For the week of September 10 - 16, 2003

Cropper is Valley Club men’s king

Beats Hutchinson in match play

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Hailey’s Dave Cropper continued his hot shooting Monday and won The Valley Club match play men’s golf championship for 2003.

Cropper, the reigning Idaho Golf Association Senior Men’s amateur champion, made a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole to beat defending champion Dave Hutchinson 3 & 2.

Hutchinson just missed his own birdie putt in an attempt to keep the final match going. And Cropper kept his hot streak alive, dating back to his IGA Senior Men’s victory Aug. 10 at Falcon Crest in Kuna.

In the semi-finals of the 16-player championship flight, Cropper advanced 2-up over Ray Barshick and Hutchinson got past Kevin Cincotta 2 & 1.

A total 28 men registered for Friday’s match play qualifier and 15 made it into the championship flight—with last year’s champion Hutchinson exempt from qualifying in 2003.

Flight winners last weekend:

First flight—Gross: 1—Jack Sholtis 74-77 for 151-135. Net: 1—Dick Nelson 80-78 for 158-146. 2—Larry Lloyd 86-79 for 165-149.

Second flight—Gross: 1—Mike Levy 77-85 for 162-140. Net: 1—Jerry Boas 84-87 for 171-145. 2—Rich Fabiano 79-88 for 167-147.

Third flight—Gross: 1—Dave Berman 88-92 for 180-148. Net: 1—Dave Almquist 108-101 for 209-147. 2—Carl Harris 91-91 for 182-150.

Payoffs were $360 for the championship flight winner, $270 for the runner-up and $135 to semi-finalists. In the flights it was $240 for first gross and net, and $120 for second net.

 

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