Second Round - 43rd Pacific Coast Amateur

The 22-year-old Sucher, who is playing nearly every week this summer hoping to make the United States Walker Cup team, is at 12-under par 132 at The Gallery Golf Club’s South Course, one-shot ahead of co-first-round leader Eric Mina of Fremont, Calif.

Sucher managed to record four birdies and an eagle Weddnesday en route to his 67 while Mina had five birdies and a bogey today.

Chan Kim of Chandler, Ariz, is in third place at 136, four shots behind Sucher. He’s a shot in front of Richard Lee of Bellevue, Wash. and Travis Woolf of Ft. Worth, Tex., who shot 68 today despite making nine birdies.

Former Canadian Amateur champion Darren Wallace of Langley, BC, is tied for sixth at  69-70--139.
BC Amateur champion Lindsay Renolds, Christina Lake, is well back at 72-79--151.
Sucher, who finished his eligibility at UAB this spring, plays most of his golf on the east coast and in the south, but entered the Pacific Coast Amateur in hopes of making the U.S. Walker Cup squad that will compete against a Great Britain and Ireland team Sept. 12-23 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Penn.

He was 2 under par through 15 holes today but went birdie-eagle on the par-three 16th and par-five 17th hole. On the 601-yard 17th hole, Sucher hit driver into the left rough, then spanked a three-wood to within three feet of the hole and sank the putt. He finished by making par 4 on the 18th hole after hitting his drive into a fairway bunker.

Sucher could have posted consecutive 65s but he made bogey on the 616-yard, par-5 fifth hole (his only over-par score of the tournament). “I was 270 yards from the hole in the middle of the fairway on five,” he said with a grin afterwards, “but I hit in a greenside bunker, skulled it out and eventually made 6. Except for that hole, I played about as well today as I did Tuesday; in fact, I hit my iron shots better.”

The 20-year-old Mina, a rising junior at University of California at Berkeley, was satisfied with his 68. “The wind really kicked up in the afternoon and being in the last group the greens weren’t as pure as they were in the opening round.”

In the annual Morse Cup Team Competition, Washington State Golf Association rallied from five shots off the pace and successfully defended its title with a one-shot victory over the Pacific Northwest GA. With the best two of three individual scores counting in each of the first two rounds, WSGA shot 141-139 — 280.

The PNGA appeared to have the title in the bag until Cameron Peck made a quadruple-bogey 8 on the finishing hole, an adventure that included two unplayable lies, hitting a sprinkler box (with the ball ending up behind him) and leaving a 30-foot putt hanging on the lip. First-round leader British Columbia GA slipped to a 153 Wednesday and finished tied for 10th.

Live scoring is available at: www.pacificcostamateur.com.

43rd Pacific Coast Amateur Championship
The Gallery Golf Club (South Course); Tucson, Ariz.
 7,402 yards -  par 72

2nd Round Scores:

132 — Zack Sucher, Mobile, Ala., 65-67.

133 — Eric Mina, Fremont, Calif., 65-68.

136 — Chan Kim, Chandler, Ariz., 67-69.

137 — Richard Lee, Bellevue, Wash., 70-67; Travis Woolf, Forth Worth, Texas, 69-68.

139 — Philip Francis, Scottsdale, Ariz., 68-71; Daniel Sullivan, Pasadena, Calif., 69-70; Darren Wallace, Langley, BC, 69-70; Andrew Yun, Chandler, Ariz., 70-69.

140 — George Gandranata, Emeryville, Calif., 71-69; Tarquin MacManus, Cairns, Australia, 68-72; Mark Anderson, Beaufort, S.C., 72-68.

141 — Chris Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz., 73-68; Michael Wog, Scottsdale, Ariz., 70-71; Tim Madigan, Rio Rancho, N.M., 71-70; Ryan McCarthy, Burne, Australia, 70-71; Steven Kearney, Carlsbad, Calif., 72-69.

142 — Joel Dahmen, Clarkston, Wash., 69-73; Brady Exber, Las Vegas, Nev., 71-71; Jesse Hibler, Boise, Idaho, 69-73; Gabe Maier, Cody, Wyo., 71-71; Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash., 72-70; Derek Berg, Kenmore, Wash., 70-72.

143 — Dan Horner, Sandy, Utah, 70-73; Jarin Todd, Woodinville, Wash., 71-72; Jin Song, Scottsdale, Ariz., 72-71; Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, BC, 69-74; Andrew Barton, Sandy, Utah, 71-72; Sam Smith, Turlock, Calif., 69-74; Daniel Miernicki, Santee, Calif., 78-65.

144 — Matt Hoffenberg, San Diego, Calif., 72-72; Nick Geyer, Albuquerque, N.M., 75-69; Connor Driscoll, Encinitas, Calif., 71-73; Andrew Vijarro, Bend, Ore., 72-72; Michael Jensen, Los Altos, Calif., 74-70.

145 — Riley Wheeldon, Courtenay, BC, 73-72; Daniel Harrington, Chandler, Ariz., 69-76; Steve Irwin, Golden, Colo., 73-72; Austin Hurt, Bainbridge Island, Wash., 75-70.

146 — Kevin Dougherty, Murrieta, Calif., 71-75; Brady Johnson, Mill Bay, BC, 67-79; Todd Griffin, Casper, Wyo., 72-74; Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash., 76-70; Ryan Hallisey, Granite Bay, Calif., 72-74.

147 — Brett Kanda, Las Vegas, Nev., 71-76; Nick Delio, Valencia, Calif., 72-75; Richard McIntosh, Las Vegas, Nev., 72-75; Robbie Fillmore, Provo, Utah, 72-75; Rod Butler, Carson City, Nev., 71-76; Mitch Evanecz, Red Deer, AB, 70-77; Robbie Ziegler, Canby, Ore., 72-75; Jonathan Khan, Tucson, Ariz., 72-75; Tim McKenney, Scottsdale, Ariz., 74-73.

148 — Scott Lewis, Henderson, Nev., 70-78; Paul Peterson, Corvallis, Ore., 76-72; Brandon Putnam, Albuquerque, N.M., 78-70; Tom Gempel, Parker, Colo., 78-70; Joe Sanders, Incline Village, Nev., 77-71.

149 — Mark Johnson, Tulsa, Okla., 73-76; Martin Trainer, Palo Alto, Calif., 74-75.

150 — Stuart Gold, West Haven, Utah, 70-80; Bob Wheeler, Eagle, Idaho, 76-74; Robert Valerio, Hawthorne, Calif., 75-75; Eric Peterson, Nampa, Idaho, 72-78; Scott Lowe, Calgary, AB, 73-77; Scott Stiles, Calgary, AB, 78-72.

151 — Braxton Marquez, Scottsdale, Ariz., 73-78; Joe Sawaia, Henderson, Nev., 78-73; Lindsay Renolds, Christina Lake, BC, 72-79; Luke Symons, Aurora, Colo., 75-76; Geoff Gonzalez, Diablo, Calif., 81-70; Jim Dunlap, Tigard, Ore., 79-72.

152 — Cyrus Whitney, Oro Valley, Ariz., 76-76; Neal McCarty, Sierra Vista, Ariz., 75-77; Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash., 75-77; Klinton Krieger, Cheyenne, Wyo., 76-76.

153 — Chris Polski, Eugene, Ore., 76-77; Michael Karlberg, Truckee, Calif., 76-77.

155 — TJ Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash., 73-82.

157 — Kevin Bredy, Calgary, AB, 80-77.

158 — Dean Menante, Reno, Nev., 80-78.

164 — Ed Susolik, Newport Beach, Calif., 84-80.

DQ — Alex Shi Yup Kim, Fullerton, Calif., 73-DQ.

Morse Cup Team Competition
 (best two of three scores each day count for team total)

FINAL 36-hole results:

280 — Washington State GA, 141-139 — 280
 Richard Lee, 70-67 — 137; Jarin Todd, 71-72 — 143; Dan Whitaker, 75-77 — 152.

281 — Pacific Northwest GA, 141-140 — 281
 Darren Wallace, 69-70 — 139; Cameron Peck, 72-70 — 142; Andrew Putnam, 76-70 — 146.

282 — Arizona GA, 140-142 — 282
 Philip Francis, 68-71 — 139; Jin Song, 72-71 — 143; Braxton Marquez, 73-78 — 151.

285 — Northern California GA, 141-144 — 285
 Sam Smith, 69-74 — 143; Ryan Hallisey, 72-74 — 146; Geoff Gonzalez, 81-70 — 151
 285 — Sun Country Amateur GA, 146-139 — 285
 Tim Madigan, 71-70 — 141; Nick Geyer, 75-69 — 144; Brandon Putnam, 78-70 — 148.

287 — Southern Nevada GA, 143-144 — 287
 Brady Exber, 71-71 — 142; Richard McIntosh, 72-75 — 147; Joe Sawaia, 78-73 — 151.

288 — Idaho GA, 141-147 — 288
 Jesse Hibler, 69-73 — 142; Bob Wheeler, 76-74 — 150; Eric Peterson, 72-78 — 150
 288 — Utah GA, 141-147 — 288
 Andrew Barton, 71-72 — 143; Robbie Fillmore, 72-75 — 147; Stuart Gold, 70-80 — 150
 288 — Wyoming State GA, 143-145 — 288
 Gabe Maier, 71-71 — 142; Todd Griffin, 72-74 — 146; Klinton Krieger, 76-76 — 152.

289 — British Columbia GA, 136-153 — 289
 Eugene Wong, 69-74 — 143; Brady Johnson, 67-79 — 146; Lindsay Renolds, 72-79 — 151
 289 — Public Links GA, 144-145 — 289
 Daniel Sullivan, 69-70 — 139; Robert Valerio, 75-75 — 150; Ed Susolik, 84-80 — 164.

290 — Colorado GA, 148-142 — 290
 Steve Irwin, 73-72 — 145; Tom Gempel, 78-70 — 148; Luke Symons, 75-76 — 151
 290 — Southern California GA, 143-147 — 290
 Matt Hoffenberg, 72-72 — 144; Kevin Dougherty, 71-75 — 146; Nick Delio, 72-75 — 147.

292 — Oregon GA, 148-144 — 292
 Andrew Vijarro, 72-72 — 144; Jim Dunlap, 79-72 — 151; Chris Polski, 76-77 — 153.

295 — Northern Nevada GA, 148-147 — 295
 Rod Butler, 71-76 — 147; Joe Sanders, 77-71 — 148; Dean Menante, 80-78 — 158.

297 — Alberta GA, 143-154 — 297
 Mitch Evanecz, 70-77 — 147; Scott Lowe, 73-77 — 150; Kevin Bredy, 80-77 — 157