amateurgolf.com San Diego County Am: Bakke wins by 5
11/8/2005 | by
see also: AmateurGolf.com 2025 San Diego Amateur (North) presented by Callaway Golf, Aviara Golf Club
Luke Bakke of Little Rock, Arkansas fires a tournament-low round of 4-under-par 68 to win the overall title by 4, while Jim Myers stays steady in claiming the Senior title and Peter Hlavin wins the small net division
Fallbrook, California (November 8, 2005) -- Tuesday marked the conclusion of the
Inaugural San Diego County Amateur, a first year tournament played at The Golf
Club of California. Players were treated to two days of challenging golf on an
extremely well manicured facility from tee to green. The greens, running close
to 12 on the stimpmeter, were some of the finest we play.
But miss a green in the wrong place, and these slick, sloping surfaces demand a deft touch and a variety of shots. Take Joe Johnson for instance. In Monday's first round, Johnson, a member of the Golf Club of California, found the greenside bunker with his approach to the short par-4 12th. From there, he hit what looked like a safe bunker shot. But with a water hazard just inches from the putting surface, Johnson's ball trickled in a-la TPC at Sawgrass, number 17. "I've hit that shot before," bemoaned Johnson, who came back after a first-round 79 with a 70 on Tuesday to tie for 4th at 149.
Most of the 5-handicap and under field had trouble breaking 80 in the first round, but none complained about the fairness or conditioning of this wonderful new country club. Many of them lost strokes on the water guarded par-3 18th, where not only does the player have to negotiate the nerve-wracking 200 yard carry, they then have to master a firm, sloping green.
Luke Bakke, a former Arkansas Amateur Champion now living in Del Mar, headed to the 18th tee on Tuesday in the second-to-last group at 5-under-par on the day, and tournament. His final round outfit could be easily spotted from the clubhouse 300 yards away -- lime green pants, bright yellow shirt and matching John Deere cap that only a guy with six birdies and one bogey on the day could get away with.
Bakke's tee shot found the surface, but three putts later he wondered if his 140 total was going to be enough to hold off his friend Patrick Stolpe, playing in the final pairing behind him.
"I knew Stolpe was capable of posting a low number, and I fully expected it from him on Tuesday," explained Bakke. "I thought that three-putt might make a difference."
As it turned out, Bakke had room to spare as Stolpe shot 74 for a 1-over-par total of 145. In all, only 6 rounds under par were posted over the two rounds, and this at a course that measures a relatively 'short' 6850 yards.
In the Senior Division, Jim Myers of Oceanside held on to win by four strokes although on a couple of holes a balky putter gave his competitors brief hope of making up some of the five shot lead Myers took into the final round after a solid 73 on Monday. His total of 73-75=148 was good for a 4-stroke victory over Eugene Medlock of Westlake Village and Lloyd Sappington of Rancho Santa Fe. The Net Division was small, but spirited, with Peter Hlavin of Trabuco Canyon winning by 4 over Scott Henrikson of Carlsbad. Hlavin kept pretty close to his handicap, shooting a 2-over-par net total of 146.
Tournament Notes:
- In Tuesday's final round, Andrew Bostrom of Del Mar aced the par-3 seventh hole with a 7-iron. It was Bostrom's second career hole-in-one; he made his first earlier this year
- Jonathan Dudley, a friend of Bostrom's who grew up in Vermont, holed out a wedge from 120 yards for an eagle three at the par-5 fourteenth. Dudley passed many players on the leaderboard on Tuesday, as he shot 2-under-par 70, the second lowest 18 hole score at the challenging Golf Club of California layout
- Special thanks to GC of California General Manager Scott Bentley, Head Professional Ken Foster, and Tournament Coordinator Denny Dalton, and the entire staff of the Golf Club of California for providing a warm welcome for our first major event in the San Diego region. We hope to make it an annual affair!
* * * * *
Final results from the amateurgolf.com San Diego County Amateur, played at The Golf Club of California
- Championship: 6850 yards
- Senior and Net Divisions: 6497 yards
But miss a green in the wrong place, and these slick, sloping surfaces demand a deft touch and a variety of shots. Take Joe Johnson for instance. In Monday's first round, Johnson, a member of the Golf Club of California, found the greenside bunker with his approach to the short par-4 12th. From there, he hit what looked like a safe bunker shot. But with a water hazard just inches from the putting surface, Johnson's ball trickled in a-la TPC at Sawgrass, number 17. "I've hit that shot before," bemoaned Johnson, who came back after a first-round 79 with a 70 on Tuesday to tie for 4th at 149.
Most of the 5-handicap and under field had trouble breaking 80 in the first round, but none complained about the fairness or conditioning of this wonderful new country club. Many of them lost strokes on the water guarded par-3 18th, where not only does the player have to negotiate the nerve-wracking 200 yard carry, they then have to master a firm, sloping green.
Luke Bakke, a former Arkansas Amateur Champion now living in Del Mar, headed to the 18th tee on Tuesday in the second-to-last group at 5-under-par on the day, and tournament. His final round outfit could be easily spotted from the clubhouse 300 yards away -- lime green pants, bright yellow shirt and matching John Deere cap that only a guy with six birdies and one bogey on the day could get away with.
Bakke's tee shot found the surface, but three putts later he wondered if his 140 total was going to be enough to hold off his friend Patrick Stolpe, playing in the final pairing behind him.
"I knew Stolpe was capable of posting a low number, and I fully expected it from him on Tuesday," explained Bakke. "I thought that three-putt might make a difference."
As it turned out, Bakke had room to spare as Stolpe shot 74 for a 1-over-par total of 145. In all, only 6 rounds under par were posted over the two rounds, and this at a course that measures a relatively 'short' 6850 yards.
In the Senior Division, Jim Myers of Oceanside held on to win by four strokes although on a couple of holes a balky putter gave his competitors brief hope of making up some of the five shot lead Myers took into the final round after a solid 73 on Monday. His total of 73-75=148 was good for a 4-stroke victory over Eugene Medlock of Westlake Village and Lloyd Sappington of Rancho Santa Fe. The Net Division was small, but spirited, with Peter Hlavin of Trabuco Canyon winning by 4 over Scott Henrikson of Carlsbad. Hlavin kept pretty close to his handicap, shooting a 2-over-par net total of 146.
Tournament Notes:
- In Tuesday's final round, Andrew Bostrom of Del Mar aced the par-3 seventh hole with a 7-iron. It was Bostrom's second career hole-in-one; he made his first earlier this year
- Jonathan Dudley, a friend of Bostrom's who grew up in Vermont, holed out a wedge from 120 yards for an eagle three at the par-5 fourteenth. Dudley passed many players on the leaderboard on Tuesday, as he shot 2-under-par 70, the second lowest 18 hole score at the challenging Golf Club of California layout
- Special thanks to GC of California General Manager Scott Bentley, Head Professional Ken Foster, and Tournament Coordinator Denny Dalton, and the entire staff of the Golf Club of California for providing a warm welcome for our first major event in the San Diego region. We hope to make it an annual affair!
 |
* * * * *
Final results from the amateurgolf.com San Diego County Amateur, played at The Golf Club of California
- Championship: 6850 yards
- Senior and Net Divisions: 6497 yards
| Championship | ||||
Pos |
Name | Rd1 | Rd2 | Tot |
1 |
Luke Bakke, Little Rock, AR | 72 | 68 | 140 |
2 |
Patrick Stolpe, La Jolla, CA | 71 | 74 | 145 |
3 |
Jonathan Dudley, San Diego, CA | 77 | 70 | 147 |
T4 |
Rick Nolan, Trabuco Canyon, CA | 71 | 78 | 149 |
T4 |
Patrick Sullivan, Del Mar, CA | 78 | 71 | 149 |
T4 |
Joe Johnson, Carlsbad, CA | 79 | 70 | 149 |
T7 |
Joel Fieri, San Diego, CA | 74 | 76 | 150 |
T7 |
Andrew Bostrom, Del Mar, CA | 75 | 75 | 150 |
T7 |
Pat Kelly, Garden City, NY | 79 | 71 | 150 |
10 |
Eric West, Berkeley, CA | 72 | 79 | 151 |
11 |
Colin Featherstone, Fallbrook, CA | 75 | 77 | 152 |
T12 |
Alan Scheer, Spring Valley, CA | 80 | 74 | 154 |
T12 |
Brian Coates, Oceanside, CA | 80 | 74 | 154 |
T12 |
Dan Bellock, Vista, CA | 77 | 77 | 154 |
T12 |
Brandon Harkins, Walnut Creek, CA | 79 | 75 | 154 |
| Tyler Smith, San Juan Capistrano, CA | 76 | 79 | 155 |
|
| Brad Gibson, del mar, CA | 80 | 76 | 156 |
|
| Rick Bojalad, Scottsdale, AZ | 75 | 83 | 158 |
|
| Donald Hiebing, San Diego, CA | 81 | 77 | 158 |
|
| Robert Speck, San Diego, CA | 80 | 79 | 159 |
|
| Danny Baedeker, Huntington Beach, CA | 80 | 80 | 160 |
|
| Dylan Pelletier-Ross, Claremont, CA | 80 | 80 | 160 |
|
| Andrew Fluor, Newport Beach, CA | 83 | 78 | 161 |
|
| derek holloway, el cajon, CA | 83 | 78 | 161 |
|
| Chris Moreno-Hunt, Berkeley, CA | 80 | 83 | 163 |
|
| Brian Thibault, San Jose, CA | 80 | 84 | 164 |
|
| Eric Akeson, Peoria, IL | 83 | 82 | 165 |
|
| Frank Chiu, Morongo Valley, CA | 83 | 82 | 165 |
|
| jose bernatene, san bernardino, CA | 86 | 79 | 165 |
|
| Pete Wlodkowski, Carlsbad, CA | 84 | 82 | 166 |
|
| Dan McCormick, Trabuco Canyon, CA | 85 | 81 | 166 |
|
| Patrick Walker, San Clemente, CA | 86 | 80 | 166 |
|
| Kevin Hartsoch, Playa del Rey, CA | 87 | 81 | 168 |
|
| Mike Lambert, carlsbad, CA | 89 | 79 | 168 |
|
| George Jackson, Murrieta, CA | 88 | 81 | 169 |
|
| Joey Colina, Tappahannock, VA | 83 | 87 | 170 |
|
| Anthony Loiacono, San Diego, CA | 87 | 83 | 170 |
|
| Troy Laughlin, Placentia, CA | 85 | 86 | 171 |
|
| Jim Holleran, Playa del Rey, CA | 85 | 87 | 172 |
|
| Paul Farah, San Diego, CA | 86 | 86 | 172 |
|
| Jack Kim, Los Angeles, CA | 85 | 88 | 173 |
|
| DJ Heller, Escondido, CA | 87 | 86 | 173 |
|
| Steve Batte, Las Vegas, NV | 90 | 84 | 174 |
|
| John Allison, Santa Maria, CA | 85 | 93 | 178 |
|
| John Finney, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 87 | 91 | 178 |
|
| Tony LaMontagne, San Marcos, CA | 87 | 91 | 178 |
|
| Josh Mecouch, Claremont, CA | 85 | 94 | 179 |
|
| Bob Dillon, Scottsdale, AZ | 90 | 92 | 182 |
|
| Jonathan Barber, San Diego, CA | 95 | 90 | 185 |
|
| John Lane, Murrieta, CA | 92 | 94 | 186 |
|
| Christopher Vance, Twentynine Palms, CA | 98 | 103 | 201 |
|
| David Neish, Aliso Viejo, CA | 80 | WD | ||
| Mark Scheibach, Bermuda Dunes, CA | 83 | WD | ||
| James Seat, San Clemente, CA | 92 | WD | ||
| Clarke Rheney, Houston, TX | WD | |||
| Jason Cook, Long Beach, CA | WD | |||
| Perry Lo, Fremont, CA | WD | |||
| Alexander Resurreccion, Long Beach, CA | NS | |||
| Bill Weil, Oceanside, CA | NS | |||
| Chris Jeffra, Canyon Country, CA | NS | |||
| Gerry Simoni, carlsbad, CA | NS | |||
| Landin Simek, Wilmington, NC | NS | |||
| Senior Division | ||||
Pos |
Name | Rd1 | Rd2 | Tot |
1 |
Jim Myers, Oceanside, CA | 73 | 75 | 148 |
T2 |
Eugene Medlock, Westlake Village, CA | 78 | 74 | 152 |
T2 |
Lloyd Sappington, Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 78 | 74 | 152 |
4 |
John R Jones, La Quinta, CA | 80 | 80 | 160 |
5 |
Ted Safford, San Diego, CA | 81 | 81 | 162 |
| Wayne Spencer, San Bernardino, CA | 78 | 85 | 163 |
|
| G. Scott Howard, Fox Island, WA | 79 | 86 | 165 |
|
| Lee Mason, San Diego, CA | 83 | 82 | 165 |
|
| Dave Sixt, San Diego, CA | 85 | 84 | 169 |
|
| Gordon Pogorelc, Centralia, WA | 89 | 81 | 170 |
|
| John Vogel, Moorpark, CA | 90 | 83 | 173 |
|
| Frederick Baedeker, Huntington Beach, CA | 87 | 87 | 174 |
|
| Matt Bowden, Newport Beach, CA | 95 | 81 | 176 |
|
| Thomas Klauda, La Jolla, CA | 80 | WD | ||
| Greg Mcmaster, temecula, CA | NS | |||
| henry stotsenberg, murrieta, CA | WD | |||
| Net | ||||
Pos |
Name | Rd1 | Rd2 | Tot (Net) |
1 |
Peter Hlavin, Trabuco Canyon, CA | 74 | 72 | 146 |
2 |
Scott Henrikson, Carlsbad, CA | 76 | 74 | 150 |
3 |
I. Joe Ceniceros, La Mirada, CA | 84 | 67 | 151 |
4 |
Pete Reeves, Indio, CA | 85 | 78 | 163 |
5 |
Gilbert Fernandez, LAKEWOOD, CA | WD | ||
6 |
Mark Weidmann, Los Angeles, CA | NS | ||
About the AmateurGolf.com San Diego Amateur North
*An SCGA Points Event* The San Diego Amateur returns to Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad. Once again we are going to be treated like pros at one of the best venues in Southern California, Aviara Golf Club -- as seen on TV during the LPGA's Kia Classic pl...
Most Popular Articles
2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Guide: Sites, Scores, and Who Advanced
Dec 5, 2025Second Stage is complete and Final Stage awaits at Sawgrass — follow every Q-School leaderboard and the players still chasing
2025 LPGA TOUR Q-Series: Final Qualifying Stage FINAL SCORING
Dec 8, 2025Helen Briem earns medalist honors, 31 players headed to the LPGA next year
2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Final Stage: Ewart Leads Five New TOUR Card Winners
Dec 14, 2025A.J. Ewart topped Final Stage at TPC Sawgrass, leading five players who secured PGA TOUR membership for 2026.
Australian Open at Royal Melbourne: Preview, amateur bios, and how to watch
Nov 30, 2025Rory McIlroy headlines one of the championship's top fields in years - at least four amateurs will have their chance at glory
Luke Ringkamp Cruises to Rolex Tournament of Champions Title at TPC San Antonio
Nov 26, 2025One week after committing to Pepperdine, Luke Ringkamp won the Rolex Tournament of Champions by nine shots.