Stocker Cup Invitational: Ushijima, Miskell share lead

October 14, 2005 | by

Terrence Miskell of Texas and Nick Ushijima of Japan remain tied at the top of the leaderboard after shooting identical scores of 71-73 over 36 holes at The Preserve Golf Club

CARMEL, California (October 14, 2005) -– Two former Northern California golfers used their former local knowledge to continue leading the prestigious Stocker Cup after the second round.

Nick Ushijima and Terrence Miskell, who tied for the opening round lead with identical scores of 71, both shot 73 on Friday to remain deadlocked at even-par 144 on the tough Preserve Golf Club in the hills south of Carmel Valley.

Paul Simson of Raleigh, North Carolina shot the low round of the day, a 1-under-par 71, to move up to solo second place at 145, one shot back.

Tripp Davis (74), Phil Huff (75), Jeff Wilson (75) and Kenny Weixel (74) are tied for fourth at 147.

Ushijima, a former Stockton resident, flew in from Japan just for the Stocker Cup and will fly back on Sunday night. Miskell, who grew up in Salinas, moved to Texas while he pursued a career in pro golf. Both credit their knowledge of bent and poa annua greens for their success.

“Now that I’ve lived in Texas for awhile I’m trying to read grain in these greens, which is stupid,” Miskell said. “The greens around here are mostly poa, and there is no grain. I guess I kept my feel for them.”

Ushijima, who moved to Japan a year ago, came back from a rough start. He bogeyed the third and fourth holes, and doubled the sixth.

“It wasn’t pretty starting out,” he said. “But I had four birds coming in after that, so I’m happy. These greens are tough, but I have something of a feel for them.”

Ushijima is also happy with his partner, Jay Reynolds of Oakland, who carried him through his rough patch in the team competition. The Ushijima-Reynolds team shot a 63 for a 125 total, good for a six-shot lead. The team competition ends Saturday, with the top amateurs competing for the cup on Sunday in a format similar to the old Crosby at Pebble Beach.

Defending champion Craig Doell of Canada (79-72) summed up the problems most of the field is having with these greens.

“I had 39 putts yesterday and 33 today,” he said. “These greens are very fast, much faster than last year. If you get on the wrong side of the hole, you can be putting for awhile.”

Stocker Notes:
George Kelley, the 55-year-old MC of the pairing party who shot a remarkable 72 in the first round, threw his back out on the range warming up and almost withdrew. “A doctor gave me some medicine that had me dizzy for awhile, but at least I could play,” Kelley said. He shot 42 on the front and 37 on the back for a 79 … Simson holds the mantel now for the over 50 set, in third place … Tom Lehman’s brother, Jim, shot 76-78 … Phil Huff and Keith Anderson are tied with Simson and John Rodenburg for second place in the team competition … Six players were tied for third after the first round at 72, none of the six shot better than 75 on Friday.

Ron Salsig can be reached at rsalsig@pacbell.net

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION

Pos	Player	Club	Scores
T1	Nick Ushijima	Olympic Club	71-73--144
T1	Terrence Miskell	Dos Rios Golf Club	71-73--144
3	Paul Simson	North Ridge Country Club	74-71--145
T4	Jeff Wilson	Green Valley Country Club	72-75--147
T4	Phil Huff	Olympic Club	72-75--147
T4	Kenny Weixel	New Albany Country Club	73-74--147
T4	Tripp Davis	Belmar Golf Club	73-74--147
T8	Dave Nelson	Montreux Golf and Country Club	75-73--148
T8	Chip Lutz	Pine Valley	72-76--148
T10	Scott Crawshaw	Brookside Golf Club	75-74--149
T10	Steve Nichols	Walnut Hills Country Club	73-76--149
T10	Alex Stamey	Olympic Club	74-75--149
T10	Chris Carlson	Highlands Ranch	72-77--149
T14	Joe Sanders	Incline Village Golf Club	72-78--150
T14	Mike Goodes	Pennrose Park Country Club	75-75--150
T16	Craig Doell	Victoria Golf Club	79-72--151
T16	Bob Niger	Serrano Country Club	78-73--151
T16	George Kelley	Stevinson Ranch	72-79--151
T19	Joe Hillman	Wolf Run Golf Club	77-75--152
T19	Gene Elliott	Glen Oaks Country Club	76-76--152
T19	Bowen Osborn	Windsong Farms	77-75--152
T19	Keith Kinsel	Oakmont Country Club	77-75--152
T19	Jimmy Bryan	Latrobe Country Club	80-72--152
T19	John Balfanz	Stockdale Country Club	80-72--152
	John Pate	The Valley Club	78-75--153
	Mike Kelley	New Albany Country Club	79-74--153
	Dave Rathjen	The Golf Club	74-79--153
	Gary Young	Scratch Players	79-75--154
	Jim Lehman	Windsong Farm Golf Club	76-78--154
	Mark Gardner	Redlands Country Club	78-77--155
	Brad Wilder	Triple Crown Country Club	75-80--155
	Steve John	Tehama Golf Club	78-77--155
	Jerry Ledzinski	Quail Lodge	74-82--156
	Mike Rowley	San Luis Obispo Country Club	78-78--156
	Dave Capel	Stevinson Ranch Golf Club	77-79--156
	Greg Lopez	Dove Canyon Country Club	78-79--157
	Graham Banister	Wildwood Green Golf Club	80-77--157
	Garrett Larson	UC Golf Club	78-80--158
	Mark Maguire	Claremont Country Club	77-81--158
	John Benson	Totteridge Golf Club	84-74--158
	Todd Barsotti	San Joaquin Country Club	81-78--159
	Jerry Maatman	Chicago Golf Club	84-75--159
	Brian Thibault	Cinnibar Hills Golf Club	84-75--159
	Trent Tessler	Scratch Players Golf Club	85-75--160
	Matt Foley	Los Altos Golf and Country Club	83-77--160
	Will Johnson	North Ridge Country Club	85-76--161
	Rob Martin	Rancho Murieta Country Club	80-82--162
	Sal Felice	San Juan Oaks Mission Golf Club	83-80--163
	Kevin Todey	Saticoy Country Club	79-85--164
	Stan Lent	The Preserve Golf Club	81-85--166
	Pat Mateer	Spyglass Hill	88-78--166
	Patrick Pernice	Amateurgolf.com	86-85--171

TEAM COMPETITION (Top 10 and ties shown)

Pos	Team	Score
1	Nick Ushijima, Olympic Club, Jon Reynolds, Claremont Country Club, 62-63	125
T2	Phil Huff, Olympic Club, Keith Anderson, Claremont Country Club, 64-67	131
T2	Paul Simson, North Ridge Country Club, John Rodenburg, Rumson Country Club, 67-64	131
T4	Greg Lopez, Dove Canyon Country Club, Mike Michalski, Meadow Club, 67-66	133
T4	Tripp Davis, Belmar Golf Club, John Bottomley, The Preserve Golf Club, 65-68	133
T4	John Benson, Totteridge Golf Club, Matt Tunney, Olympic Club, 71-62	133
T7	Kenny Weixel, New Albany Country Club, Kelly Erardi, Monterey Peninsula C.C.	134
T7	Joe Sanders, Incline Village Golf Club, Mike Flynn, OlympicClub, 64-70	134
T9	Alex Stamey, Olympic Club, Mike Klassen, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, 65-69	136
T9	Joe Hillman, Wolf Run Golf Club, Ken Hopper, San Joaquin Country Club, 68-68	136
T9	Trent Tessler, Scratch Players Golf Club, Robby Robinson, Hiwan Gold Club, 70-66	136
T9	Rob Martin, Rancho Murieta Country Club, Bill Chatham, North Ridge Country Club,	136

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