Results
Haag
Fires 31 on Second Nine, Leads Stocker Cup
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Low scores prevail on perfectly manicured
Preserve Golf Club
Carmel, CA: The Stocker Cup kicked off with
a 200 yard 5-iron for eagle 2, holed at
the par-4 1st by veteran amateur Casey Boyns
of Pacific Grove. And while the eagle didn't
set Boyns on fire (he shot a solid 74 however)
it did set the tone for birdies and low
scores as 9 players bettered par on the
challenging Preserve Golf Club.
The leader, Randy Haag, started his round the polar-opposite of Boyns' (whose post hole-out screams could be heard as far away as Carmel Valley, according to him) as he started at the 10th with a tough double bogey. The recovery was stellar, as would be expected from a player coming off a solid fall of golf that included a match play victory over 3-time Walker cupper Gary Wolstenhome at last month's US Mid Amateur in Georgia.
Haag, a member of San Francisco's Olympic Club, shot 36 on the back nine after his rough start, then lit up the front, his second nine, with 3 birdies and an eagle. The eagle, on the par-5 8th hole, had Haag pondering the course record.
"I thought the record was 66, and when I hit it close on 9 maybe I could tie it," remarked Haag.
Indeed, 66 is the competitive course record, fired by Tim Hogarth in 2000, the first year the Stocker Cup was held at the Preserve.
Haag is in close quarters at the top of the leaderboard, trailed by Mike Goodes, of Reidsville, North Carolina, who shot 68, and Haag's fellow Olympic Club member Phil Huff of Livermore, California, who fired a fine 69 that was marked by solid ballstriking and the occasional birdie that followed as Huff hit 16 greens in regulation.
Play continues tomorrow in this 72 hole individual/54 hole team, event.
Tournament Notebook:
Casey Boyns' son, Christopher, was hard at work 'on the bag' today, and as many people know his father is Pebble Beach's most famous caddy. When asked what Christoper's day-rating was on a scale of 1 to 10, Boyns thought about it, and said "a nine." His son, Christopher, looked confused and replied "9, what did I do wrong?"
"Well," quipped Boyns, "There was the matter of the melted M&M's on the grips..."
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First round results from the Stocker Cup Invitational, played at the 7067 yard, par-72 Preserve Golf Club:
Randy Haag, The Olympic Club, 31-36--67
Mike Goodes, Pennrose Park Country Club,
32-36--68
Phil Huff IV, The Olympic Club, 32-37--69
Mark Gardner, Redlands Country Club, 32-38--70
Brad Wilder, Triple Crown Country Club,
36-34--70
John Pate, The Valley Club, 35-35--70
Bowen Osborn, Lost Canyons Golf Club, 36-35--71
Garrett Larson, UC Golf Club, 35-36--71
Nick Ushijima, The Olympic Club, 36-35--71
Jerry Ledzinski, The Golf Club @ Quail Lodge,
36-36--72
David Bartman, Brentwood Country Club, 37-35--72
Jeff Wilson, Green Valley Country Club,
34-38--72
Gary Young, Gleneagles International, 35-38--73
Dave Rathjen, The Golf Club, 38-35--73
Paul Balatti, Mayacama Country Club, 36-37--73
John Bishop, Scioto Country Club, 35-38--73
Kenny Weixel, Columbus Country Club, 39-34--73
Dave Nelson, Montreux Golf and Country Club,
37-36--73
Bob Funk, Bear Creek Golf Club, 36-38--74
Casey Boyns, Monterey Bay Golf Club, 36-38--74
George Kelley, Stevinson Ranch Golf Club,
37-37--74
John Benson, Totteridge Golf Club, 38-36--74
Craig Doell, Victoria Golf Club, 36-38--74
Robert Gerwin II, The Camargo Club, 41-33--74
Bill Sharpe, Oak Tree Golf Club, 35-39--74
Andy Gabelman, Barrington Hills Country
Club, 38-37--75
Mark Sollenberger, The Preserve Golf Club,
39-36--75
Alex Stamey III, The Olympic Club, 39-36--75
Mike Rowley, San Luis Obispo Country Club,
37-38--75
Rob Martin III, Rancho Murieta Country Club,
35-40--75
Paul Houvener, Mill Creek Country Club,
39-37--76
Bill Moore, Monterey Bay Golf Club, 38-38--76
Steve Nichols, Walnut Hills Country Club,
35-41--76
Todd Barsotti, San Joaquin Country Club,
38-38--76
Patrick Hanlon, Picacho Hills Country Club,
39-38--77
Jim Lehman, Windsong Farm Golf Club, 37-40--77
Conrad Nilmeier, San Joaquin Country Club,
38-39--77
Keith Kinsel, Oakmont Country Club, 39-39--78
Phil Ebner, Windsong Farm Golf Club, 42-36--78
Atul Anand, Industry Hills Golf Club, 38-40--78
Michael Wharton-Palmer, Texarkana Country
Club, 39-40--79
Jimmy Bryan, Latrobe Country Club, 40-39--79
Tom Studer, Joliet Country Club, 38-42--80
Dan Donovan, 38-42--80
NOTE: Top individual scores only
reported above from the field of 50 A Players.
Team results will be reported at the end
of the round on Friday and after the team
competition concludes on Saturday. The individual
competition continues into Sunday with the
top 10 players and ties advancing to Sunday's
round.
