GOLF ROUNDUP

BIG CANYON COUNTRY CLUB

Martha Redfearn successfully defended her ladies club championship at Big Canyon’s annual tournament last month.

Redfearn led from wire-to-wire through the 72-hole tournament. Olivia Slutzky was the runner-up as competitors played around renovation work on four of the holes. Sally Holstein was the low net champion.

Redfearn is now eligible to represent Big Canyon, along with the men’s club champion and other top golfers, at the annual Jones Cup on Aug. 24 at Mesa Verde Country Club.

SCGA AMATEUR QUALIFYING

UC Irvine’s Tim Cha, Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club member Tim Moyers and Costa Mesa resident Michael Wanamaker were unable to advance out of local qualifying at Temecula Creek Golf Resort on Wednesday.

Cha came the closest, shooting a two-under-par 70 to tie for second with nine others. He ended up being the odd man out, as the other nine qualified or earned alternate status.

Moyers tied for 20th with a one-over-par 73, and Wanamaker shot 74 to tie for 29th.

WOMEN’S PUBLIC LINKS QUALIFYING

UC Irvine’s Carling Cho was the medalist at sectional qualifying for the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championships at The SCGA Golf Course in Murrieta.

Cho fired a one-under-par 71 to win by a stroke. Selanee Henderson, Cho’s UCI teammate, also advanced with a two-over 74, tying for fifth.

The Women’s Amateur Public Links Championships will be held June 20-25 at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo, Colo.

CHAMPIONS TOUR UPDATE

2006 Toshiba Classic champion Brad Bryant took second place at the Senior PGA Championship over the weekend at the Oak Tree Golf Club in Oklahoma.

Bryant tied with Jay Haas after 72 holes and lost on the third playoff hole.

Even with the runner-up finish, Bryant has flourished on the Champions Tour this season, earning $1,005,215 to go with two victories.

Interestingly, former Toshiba Classic champs Hale Irwin, Allen Doyle and Tom Purtzer each tied for 23rd at Oak Tree.

dpt.01-golf-roundup-BPhotoInfoGH1RHFM020060601j05p8onc(LA)Martha Redfearn was the winner of the Big Canyon Country Club’s Ladies’ Club Championship, successfully defending her title.