U.S. OPEN RECAP NCGA MEMBERS AT THE OPEN
MIKE QUIGLEY Fan MEMBER CLUB Contra Costa CC and PB Hackers
YEARS AS NCGA MEMBER 15 U.S. OPENS ATTENDED Four FOLLOWING Started off with Furyk and then circled back to see
the “Trifecta” (Tiger, Phil, Bubba). We watched Fowler this morning, so a combination of everybody. FAVORITE PART OF OLYMPIC Just the venue. The look and feel is different than a lot of other Opens with the Cypress trees, the ocean breezes.
ROBERT ERLER Fan MEMBER CLUB Tracy CC YEARS AS NCGA MEMBER About 24
U.S. OPENS AT- TENDED Three WHAT MADE YOU JOIN THE NCGA? I needed a handi- cap to play in the men’s club when I
was a junior. WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING My son started playing golf.
KATHY LEMON Merchandise Volunteer
MEMBER CLUB District 04 Golf Club YEARS AS
NCGA MEMBER About 20 WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Volun- teering in mer- chandise. In the
1992 Open I was a corporate hospitality volunteer and then the other ones at Pebble I was a walking scorer. FAVORITE U.S. OPEN MOMENT I love the one that Tom Kite won in that terrible weather at Pebble. It was foggy, it was really windy. It was difficult and he powered through it and I had him in the pool, so I won the pool!
JON BARTON Fan MEMBER CLUB Fountain Grove YEARS AS NCGA MEMBER About 10 U.S. OPENS ATTENDED First U.S. Open FIRST IMPRESSION It’s nice. It’s a large event with a lot of people. It seems
like it’s hard to get to where you want to get and everybody wants to watch the same people. It’s cool to come here. You saw the course, you got a feel for it. I saw it here today live so tomorrow when I go home I’m going to watch it on the television and I’ll have a better idea of the course layout and when they’re talking about the slants on the hills and everything.
DENNIS DACHTLER Fan MEMBER CLUB Rancho Murieta YEARS AS NCGA MEMBER 38 U.S. OPENS ATTENDED Two FOLLOWING Spencer Levin FAVORITE U.S. OPEN MEMORY When Tiger Woods won at
Bethpage. In the dark.
BILL WILSON Fan MEMBER CLUB Del Paso CC YEARS AS NCGA MEMBER 27 U.S. OPENS ATTENDED Two – 2012 & 2000 at Pebble Beach FOLLOWING Nick Watney FAVORITE U.S. OPEN MEMORY No. 14, 2000, Tiger Woods.
Under the tree, over the hump, stops it for a birdie. ABOUT DEL PASO HOSTING THE 2015 U.S. SENIOR OPEN Very excited—a bunch of us have a tent and it’s the chance of a lifetime. To have a U.S. Open event at your own club, it’s just a spectacular experience. Every time I watch a tournament now I look at the TV and say, what’s my club going to look like on TV?
SEEN AND HEARD
YOUNGEST PLAYER IN U.S. OPEN FIELD HISTORY Occupying locker No. 483 at The
Olympic Club during U.S. Open week was the nameplate of 14-year-old Andy Zhang, the youngest player in U.S. Open history. Zhang finished his sectional qualifier in Florida second alternate after losing a playoff. However, Monday at Olympic began with the withdrawal of Brandt Snedeker and Paul Casey, paving the way for an historic run to the Open for Zhang. After spending most of his early child- hood in Beijing, he came to the United States to play golf as a 10-year-old. Zhang played his Tuesday practice round with Bubba Watson and Aaron Baddeley before going on to shoot 79- 78–157 in the tournament, missing the cut by nine strokes. •••
MATT CAIN SPLASHES GOLF BALLS BEFORE PERFECT GAME McCovey Cove at AT&T Park is
known for getting some splash hits, but not often are they from the golf club of the starting pitcher. San Fran- cisco Giants hurler Matt Cain teamed up with TaylorMade and Dustin Johnson for a new pregame “routine.” The pair launched balls over the right-field fence and into the cove in an exhibition before Cain took the mound and threw a perfect game on June 13, just the 22nd in Major League Baseball history and the first for the storied
San Francisco franchise. Cain signed a 5-year, $112.5 million contract exten- sion in April and is earning his keep. His 27-up, 27-down evening featured 14 strikeouts against the Astros. In honor of
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