California State Amateur
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Northern California players and biographies

* denotes exempt player; see the complete list of exempions here  

Name Residence Notables
Eric Ash Loomis Age 16...The First Tee Youth on Course member
* Shotaro Ban San Jose Age 16...Saratoga CC member...2009 NCGA Junior Tour Player of the Year
Ben Bauch Trabuco Canyon Age 20...Reserve at Spanos Park GC member...attends University of the Pacific
Johnny Baxter Pleasanton Age 19...E-Club East Bay member
Brent Booth Los Altos Age 23...Palo Alto GC member...attends UC Davis
Chad Brownfield Gilroy Age 25...Gilroy CC member
Kyle Candlish Rancho Murieta Age 22...Rancho Murieta CC member...attends Sacramento State
Johnny Castles Cupertino Age 17...Saddle Creek GC member
Daniel Cone Moraga Age 22...Moraga CC member
Dennis Dachtler Folsom Age 52...Rancho Murieta CC member
Rob Damschen Fresno Age 23...E-Club Fresno member
Jeff Dare Pleasanton Age 34...E-Club East Bay member
* Darryl Donovan Morgan Hill Age 50...CordeValle GC member...attended Oklahoma City College...In 2007, won the Roddy Ranch Four-Ball with partner Casey Boyns … Won the 2002 Scratch Players Mid-Amateur… 2001 California Amateur champion … Followed that win a week later with his third straight victory in the Monterey City Championship … Won the Alameda Commuters Championship for the second time … Won the 2000 NCGA Four-Ball Championship at Spyglass Hill GC with partner Randy Haag … Also in 2000, won the Alameda Commuters Championship and the Easter Classic … 1999 NCGA Amateur champion … In 1998, won the Antioch City Best Ball with partner George Erbez and took the Paso Robles City Championship …Former professional who in 1993 finished 16th in the Philippine Open and 19th in the Hong Kong Open … Was medalist at qualifying school for the Canadian Tour in 1992 and won two mini-tour events that year … Also was medalist at both the local and sectional qualifiers for the 1992 U.S. Open and went on the finish 56th in the championship at Pebble Beach … Also in ’92, won the Prince Edward Island Open … Military golf career includes a second and a third in the All-Military Inter Service Championships and two seconds in the All-Army Championships … Won the United States Army European Championships in 1988 and 1989 … As a collegian, finished fifth in stroke play qualifying at the 1984 U.S. Amateur and won the Oral Roberts Intercollegiate.
Steve Dopkins Carmichael Age 27...E-Club Sacramento member
Tyler Eliopoulos Novato Age 23...Marin CC member
John Enright Montara Age 59...Sharp Park GC member
Dwight Eschliman Mill Valley Age 38...Lincoln Park GC member
Spencer Fletcher Los Altos Age 20...Los Altos GCC member...attends Arizona State University
* Kevin Fryer San Ramon Age 35...Ruby Hill GC member...Round of 16 at 2008 California Amateur...Round of 32 at 2009 California Amateur
Roberto Galletti, Jr. Clayton Age 22...Oakhurst CC member...2004 NCGA Junior champion
Chris Galvin Roseville Age 24...Sierra View CC member
* George Gandranata Emeryville Age 23...University of California GC member...attends UC Berkeley...two-time AJGA All-American...two-time All Pac-10...5th at 2009 Southwestern Amateur...9th at 2008 State Fair Amateur...7th at 2008 Cardinal Amateur...semifinalist 2008 Pacific Northwest Amateur and 2008 Long Beach Match Play...2009 Round of 32 at California Amateur...Quarterfinalist at 2009 NCGA Match Play Championship
Danny Garcia Stockton Age 20...Reserve at Spanos Park GC member...attends University of the Pacific
Ben Geyer Arbuckle Age 22...Arbuckle GC member
* Geoff Gonzalez San Luis Obispo Age 22...Diablo CC member...attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo...2009 California Amateur Champion...2009 UC Irvine Anteater Invitational champion
* Randy Haag Burlingame Age 51...The Olympic Club member...attended San Diego State...2009 amateurgolf.com Monterey Bay champion...runner-up in 2008 San Francisco City Championship...2007 Silicon Valley champion...2004 and 2007 Wine Country Cup champion...2004 Monterey Bay champion...2000 and 2002 Crump Cup champion...2000 (and three-time) NCGA Four-Ball champion (w/ Darryl Donovan)...played in eight of nine U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships in 1990s and early 2000s, advancing to match play in an all eight events, advancing to the quarterfinals five times and the round of 16 twice...during the ’90s, won the third-most USGA matches of all current amateurs in the country, which included 19 matches at the U.S. Mid-Am and three at the U.S. Amateur...1999 San Francisco City champion...1999 NCGA San Joaquin Valley and Master Division champions...has won 11 NCGA championships … 1992 and 1993 NCGA Amateur champion...runner-up at 1988 California Amateur...semifinalist at 1996 California Amateur...1992 and 1997 Stocker Cup champion...1996 U.S. Amateur medalist
Scott Hardy Pleasant Hill Age 34...amateurgolf.com member....attended St. Mary's College...In 2008, won the Vacaville City Championship at Green Tree and the amateurgolf.com Monterey Peninsula Four-Ball...2010 & 2007 NCGA Public Links champion...semifinalist at 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur...2005 NCGA Four-Ball champion (w/ Rick Reinsber)...2005 Valley Amateur champion...2004 NCGA Amateur Stroke Play champion...quarterfinalist at 2003 California Amateur...2001-2002 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year in men’s golf...1999 U.S. Amateur participant...team captain of Saint Mary’s golf team during his senior season
Scott Hess Santa Rosa Age 23...Bennett Valley GC member
Jack Hoenes Watsonville Age 27...Spring Hills GC member
Matt Hovan Redwood Shores Age 20...E-Club South Bay member...attends San Jose State University
Ben Hunter Davis Age 25...Davis GC member
Chris Jensen Los Altos Age 22...Sharon Heights GCC member
Jake Johnson Cameron Park Age 20...Cameron Park CC member...attends Sacramento State University
Pace Johnson Fresno Age 19...Fort Washington GCC member...attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Taylor Knoll El Dorado Hills Age 16...Cameron Park CC member
Jerry Ledzinski Carmel Age 37...Tehama GC member
Justin Linkey Tahoe City Age 24...Auburn CC member
Andrew Matagrano San Francisco Age 28...California GC member
Mac McClung Fremont Age 18...The Castlewood CC member...attends St. Mary's College
Cory Mehl Seattle, WA Age 20...E-Club South Bay member...attends Santa Clara
Craig McLeod Pebble Beach Age 16...Monterey Peninsula CC member
* Eric Mina Fremont Age 21...Collegiate Players Club member...attends UC Berkeley...T5 at 2009 National Invitational Tournament...T6 at 2009 Western Intercollegiate...10th at 2009 NCAA Southwest Regional Championship...T3 at 2008 Wolverine Intercollegiate...T7 at 2008 Husky Invitational...T5 at San Jose Amateur...T2 at Vallejo Amateur...medalist at US Amateur qualifier...Round of 32 at 2008 Pacific Northwest Amateur...T5 at 2008 Vallejo City Championship...Round of 32 at 2007 California Amateur...T7 at 2007 Oakland Metro Amateur... 2007...T9 at 2007 NCGA Palo Alto...T4 at 2007 Presidio Amateur...Ranked 32 in 2007 Golfweek Junior Rankings (2007)...Round of 32 at 2006 US Jr. Amateur...Member of and placed 2 on 2004 JGANC Northern CA America’s Cup Team 2004...2nd at 2007 CIF California State High School Championship...Round of 32 at 2009 California Amateur...2010 Pacific 10 Conference champion...2010 First Team All-Pacific 10 Conference
Mike Montgomery Roseville Age 52...E-Club Sacramento member
Jay Myers San Jose Age 19...San Jose CC member...attends San Jose State University
Grant Norton Rancho Murieta Age 22...Rancho Murieta CC member
Tyler Raber El Macero Age 20...El Macero CC member...attends UC Davis
* Grant Rappleye Elk Grove Age 20...Valley Hi CC member...attends Sacramento State...Round of 32 at 2008 and 2009 California Amateur
Scott Roak Roseville Age 26...Sierra View CC member
Cody Robinson Discovery Bay Age 18 (19 on June 19)...The Golf Club at Roddy Ranch member...Won the Overall at the 2008 JGANC Match Play Championship on his 17th birthday, giving him a berth onto all three Northern California Junior Teams (North/South Matches, America's Cup and Hogan Cup teams)...medalled in nearly all high school league matches and T1 for individual at league championship...won the Gambetta Invitational...2nd at Aiello Invitational...and T1 at North Coast Section Qualifier
Daniel Semmler Belmont Age 18...Collegiate Players Club member...attends San Jose State University
Noah Sheikh Woodside Age 17...California GC member
Joel Slak Folsom Age 17...TFTGS YOC member
Dylan Smith San Francisco Age 18...Armitage Shanks GC member...attends University of San Francisco
Kevin Smith San Jose Age 21...Collegiate Players Club member...attends St. Mary's College...Round of 32 at 2008 California Amateur
Ricky Stockton Salinas Age 24...Salinas Fairways GC member
Joshua Stone Stockton Age 20...Swenson Park GC member
TJ Tominaga Woodside Age 22...California GC member
* Taylor Travis Fremont Age 19...Fremont Park GC member...attends USF...Round of 32 at 2008 California Amateur...2008-09 NCGA Four-Ball champion...2009 Alameda Commuters champion
Steven Warne Santa Rosa Age 20...Santa Rosa GCC member
* Michael Weaver Fresno Age 19...Fort Washington GCC member...attends UC Berkeley...2009 NCGA Junior champion
John Webber Vacaville Age 52...Paradise Valley GC member
Brian Wiggins Morro Bay Age 23...Dairy Creek GC member
* Matt Williams San Jose Age 19...Butte Crek CC member...quarterfinalist at 2009 NCGA Match Play Championship
* Jeff Wilson Fairfield Age 47...Green Valley CC member...attended University of the Pacific...Round of 32 at 2009 California Amateur...participant in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, his third U.S. Open appearance...2008 SCGA Mid-Amateur champion... 2nd at Monterey County Four-Ball at Pacific Grove …Round of 16 at 2007 California Amateur… Round of 16 at 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur…2nd at 2005 NCGA Four-Ball…medalist and quarterfinalist at 2004 U.S. Mid-Amateur … 2004 Stanford Four-Ball champion… 2003 NCGA Four-Ball champion …semifinalist at 2002 and 2001 U.S. Mid-Amateur and was medalist in 2001 … medalist at 2001 California Amateur...Quarterfinalist at 2000 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship ...Tied for medalist honors in stroke play qualifying at both the 2000 U.S. Mid-Amateur and the U.S. Amateur … Was the lone amateur to make the cut at the 2000 U.S. Open, finishing 59th … 2000 Seaver Cup team … Finished the 2000 season as the 17th ranked amateur in the world, according to Golfweek.
* Steve Woods Campbell Age 38...San Jose Muni E-Golf Clubhouse member...1994 California Amateur champion...medalist at 2006 California Amateur...Round of 16 at 2008 California Amateur...Played professionally for seven years on the Nationwide Tour, South African, South American and Canadian PGA Tours; Japan-USA Goodwill Classic…Won Second Stage PGA Tour Qualifying School, six local mini tour events…Three-time First Team Big West/WAC All American, Medalist 2006 Mid Am Qualifying. Has played in the California State Amateur eight times since 1991 and won in 1994, Stroke Play medalist in 1994 & 2006 and was a quarterfinalist five times...Round of 32 at 2009 California Amateur
Daniel Young Redwood City Age 43...California Golf Club member
   
* denotes exempt player