Eagles Land for Blake-Blake Duo at Father-Son
Zachary Blake had two net eagles and his father, Jeffrey, also had a net eagle as they teamed up to win the Net Division in the SNGA Tour’s Father/Son event with an 8-under-par 63. The tournament was held June 10 at Las Vegas National Golf Club. –By Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff.
The event was a two-person better ball (net) tournament with two divisions: Net, for teams where both players have a GHIN handicap and Callaway, for teams where one or both players don’t have a GHIN handicap.
Net
The Blakes’ short game carried the day with net eagles on No. 2 (chip in), No. 12 (putt) and No. 15 (putt).
“Zach made some really good putts and chipped in on No. 2 (for a net eagle) so it really worked out well for us,” Jeffrey Blake said.
But there were also some tense moments down the stretch. “We tried to give it away at the end,” Jeffrey Blake said. “We both snapped one out of bounds on 18 and I made a putt for a double bogey, net 6, and we were hanging on for dear life. Overall we played well as a team but we didn’t finish as strong as we would have liked.”
Zachary Blake said they capitalized on the holes they got strokes on. “We birdied the holes we needed to birdie,” he said. “It was one of those days where everything worked out. It was a Father’s Day tournament with perfect weather and we played well. To win it was the cherry on top.”
Net
Blake-Blake, 63
Haddock-Haddock 64
Brooks-Little, 65
Bucalo-Ferguson, 65
Callaway
Michael Miller and son Christian put 11 net birdies on the card en route to an 11-under-par 60 and a 7-stroke victory. To put an exclamation point on the day, the duo birdied six of the last seven holes to pull away.
“It was definitely a strong finish,” Christian Miller said. “It was fun being out here with my old man. I think it’s the second time I’ve played golf in the last two years and I think I’ll come out more often.”
Michael Miller said the team avoided making big numbers. “We didn’t know what to expect,” he said. “We were just trying to put the ball in the right spots and make sure to give ourselves a makeable putt. That and we didn’t make any big mistakes.”
They both said they learned something about each other’s game.
“I learned my dad needs to work more on his driver and not beat himself up so much,” Christian Miller said.
Michael Miller added, “As a father, I just want him to be consistent, slow down and have a good time…and not stress out so much.”
Callaway
Miller-Miller, 60
Kim-Kim, 67
Paul-Paul, 67
Thomas-Thomas, Jr., 67
