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Foushee Wins Fourth Consecutive Title; Hogan Cup Teams Named
Portland, Ore. (Tuesday, August 3, 2010) - Zach Foushee of West Linn, Ore. continued his tear on the junior circuit taking his fourth consecutive title finishing at 2-under par 69-73--142 to win the Portland City Junior Championships on the 6,552-yard layout at Rose City Golf Course in Portland, Ore.
He started his current run winning the Oregon Junior Stroke Play Championship, then followed that up winning the Southern Oregon Junior. Last week, he took medalist honors at the prestigious Boys Junior Americas Cup contest at the Isleta Eagle Golf Course in Albuquerque, NM, and international competiton between teams representing 17 state and regional associations throughtout the western US, Mexico and Canada.
The title was in doubt, however, as Trey Pflug of Portland, Ore. posted steady rounds of 70-72 to force a sudden death playoff. Both players birdied the first two holes requiring that they play the par-3 12th hole. Pflug sent his tee shot into the bunker and was unable to get up and down for par, while Foushee stuck his tee shot to four feet and had an easy 2-putt to take the title.
"The last few weeks I've been very consistent, especially with putting" noted Foushee. "Each week has definitely provided a confidence boost." Also posting under par rounds were Max Carter of Lake Oswego, Ore. and Nigel Lett of Tigard, Ore. At the conclusion of play, those selected to represent Oregon at the 42nd Hogan Cup at Riverside Golf & CC August 14-15 were announced. The Hogan Cup, a predecessor to the Junior Americas Cup, features 48 of the top junior male golfers on the west coast with twelve 4-player teams representing 8 western states and British Columbia.
Being selected to compete in Hogan Cup matches is an honor that has been bestowed to few individuals, and the excellence of past participants is indicative of the quality of the small, select field. Hogan Cup alumni include PGA Tour players such as Fred Couples, Scott Simpson, Robert Gamez, Kirk Triplett, Peter Jacobsen and Tiger Woods, the individual champion in 1990.
The first team features Foushee, Sulman Raza of Eugene, Ore., Lett, and Marcus Potter of Tualatin, Ore. who also represented Oregon at the Boys Junior Americas Cup, finishing in a tie for fourth place. The second team will include carter, Conner Barr of Beaverton, Ore., Mitch Stewart of Springfield, Ore, and Ray Richards of Tualatin, Ore. Cody Benko of Lake Oswego was named as alternate.
In other divisional play, Morgan Thompson of Tualatin, Ore. shot a 2-over par 73-75--148 on the 5,634-yard layout, edging Lindsay Harmon of Lake Oswego, Ore. by 2-strokes among Girls (15-17).
The Boys (14-15) division was won by Dylan Wu of Medford, Ore. with a 2-day total of 2-over par 74-72--146, winning his division by 3-strokes over Nicholas Huff of Vancouver, Wash.
Thirteen year old Standout, Gigi Stoll of Portland, Ore. walked away with another title posting a score of 1-under par 70-75--145 lapping the rest of the Intermideiate Girls (12-14) division by a remarkable 17-strokes.
It was a tight battle in the Intermediate Boys (12-13) division as Eddie Abellar of Vancouver, Wash. scored 78-77--155 to edge Michiel Eyre of Salem, Ore. by 1-stroke and Jeremy Wu of Medford, Ore. by 2-strokes to capture his divisions title.
The Pee Wee (8-11) divisions play 9-holes each day with Samuel Pyon of Happy Valley, Ore. winning among Boys in a four hole playoff against Drew Francois of Sherwood, Ore. Both finsihed at 7-over par 83 on the 5,796 yard layout. Finally, Ellie Slama of Salem, Ore. captured the Pee Wee Girls title with a score of 19-over par 95, edging out Angela Lu of Happy Valley, Ore. by one stroke.
Rose City Golf Course, the third oldest golf course in Oregon opened in 1923, and has played host to the Portland City Championship since its inception in 1986. The golf course is owned and managed by the City of Portland Parks and Recreation Department. In 1997, the championship was renamed to honor of Rock Creek golf professional Bob Allard and is partially funded from interest earned from a memorial contribution made in his name. Allard, inducted into the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, won the PAC-10 title in 1969 and was the 1972 U.S. Public Links Champion.
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