par-72 Poppy Ridge Golf Course (Chardonnay/Zinfandel nines):

Team	Rd1	Rd2	Tot
Terry Foreman, Antioch and James Hay, Diablo Grande	67	63	130
Jeff Burda, Del Rio and Jamie Looper, Oakdale	68	65	133
John Desantis, Corral De Tierra and Mark House, Corral De Tierra	67	66	133
David Ujihara, Atascadero and Gary Wing, Atascadero	72	64	136
Danny Mahoney, Pajaro Valley and Mark Clarke, Pajaro Valley	73	63	136
Paul Balatti, Mayacama and Jim Knoll, Rooster Run	67	70	137
Jeff Wilson, Green Valley and Todd Barsotti, San Joaquin	68	69	137
Parrish Barker, Sunset Whitney and Brad Johnson, Sunset Whitney	68	70	138
Robert Fulton, Las Positas and Dan Bieber, Green Valley	68	70	138
Kevin Kobalter, Meadow Club and Bill Corbett, Meadow Club	65	73	138
John Jaramillo, Bennett Valley and Dennis Elgin, Rancho Murieta	69	70	139
Richard Dewey, Tehama and Ken Noonan, Castlewood	69	71	140
Wayne Bass, Oakhurst and George Erbez, Oakhurst	67	74	141
Jim Wilson, Butte Creek and Brady Myers, Colusa	72	69	141
Tom Rahe, Pasatiempo and John Driver, Stevinson Ranch	68	73	141
Jim Porter, Green Valley and Stephen Bauer, Antioch	72	69	141
Richard Ramsay, Windsor and Daniel Sakai, Mount St. Helena	71	71	142
Ron Freeman, De Laveaga and Jim McCarley, Bolado Park	72	70	142
Jose Sanchez, Monterey Peninsula and Robert Cayton, Pasatiempo	69	73	142
Dan Sexton, Bayonet/Black Horse and Tommy Koster, Corral De Tierra	68	74	142
Richard Whitmore, Roddy Ranch and Joseph Zanassi, Antioch	72	70	142
Steve Robinson, Sand Trappers and Jay Weiss, Pin High	70	72	142
Dave Stone, Blackhawk and Rick Shumate, Blackhawk	73	70	143
Lon Alward, Riverview and Rich Frieble, Riverview	75	68	143
Steve Wilson, Discovery Bay and Michael Flood, Discovery Bay	70	73	143
Russell Kamibayashi, Brookside and Len Pruss, Brookside	74	69	143
Mark Miller, Antioch and Tony McBroom, Stockton	70	73	143
Daniel Corfee, El Macero and David Baskins, El Macero	74	69	143
Mike Holt, San Jose and Brian McShane, San Jose	71	73	144
Harlan Karnofsky, Rancho Murieta and Dennis Dachtler, Rancho Murieta	70	74	144
Iose "Joe" Iulio, Gleneagles Intl and Eric Hauser, Gleneagles Intl	72	72	144
Scott Terry, Summitpointe and Jack Emmons, Castlewood	73	71	144
Ned Nix, Olympic Club and Michael Johnson, Olympic Club	74	71	145
Tom Ramback, Mountain Springs and Allen Herd, Mountain Springs	73	72	145
John Rotteveel, Yolo Fliers Club and Brian Bello, Yolo Fliers Club	73	72	145
Alan Swank, Cameron Park and Mark Van Deusen, Cameron Park	72	73	145
Troy Williams, Stevinson Ranch and Kenneth Dieker, Del Rio	72	74	146
Larry Raber, El Macero and Jay Stimack, Brookside oar	72	74	146
Dave Hatfield, Sequoia Woods and Jack Larmour, Sequoia Woods	73	73	146
Butch Paula, Bayonet/Black Horse and Robert Smith, Bayonet/Black Horse	71	75	146
John Silvester, Roddy Ranch and Bryan Levy, Contra Costa	73	74	147
Neil Duffy, Salinas Fairways and Peter Boyle, Salinas Fairways	71	76	147
Miguel Gudino, Indian Valley and James Ryan, Indian Valley	71	76	147
David Rathjen, The Golf Club.com and Brad Bulcock, Gleneagles Intl	73	74	147
Greg Omalley, Adobe Creek and Dan Thurston, Foxtail	76	71	147
Eddie Myers, Antioch and Mark Miller, Antioch	75	73	148
Rex Ballard, Alta Sierra and Joe Schmitt, Cameron Park	74	74	148
Greg Williamson, Tracy and Robert Williams, Tracy	77	72	149
John Giffin, San Francisco and Robert Goodwin, Jr., San Francisco	77	72	149
Bobby Davis, Copper River and Keith Postler, Copper River	74	75	149
Jim Simpson, Harding Park and Savas Loukedis, Harding Park	75	75	150
Dan Ellis, Silver Creek Valley and Jeff Lerner, Silver Creek Valley	74	76	150
Jeff Atkinson, Half Moon Bay and Vance Verderame, Half Moon Bay	73	79	152
Bill Blastic, Golden Bay and Dan Hale, Golden Bay	76	77	153
Eric Kuwada, Gilroy and Joel Goldsmith, Eagle Ridge	76	79	155
John Uhl, Green Hills and Scott Weisgerber, Olympic Club	81	75	156

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