Anchorage Daily News

Thirteen-year-old Wasilla golfer Rynae Baca fired a 71, the second-best score of the day, to dominate the women's championship flight as the Alaska State Amateur Stroke Play Championship opened on Friday at three local golf courses.

Baca leads Jamie Berge by nine strokes.

On the men's side, Greg Sanders fired a 68 to take a four-stroke lead over Richard Teders in the men's championship flight.

Baca and Sanders are defending champions.

Playing at Eagleglen Golf Course, Baca improved significantly on her opening-round score of 86 last year. Sanders opened with a 70 last year.

Baca first started golfing as a toddler when she and sister Madison, who was 2 at the time, would follow their dad Roger to the driving range in an effort to spent more time with him.

It wasn't long before both the Baca sisters were hooked, and both are playing this weekend. Madison shot a 97.

Today, the men's championship flight plays at Anchorage Golf Course, while the women's championship flight is at Palmer Golf Course.

2008 Alaska State Amateur Stroke Play

Men's Championship Flight

1) Greg Sanders, 68; 2) Richard Teders, 72; 3) Casey Cusack, 75; 4) Hal Bret Willardson, 76; 5) Kyler Johnson, 77; 6) Mike Thurnes, 77; 7) Ross Walther, 77; 8) Erik Thompson, 79; 9) Travis Jorgenson, 79; 10) David Barber, 80; 11) James Triplett, 80; 12) Kevin Daniels, 82; 13) David Strickland, 83; 14) Mark McMahan, 83; 15) Pete Wetzel, 83; 16) Craig Gaube, 86.

Men's Flight A

1) Tim Ruf, 76; 2) Beau Forrest, 78; 3) Chuck Tanner, 78; 4) Donald A Grasse , 79; 5) Nathan Carr, 80; 6) T. Berberich, 80; 7) Marcus Dolejsi, 81; 8) Michael Swensen , 81; 9) Mark Schneiter, 82; 10) Justin Herrman, 83; 11) Rene Alvarez, 83; 12) Derek Crowder, 84; 13) Matt Desalernos, 84; 14) Michael Shamburger, 84; 15) Peter Hakes, 84; 16) Rob Vachon, 84; 17) Robert LeCates, 84; 18) Stephen Barnett, 84; 19) Alex Miller, 85; 20) Dana Curtis, 85; 21) John Gose, 86; 22) Stephen Wright, 86; 23) Tom Morris, 87; 24) Sebastian Moad, 88; 25) Jay Dodson, 89; 26) Brad Troth , 90.

Men's Flight B

1) Bert Verrall, 79; 2) Jeff Woolcott, 79; 3) Joe Roberts, 80; 4) Aaron Collins, 82; 5) Ron Perkins, 83; 6) Chris Morin, 84; 7) Herschel Deaton, 84; 8) James Weed, 84; 9) L. Trey Miller, 84; 10) Donald Evans, 86; 11) John Baldwin, 86; 12) Keith Jones, 86; 13) Mike Houghton, 86; 14) Paul Dube, 86; 15) Jay Wisthoff, 87; 16) Jeffrey Bowles, 87; 17) Stephen Katzenson, 87; 18) Don Evans, 88; 19) Scott Woodland, 88; 20) Torgeir Robertson, 88; 21) Wayne Henderson, 88; 22) Bruce Falconer, 89; 23) Joe Jessal, 89; 24) Mike Haymaker, 89; 25) Larry Card , 90; 26) Mike Barry, 91; 27) Tim Dean, 91; 28) Clifford Newell, 92; 29) Dean McVey, 92; 30) Steve Louk, 92; 31) James Nunley, 94; 32) Tim Wesenberg, 94; 33) Keegan Kucko, 95; 34) Bill Bankston, 96; 35) Will Woodland, 96; 36) Ed Sanderson, 97; 37) Gary Petros, 97; 38) Michael Newcomer, 97; 39) Patrick Ozment, 97; 40) Mark Pennington, 98; 41) W. Douglas Devore, 99; 42) Truckee LeMay, 105.

Men's Flight C

1) Bobby Deuber, 85; 2) Charles Rehder, 85; 3) Michael Brogan, 85; 4) Bruce Erickson, 86; 5) Gregory Smith, 86; 6) Rick Townsend, 86; 7) Garry Pickard, 87; 8) Mario Casanova, 87; 9) Jesse Binns, 90; 10) Ronald Perry, 90; 11) Bill Jack, 91; 12) Joe Hendricks, 91; 13) Nelson Lilagan, 91; 14) Steve Audette, 91; 15) Kirk Warren, 92; 16) P. Michael Stuckart, 93; 17) Pat McBride, 93; 18) Alonzo Beeching, 94; 19) Grant Dornan, 94; 20) Michael Atkins, 94; 21) Kyle Linn, 95; 22) Gordon Franke, 96; 23) James Frankford, 96; 24) Joel Estigo, 96; 25) Peter Crosson, 96; 26) Douglas Hokanson, 97; 27) Brad Simmons, 100; 28) Robert Hanson, 100; 29) James Grace, 104; 30) Terrence Chase, 106; 31) Juan Botero, 108; 32) Mark Foley, 108; 33) Andrew McConnell, 109; 34) John Gibson, 109; 35) Michael Droege, 112; 36) Daniel Conrad, 113.

Men's Flight D

1) Terrance Bancroft, 81; 2) Matt VanNortwick, 88; 3) Gary George, 91; 4) J.J. Hageman, 91; 5) David Cosgrave, 93; 6) Craig Savage, 94; 7) John Cler, 96; 8) Ron Goodrich, 97; 9) Andrew Hoge, 99; 10) Murry Couzin, 100; 11) Bill Engle, 101; 12) James Fuhrer, 103; 13) Nelson Perez, 103; 14) Will Branstiter, 105; 15) Ron Placko , 114.

Women's Championship Flight

1) Rynae Baca, 71; 2) Jamie Berge, 80.

Women's Flight A

1) Susan Gatewood, 85; 2) Hanni Kozler, 91; 3) Connie Rummel, 92; 4) Leslie Fleming, 92; 5) Becky Erickson, 93; 6) Cecilia Hopper , 94; 7) Madison Baca, 97; 8) Melody Milliken, 97; 9) Nicole Harris, 97; 10) M. Elaine Hollier, 101; 11) Judy Mueller, 102; 12) Kitty Smith, 107

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