Gilroy – At the Buick Scramble this past Sunday at Gilroy Golf Course, four teams advanced on to a playoff to find out which two of them will move on to the national event’s sectional championship.
The four-man teams with the top two gross scores and the top two net scores moved on. The foursomes of Mike Mifsud, Ed Wilson, Dick Reyes and Charlie Sanchez (net score 53, handicap 5) and Rob Alonso, Manny Gallardo, Tom Gallardo and Neil Grinager (net score 55, handicap 3) were the teams with the top net scores. Advancing by gross score were the foursomes of Tom Moller, Mike O’Shea, Gary Rojas and Rob Trujillo (gross score 58, handicap 2) and Lloyd Hennessey, Shawn Hennessey, Dean Noland and Joe Pulford (gross 58, handicap 3). The four teams will compete again July 22 at Ridgemark Country Club, where the teams with the lowest net score and lowest gross score will advance on to the sectional championship on August 29 at Elk Horn in Stockton.
At the sectional championships, the golfers compete for a spot in the national championship, which will take place at Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Fla. October 13-16.
The Buick Scramble is in its third decade as the world’s largest amateur golf tournament.
