The lowest net total for the day was recorded by Kim Stanfield who posted a 5-under-par 67 for her net score. The Pennellville native tallied a 55 as she made the turn but improved her front nine score by seven strokes to finish at 103 for her gross total. Stanfield began the back nine with a bogey and followed the 10^th hole with a par on no. 11, as she became just the second player in her flight to stay bogey-free on the par-3. The women’s flight produced a range of net scores from 67-86 with the second place finish belonging to Colleen Roche, of Baldwinsville, who turned in a net total of 2-over-par 74.

Peter Moro, of Cicero, registered the next best net total with a 4-under-par 68. He carded two birdies to offset three bogeys en route to a 1-over 37 on the front nine. Moro notched back-to-back birdies on the par-4 6^th hole and the par-5 7^th hole to lower his score of 3-over down to 1-over for the front. He started the back nine with three straight bogeys but it didn’t matter as he ran away with the men’s flight of 11-17 (course handicap) by a five-stroke net total.

The rest of the field finished with net totals over-par with 73 being the next best score. Three players tied at that very position of 1-over-par 73, including Gregory Heidelberger who played out of the men’s flight 0-10 (course handicap). Heidelberger tallied nine pars and one birdie which came on the par-4 9^th hole to take the men’s flight 0-10 by three strokes. Heidelberger, of Minoa, recorded pars on four of his last five holes to best Michael Cashmore, of Clarence, by three strokes. Albany native John Starr and Vestal resident Steve Duffy also posted rounds of 1-over-par 73 for the day. Despite his T3 finish on the overall leaderboard, Starr won the men’s 18 and over flight by two strokes thanks to his par on no. 14 whereas the 18 and over runner-up Robert John Wright made double bogey. Wright finished with an overall net score of 75, which was good for second in his respective flight and seventh on the overall leaderboard. Duffy, who played out of the 11-17 flight, finished his round with three consecutive pars to hold onto the second spot in his flight by a two-stroke margin.

The player with the highest gross total out of the 0-10 handicap flight had the lowest total of the day on the 2^nd hole where he made a hole-in-one on the 123-yard par-3 that plays uphill from a blind tee shot. Dave Coombs, of Cazenovia, heard the roars from the group ahead of him following his tee shot but didn’t quite know how close his ball had landed until he completed his anxious walk to the cup and picked his ball out of it. Full Results

The next NYSGA net event will be on Wednesday at the Town of Colonie Country Club where 64 players will vie for the top spot in the 4^th State Days tournament of the season.

Submitted by Kevin Solan

NYSGA Media Intern