California State Am: Cox claims Medalist honors

PEBBLE BEACH, CA (June 22, 2005) -- Jordan Cox of Redwood City continued his stellar play to earn medalist honors in the final round of stroke-play qualifying at the CGA Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach GL. In his first appearance in the championship, Cox fired an even par-72 to finish at 212, after opening 71-69 in the first two rounds at Poppy Hills GC. The rising senior at Serra High School had played Pebble Beach only one time previously. Without course knowledge, he relied on deft touch around the greens and solid putting to navigate the 6,719-yard-layout. "My goal was to make match play," Cox said. "Once you get in match play everyone has a chance. I feel great now because I am not making too many mistakes and I am getting up and down from everywhere." The field enjoyed sunny skies and calm conditions during the first two rounds, but the third round brought difficult windy conditions. Edward McGlasson of Orange earned the No. 2 seed with a 72 at Pebble for a 213 total, while Joshua Warthen of San Diego finished one stroke back to gain the third seed. Cox headlines a group of young stars who fared well during the qualifying stages. Four seventeen year olds advanced to match play competition. Joseph Bramlett of Saratoga, was one of three players to card the low round of the day, 69. Nine players finished the third round with a 222 total and were forced to come back in the afternoon for a playoff for the remaining seven spots. The playoff is in progress. Players avoiding the playoff and making match play include 1998 Amateur champion Ed Cuff., former NCGA Player of the Year Rick Reinsberg and NCGA Junior champion Roberto Galleti Jr. The 32 qualifiers will return to Pebble Thursday morning for matches starting at 6:10. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be held Friday, while the scheduled 36-hole final match will be completed Saturday. Live scoring will be provided for all matches Following are complete third-round scores: Jordan Cox, Redwood City, 71-69-72--212 Edward McGlasson, Orange, 71-70-72--213 Joshua Warthen, San Diego, 68-73-73--214 Don DuBois, Newport Beach, 71-74-70--215 Kevin Chappell, Fresno, 70-75-70--215 Garett Wagner, Brentwood, 73-71-72--216 Rick Reinsberg, Lafayette, 71-71-74--216 Brad Shaw, Pacific Palisades, 74-74-69--217 Scott McGihon, Bermuda Dunes, 71-74-72--217 Ed Cuff, Murrieta, 71-70-76--217 Chris Heintz, Brea, 71-75-72--218 John Pate, Santa Barbara, 73-73-72--218 Steve Woods, Cupertino, 72-72-74--218 Michael Wilson, Berkeley, 75-67-76--218 Eddie Olson, Aptos, 67-74-77--218 Jeff Hoffman, Folsom, 72-77-70--219 Eric Riehle, Hemet, 73-74-72--219 Will Johnson, San Francisco, 77-74-69--220 Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif., 75-76-69--220 Roberto Galletti, Jr., Clayton, 71-76-73--220 Jeff Gilchrist, Carmichael, 72-74-74--220 Bobby Powers, Watsonville, 74-70-76--220 Doug Miller, Thousand Oaks, 73-77-71--221 Dan Bieber, Alamo, 72-77-72--221 Mike Rowe, Palm Desert, 69-77-75--221 Playoff in progress Scott Terry, Pleasanton, 73-78-71--222* John McClure, Austin, 70-80-72--222* Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, 74-75-73--222* Trevor Carle, Santa Rosa, 73-75-74--222* Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, 74-74-74--222* Jeff Burda, Modesto, 69-78-75--222* Gary Young, Redwood City, 74-73-75--222* Pete Roberts, San Marcos, 72-74-76--222* Daniel Lim, Cupertino, 75-69-78--222* Failed to qualify for Match Play Brandon Hillpot, Beaumont, 75-77-71--223 Lenny Park, Phoenix, 75-76-72--223 Dean Menante, Reno, NV, 72-77-74--223 Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, 74-75-74--223 D.J. Fernando, Bakersfield, 77-74-73--224 Kevin Kim, Jamul, 73-76-75--224 Gerry Simoni, Carlsbad, 73-75-76--224 John Adams, San Clemente, 75-71-78--224 Craig Steinberg, Oak Park, 75-76-76--227 Louie Bishop, Murrieta, 75-76-76--227 Ben Miller, Palos Verdes, 75-77-76--228 Gary Donovan, Cathedral City, 77-75-76--228 Trent Tessler, Redwood City, 73-76-79--228 Jeff Rangel, Martinez, 75-74-79--228 Gregory Main, Danville, 71-77-80--228 Brian Edick, Valencia, 78-70-80--228 Brett Borchers, Pleasanton, 75-75-79--229 Mathew Tom, Norwalk, 77-74-80--231 Nick Geyer, Agoura Hills, 73-76-82--231 Sean Shahi, Laguna Niguel, 71-78-82--231 Carl Smith, IV, Laguna Beach, 75-74-82--231 Jerry Ledzinski, Carmel, 74-77-81--232 Dan Sexton, Salinas, 75-76-81--232 Travis Esway, Granite Bay, 75-77-80--232 Terry Foreman*, Antioch, 75-77-82--234 Chad Wood, Sacramento, 75-76-88--239 *Playoff Failed to advance to the third round: 152 -- Nico Bollini, Yorba Linda, 72-80 Michael Jensen, Los Altos, 75-77 Brian Lindley, Corona del Mar, 75-77 Masao Sugimoto, San Diego, 72-80 Tyler Veysey, San Diego, 74-78. David Schnider, Vista, 77-75 153 - Blake Brown, Atascadero, 71-82 Jeff Bruce, Danville, 76-77 Brandon Christianson, Valencia, 74-79 John Colyar, Saratoga, 74-79 Fred Hoffman, Riverside, 77-76 Kevin Kobalter, San Rafael, 77-76 Mark Maguire, Oakland, 77-76 Kyle Metzler, Rancho Murieta, 79-74 James Popoff, La Habra Heights, 76-77 JJ Scurich, San Luis Obispo, 77-76 Greg Uberuaga, Los Angeles, 78-75 Kevin Wentworth, Arnold, 75-78. 154 - Kendall Adams, Jr., Fallbrook, 77-77 Eric Arnold, South Lake Tahoe, 77-77 Bill Corbett, Belvedere Tiburon, 77-77 Jeff Doolittle, Colton, 75-79 David Hawkins, Rancho Santa Margarita, 78-76 Charles Kavanaugh, Irvine, 73-81 Emmett O'Donnell, Tiburon, 77-77. 155 - Luke Allard, San Jose, 74-81 Thomas Case, Saugus, 78-77 George DeHuff, IV, Coto de Caza, 79-76 Mark Fernando, San Diego, 76-79 Aaron Goldberg, Carlsbad, 74-81 John Hoffman, San Diego, 75-80 Howie Knodt, Chula Vista, 77-78 Lon Mastro, San Luis Obispo, 78-77 Patrick Nagle, Pacifica, 80-75 Colin Peck, Palo Alto, 78-77 Matthew Pierce, Jr., San Juan Capistrano, 77-78 Tim Romero, San Juan Capistrano, 79-76 Kent Taylor, Ramona, 75-80 JJ Wood, Calabasas, 79-76. 156 - Forrest Blake, West Hills, 74-82 John Enright, Montara, 78-78 Johnny Holmes, Riverside, 77-79 Michael McLoughlin, Millbrae, 80-76 Tom Shea, Stockton, 76-80 Kurt Van Hess, Los Gatos, 77-79 Michael Walker, Newport Beach, 74-82. 157 - Jason Anthony, Fairfield, 76-81 David Bartman, Los Angeles, 75-82 Casey Boyns, Pacific Grove, 72-85 Barrett Damerel, San Marino, 78-79 Clayton Davis, Shell Beach, 79-78 Jason Goode, Castaic, 80-77 Scott Hardy, Pittsburg, 78-79 Gary Havro, Claremont, 81-76 Garrett Larson, Lafayette, 81-76 Lee Mikles, Santa Barbara, 81-76 William Moore, Pacific Grove, 80-77 Mark Peel, Pebble Beach, 78-79. 158 - Bryan Newman, San Bernardino, 76-82 Ryan Panichpakdee, Long Beach, 82-76 Darren Schwartz, Westlake Village, 76-82 Satoru Suzuki, Lake Forest, 80-78. 159 - John Balfanz, Bakersfield, 77-82 Brian Bazzel, Carlsbad, 80-79 Scot Lance, Fairfax, 82-77 Matt Marshall, Los Gatos, 82-77 Jim McCarley, Hollister, 81-78 Andrew Overton, Livermore, 78-81 Eric Restrepo, Davis, 76-83 Troy Williams, Atwater, 79-80. 161 - Eric Meeker, Mountain View, 76-86. 162 - Ryan Doverspike, San Diego, 77-85 John Driver, Palo Alto, 82-80 Paul Moore, Ukiah, 75-87 Mark Sear, Manhattan Beach, 81-81 Josh Twist, Rancho Murieta, 78-84 Alan Wong, Sacramento, 80-82. 163 - Eddie Davis, San Mateo, 76-87 Kirk McCaskill, Rancho Santa Fe, 81-82. 164 - Dominic Debellis, Brentwood, 82-82 Ian Fleishman, Los Angeles, 77-87 John Zinser, Riverside, 83-81. 165 - Andy Chao, San Diego, 81-84. Alex Schumacher, Santa Maria, 80-85 Stefan Vonseeger, Rancho Murieta, 88-77. 166 - Steve Conway, Newport Beach, 86-80. 167 - Philllip Telliard, Riverside, 80-87. 168 - Rene Grivel, San Juan Capistrano, 82-86 George McKean, Jr., Kingsburg, 85-83. 169 - Brent Booth, Los Altos, 85-84. NC - Tom Clark, Turlock, 88-NC Harlan Karnofsky, Sacramento, 80-NC. WD - Mark Gardner, Redlands, 81-WD Will Haydon, Palo Alto, - Nick Rechedy, San Francisco, - David Ujihara, Brea, 85-WD.