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NCGA Senior Championship

Saddle Creek Resort
May 5-6, 2008

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May 6, 2008

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Senior Champion Jeff Burda

COPPEROPOLIS – Welcome to senior golf, Mr. Burda.

In a dominating performance, Del Rio’s Jeff Burda ran away with the NCGA Senior Championship Tuesday, winning by 10 strokes at Saddle Creek Resort. The Modesto resident’s first-round, 6-under-par 66 established a lead that the rest of the field could not cut into.

“Sometimes when you get that under par you can get nervous,” the champion said regarding his five-stroke lead after the first round. “But I felt confident. The greens were perfect and I always felt comfortable.”

Burda’s commanding play came in one of the NCGA’s most competitive tournaments, with numerous former Senior Players of the Year in the field. But two rounds in the 60s (66-69) ended any semblance of close competition. Burda’s final tally of nine-under 135 on a difficult course where no one else broke par is impressive, to say the least.

Runner-up Gary Vanier of The Olympic Club was never able to get his putter going. “I’m not making anything, but when you are my age, you’re not supposed to,” he said. The runner-up finish for the 2006 Senior Player of the Year breaks a string of individual NCGA Championships at the senior level that dates back to the 2006 NCGA Senior Valley Amateur. Vanier tied with Jim Knoll of Rooster Run, but was able to birdie the first playoff hole to secure second place.

Defending champion Bill Bowen of Lincoln Hills finished 18 strokes back of the champion, turning in a two-round 9-over-par 153 total.

The Super Seniors division, for competitors aged 65 and older, was captured by Jim Welsh of Spring Valley. Welsh came from two strokes down in the final round to upend first-round leader and runner-up Bob Olds of Brentwood.

The Senior is the fifth different NCGA title won by Burda, joining the Public Links, Master Division (which he won three times), Master Division Four-Ball and Four-Ball. “I really wanted to win this tournament,” the champion said. “I knew this was the NCGA’s top event and I’m thrilled to win.”

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Champion Jeff Burda, runner-up Gary Vanier
and third-place finisher Jim Knoll

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Super Senior champion Jim Welsh and runner-up Bob Olds

Results

       

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 Jeff Burda Del Rio CC 66-69–135

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 Gary Vanier The Olympic Club 71-74–145

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 Jim Knoll Rooster Run GC 75-70–145

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 Mark Miller Roddy Ranch GC 72-76–148

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 Rob Thompson Merced GCC 75-75–150

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 Bob Schoenherr Rooster Run GC 74-77–151

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 Thomas O’Grady Los Altos GCC 73-78–151

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 Earl Stewart Meadow Club 71-80–151

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 Dino Forristall Green Valley CC 76-76–152

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 Dan Bieber Green Valley CC 75-77–152

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 Charles Richesin Woodbridge GCC 75-77–152

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 Dennis Younglove El Macero CC 75-77–152

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 Merton Goode Lake Merced GC 75-77–152

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 Michael Neal North Ridge CC 75-77–152

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 John Enright The Olympic Club 76-77–153

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 Bill Bowen Lincoln Hills Club 75-78–153

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 Ronald Johnson Diablo CC 74-79–153

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 Dave Parsons Chardonnay GC 79-75–154

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 David Kinser Almaden CC 79-75–154

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 Bruce Swanson Roddy Ranch GC 78-76–154

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 Marshall Raymer Castlewood CC 80-75–155

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 Tom Lyons Castlewood CC 79-76–155

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 Ben Whipple Serrano CC 82-73–155

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 Herb Jensen Del Paso CC 78-77–155

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 Douglas Johnson Fig Garden GC 78-77–155

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 Chris McKenna Sunset Whitney CC 73-82–155

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 Bob Berg Riverview GCC 77-79–156

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 Lou Alvarez Black Oak GC 78-79–157

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 Bob Fleming Sacramento GC 83-74–157

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 Stan Lefrak Intel Folsom GC 80-78–158

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 Rob Adolph San Joaquin CC 80-78–158

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 Frank Pieper Monterey Peninsula CC 83-75–158

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 Jay Guerin Chuck Corica GC 75-83–158

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 Bill Wachtel Belmont CC 78-81–159

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 Shellton Washburn Stonetree GC 77-82–159

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 Barry Brady Ridgemark GCC 85-74–159

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 Jan Jakovac Napa GC 83-77–160

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 Bud Christians Diamond Oaks GC 80-81–161

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 Rex Massier Green Valley CC 81-80–161

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 Richard Thompson Sacramento GC 83-79–162

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 Joseph Nemeth Sierra View CC 78-84–162

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 Carl Selkirk Butte Creek CC 85-77–162

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 Chuck Sabbatini Chuck Corica GC 80-83–163

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 Gregory Saiki Sunnyside CC 79-84–163

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 Topper Owen Coyote Creek GC 82-81–163

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 Greg Olson Gold Hills CC 84-79–163

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 Jeff Early Castlewood CC 84-79–163

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 Richard Pech Hunter Ranch GC 85-78–163

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 David Love Harding Park GC 79-85–164

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 Sherman Haggerty Serrano CC 82-82–164

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 Rob Seidel Fig Garden GC 80-85–165

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 Vic Shellenberg Bennett Valley GC 83-82–165

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 Tony Wilmer Castlewood CC 85-80–165

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 Joe Beato Sunnyside CC 86-79–165

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 Bill Sonnenberg Meadow Club 82-84–166

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 Gene Ackerman Valley Hi CC 83-83–166

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 William Snell De Laveaga GC 80-87–167

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 Neal Pearson Orinda CC 84-85–169

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 Gary Conti De Laveaga GC 83-90–173

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 Jay Durmanich Merced GCC 84-89–173

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 Don Mancebo Merced GCC 79-95–174

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 Bruce Lorin Poplar Creek GC 84-90–174

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 Michael Donnelly Oakhurst CC 86-88–174

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 John Livingston Stanford University GC 93-81–174

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 David Wilkins Stanford University GC 85-90–175

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 Donel Geisen Rancho Canada GC 85-90–175

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 Tom Kintigh Tahoe Donner GC 86-95–181

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 William Hammonds San Francisco GC 95-90–185

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 Super Senior    

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 Jim Welsh (SS) Spring Valley GC 80-79–159

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 Bob Olds (SS) Brentwood GC 78-82–160

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 Dick Dallagiacomo (SS) Gold Hills CC 80-82–162

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 Robert Heaton (SS) Antioch GC 82-82–164

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 David Ellis (SS) Granite Bay GC 87-79–166

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 Robert Luff (SS) Adobe Creek GC 86-87–173

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 Robert Blakeslee (SS) Yolo Fliers Club 93-80–173

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 Robert Hope (SS) Sunset Whitney CC 85-92–177

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 Bobby Fries (SS) Fort Washington GCC 86-91–177

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 Jerry Chirpich (SS) San Luis Obispo CC 88-90–178

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 John Hunt (SS) Las Positas GC 88-90–178

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 Kevin Cottrell (SS) The Olympic Club 88-92–180