Kern, LaPlaunt Victorious at NCGA Junior.Sports Editors/Golf Writers RICHMOND Richmond, cities, United States Richmond. 1 City (1990 pop. 87,425), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1905. , Calif.--(BW SportsWire)--June 27, 2000 Thanks to a sparkling final round of 5-under-par 67, Matthew Matthew one of the twelve disciples. [N.T.: Matthew] See : Evangelism Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. of Castro Valley Castro Valley, uninc. city (1990 pop. 48,619), Alameda co., W Calif., near San Francisco Bay. Chiefly residential, it also has light industries. blew away the rest of the field and won the 71st NCGA (National Computer Graphics Association) A Fairfax, Virginia-based organization dedicated to developing and promoting the computer graphics industry. It maintained a clearinghouse for industry information. NCGA closed its doors in 1996. Junior Championship on Tuesday at Richmond CC. Kern, who struggled with his putter Monday and shot 73-76, came out 90 minutes before his scheduled tee time and worked on his stroke. It paid off in a major way, as he made five birdies and no bogeys in beating J.J. Jakovac of Napa by five shots. Kern birdied the first hole of the day by rolling in a 15-footer, then got another three holes later when he knocked a lob wedge A Lob Wedge, also called a Lofted Wedge or L-Wedge, is a golf club with a high amount of loft, usually 60 degrees, although the amount of loft ranges from 58 to 64 degrees in loft, except for a few brands of super-high lofted clubs made by fringe companies. to four feet. He was even closer on the sixth, almost holing a sand wedge Noun 1. sand wedge - a wedge used to get out of sand traps wedge - (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole for a tap-in birdie. He canned a 20-footer on the 10th and capped off a marvelous round with another 20-foot make on the 18th. Kern, who missed the cut at last year's championship, said the key to his final round was keeping the ball in play off the tee and "making the putts I needed to make." Said Kern, a senior-to-be at Castro Valley High, "There are a lot of big trees here, so it's pretty important to hit the driver straight." Last year, Kern was a member of the Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern team at the Junior America's Cup America's Cup: see sailing. America's Cup Most prestigious trophy in international yachting competition. First offered under another name in Britain in 1851, the cup was won easily by the America from New York and subsequently became known as the and qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur, and he says this title gives him the confidence for further success. This means a lot because it's the beginning of the season and it gives you a boost to play well. It gives me good thoughts that I've got one under my belt and I can get more." Erin LaPlaunt of Elk Grove Elk Grove can refer to:
"I'm just happy to get the chance to win something," said the 17-year-old LaPlaunt, who will be senior at Elk Grove High in the fall. "This is my first big win and I've always wanted to win it. I'm very happy." LaPlaunt made three double-bogeys in her final round, but said that her ability to bounce back bounce v. bounced, bounc·ing, bounc·es v.intr. 1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface. 2. from that was vital. "The key was to forget and move on," LaPlaunt said. "I was able to recover real well." To play in the championship, LaPlaunt had to miss out on qualifying for the U.S. Junior Girls Championship, which was also being held Tuesday. "I had to give it up," she said. "I thought this would be more important." Youn Ku of Saratoga (81-83 - 164) won first place honors in the Girls Division, since LaPlaunt was not eligible for that award as overall champion. Hannah Hoch of Turlock (80-86 - 166) and Michelle Maddux of Pleasant Hill (82-84 - 166) tied for third. Jakovac earned first place honors in the Class A Boys (16-17) division with a final-round 71 that gave him a 221. Ryan Cullimore, the leader going into the final round, could only manage a 74 Tuesday and took second. Michael Wilson Michael Wilson may refer to:
Michael Ostrich ostrich, common name for a large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa and parts of SW Asia, allied to the rhea, the emu and the extinct moa. It is the largest of living birds; some males reach a height of 8 ft (244 cm) and weigh from 200 to 300 lb of Sacramento was the top finisher in the Class B Boys (14-15) division with a 78-75-74 - 227. Kevin Lozares of Mountain View (77-74-79) and Ryan Trumble of Napa (74-81-75 ) both finished at 230, but Lozares earned second place honors with a par on the first playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. hole. Daniel Lim of Cupertino (76-75 - 151) won first place in the Class C Boys division, with second going to Grahame Skytte of Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. (78-74 - 152) and third going to Michael Baca of Fresno (78-76 - 154) Following are complete final results: OVERALL BOYS CHAMPION Matthew Kern, Castro Valley 73-76-67 -- 216 OVERALL GIRLS CHAMPION Erin LaPlaunt, Elk Grove 79-82 -- 161 CLASS A BOYS (16-17) J.J. Jakovac, Napa 71-79-71 -- 221 Ryan Cullimore, Antioch 75-73-74 -- 222 Michael Wilson, Pacific Grove 77-74-72 -- 223 Tommy Semereaux, Pt Reyes 74-77-74 -- 225 Nathan Smith, Soquel 72-84-71 -- 227 Kyle Metzler, Rancho Murieta 74-78-76 -- 228 Adam Sollers, Los Altos Hills 77-78-73 -- 228 Ivan Holmes, Berkeley 79-75-77 -- 231 Ryan Imel, Santa Cruz 80-73-79 -- 232 Isaac Weintraub, Santa Cruz 77-78-77 -- 232 Jason Ferrin, Portola 74-79-80 -- 233 Brett Sollers, Los Altos Hills 78-81-74 -- 233 Ryan Plummer, Winnemucca 80-77-78 -- 235 Ryan Rancatore, Foster City 78-79-78 -- 235 Vincent Aicale, Orinda 81-78-76 -- 235 Dustin Anderson, Cupertino 82-78-77 -- 237 Jon Rosa, Porterville 80-79-79 -- 238 Matthew Park, Alameda 80-82-76 -- 238 Ryan Peranick, Fresno 83-79-79 -- 241 Benjamin Knight, Chico 86-75-82 -- 243 Erik Townsend, Lodi 81-81-81 -- 243 Kenny Sisler, El Dorado Hills 78-84-82 -- 244 Jameel Hussein, Sunnyvale 83-79-84 -- 246 CLASS B BOYS (14-15) Michael Ostrich, Sacramento 78-75-74 -- 227 Kevin Lozares, Mountain View 77-74-79 -- 230 Ryan Trumble, Napa 74-81-75 -- 230 J.J. Scurich, Corralitos 76-77-79 -- 232 Nathan Hall, Antherton 75-82-77 -- 234 Patrick Nagle, Pacifica 83-74-77 -- 234 Travis Peterson, San Jose 78-81-76 -- 235 Devang Bhuva, Fremont 82-77-78 -- 237 Daniel Kreindler, Danville 82-78-77 -- 237 Clark Mizono, San Francisco 78-83-79 -- 240 Ryoong Lim, Pleasanton 80-77-84 -- 241 Keith Mattingly, Berkeley 77-82-82 -- 241 Blake Field, Diablo 83-82-80 -- 245 Sam Harris, Fresno 85-80-83 -- 248 Jonathan Sapper, Fortuna 82-79-WD CLASS C BOYS (12-13) Daniel Lim, Cupertino 76-75 -- 151 Grahame Skytte, Alamo 78-74 -- 152 Michael Baca, Fresno 78-76 -- 154 David Leuterio, Sacramento 81-76 -- 157 Patrick Norton, Atascadero 82-75 -- 157 Will Haydon, Palo Alto 79-79 -- 158 Geoffrey Gonzalez, Diablo 82-77 -- 159 Matt Tierney, Burlingame 84-78 -- 162 Ryan Hoskins, Tiburon 83-80 -- 163 Nick Wilcox, Modesto 86-80 -- 166 Tom Duensing, Petaluma 86-89 -- 175 GIRLS Youn Ku, Saratoga 81-83 -- 164 Hannah Hoch, Turlock 80-86 -- 166 Michelle Maddux, Pleasant Hill 82-84 -- 166 Morgan Peterson, Windsor 82-86 -- 168 Danelle Perata, Fairfield 85-85 -- 170 Rebecca Lai, San Francisco 89-87 -- 176 Monique Dodson, Monterey 90-94 -- 184 Renee Trudeau, Truckee 99-95 -- 194 |
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