NCGA STROKE PLAY – SCOTT HARDY LEADS WITH 66

The NCGA Stroke play championship is off and running under summer conditions, cloudy and cool. The course is in perhaps the best condition I can ever remember with the greens running smooth and true (although my afternoon round today will be the true test).

My good pal Scott Hardy shot an awesome 66 and takes a two shot lead into today’s second round. This is a tough course to go low on for three days so it will be interesting to see what the lead score after today’s second round.

My 71 was a hang on round that never really clicked until the end when I salvaged my round with a birdie, par, birdie finish to stay in the hunt. Today I hope to have more consistency with my iron shots that were not sharp on Fridays first round.

The one great change to the course….NO MORE OB STAKES ON #10 which is more psychological than really a problem off my starting hole today. The 5 par five holes give you ample opportunity to make some birdies, mixed with some challenging par three holes. NCGA site article and scores below…STAY TUNED FOR SECOND RD RESULTS

July 9-11, 2010
Poppy Hills GC

July 9, 2010

PEBBLE BEACH – Scott Hardy has established an early two-stroke lead after round 1 of the NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Poppy Hills.

The St. Mary’s Golf Coach is seeking his second NCGA major title of the year after claiming the Public Links back in April.  Hardy’s stellar 66 on the 6,885-yard course Friday was fueled by six birdies versus no bogeys; the 34-year-old previously won the Amateur Stroke Play in 2004, the first year of its playing after a hiatus of 38 years. He has captured five NCGA titles total.

Low scoring dominated the day as 13 players broke par. Kevin Lucas of the Collegiate Players Club and Monterey Peninsula College  and Nick Sako of Pine Mountain Lake are second after four-under 68s. Third place is shared by Andrew Bonner of Spring Creek and San Jose Muni’s Christopher Ellis at three-under 69.

The championship is a three-round event; the second round commences Saturday with starting times beginning at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.. After the second round, players with the low 30 scores and ties will play Sunday for the title.
7th Annual NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Updated: 7/9/2010 6:58 pm PDT

Position	Player	Club	Today	Hole	Total	Rounds						Total
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1	Scott Hardy	amateurgolf.Com	-6	F	-6	66						66
T2	Kevin Lucas	Collegiate Players Club	-4	F	-4	68						68
T2	Nick Sako	Pine Mountain Lake GC	-4	F	-4	68						68
T4	Andrew Bonner	Spring Creek GCC	-3	F	-3	69						69
T4	Christopher Ellis	San Jose Muni Egolf Clubhouse	-3	F	-3	69						69
T6	Russell Humphrey	Woodbridge GCC	-2	F	-2	70						70
T6	Cameron Rappleye	Valley Hi CC	-2	F	-2	70						70
T8	Kaz Hoffman	Mill Valley GC	-1	F	-1	71						71
T8	Randy Haag	Olympic Club	-1	F	-1	71						71
T8	Kevin Alexander	Napa GC	-1	F	-1	71						71
T8	Cory McElyea	De Laveaga GC	-1	F	-1	71						71
T8	Joel Slak	eClub Sacramento	-1	F	-1	71						71
T8	Matt Montez	Valley Hi CC	-1	F	-1	71						71
T14	Wes Leith	Wildhorse GC	Even	F	Even	72						72
T14	Ricky Stockton	Salinas Fairways GC	Even	F	Even	72						72
T14	Justin Marchiando	Poppy Hills GC	Even	F	Even	72						72
T14	Kevin Nabbefeld	eClub South Bay	Even	F	Even	72						72
T14	Matt Anderson	eClub East Bay	Even	F	Even	72						72
T14	Geoff Hunt	Collegiate Players Club	Even	F	Even	72						72
T20	Roberto Galletti Jr.	Oakhurst CC	+1	F	+1	73						73
T20	Tanner Makimoto	eClub Sacramento	+1	F	+1	73						73
T20	Steve Woods	San Jose Muni Egolf Clubhouse	+1	F	+1	73						73
T20	Ben Geyer	Arbuckle GC	+1	F	+1	73						73
T20	Ryan Carter	Swenson Park GC	+1	F	+1	73						73
T20	Jeff Lyons	Roddy Ranch GC	+1	F	+1	73						73
T26	Cody Thompson	Butte Creek CC	+2	F	+2	74						74
T26	Chad Vivolo	Monterey Peninsula CC	+2	F	+2	74						74
T26	Jonathan Carlson	Adams Springs GC	+2	F	+2	74						74
T26	Dino Giacomazzi	Bayonet/Black Horse GC	+2	F	+2	74						74
T26	Jamie Core	Collegiate Players Club	+2	F	+2	74						74
T26	Michael Weaver	Fort Washington GCC	+2	F	+2	74						74
T32	Joshua Stone	Swenson Park GC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Matt Lewis	Darkhorse GC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Jordan Weir	Serrano CC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Casey Boyns	Monterey Bay GC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Joseph Woo	San Geronimo GC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Andy Nevin	eClub East Bay	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Christopher Herzog	Tuscan Ridge GC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Kei Kita	eClub San Francisco	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Jack Hoenes	Spring Hills GC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Kevin Smith	Collegiate Players Club	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Brian Swenson	Bridges GC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Mark Wyllie	The Club GC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Chris Jensen	Sharon Heights GCC	+3	F	+3	75						75
T32	Jeffrey Cornez	Collegiate Players Club	+3	F	+3	75						75
T46	Ryan Janick	Bridges GC	+4	F	+4	76						76
T46	Matt Thornton	Silver Creek Valley CC	+4	F	+4	76						76
T46	Darryl Donovan	CordeValle GC	+4	F	+4	76						76
T46	Steven Wight	San Geronimo GC	+4	F	+4	76						76
T46	Dalan Refioglu	CordeValle Golf Club	+4	F	+4	76						76
T46	Terry Foreman	Roddy Ranch GC	+4	F	+4	76						76
T46	R.C. Orr	Stonetree GC	+4	F	+4	76						76
T46	Bryan Moquin	California GC	+4	F	+4	76						76
T46	Bradford Thomas	Meadow Club	+4	F	+4	76						76
T55	Scot Lance	Meadow Club	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Jeff Stewart	Roseville GC	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Mac McClung	amateurgolf.Com	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Sergio Rios	Corral de Tierra CC	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Andre Navarro	Turlock GCC	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Chris Wilderotter	Claremont CC	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Dominic DeBellis	Roddy Ranch GC	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Jay Myers	San Jose CC	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Anthony Machi	Castlewood CC	+5	F	+5	77						77
T55	Jeff Hoffman	Empire Ranch GC	+5	F	+5	77						77
T65	Teddy Schrier	Stevinson Ranch GC	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Jordan Swanson	Valley Hi CC	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Johnny Partridge	Marin CC	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Taylor Knoll	Cameron Park CC	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Adam Humphrey	Quicksilver GC	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Jason Simonetti	Salinas Fairways GC	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Luke Allard	eClub South Bay	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Steve Dopkins	eClub Sacramento	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Dylan Smith	Armitage Shanks GC	+6	F	+6	78						78
T65	Scott Cunningham	Eagle Ridge GC	+6	F	+6	78						78
T75	Andrew Warren	Metropolitan GL	+7	F	+7	79						79
T75	Kenny Maroney	Pleasanton GC Y.O.C.	+7	F	+7	79						79
T75	Matt Biggar	Los Altos GCC	+7	F	+7	79						79
T75	Ray Hale	Davis GC	+7	F	+7	79						79
T75	Phillip Bahn	Golf Mart GC	+7	F	+7	79						79
T75	Donnie Elliott	Boulder Ridge GC	+7	F	+7	79						79
T75	Grant Rappleye	Valley Hi CC	+7	F	+7	79						79
T75	Patrick Soli	Mariner’s Point Y.O.C.	+7	F	+7	79						79
T75	David Mannix	Golf Mart GC	+7	F	+7	79						79
T84	Mike Murphy	Blackhawk CC	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	Trevor Thompson	eClub East Bay	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	David Halvorson	Del Rio CC	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	Jeff Burda	Del Rio CC	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	Dwight Eschliman	Lincoln Park GC	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	J J McMillen	Ukiah GC	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	Jake Markman	Harding Park GC	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	Raymond Costley	Apple Mountain GR	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	Luis Gandara	eClub East Bay	+8	F	+8	80						80
T84	Mitch Card	Gold Hills GC	+8	F	+8	80						80
T94	Aidan Pinch	Caddy Club of Mayacama	+9	F	+9	81						81
T94	Robert Miller	San Jose CC	+9	F	+9	81						81
T94	Scott Taylor	Salinas Fairways GC	+9	F	+9	81						81
T94	Mathew Miller	Castlewood CC	+9	F	+9	81						81
T94	Chad Brownfield	Gilroy GCC	+9	F	+9	81						81
T99	Jason Faria	Golf Mart GC	+10	F	+10	82						82
T99	Steve Donnelly	Salinas Fairways GC	+10	F	+10	82						82
T99	Lance Torrey	eClub San Francisco	+10	F	+10	82						82
T99	Charlie Scroggins	Colusa GCC	+10	F	+10	82						82
T99	Ben Bauch	Reserve at Spanos Park GC	+10	F	+10	82						82
T99	Nick Chladek	Stanford University GC	+10	F	+10	82						82
T99	Ray Kong	Santa Teresa GC	+10	F	+10	82						82
T106	Steven Messer	Sierra View CC	+11	F	+11	83						83
T106	Jeff Haluska	Rooster Run GC	+11	F	+11	83						83
T106	Josiah Schuyler	Antelope Greens GC	+11	F	+11	83						83
T106	Jordan Sedlock	eClub East Bay	+11	F	+11	83						83
T110	Wes Sandroni	Morgan Creek GCC	+12	F	+12	84						84
T110	Glenn Andrade	Vintner’s GC	+12	F	+12	84						84
T110	Jason Sturdevant	San Joaquin CC	+12	F	+12	84						84
113	Garth Keehan	Concord GC	+13	F	+13	85						85
T114	John Crater	Spring Creek GCC	+14	F	+14	86						86
T114	William Bossard	Collegiate Players Club	+14	F	+14	86						86
T114	Brent Gormley	NCGA Intro Membership	+14	F	+14	86						86
117	Jon Kosier	Cameron Park CC	+15	F	+15	87						87
T118	Jud Spencer	Silver Creek Valley CC	+17	F	+17	89						89
T118	Nick Daniels	Windsor GC	+17	F	+17	89						89
120	Gary Dunn	Granite Bay GC	+18	F	+18	90						90
121	Kevin Noto	Gilroy GCC	+19	F	+19	91						91
	Eric Pitcaithley	Shadow Lakes GC	DQ									DQ
	Kyle Chatelain	Collegiate Players Club	WD									WD
	Justin Linkey	Auburn CC	NS									NS
	Scott Roak	Sierra View CC	NS									NS