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11th Annual NCGA Valley Amateur Championship Reserve at Spanos Park | Sept. 17-18
take it back. It was a learning experience and changed my life. It took me going to jail to wise up.” Ferrari quit golf in 1997, and when
he was released from prison, he didn’t even have golf clubs. “Basically everything I had was
Trevor Clayton With Player of the Year honors
up for grabs, Trevor Clayton shot the lowest score in NCGA championship recorded history. Clayton opened with a 10-under
62, and backed up his record round with a 1-under 71 to beat Jeff Hoffman by four shots and leapfrog Matthew Seramin for the points lead in the final NCGA championship of the season. “It feels really good to win,” said
Clayton, who is attending Fresno City College this year after leaving CSU Stanislaus. “I didn’t win anything this summer and I put in a lot of work. So this feels good.” Clayton’s total of 11-under 133 also tied the championship low set by two-time Valley Am winner Steven Chung at Turlock GCC in 2009. Clayton began the Valley Amateur
fifth in the points standings, but was able to pass Seramin, who did not play. “The points title is a bonus,” said
the 20-year-old Clayton. “It’s a vali- dation of all the work I put in.” Jason Anthony entered the tour- nament in second place and passed Seramin, but he finished 58 points behind Clayton after tying for fourth
at 2-under 142. Anthony needed to finish third or better to stay ahead of Clayton. Zachary Solomon finished third at 5-under 139. “I’m happy for Trevor,” Anthony
said. “He earned it. He’s going to be a fantastic player.” Clayton began the final round
with a five-shot lead, but he briefly trailed Hoffman by two after carding a triple-bogey on the 12th hole. But Clayton drove the 306-yard 14th hole and made eagle, and ran off con- secutive birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 to regain control.
Seniors
This time last year, Joey Ferrari was finishing up nearly 16 years in prison for an assortment of drug charges. Now Ferrari is an NCGA cham-
pion again. Playing in his first tournament
since his release from a Federal Cor- rection Institution in Lompoc, Ferrari shot a 3-under 141 to beat Tim Grunsky by a stroke. “It’s wonderful to be back,” said
Ferrari, who was released from prison last October. “I messed up and can’t
Joey Ferrari
gone,” Ferrari said. But Ferrari soon found the form that made him the 1992 NCGA Player of the Year. Ferrari had won the 1992 San Joaquin Valley, as well as the 1994 and 1996 Four-Ball Championship with Casey Boyns. Ferrari also reached the finals of the 1993 U.S. Mid-Am, and played in the 1994 U.S. Open. Ferrari began the final round three
strokes behind Grunsky, but made three straight birdies on Nos. 14-16 to take over the lead. Ferrari closed with a 1-under 71.
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