California State Amateur

99th California State Amateur Championship | Rancho Santa Fe GC, La Jolla CC | June 21-26, 2010

California State Amateur Website The California Amateur Championship is one of the nation’s oldest state amateur golf championships and dates back to 1912 when the California Golf Association was founded. The California Amateur Championship was originally held at Del Monte GC but shifted to Pebble Beach Golf Links when it was built in 1919. The championship remained at Pebble Beach through 2006, with the exception of 2000 when it was played at Bayonet and Blackhorse GCs due to the U.S. Open being hosted at Pebble Beach. In 2006, the championship began a new tradition of rotating to courses around the state, alternating between Northern California and Southern California. The tournament has seen many top names including Ken Venturi in 1951, Johnny Miller in 1968, Bobby Clampett in 1978/1980, Duffy Waldorf in 1984 and Mark O’Meara in 1979. Standout golfers who have tried to win the title and failed, include Craig Stadler, Corey Pavin, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods. Woods reached the semifinals in 1994 before falling to Ed Cuff.

Qualifying Information

Qualifying for the 2010 State Amateur Championship takes place at the following courses:

The championship does not require qualifying at the club level to enter. NCGA and SCGA players with a handicap index of 4.4 or less are eligible to enter. NCGA/SCGA members can qualify at any site in the north or south. Format: 18 holes qualifying. 156 players including exemptions will advance to the championship. Championship: 36 holes (18 holes per day) of stroke play at Lake Merced GC. The top 32 players will advance from stroke play to single-elimination match play. All players must qualify except the following: 2008 CGA round of 32 match play qualifiers, the following current SCGA/NCGA champions: 2008 NCGA Amateur Match Play, 2008 NCGA Amateur Stroke Play, 2008 NCGA Junior, 2008 SCGA Amateur, 2008 SCGA Match Play, 2009 SCGA Mid-Amateur. Exemptions are also granted to the 2009 CIF State Champion, 2008 US Amateur Match Play qualifiers, top 200 players on the Golfweek World Amateur Rankings as of March 1, 2009 and special exemptions as selected by the CGA Board of Directors. Past champions prior to 2003 are exempt for life. Champions after 2003 are exempt for 10 years. Each exempt player is required to meet eligibilty requirements and submit an entry prior to the closing date. California State Amateur Championship Exemptions

Tournament Recaps

Geoff Gonzalez captured the State Amateur at Lake Merced GC, becoming the first player in 15 years and only the 12th overall to win the championship and medalist honors. The champion defeated 46-year-old Jeff Wilson of Fairfield who was seeking to enhance an already glittering competitive resume. The all Northern California final was initially a Wilson show, as the Green Valley CC member took a 3-up lead into the 8th hole of the match… Read Full 2009 Recap. 2009 Stroke Play Qualifying Results | 2009 Match Play Bracket | View 2009 Photo Gallery You had to feel for Austin Roberts’ caddie. You watched all week as the caddie huffed and puffed and tried to keep up with his 15-year-old boss as he stalked the fairways of Lakeside in pursuit of a championship that had never been won by someone so young. But you also observed that Roberts’ opponent, Nick Delio of Valencia, drove the ball prodigious distances, and that with his strength, the rough didn’t mitigate a deft short game… Read Full 2008 Recap 2008 Stroke Play Qualifying Results | 2008 Match Play Bracket | View 2008 Photo Gallery It’s never over until it’s over is the perfect mantra for Josh Anderson. Pushed to the brink to qualify for match play and needing extra holes on two occasions throughout the week, the recent Murrieta Valley high school graduate used grit and perseverance to defeat Joseph Greiner 4 and 3 and capture the 96th California Amateur Championship at Monterey Peninsula Country Club… Read Full 2007 Recap 2007 Stroke Play Qualifying Results | 2007 Match Play Bracket | View 2007 Photo Gallery

Past Champions

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Margin	Medalist
1912	Jack F. Neville	D.P. Fredericks	2 & 1	Robin Y. Hayne, 78-74 – 152
1913	Jack F. Neville	E.S. Armstrong	5 & 3	E.S. Armstrong, 74-76 – 150
1914	H.K.B. Davis	Heine Schmidt	5 & 4	Heine Schmidt, 70-72 – 142
1915	E.S. Armstrong	Heine Schmidt	6 & 5	Heine Schmidt, 72-72 – 144
1916	Larry Cowing	R.Y. Hayne	5 & 4	Robin Y. Hayne, 75-74 – 149
1917	Chas. H. Walter	Douglas Grant	1-up	Douglas Grant, 70-74 – 144
1918	Douglas Grant	J.K. Wadley	8 & 7	Douglas Grant, 74-74 – 148
1919	Jack F. Neville	Dr. C.H. Walter	5 & 4	Douglas Grant, 74-74 – 148
1920	Dr. Paul M. Hunter	E.S. Armstrong	6 & 4	Robert Hunter, 76-73 – 149
1921	Dr. Paul M. Hunter	Gerald Marx	6 & 5	Paul Hunter, 78-75 – 153
1922	Jack F. Neville	Robert Hunter	11 & 9	E.S. Armstrong, 71-74 – 145
1923	J.J. McHugh	Fred Wright	9 & 8	Willie Hunter, 72-72 – 144
1924	Capt. A. Bullock-Webster	Rudie Wilhelm	7 & 5	Frank Godchaux, 78-72 – 150
1925	George Von Elm	Frank Dolp	2 & 1	H. Chandler Egan, 73-71 – 144
1926	H. Chandler Egan	J.J. McHugh	2 & 1	Donald Moe, 75-68 – 143, Oswald Carlton, 73-70 – 143
1927	J.J. McHugh	Dr. Paul M. Hunter	8 & 7	George Von Elm, 68-72 – 140
1928	J.J. McHugh	H. Chandler Egan	6 & 5	Jack Gaines, 75-75 – 150
1929	Jack F. Neville	F.C. Stevens, Jr.	3 & 1	J.J. McHugh, 80-73-153, Fay Coleman, 77-76-153
1930	Francis H.I. Brown	Fay Coleman	10 & 9	Lawson Little, 73-75 – 148
1931	David Martin	Ernie Pieper, Jr.	10 & 9	No qualifying
1932	Neil White	Harold Thompson	3 & 2	No qualifying
1933	Charles Seaver Dr.	Cliff Baker	2-up	No qualifying
1934	Stuart Hawley	Don Edwards	1-up	John Robbins, 71-71-142, Jack Nounman, 71-71-142
1935	Jack Gaines	Stuart Hawle	2 & 1	Ernie Pieper Jr., 76-72 – 148
1936	Mat Palacio, Jr.	J.M. Rea	1 up	Roger Kelly, 72-71 – 143
1937	Roger Kelly	Mat Palacio	12 & 10	Ernest Combs, 73-70-143, Frank Flixon, 71-72-143
1938	Roger Kelly	Bob McGlashen	8 & 7	Roger Kelly, 74-70 – 144
1939	Jack Gage	Walt Gilliam	3 & 2	Roger Kelly, 72-72 – 144
1940	Ed Monaghan	Jack Gage	7 & 5	Rennie Kelly, 73-72 – 145
1941	Ernie Pieper Jr	Bob Gardner	4 & 2	Ralph Lomelli, 72-74 – 146
1942	John Dawson	Bob Gardner	3 & 1	Bud Brownell, 66-73 – 139
1943	Elmer Clites	Bob Rosburg	8 & 6	Henry Suico, 70
1944	Ernie Pieper Jr.	Bob Rosburg	5 & 4	Bob Rosburg, 72
1945	Bruce McCormick	Jack Nounnan	4 & 3	John Dawson, 69-75 – 144
1946	Bruce McCormick	Ernie Pieper Jr .	2 & 1	Eli Bariteau, 71
1947	Bob Gardner	Smiley Quick	2 & 1	Morgan Fottrell, 71
1948	Eli Bariteau	Bob Rosburg	37th hole	Russell York & Bob Silvestri, 72
1949	Mac Hunter	Gene Littler	39th hole	Tal Smith, John Dawson, Gene Littler 69
1950	Bob Gardner	Willie Barber	7 & 5	Fred Jordan, 72
1951	Ken Venturi	Dr. Frank Taylor	7 & 6	Bud Holscher, 74-68 – 142
1952	Bob Silvestri	Bruce McCormick	1-up	Gene Littler, 71-71 – 142
1953	Gene Littler	Dr. Frank Taylor	5 & 4	Ken Venturi, 68-71 – 139
1954	Dr. Frank Taylor	Walt Gilliam	3 & 2	Dr. Wm. O’Neal, 68-72 – 140
1955	Dr. Frank Taylor	Jack Lovegren	3 & 1	Tom Draper, 74-67 – 141
1956	Ken Venturi	Dr. Frank Taylor	2 & 1	Bob Silvestri, 72-70-142, Ken Venturi, 72-70-142
1957	Tal Smith	Dick Giddings	7 & 6	Dr. Wm. O’Neal, 69-73 – 142
1958	Eli Bariteau	Dan Morgan	1-up	Dan Morgan, 73-69 – 142
1959	Vern Callison	Dick Runkle	6 & 4	Dan Morgan, 73-72-145, Bob Roos, 69-76-145
1960	Larry Bouchey	George Gallios	7 & 5	Dr. Art Butter, 72-73 – 145
1961	John Richardson	John Lotz	2 & 1	No Qualifying
1962	Dick Lotz	Ron Cerrudo	5 & 3	John Lotz, 71-70 – 141
1963	Dr. Paul Travis	Dick Runkle	3 & 2	Peter Choate, 75-66 – 141
1964	Steve Opperman	Guy Bill	37th hole	Ron Cerruclo, 76-79 -155
1965	Vern Callison Dr.	Art Butler	5 & 4	Dr. Art Butler, 72-71 – 143
1966	Bob Eastwood	Vic Loustalot	3 & 2	B. Eastwood 75-74-149, C. Sanudo 76-73-149, J. Bariteau 79-70-149
1967	Bob E. Smith	Jim Rheim	7 & 5	Arne Dokka, 71-73 – 144
1968	Johnny Miller	Les Peterson	12 & 10	Les Peterson, 72-72 – 144
1969	Forrest Fezler	Steve Stimac	8 & 6	Ted Lyford, 73-73 – 146
1970	Bob Risch	Vic Loustalot	39th hole	Tom Smith, 75-72 – 147
1971	Doug Nelson	Sandy Galbraith	8 & 7	Sandy Galbraith, 72-73 – 145
1972	Mac Hunter	Bob Roos	2 up	Mark Pfeil, 73-73 – 146
1973	Mike Brannan	Dick Runkle	37th hole	Mike Brannan, 70-71 – 141
1974	Curtis Worley	Mike Brannan	2 & 1	Craig Stadler, 73-73-78 – 224
1975	John Cook	Bob Blomberg	2 & 1	C. Richardson 74-77-77-228, C. Worley 77-73-78-228
1976	Mike Brannan	Ron Commans	3 & 2	Scott Simpson, 72-70-76 – 218
1977	Lee Mikles	Ted Lyford	2 & 1	Tom Culligan, 74-74-74 – 222
1978	Bobby Clampett	Ray Pellegrini	5 & 4	Don Levin, 70-71-78 – 219
1979	Mark O’Meara	Lennie Clements	8 & 7	Lennie Clements, 72-74-68 – 214
1980	Bobby Clampett	Jim Kane	6 & 4	Bobby Clampett, 69-70-71 – 210
1981	Joe Tamburino	Brian Lindley	4 & 2	Mike Bamblatt, 72-73-72 – 217
1982	Gary Vanier	Bob Blomberg	3 & 2	Corey Pavin, 70-74-71 – 215
1983	Kris Moe	Tracy Nakazaki	8 & 6	Gregg Twiggs, 68-77-72 – 217
1984	Duffy Waldorf	Mark Phillips	2 & 1	Duffy Waldorf, 70-76-68 – 214
1985	Sam Randolph	Vic Loustalot	5 & 4	Sam Randolph, 69-70-73 – 212
1986	Terrence Miskell	Mike Blewett	5 & 4	Dana Banke, 70-70-74 – 214
1987	Mike Springer	Bob May	4 & 3	B. Lasken 70-72-77-219, T. Loustalot 77-69-73-219, S. Bogan 75-70-74-219
1988	Don Parsons	Randy Haag	5 & 4	Aaron Meeks, 75-72-68 – 215
1989	Casey Boyns	Dave Stockton Jr.	3 & 1	Jerry Michals, 69-72-141, Gary Vanier,70-71-141
1990	Charlie Wi	Gary Vanier	3 & 2	Mark Johnson, 73-69-142, Paul Stankowski, 73-69-142
1991	Harry Rudolph III	Sandy Galbraith	3 & 2	Sandy Galbraith, 70-75 – 145
1992	Todd Demsey	David Berganio Jr.	5 & 4	Harry Rudolph, III, 74-69 – 143
1993	Casey Boyns	Joey Ferrari	2 & 1	Casey Boyns, 73-70 – 143
1994	Steve Woods	Ed Cuff	5 & 3	Steve Woods, 69-73 – 142
1995	Jeff Sanday	John Pate	1-up	Mark Johnson, 72-72 – 144
1996	Mark Johnson	Brian Crocker	8 & 7	Jeff Gilchrist, 69-73 – 142
1997	Jason Gore	Scott Watson	6 & 5	Tim Hogarth, 71-67 – 138
1998	Ed Cuff	Bobby Rodger	5 & 4	Craig Steinberg, 73-68 – 141
1999	Tim Hogarth	Gary Vanier	38th hole	Ed Cuff, 72-70-142, Steve Conway, 73-69-142
2000	Nick Jones (Bayonet/Blackhorse)	Troy McKinley	2-up	James Stewart, 71-72-143, Todd Miller, 73-70-143
2001	Darryl Donovan	Travis Johnson	4 & 3	Jeff Wilson, 69-72 – 141
2002	Eddie Heinen	Jonathan Echols	1-up	Don Dubois, 75-71 – 146
2003	Patrick Nagle	Spencer Levin	4 and 3	Roy Moon, 71-70 – 141
2004	Spencer Levin	Buzz Peel	4 and 3	Mark Sear, 75-67-68 – 210
2005	Don DuBois	Joe Bramlett	2 and 1	Jordon Cox, 71-69-72 – 212
2006	Jordan Nasser	Jeff Gilchrist	3 and 2	Steve Woods, 71-70-66 – 207
2007	Josh Anderson (Monterey Pen. CC )	Joseph Greiner	4 and 3	Blake Trimble, 67-74 – 141
2008	Nick Delio (Lakeside GC)	Austin Roberts	7 and 5	A. Kim 71-69-140, M. Hoffenberg, 68-72-140, S. McGihon 73-67-140
2009	Geoff Gonzalez (Lake Merced GC)	Jeff Wilson	3 and 2	Geoff Gonzalez, 71-64 – 135, Nick Delio 69-66 – 135

	MULTIPLE CHAMPIONS		MULTIPLE MEDALISTS
5	Jack Neville (1912-13, 1919, 1922, 1929)	3	Douglas Grant (1917, 1918, 1919)
3	J.J.McHugh (1923, 27-28)	3	Roger Kelly (1936, 1938-39)
2	Dr. Paul Hunter (1920-21)	3	John W. Dawson (1945, 1949, 1955)
2	Roger Kelly (1937-38)	2	Robin Y. Hayne (1912, 1916)
2	Ernie Pieper Jr . (1941, 1944)	2	E. Scotty Armstrong (1913, 1922)
2	Bruce McCormick (1945-46)	2	Heinrich Schmidt (1914, 1915)
2	Bob Gardner (1947,1950)	2	Gene Littler (1949,1952)
2	Eli Bariteau (1948, 1958)	2	Ken Venturi (1953,1956)
2	Ken Venturi (1951, 1956)	2	Dr. Wm. O’Neal (1954, 1957)
2	Dr. Frank Taylor (1954-55)	2	Dan Morgan (1958, 1959)
2	Mike Brannan (1973, 1976)	2	Dr. Art Butler (1960,1965)
2	Bobby Clampett (1978, 1980)	2	Sandy Galbraith (1971,1991)
2	Casey Boyns (1989, 1993)	2	Mark Johnson (1990, 1995)
2	Vern Callison (1959, 1965)	2	Steve Woods (1994, 2006)

	MEDALIST-CHAMPION SAME YEAR			BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS
	Douglas Grant (1918)			Jack F. Neville (1912-1913)
	Paul Hunter (1921)			Dr. Paul Hunter (1920-21)
	Roger Kelly (1938)			J.J. McHugh (1927-28)
	Ken Venturi (1956)			Roger Kelly (1937-38)
	Bob Eastwood (1966)			Bruce McCormick (1945-46)
	Mike Brannan (1973)			Dr. Frank Taylor (1954-55)
	Bobby Clampett (1980)
	Duffy Waldorf (1984)
	Sam Randolph (1985)
	Casey Boyns (1993)
	Steve Woods (1994)
	Geoff Gonzalez (2009)

About Rancho Santa Fe GC

hole17 The Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club is located north of San Diego, in the heart of the village of Rancho Santa Fe. The spectacularly endowed “natural” golf course was carved from the rolling terrain of a eucalyptus forest and is surrounded by horseback riding trails and beautiful estates.
The championship course is an eighteen hole 7,073 yard, par 72 layout, distinguished as one of the finest “walkable” designs in the world. The course was extensively renovated in 2002, elevating it to one of the top 20 best golf venues in California according to Golf Digest Magazine. The practice facilities include a double-ended driving range; practice putting green; and a newly constructed two-acre short game practice area. It is the original site of the Crosby “Clambake”, predecessor to the AT & T Pebble Beach Tournament and host to a number of prominent championship events, notably the 2006 USGA National Junior Amateur Championship

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