Tim Hogarth sits atop Ojai Senior Cup once again
Five years after winning the inaugural Ojai Senior Cup, Tim Hogarth of Northridge, Calif., won the 2024 Cup by one shot at Soule Park Golf Course in Ojai, Calif.
And he needed all 54 holes to do it.
Hogarth finished 9-under with rounds of 69-68-70 to defeat Mark C. Miller of West Covina, Calif., and Joe Sawaia of Henderson, Nev., by one shot. Miller and Sawaia finished 8-under and T2.
All three golfers stood on the par-5 No. 18 tied for the lead at 8-under, and Hogarth was able to take advantage of the final hole, recording a birdie. Since Miller and Sawaia made pars, Hogarth secured the one-shot win.
Hogarth is ranked No. 41 in the AmateurGolf.com Senior Rankings.
Defending champion Greg Sato of South Pasadena, Calif., finished in solo fourth place at 5-under, and Neal Barfield of Dallas, Tex., and Mark Strickland of San Diego, Calif., finished T5 at 4-under.
In the Super Senior Division, John Mack of Alta Loma, Calif., shot 2-over and carded rounds of 76-73-69 to win by two shots. His final round, 3-under 69, consisted of six birdies and three bogeys.
Craig Calkins of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Steve Lass of Santa Barbara, Calif., finished T2 at 4-over.
Soule Park Golf Course is one of the Country’s most highly regarded municipal golf courses. Situated in the spectacular Ojai Valley, Soule Park was ranked the 48th best municipal golf course in the country by Golf Week magazine in 2014.
The golf course at Soule Park was originally designed by renowned architect William F. Bell in 1962. Bell was responsible for many other iconic Southern California golf courses, including Torrey Pines (North and South) in San Diego and Sandpiper in Santa Barbara.
In 2005, Soule Park underwent a golf course renovation led by Gil Hanse, one of the industry’s most highly regarded modern-day golf course architects.
Hanse was the architect responsible for designing the Olympic Golf Course for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and has recently redesigned both the North and South golf courses at Los Angeles Country Club. Today, the course layout plays to just over 6800 yards from the Championship Tees, with a USGA Course Rating of 72.8 and a Slope of 128.
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Recognized as one of the West Coast’s premier Senior Amateur Championships. This prestigious tournament held at the renowned Soule Park Golf Course promises three days of elite competition.
The Cup features 54-holes with two divisions: the Senior Division for golfers aged 55 and above with a max index of 6.5, and the Super Senior Division for golfers aged 65 and above with a max index of 8.5. Past champions include an elite list of Senior Amateurs such as Tim Hogarth, Dan Sullivan, Craig Steinberg, and the 2023 Champion, Greg Sato.
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