On a day where everything seemed to go his way, J.R. carded a bogey free final round 65 (-7) to win the Paso Robles City Amateur Championship. The air temperature was in the 90's for the second consecutive day and the wind speeds were similar as well, thus his game plan remained the same. However, today the ball just happened to find the hole a bit sooner.
J.R. hit 15 greens in regulation today, needing only 26 putts to produce his score of 65 while hitting all fourteen fairways in the process. Needless to say, he cleaned up his game quite a bit for the final round and it ended up producing a very good score. The overnight leader at -4 followed up his score of 68 with a round of 70 (-2), giving J.R. a three shot victory over the field.
He was trailing the leader by one shot with four holes to play when he rolled in an approximately eighty foot eagle putt on hole 15 and then birdied holes 17 & 18 to seal the deal. J.R. was admittedly nervous over every shot coming down the stretch but he trusted in the gifts God has given him and remained surrendered, willing to accept any outcome. This formula worked well for him as he used only three putts over the final four holes and played them in four under par.
J.R. is blessed to have had the opportunity to compete and to have accomplished his goal of winning the golf tournament this weekend. He is also very blessed and grateful to have had his father Rick there on Saturday and his mother Merilee there on Sunday to support him throughout. Along with his brother Justo who also competed in the event and created a very respectable 6th place finish, birding four consecutive holes on the back nine.
J.R. will be teeing it up again very soon in the SCGA Amateur Championship sectional qualifying at Rustic Canyon G.C. in Moorpark, CA on June, 9th. Wish him luck as he attempts to qualify for the event which is being held at Barona Creek G.C. in Lakeside, CA which was his home course when he competed for San Diego State University.
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