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Bonner closes in on second title in as many weeks

Ripon resident Andrew Bonner earned a spot in today’s final round of the JGANC Championship Match Play held at Spring Creek Golf & Country Club.


POSTED June 14, 2012 2:00 a.m.



Andrew Bonner showed no signs of slowing down in the semifinal round of the Junior Golf Association of Northern California Championship Match Play Wednesday at Spring Creek Golf & Country Club.

The top-seeded player in the 14-17-year-old boys championship flight once again ended a match early, eliminating No. 4 Justin Suh with a five-hole lead and three holes remaining. He will take on No. 3-seeded Shintaro Ban of San Jose for the tournament title today. Ban defeated 18th-seeded Robbie Parden, 3 and 1.

Bonner, a native of Ripon, is putting on a show at his home course this week, starting with an impressive 8-under 63 in Monday’s stroke-play qualifying round. On Tuesday he opened the match play tournament with a dominating 7-and-6 victory and followed that with a 6-and-5 win. Earlier Wednesday, Bonner dispatched No. 24 Nick Rogers 5 and 3 to advance to the semifinals.

Bonner seeks his second tournament championship in as many weeks. His 8-under 63 on Day 2 of the Tokay Junior Woodbridge Invitational clinched him that title and provided a big momentum boost going into the JGANC Championship Match Play.

Bonner, who will be a senior at Modesto’s Central Catholic next fall, previously finished second in the Stockton Golf & Country Club Junior Classic June 4 and third in the Castlewood Junior April 9-10.

Jun. 14, 2012 02:00a.m. EDT Bonner closes in on second title in as many weeks Manteca Bulletin

Andrew Bonner showed no signs of slowing down in the semifinal round of the Junior Golf Association of Northern California Championship Match Play Wednesday at Spring Creek Golf & Country Club.

The top-seeded player in the 14-17-year-old boys championship flight once again ended a match early, eliminating No. 4 Justin Suh with a five-hole lead and three holes remaining. He will take on No. 3-seeded Shintaro Ban of San Jose for the tournament title today. Ban defeated 18th-seeded Robbie Parden, 3 and 1.

Bonner, a native of Ripon, is putting on a show at his home course this week, starting with an impressive 8-under 63 in Monday’s stroke-play qualifying round. On Tuesday he opened the match play tournament with a dominating 7-and-6 victory and followed that with a 6-and-5 win. Earlier Wednesday, Bonner dispatched No. 24 Nick Rogers 5 and 3 to advance to the semifinals.

Bonner seeks his second tournament championship in as many weeks. His 8-under 63 on Day 2 of the Tokay Junior Woodbridge Invitational clinched him that title and provided a big momentum boost going into the JGANC Championship Match Play.

Bonner, who will be a senior at Modesto’s Central Catholic next fall, previously finished second in the Stockton Golf & Country Club Junior Classic June 4 and third in the Castlewood Junior April 9-10.

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