The Valley Club of Montecito, Calif. \u2014 Nov. 11, 2025<\/p>\n
It\u2019s setting up to be a dramatic closing day at the 34th California Senior Amateur Championship. Robert Niger (Roseville) rode seven birdies to a second-round 6-under 66, moving to 7-under 137 and the top of a crowded leaderboard.<\/p>\n
Chasers on his heels<\/p>\n
Just one shot behind, Bobby Schaeffer (Santa Barbara) matched Niger\u2019s 66 with a spotless card of six birdies, while defending champion Trae Cassell (Rancho Santa Fe) posted a poised 68 after four straight birdies from Nos. 6\u20139 before a late stumble. Both are 6-under 138 and within striking distance of history\u2014Cassell aims to become the first back-to-back winner since Randy Haag (2021\u201322). <\/p>\n
Other contenders<\/p>\n
Craig Davis (Chula Vista), the 2023 champion, is two back at 5-under 139 after a tidy 68. John Adams (San Clemente) and Steve Sear (Washoe Valley, Nev.) share fifth at 4-under 140, with Sear firing a sparkling 67. First-round leader Dan Sullivan (Pasadena) opened with an eagle at No. 1 but settled for a 74; he\u2019s tied eighth at 2-under 142 alongside Jeff Wilson (Fairfield).<\/p>\n
Cut line & team result<\/p>\n
The cut to Wednesday\u2019s final round came at 5-over 149. In the North\/South Challenge, the SCGA secured a third straight title at 25-under 206, with the NCGA at 215.<\/p>\n
Leaderboard \u2014 Through 36 HolesPos.PlayerHometownTotal To ParR1R2Total1Robert NigerRoseville, CA-77166137T2Bobby SchaefferSanta Barbara, CA-67266138T2Trae CassellRancho Santa Fe, CA-670681384Craig DavisChula Vista, CA-57168139T5John AdamsSan Clemente, CA-46971140T5Steve SearWashoe Valley, NV-473671407Mike RowleySan Luis Obispo, CA-37170141T8Jeff WilsonFairfield, CA-27270142T8Dan SullivanPasadena, CA-26874142Final-round outlook<\/p>\n
Final-round tee times begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday. With firm greens, coastal breezes and three past champions within two shots, The Valley Club is primed for a sprint to the finish.<\/p>\n
About the Championship<\/p>\n
Founded in 1992, the California Senior Amateur is the state\u2019s premier event for players 55 and older, rotating between Northern and Southern California venues. Multi-time champions include Jim McMurtrey, Jeff Burda, John Pate and Randy Haag, with Cassell adding his name to the list in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Valley Club of Montecito, Calif. \u2014 Nov. 11, 2025 It\u2019s setting up to be a dramatic closing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[31856,31855,7,31853,9,8,31850,31854,31852,31851],"class_list":{"0":"post-49175","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-amateur-golf-news","9":"tag-amateurgolf-com","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-california-golf-tournaments","12":"tag-california-headlines","13":"tag-california-news","14":"tag-california-senior-amateur-championship","15":"tag-santa-barbara-california-golf","16":"tag-santa-barbara-golf-tournaments","17":"tag-valley-club-of-montecito"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}