Luke Dugger of Davis finally claimed his first victory of 2022 after finishing in the top 10 on six occasions without claiming the trophy.
Dugger, a senior at Holy Names University in Oakland, made two birdies and an eagle down the stretch to shoot 4-under-par 68 in the final round and beat A.J. Fitzgerald of Salinas by one stroke in the AmateurGolf.Com Winter Invitational on the South Course at Corica Park Golf Club in Alameda.
In the tournament sponsored by Callaway Golf, Dugger holed out from 95 yards for an eagle on the 14th hole before adding birdies at Nos. 15 and 17 to post a score of 70-68ā138, winning for the first time since capturing the Peninsula Amateur and the Antioch City Championship in 2021.
Fitzgerald, who made a birdie on the 14th hole to take a two-stroke lead, was alone in second at 67-72ā139, while Baron Szeto, who won the 2021 Alameda Commuters at Corica Park, finished at 70-70ā140 to tie for third with Daniel Connolly of San Francisco, who wound up at 72-68ā140.
Defending champion Beau Forest of Redding shot 72-70ā142 to tie for fifth with Mitchell Hoey of Alamo, who finished at 73-69ā142, and Griffin Long of Davis, who totaled 69-73ā142.
Daniel Kim of San Jose carded a score of 76-67ā143 to tie for eighth with Eric Yun of Menlo Park, who wound up at 72-71ā143, Ash Hakim of San Ramon, who finished at 71-72ā143, and Joshua Wang of Palo Alto, who came in at 67-76ā143.
Kaylyn Noh of Rocklin, who won the 2022 Big West Conference Womenās Championship for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, captured the AGC Winter Invitational Womenās Division with a score of 69-68ā138, followed by Selena Tang of Fremont at 68-71ā139.
Elizabeth Scholtes of Alameda was third at 73-75ā148, followed by Allison Yang of Santa Clara at 78-76ā154, and Penny Chai of Alameda at 81-75ā156.
Michael Staskus of Los Altos claimed the Senior Division by making a par on the second playoff hole after he and Jeff Weiss both birdied the first extra hole.
Staskus posted a score of 72-74ā146, while Weiss finished at 73-73ā146.
Daniel OāConnor of San Francisco was third at 76-71ā147, while Craig Miyamoto of Sacramento, the defending champion, shot 75-74ā149 to tie for fifth with Tony Ralph of Sunnyvale, who also wound up at 75-74ā149.
Daniel Connolly of San Francisco won the Mid-Amateur Division with a score of 72-68ā140, while Marc Engellenner of Rocklin totaled 72-72ā144 to tie for second with Nate Jetter of Pleasanton, who wound up at 71-73ā144.
Ryan Knop of Los Angeles was fourth at 71-74ā145, while Austin Fisher of Scottsdale, Ariz., shot 77-69ā146 to tie fifth with Jack Jaffe of Palo Alto, who wound up at 73-73ā146.
The AmateurGolf.com Winter Tour series continues with the Silicon Valley Amateur, which is scheduled for Jan. 7-8 at Baylands Golf Links in Palo Alto.
For complete results, visit https://2022winterinvitational.golfgenius.com/pages/9074321397806824936