SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
When: August 22-25.
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Where: Recreation Park,
Skylinks, El Dorado Park.
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Format: 54 holes of aggre-
gate stroke play within three
separate divisions: Champi-
onship, Gross competition
only; Classic Senior, Gross &
Net competition; Flighted,
Gross & Net competition.
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Entry Fee: $209.
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Entry Deadline: August 14.
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Eligibility: Men amateur
golfers who are 50 years old
on or before August 14, 2022.
Must have an established
World Handicap System Index
and 6-month Lowest Handi-
cap Index to qualify for net
score awards. Gross awards
within age-based flights do
not require an established
Index.
u Defending champion: Robert Funk.
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u Age: 58.
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u Key to 2019 victory: Funk saved his best
round for last, shooting 71 (the low round of
the day) at El Dorado on the final day and se-
curing a two-stroke victory over Robert Fesuk.
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u What's new since winning in 2019: Funk
has played exceptional golf since winning
the Senior Amateur Championship at the
Long Beach Golf Festival in 2019. Significant
victories include the 2020 NCGA Senior
Championship, 2021 NCGA Senior Amateur
Match Play, 2022 NCGA Senior Four-Ball
Championship and 2022 Golfweek Senior
Amateur. He also qualified for the U.S.
Senior Open in 2021, his third appearance
in that event.
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u Will he defend? No. "Unfortunately, it
backs up into the USGA Senior Amateur so
most likely I wouldn't be able to play," he
said. "Too bad. I was looking forward to it."
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u Beyond the scorecard: Funk didn't pick
up golf until he was 27, yet finished as the low
amateur in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open.
CLICK HERE to enter the
2022 Senior Amateur
Championship.
Robert
Funk
was
paired
with
Bernhard
Langer
(right)
at
the
2017
U.S.
Senior
Open.
Long Beach Golf Festival Tournament Guide • 2022 Edition
