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Here are the results from the 2006 State Am Championship Round

Tony Finau def. Daniel Summerhays 3 & 2

Starting with Hole #19 (hole #1 Gold) Shot by shot results:

Hole #34 (hole 16) Finau Wins 3 & 2: Summerhays hits his tee shot to the front of the green, leaving himself another 100 foot putt. Finau hits his shot to the middle of the green, leaving himself a 50 foot putt. Summerhays putts past the hole 3 feet and finau nearly makes his birdie putt. Both putts are conceded. Finau wins the match 3 & 2.

Hole #33 (hole 15) Finau (3 Up): Finau hits his drive into the right rough. Summerhays hits his drive into the fairway. Finau then hits a provisional into the left rough. Finau finds his first ball and has to "chunk" it out of the rough back into play in the fairway. Finau hits his 3rd shot onto the green 30 feet from the hole. Summerhays hits his 2nd shot short of the green into the bunker. Summerhays then hits a great bunker shot to 3 feet from the hole. Finau just misses his putt and Summerhays makes his par putt to win the hole.

Hole #32 (hole 14) Finau (4 Up): Finau hits his tee shot left of the green in the rough. Summerhays hits his shot onto the front of the green leaving himself about a 100 foot putt. The hole is cut on the back of the green. Finau's chip comes up 25 feet short of the hole. Summerhays' putt ends 15 feet short of the hole. Finau two putts for bogey. Summerhays misses his par putt and makes bogey. Finau is now dormie. 4 up with 4 to go. The rain continues to fall.

Hole #31 (hole 13) Finau (4 Up): Finau and Summerhays both hit their drives into the left rough. Summerhays hits his approach onto the right side of the green. The hole is cut on the left side of this green. Finau hits his approach out of the rough, short of the bunkers that front the green. Finau hits his next shot just into the fringe about 15 feet from the hole. Summerhays putts his ball across the width of the green and it goes past the hole into the left fringe. He then misses his par putt from 15 feet. Finau does the same and they both bogey the hole. The rain has continued to downpour on the players and spectators.

Hole #30 (hole 12) Finau (4 Up): Finau hits a big drive into the fairway, 200 yards from the green. Summerhays hits his drive into the left rough. He has to punch it out to the fairway, leaving himself a 190 yard approach to the green. Finau hits his second shot onto the green to within 25 feet. It is starting to rain lightly on the course. Summerhays hits his approach to within 10 feet of the hole. He misses his birdie putt and makes par. Finau's eagle putt just slides by the hole and he makes birdie. Finau wins the hole to go 4 up with 6 to go. The rain is now pouring down on the players and spectators..

Hole #29 (hole 11) Finau (3 Up): Summerhays and Finau hit their drives into the fairway. Summerhays hits his approach long and left of the green on the fringe. Finau hits his approach onto the green 20 feet from the hole. Finau misses his birdie putt and his par putt is conceded. Summerhays chips to within 5 feet of the hole and misses his putt for par. Finau wins the hole.

Hole #28 (hole 10) Finau (2 Up): Summerhays hits his drive into the fairway, out about 125 yards. Finau blows his drive over the right fairway bunker to within 60 yards of the green. Summerhays hits a great approach that ends up 15 feet from the hole. Finau hits his pitch shot past the hole leaving himself a downhill 45 foot putt. Both players two putt for par.

Hole #27 (hole 9) Finau (2 Up): Finau hits his drive into the lake on the right of the fairway. Summerhays hits a 2 Iron into the middle of the fairway. Finau makes the choice to re-tee his ball and hits it into the fairway lying 3. Summerhays hits his approach onto the green to 35 feet from the hole. Finau hits his 4th onto the green to 15 feet from the hole. Summerhays misses his birdie putt and Finau concedes the hole. Summerhays wins the hole.

Hole #26 (hole 8) Finau (3 Up): Summerhays hits his shot to 20 feet from the hole, Finau hits his to 10 feet of the hole on this par 3. Finau makes his birdie putt and Summerhays misses his. Finau wins the hole.

Hole #25 (hole 7) Finau (2 Up): Summerhays hits a great dive into the fairway, Finau hits his drive into the right fairway bunker. Summerhays hits a lay-up shot, leaving himself about 115 yards to the green. Finau then hits a spectacular shot from the right fairway bunker onto the green of this long par 5. Summerhays hit his approach shot to 25 feet of the hole. Finau missed his eagle putt from about 65 feet leaving himself a 3 foot putt for birdie. Summerhays missed his birdie putt and makes his putt for par. Finau then misses his 3 foot birdie putt. Both players par the hole.

Hole #24 (hole 6) Finau (2 Up): Summerhays hits his drive into the fairway leaving 125 yards to the green. Finau hits his drive into the right rough leaving 90 yards to the green. Summerhays hits his approach shot to within 10 feet of the hole and Finau hits his to 20 feet of the hole. Both players two putt for par.

Hole #23 (hole 5) Finau (2 Up): Summerhays and Finau hit big drives into the fairway leaving themselves with a 100 yards to the green. Both hit their approach shots onto the green. Both players two putt for par.

Hole #22 (hole 4) Finau (2 Up): Summerhays hits his drive a few feet into the right rough and Finau hits his right down the middle of the fairway. Both hit their approach shots onto the green. Both two putt for par.

Hole #21 (hole 3) Finau (2 Up): Summerhays ends up a few feet over the green and Finau hits a great shot to within 5 feet of the hole. Summerhays decides to use the putter from off the green and proceeds to make a 45 foot putt for birdie. Finau then makes his 5 foot putt for birdie.

Hole #20 (hole 2) Finau (2 Up): Both players hit long drives into the middle of the fairway leaving about 210 yrds to the green. This is a par 5 that plays 589 yards. Both players then got on the green with their next shots. Summerhays two putts for birdie and Finau three putts for par.

Hole #19 (hole 1) Finau (3 Up): Both players par this hole.

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