SCGA Foursomes: 2 Teams Share 1st Rd Lead
3/27/2006 | by
see also: Southern California Foursomes Championship, Soule Park Golf Course
Reigning State Am Champ Don DuBois of Newport Beach and his partner Will Tipton of Corona del Mar are tied with Eric Schwarz of Indio and Mark Scheibach of Bermuda Dunes after 1-over-par 73's at the tricky Pala Mesa Resort
FALLBROOK, March 27 — Don DuBois of Newport Beach, the reigning California Amateur champion, and Will Tipton of Corona del Mar fired a 1-over-par 73 today to share the first-round lead at the midpoint of the 4th SCGA Foursomes Championship with Eric Schwarz of Indio and Mark Scheibach of Bermuda Dunes at Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook.
In the alternate-shot format event, the two teams have a one-shot lead over two other teams: Scott Daniels of San Bernardino and John Thornes of Redlands and Keith Kinsel of Glendale and Patrick Carrigan of Walnut. Two other teams shot 3-over-par 75 and are two shots behind the leaders.
The final round is tomorrow (Tuesday) with teams teeing off of Nos. 1 and 10 beginning at 7:30 a.m. The leaders will tee off of No. 1 at 9:00 a.m.
RESULTS:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOLF ASSOCIATION
4th SCGA Foursomes Championship
at Pala Mesa Resort; Fallbrook, Calif.
6,502 yards; par 72
18-hole results:
73 -- Mark Scheibach, Bermuda Dunes-Eric Schwarz, Indio; Don DuBois, Newport Beach-Will Tipton, Corona De Mar.
74 -- Scott Daniels, San Bernardino-John Thornes, Redlands; Keith Kinsel, Glendale-Patrick Carrigan, Walnut.
75 -- Ted Lyford, Redlands-Mark Gardner, Redlands; John Adams, San Clemente-Jerry Maras, Westminster.
76 -- Mark Etue, Escondido-Donald O'Connor, Carlsbad; Steve Pircher, Manhattan Beach-Robert Forster, Huntington Beach; David Ober, Riverside-Brian Leff, San Marcos; Warren Shafer, San Diego-David Neshat, Carlsbad.
77 -- Marty Temple, Anaheim-Mike Miyasaki, La Habra; Joel Fieri, San Diego-Kent Taylor, Ramona; Stan Ware, Oak Hills-Keith Gulla, San Bernardino; Patrick Duncan, Rancho Santa Fe-Michael Rowley, San Luis Obispo; Jerry Hutton, Long Beach-Jim Ream Jr, Cerritos.
78 -- James Myers, Oceanside-Kemp Richardson, Laguna Niguel; William Reid, Fountain Valley-Rick Turner, Sun City; John Pate, Santa Barbara-Tim Hogarth, Northridge; Mel Collins, Long Beach-Gregory Hetzer, San Pedro; Rick Nolan, Trabuco Canyon-John McDonald, San Clemente.
79 -- Greg Grohs, Arcadia-Michael Christensen, Pasadena; Johnny Holmes, Riverside-Robert May, Riverside; Kevin Smith, Los Angeles-Ed Holmes, Riverside; Marc Kearns, Irvine-Doug Higgins, Oceanside; Richard Simonin, Riverside-Kurt Yaeger, Riverside; David Ujihara, Brea-Gary Wing, Irvine.
80 -- Brian Lindley, Corona del Mar-Robert Summers, Dove Canyon; Jim Lovell, Yorba Linda-Wesley Tamashiro, Yorba Linda; John Hoffman, San Diego-Andrew Damron, San Diego; Robert Gross, Pasadena-Paul De Forest, Pasadena; Warren Caves, Newport Beach-Michael Carpenter, Irvine.
81 -- John Costa, Escondido-Robert Toot, Escondido; Tom McCutcheon, Cypress-Richard Reagan, Garden Grove; Jack Rector, Thousand Oaks-Mark Monreal, Moorpark; Jerry Cannon, San Diego-Bruce Osborne, La Jolla; Michael Hernandez, Rancho Cucamonga-Raymond Duffy, Chino Hills; Steve Rennie, Beverly Hills-Cliff Martin, Beverly Hills; Richard Rudell, Whittier-Robert Polzel, La Mirada; Scott McGihon, Bermuda Dunes-Jon McGihon, Palm Desert; Preston Davis, San Juan Capistrano-Peter Daley, Newport Beach.
82 -- Jeffrey Gipner, Oceanside-Peter Ayers, Oceanside; Robert Latiano, Carlsbad-Robert Bird, Lakeside; Bret Taylor, Foothill Ranch-Rob Warren, Mission Viejo; Kipp Downing, Del Mar-Brian Lynn, San Diego; Danny Carroll, Santa Barbara-Jeff Clayton, Carpinteria; Edward D. Quimby, Rancho Mirage-David Hiner, Waukegan, IL.
83 -- Wade Calmer, La Habra-Tim Schilling, Fullerton; Todd Stires, Murrieta-Tom Norys, Riverside; Dan Cimino, Westlake Village-Rick O'Hara, WEstlake Village ; Joe Byrom, San Diego-Jim Plotkin, Carlsbad.
84 -- Fred Williams, Fontana-Kevin Unck, Alta Loma.
85 -- Jeffrey Payne, Garden Grove-John Finney, Rancho Santa Margarita.
86 -- Bob Erling, Murrieta-Peter Lane, Riverside; Lee Mason, San Diego-David Warner, San Diego.
87 -- Stephen Dunn, Rancho Santa Fe-Daniel Homan, Rancho Santa Fe; Dennis Reiland, Irvine-Chris Rouk, Irvine; Mark Rossi, La Verne-Russell Blair, Los Angeles; Todd Derrick, San Gabriel-John Helgeson, Sierra Madre.
88 -- Tim Daly, San Diego-Matthew Papuga, San Diego.
90 -- Robert Goulette, Riverside-Mike Lord, Riverside; John McGlaughlin, Palmdale-Cory Dishman, Camarillo; Greg Merfeld, Agoura Hills-Jeff Johnston, Calabasas.
91 -- Daniel Kent, Torrance-Todd Bright, Redondo Beach.
92 -- Greg Creamer, Rancho Santa Margarita-Ron Reach, Mission Viejo.
94 -- Dean Duncan, Palm Springs-Tyler W. Smith, Irvine.
98 -- Kirk Stark, Studio City-Rod Ambrose, Capistrano Beach.
NOTE: Final round is tomorrow (Tuesday). Individual scorecards may be found on the SCGA web site at http://www.scga.org/tourney/hotlist.cgi
About the SCGA Foursomes
This event is open to two-person teams (partners are not required to be from the same club) with each member having a handicap index of 7.4 and below. The format is alternate shot with one player teeing off from the odd numbered holes and the partner...
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