AGC Christmas Classic: Hansen, McElyea declared co-Champions
The Del Monte practice green was flooded Sunday morning
MONTEREY, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2012) -- When the
second of two rain storms swept through the
Monterey Peninsula, the only suspense was
about whether any golf would be played.
Indeed, after an hour delay, the "heavy stuff"
that only Bishop Pickering (Caddy Shack) could
play through did in fact come down, forcing
the amateurgolf.com staff to declare it an 18-
hole event.
Matt Hansen and Cory McElyea each fired
opening-round 3-under 69s to take the lead
entering Sunday's final round and were
declared co-champions.
McElyea, a junior at University of San
Francisco, recorded four birdies in his round.
Hansen, a sophomore at UC Davis, was able to
keep up, though.
Pierre
LaMothe, Sathvik Krishnamurthy
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Alex Franklin and Keelan Kilpatrick shot 2-under
70 and tied for third.
Cody Blickensderfer, Andrew Morgan and
Hunter Rappleye tied for fifth place entering
after shooting 1-under 71.
Pierre LaMothe fired an even-par 72 to win the
senior championship by one over Rob Adolph
while Sathvik Krishnamurthy and Austin Steele
tied atop the net division leaderboard.
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ABOUT THE AGC Christmas Classic
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The Christmas Classic was
founded by 2-time
California State Amateur Champion Casey
Boyns over 20 years ago and it always
attracts
a great field. This is our most popular event,
and year in and year out it sells out. Field
limited to 104 players; Championship, Senior,
and Net divisions.
Your entry fee includes two rounds of
golf
(cart at players expense), $4500 in
Callaway Golf certificate prizes,
$20 lunch certificate,
and a
great
weekend at one of the Monterey Peninsula's
wonderful classic courses, "Old" Del Monte.
DIVISIONS
CHAMPIONSHIP
For players aged 16 and over who have a USGA or
equivalent index of less than 5.5
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
For players age 50 and over (as of the tournament
date) with a handicap index of less than 8.0. Note:
Must be 55 and over for NCGA Senior Points.
NET
For players 16 and over with handicap between 5.5
and 18.0.
MID-AM (subdivision of Championship)
For players age
25-49. Compete alongside the younger players in the
Championship Division, (same tees, same prize
opportunities) and if there are at least six Mid-Ams,
a
separate prize and trophy will be awarded.
SUPER SENIORS (subdivision of Senior)
For players age
65+. Compete alongside the younger senior players
in
the
Senior Division, (same tees, same prize
opportunities) and if there are at least six players 65
or
over, a
separate prize and trophy will be awarded for low
super senior.
WOMEN (subdivision of Championship)
Will play in the Championship
Division but from a shorter tee; if there are at least
six women in
the field, a separate prize and trophy will be
awarded. Net players will
play in the Net Division but from a shorter tee.
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