Dubois, Lindley remain in hunt

Newport Beach resident Don Dubois and Brian Lindley from Corona del

Mar both advanced to today’s third and final round of stroke play in

the 93rd California Golf Association Amateur Championship after the

first two rounds Monday and Tuesday at the Poppy Hills Golf Club in

Pebble Beach, Calif.

Dubois, who shot a 5-over-par 147 (72-75) on the par-72 course to

finish 26th overall, and Lindley (77-73 -- 150, 56th) were among the

156 golfers vying for 60 spots into today’s stroke-play round at

Pebble Beach Golf Links. They will each try to earn one of 32 spots

into the first and second rounds of the match-play portion of the

championship, which begins Thursday at Pebble Beach.

Two rounds each will be played Thursday and Friday with the

scheduled 36-hole final match to be held Saturday.

Bob Niger of El Dorado Hills (68-72 -- 140) claimed the top spot

after the first two rounds of stroke play. Five players sit at 142,

including 20-year old Spencer Levin, who tied for 13th at the U.S.

Open.

Newport Beach resident Michael Walker (77-81 -- 158) and Amit

Chopra, from Newport Coast, also competed in the event.

Dubois was also part of the South team that faced the North squad

in the North-South team competition during the first two days of

stroke play. The North prevailed, 730-733.

The best five of six scores for each team counted each day in team

competition.

* Santa Ana Country Club member Chris Veitch shot a 1-under-par 71

at the Southern California Golf Association Golf Course in Murrieta

June 15 to earn one of two alternate spots for the 105th SCGA Amateur

Championship.

Veitch, a former Santa Ana men’s club champion, was among 80

golfers vying for six spots into the championship, scheduled July

9-11 at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles.

Calabasas resident Adam Albrecht shot a 68 for the low round while

Veitch was among four players to card 71. Chris Pederson of Thousand

Oaks also shot 71 to join Veitch as an alternate.

Carlos Cabral of Murrieta and Karl Stewart of Chino Hills each

shot 71 and automatically qualified for the championship following a

sudden-death playoff.