Ben Soicher, Dylan VanderVeer tied at top

 That was the word from AmateurGolf.com San Diego co-leader Dylan VanderVeer, who posted 2-under 70 at Carlsbad’s Aviara Golf Club to tie Ben Soicher of Mill Valley for the early lead.

“I haven’t played golf in over a month,” said VanderVeer, a St. Mary’s College golfer from Corona Del Mar. “That was my secret.”

It might seem ridiculous to prepare for a tournament by not playing, but should VanderVeer bring home the title on Tuesday, he might start a trend. Today, any rust in VanderVeer’s game got shaken off quickly with a bogey on his first hole, the par-5 10th.

From there, it was back to his normal aggressive style of play, with four birdies on the rest of the back nine for a 2-under 34. An even-par front nine gave VanderVeer his 2-under 70 and share of the lead with Ben Soicher.

The easy-going Soicher birdied No. 10 — like VanderVeer he started on the back — but made a couple of bogeys before a birdie on the toughest 18th hole in San Diego righted the ship. Soicher’s second nine was flawless, with 7 pars and back-to-back birdies on Nos. 2 and 3.

The leading duo is trailed by Darren Chiu and Nick Woo, who both posted 1-under 71, and a trio of golfers at even-par 72.

MID-AM DIVISION

Forbes Collins II of Lake Forest and Jay Harris of Beverly Hills shot 73 to pace the Mid-Am division for players 25 and over. Playing the same tees as the younger players in the Championship flight, both are within striking distance of the overall title as well. Collins, a regular in AmateurGolf.com tournaments, has been on a bit of a “USGA roll” — he qualified for the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateurs as well as the 2022 USGA Four-Ball.

Collins, known for his length, hit a couple of bombs today — a drive to within 30 yards of the green on No. 12 and a 3-wood over the cart path that crosses the fairway on No. 15, leaving him just 100 yards from the green.

SENIOR and SUPER-SENIOR DIVISIONS

Todd Sincock (Santa Ana), Shane McMillan (Bountiful, Utah), and Patrick Rohan (San Diego) all posted 2-over 74 to pace the Senior Division. Rohan also holds the Super-Senior lead for players over 65.

View results for AGC San Diego Amateur

ABOUT THE AGC San Diego Amateur

PAIRINGS |
RESULTS

The San Diego Amateur returns to Aviara Golf
Club
in Carlsbad. Once again we are going to be
treated
like
pros at one of the best venues in Southern
California, Aviara Golf Club — as seen on TV
during
the
LPGA’s Kia Classic played in March!

Read More

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Jim Cleamons, former NBA player and coach, coming to Lompoc High Wednesday

 J im Cleamons was a first-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971. He played in the NBA until 1980 and has spent the past 40 years coaching the game at just about every level. On Wednesday night, the former NBA swingman is heading to Lompoc High.  Cleamons is hosting an instructional and motivational session at 6:30 p.m. in the Lompoc High library. The event is sponsored by J-SMOOV and hosted by the Lompoc High girls basketball program.  Cleamons, a 6-foot-3 guard, was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 13th overall pick and spent the 1971-72 season with LA. He then played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks and Washington Bullets.  After retiring in 1980, Cleamons was an assistant at Furman and Ohio State before taking over the Youngstown State program from 1987-89. He was then an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls from 1989-96, winning four NBA titles. He was named head coach with the Dallas Mavericks for the 1996-97 season before s...
Read more

Mavericks vs. Hornets odds, line: 2021 NBA picks

  On Sunday night, the Dallas Mavericks survived without Luka Doncic in the lineup and Kristaps Porzingis having a quiet night to get a big win. They look for more of the same on Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets, who have lost five of their last seven. Several role players stepped up to finish with their best games of the season in the Mavericks’ last outing, but Charlotte has been the highest-scoring team in the NBA this year. Dallas is favored by 2.5 points in the latest Mavericks vs. Hornets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 216.5. Before entering any Hornets vs. Mavericks picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 9 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 44-20 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning over $2,...
Read more

Washington staffer tests positive for first known Omicron coronavirus variant in NFL

  WFT staffer tests positive for 1st known Omnicron case in NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   A Tier 3 Washington Football Team staffer has tested positive for the first-known case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the NFL on Monday, NBC Sports Washington’s Pete Hailey confirmed. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was the first to report the news. A Tier 3 employee is described in the following by ESPN. Tier 3 will consist of certain operational personnel, in-house media and broadcast personnel, field manager, transportation providers and individuals who perform essential facility, stadium or event services but do not require close contact with Tier 1 individuals. Team and other personnel who work exclusively in areas of team facilities that are or will be completely cordoned off from the rest of the facility do not need to be credentialed in one of the three access tiers. The Omicron variant first emerged in the area when three Baltimore cases were detected earl...
Read more