Biennial Seaver Cup Matches to be held Nov. 18-19 at PGA West
Eight man teams from Southern California and Northern California to compete

SCGA Player of the Year Kevin Marsh (left) will lead the SCGA team in the Seaver Cup Matches, while Jeff Burda will play in the NCGA's senior component. Photos by Katie Denbo/SCGA and Scott Seward/NCGA.

LA QUINTA, November 13 — Reigning SCGA Amateur champion and 2008 SCGA Player of the Year Kevin Marsh will headline a team of eight Southern California Golf Association players who will compete against an octet from the Northern California GA in the sixth biennial Seaver Cup matches November 18-19 at PGA West.

The matches will be played for the first time at PGA West.  The first day of competition (Tuesday) will feature four-ball matches on the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course, followed by foursomes matches on the TPC Stadium Course.  The second day will be eight singles matches played on the TPC Stadium Course.

Marsh, who lives in Henderson, NV but belongs to La Cumbre CC in Santa Barbara, will be joined on the Seaver Cup team by former three-time SCGA Amateur champion Scott McGihon of Bermuda Dunes, 2004 SCGA Amateur champion Tim Hogarth of Northridge, David Bartman of Los Angeles, John Pate of Santa Barbara and Jason Bittick of Coto de Caza.  McGihon is the only SCGA player to have competed in all six Seaver Cups.

Two of the players must be seniors: the SCGA duo will be 2007 SCGA Senior Amateur champion Rich Tolly of Laguna Hills and 2008 SCGA Senior Match Play champion Boyd Martin of Corona del Mar.

Collegians are not eligible to compete due to NCAA regulations.

The NCGA team will include 2008 NCGA Amateur Stroke Play champion Matt Hollisead of Roseville, former two-time NCGA Player of the Year Randy Haag of Burlingame (who has also competed in all six Seaver Cups), 2008 NCGA Master Division winner Jamie Looper of Oakdale, Jonathon Carlson of Kelseyville, Chris Marin of Monterey and Brett Viboch of Lafayette.  The NCGA’s senior representatives are California Golf Association Senior Amateur champion Jeff Burda of Modesto and runner-up Jim Knoll of Sunnyvale.