Corvallis golfer wins Oregon event

Kevin Geniza (Corvallis, Ore.) birdied the first playoff hole to win the 64th Oregon Men’s Stroke Play Championship, held at Centennial Golf Club in Medford, Ore. Pat O’Donnell (Happy Valley, Ore.) won the Oregon Senior Men’s Stroke Play Championship, and Jim Dunlap (Beaverton, Ore.) earned the victory in the Master-40 Division.

Geniza defeated Charlie Hillier (Oregon City, Ore.) in the playoff after both players tied at 207 (-9) after 54 holes.

Geniza, who will be a freshman this fall at the University of Oregon and will play golf for the defending national champions, entered one shot back of the lead. He fired a 3-under par 33 on the front nine, then birdied the par-4 13th hole to move to 10-under par overall and a tie for the lead. However, on the par-3 17th, he missed a three-foot par putt for his first bogey of the day. A par on the final hole secured his spot in the sudden death playoff with Hillier, who plays golf at the University of Kansas.