Hval, Stoll hold on to win 70th Tournament of Champions
Aurora, Ore. (April 19, 2014) - Scott Hval of Portland, Ore. and Gigi Stoll of Beaverton, Ore. took home the Men's and Women's Division Titles, respectively, at the 70th Tournament of Champions on Saturday, held at Langdon Farms Golf Club in 
Aurora, Ore.
Hval was named the Men's Champion after firing a 3-over par 74 on Saturday, the low score of the day, combining with his 1-under 70 on Friday to shoot a two-day total of 144. Hval's win marked his second all-time victory at the Tournament of Champions, also winning in 2004.
Sheldon Marcuvitz of Canby, Ore., playing at his home course of Langdon Farms, and Sean Collopy of Lake Oswego, Ore. finished in a tie for second with two-day totals of 148. Matt Hartley of Vancouver, Wash. and Pat O'Donnell of Happy Valley, Ore. rounded out the top five in the Men's Division, both shooting 149 for the tournament. Hartley shot the second-lowest score on Sunday, firing a 4-over par 75, just behind Hval's 74.
Stoll took home the Women's Division Championship after shooting a two-day total of 145, firing a 2-under 69 on Friday and a 5-over 76 on Saturday. The 17-year-old student at Beaverton High School won by six strokes, where there was a tie between three players for second - Rosie Cook of Bend, Ore., Lara Tennant of Portland, Ore. and Haleigh Krause of Eugene, Ore. Krause and Stoll, two Oregon Junior Golf participants, were tied for first heading into the final day.
After abundant sunshine on Friday, the weather was inconsistent on Saturday, constantly changing between rain and sun. Wind gusts were also frequent during the final day of the tournament, as it made for difficult conditions for both the morning and afternoon pairings.
The Tournament of Champions is a 36-hole gross stroke play competition and is one of the oldest contests amongst the regular clubs that are members of the Oregon Golf Association. The first Tournament of Champions was contested in 1939. A Women's Division was added in 1997. A regular club is a group of 10 or more golfers that have established club bylaws, elect officers and are based at a regulation-length public or private golf course.
Entrants must be the 2012 or 2013 Men‘s or Women’s gross club champion and must be members in good standing of the club they represent. Also eligible are 2012 & 2013 Individual Gross titleholders of any Championship on any current OGA Performance Points list as well as 2012 Hudson Cup Team members, all past Women’s Oregon Amateur Champions, and the winners of the Oregon Junior Amateur and Oregon Junior Stroke Play. All champions must be amateurs and be 13 years of age or older.
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