PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - In a dramatic conclusion to three days of high-level amateur golf, San José State senior Avinash Iyer captured the NCGA (Northern California Golf Association) Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach. Ken Venturi was the last SJSU men's golfer to capture the title in 1952.
Championship Highlights:
- Final Score: 9-under-par 204 (Rounds of 68-67-69)
- Winning Margin: Two strokes over NCGA veteran Matt Cohn
- Key Moment: On the 18th hole, tied at 8-under:
- Both players found the left fairway bunker off the tee
- Cohn’s second shot clipped the lip of the bunker and came up short
- Iyer hit a perfect 5-iron from 197 yards to 30 feet
- Iyer two-putted for birdie; Cohn made bogey
- Iyer was caddied by his father, Lalith Iyer
- Iyer surged into the lead during the second round with a 67
- Cohn, chasing his seventh NCGA title, opened with a record 64 but could not hold the lead
- Cohn finished at 206 (64-73-69), including an eagle on 10 and a birdie on 11 in the final round
- Past SJSU Champions: Eli Bariteau (1949), Venturi (1951, 52)
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