Three Teams Earn Titles at 5th Oregon Four-Ball Championship
Winners in the Open, Women’s and Senior Divisions were crowned at the 5th Oregon Four-Ball Championship played Aug. 1-4 at OGA Golf Course in Woodburn.
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The tandem of Trevor Harding and Robbie Ziegler won the Open Division, which features the competition's top men’s players. Victoria Gailey and Mary Scott Wolfe teamed up to win the Women’s Division, while Denny Taylor and Pat O’Donnell won the Senior Division.
Harding and Ziegler dominated Tuesday’s championship match, winning by a score of 7&6 over Chad Johnson and Harrison Moir. They started the title match by taking four of the first five holes, and six of the first nine, before closing out the match on Hole No. 12.
The title-winning team faced fierce competition en route to Tuesday’s final, including a 1up victory in the semifinals over Craig Ronne and reining Oregon Amateur Champion Bryce Wortman. Harding and Ziegler entered match play as the top seed after earning medalist honors in stroke play qualifying – winning in a playoff over Kevin and Matt Geniza after both teams finished qualifying at 11-under par.
Gailey and Wolfe shot 11-under par to earn medalist honors during Saturday’s stroke play qualifying round, giving them the top seed in match play on the women's side. Gailey and Wolfe won the title match in 24 holes over the venerable duo of Gretchen Johnson and Amanda Jacobs, who is the reigning Oregon Amateur Women’s Champion.
Gailey and Wolfe also registered wins over Emily Song and Kyra Ly (2up) in the semis, and Ginny Burkey and Leilani Norman (3&2) in the opening round of match play.
Taylor and O’Donnell made quick work of their opponents in the Senior Men's Division. They won 7&6, 4&3 and 4&3 on their way to Tuesday’s final match against George White and Randy Grosz. The title match was over on Hole No. 14 with Taylor and O’Donnell cruising to a 6&4 victory.
The Senior Division champs entered match play as the No. 2 seed after posting a 7-under par in Saturday’s stroke play qualifying, one stroke behind medalists Brad Carey and Walter Porterfield.
The OGA Championships schedule has two competitions remaining – the Net Championship and the Oregon Mid-Amateur Championship. Registration is available for both competitions.
