SF City Championship: Senior - R2 Match Play
- He Upset Def. Champ Rob Thompson in Sudden Death
Aches, Pains, and Upsets
By Lila Hillard
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Feb 22, 2006) -- Some upsets and players fighting aches and colds marked the San Francisco
City Golf Championship Senior Men’s Match Play Round of 16 on Wednesday
February 22 at Harding Park.
Number 1 seed, and last year's winner, Rob Thompson from Merced lost to number
17 seed Warren Wincorn of the Olympic Club on the 22nd hole by three putting
from the fringe. It was a great match with Thompson making a birdie on 11,
an eagle on 12, and a birdie on 13 but Wincorn hung in and made a par on the
fourth extra hole to close out the match.
Jeff Newkirk (seeded 20) of Santa Cruz upset 4th seeded Lou Alvarez 3 and
2. Newkirk hit a 130 yard 8 iron into the wind on the 13th for birdie, made
a par on 15, and birdied the 16th to win his match. Alvarez was playing with
a sore back throughout the tough competition.
Ronnie Wiley of San Francisco Golf Club defeated Gary Shemano 2 and 1. Wiley
sank a birdie putt on the 13th and later closed out the match on the 17th.
Two-time champion Earl Stewart of Fairfax, suffering from bronchitis, lost
his match 2 and 1 to Jeff Early of Pleasanton. Early had a conceded three-foot
eagle putt on 12 and hit a 6 iron to two feet on 17 to close out the match.
The inspirational player award goes to Bob Fries, the former Track Coach at Fresno City College and a long-time competitive amateur. Just a week before qualifying, Fries had 2 stents put in his
heart. He managed to shoot a 75 for his qualifying round (bettering his age by one year). In today’s match he
lost to Dave Carroll of Silverado 5 and 4. Carroll had an eagle on 12 during
his round.
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- To view results from other divisions, click on the tournament link at the
top of this page.
Competition continues tomorrow, Thursday February 23, at Harding Park with
the remaining 8 players facing each other in match play, starting at 7:30.
ABOUT THE San Francisco City SENIOR
NOTE: 2017 REGISTRATIONS CLOSED ON JAN.
15.
MEN'S SENIOR DIVISION $275
ENTRY
FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES.
Open
to
the first 72 entries received. Participants must
have
an
index of 9.4 or lower on 12/01/16 and must have
an
age of 55 or older as of March 7, 2017.
Qualifying
will
consist of one 18-hole stroke play round. Along
with
the defending champion, who will hold the
number
two
seed, the low 31 scores will advance to the Men's
Senior Championship Flight. Individual scores will
determine seeding for match play.
Contestants
who don’t qualify will be refunded $125.
No-
shows
will not be entitled to a refund. All rounds will be
played at TPC Harding Park Golf Course. Those
contestants who post the 32nd and 33rd low
scores
will
be deemed alternate #1 and #2, respectively.
ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the
USA.
Match play event with scratch senior,
women's
and open divisions. Past champions
include Ken
Venturi, George Archer, and Dorothy
Delasin.
Some of the 'non winners' include Tom
Watson
and Johnny Miller. Click the 'history' tab for
more about this wonderful event.
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