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21st Annual NCGA Valley and Senior Valley Amateur Championship

June 3-4 | Winchester CC

History

Played for the first time in 2004 as a replacement for the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valley championships, the NCGA Valley Amateur has become a staple in the tournament season.

Drawing exceptional players during the late summer, the Valley Amateur has 500 points up for grabs to the champion at a time when the Player-of-the-Year race is coming to a close.

The 36-hole stroke play event is played at a venue in the San Joaquin or Sacramento valley each year and provides a top-level championship opportunity. Nick Moore and Jason Anthony are the only players to have won the championship three times.

A senior division is also held with past champions including several Senior Player of the Year honorees: Carl Selkirk, Gary Vanier, Jim Knoll and Jeff Burda. Vanier and Mark Morgan are the only three-time winners of the senior division. Knoll is the only other multiple-time winner, winning in 2008 at Winchester CC and again in 2011 at Riverbend GC.

Mike Perchak carded a championship and NCGA record low 12-under 61 in 2023 at Dragonfly GC in Madera. Perchak's 36-hole score of 18-under 128 also set a championship record.  In 2015, Nick Moore defeated Blake Hathcoat in a 9-hole sudden death playoff. With his win in 2016, Moore became the first player to win the Valley Am three times. Anthony matched the feat when he won in 2021.

2020 Senior champ Jeff Wilson, 2021 champ Jeff Burda and 2023 champ Casey Boyns share the Senior championship record for total score of 138.

Recaps

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2019

Jason Melvin had admittedly been in a bit of a slump. Any bad mojo from that is now gone. Melvin, who plays out of Bayonet/Black Horse GC, captured his first NCGA title, posting a final round 3-under 69 Tuesday at par-72 Oakdale Golf and Country Club to win the annual Valley Amateur Championship by three shots over a group of four players.

2020

Jason Anthony, the NCGA’s defending Player of the Year, hasn’t played much at all this season. Along with getting married, the 37-year-old Anthony became a dad. And with COVID-19, he’s opted to not play as much to protect his newborn. In what was a rare appearance, Anthony still showed he’s one of the best amateurs in NorCal.

2021

Former NCGA Player of the Year Jason Anthony is making the best of what has become limited opportunities. On Tuesday, Anthony fired a final-round 5-under 67 at Whitehawk Ranch GC that included a clutch eagle on the closing par-5 18th, and later defeated John McCord and Brett Viboch in a sudden-death playoff to capture the annual NCGA Valley Amateur Championship for a record-tying third time.

2022

Ben Hogan once said that the most important shot in golf is the next one. At this year’s NCGA Valley Amateur, the event would come down to the last few shots. In what became a thriller (and heartbreaker for some), Kevin Cook took the title after posting a final round 5-under 67 at The Reserve at Spanos Park to come in with a 36-hole total of 7-under 137.

2023

Mike Perchak shot an NCGA record 18-hole score of 12-under 61 en route to winning his first NCGA title. In the Senior Championship, 67-year-old NCGA Hall of Famer won his 11th Senior title after defeating Steve Schroeder in a playoff.

 

2024

Mike Perchak became the latest Mr. Valley Am, winning his second straight title thanks in part to a first round 66. Perchak became the fourth player to repeat as champion. 
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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Past Champions

Year Winner Score
2024

Champion: Mike Perchak

Senior Champion: Chris Miller 

66-73-139

70-73-143

2023

Champion: Mike Perchak

Senior Champion: Casey Boyns

61-67-128

68-70-138
 

2022

Champion: Kevin Cook

Senior Champion: John Jaramillo
 

70-67-137

71-71-142

2021

Champion: Jason Anthony

Senior Champion: Jeff Burda
 

72-67-139

69-69-138
 

2020

Champion: Jason Anthony

Senior Champion: Jeff Wilson
 

67-71-138

72-66-138
 

2019

Champion: Jason Melvin

Senior Champion: Mark Morgan

71-69-140

71-68-139
 

2018

Champion: Jerry Ledzinski

Senior Champion: Mark Morgan

72-73-145

70-70-140

2017

Champion: Jason Anthony

Senior Champion: Jeff Hoffman

67-67-134

70-75-145
 

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