 The Pueblo of Santa Ana – September 18, 2010 – Chad Saladin, from Rolla, MO, won the Santa Ana Star Casino New Mexico Open Saturday with an overall score of 198 and a total of 15-under par at the Santa Ana Golf Club on the Pueblo of Santa Ana in New Mexico. He shot a five-under par 66 to regain the lead and win the tournament. As the champion, Saladin received a $15,000 prize from the PGA Sun Country Section and a trophy for first place. Dusty Fielding, from Richfield, UT, was awarded second place with an overall score of 200 and a total of 13-under par and received a monetary prize of $10,700. Edward Loar, from Dallas TX, shot an overall score of 201 and a total of 12-under par for third place and a prize of $7,800.
"The Santa Ana Star Casino New Mexico Open was a huge success. With the winning score being 15-under par 198, Santa Ana Golf Course remained challenging but receptive to the players throughout the tournament,” said Roger Martinez, director of golf at Santa Ana Golf Club. “With a field of 156 cut to 54 players going into Saturday’s final round, we saw many current and future tour professionals playing in the tournament."
In addition, Amateur Chandler Smith-Stetson, from Albuquerque, NM, was the only amateur to make the cut and play in the final round. He finished with a seven-under par 206 and tied for 17th place. As Smith-Stetson is not a professional, he received a trophy and gift card for $750 to be used in the Santa Ana Golf Pro Shop.
The top scores for the final round of the Santa Ana Star Casino New Mexico Open are listed below:
1 Chad Saladin Rolla, MO -15 198 -5/66
2 Dusty Fielding Richfield, UT -13 200 E/71
3 Edward Loar Dallas, TX -12 201 -5/66
T4 Nick Geyer Albuquerque, NM -10 203 -4/67
T4 Jose Toledo Humble, TX -10 203 -3/68
T4 Peter Campbell Encinitas, CA -10 203 -3/68
T4 Mikel Martinson Lubbock, TX -10 203 -3/68
T4 Gabe Reynolds Kyle, TX -10 203 -3/68
T9 Bobby Hutcherson Memphis, TN -9 204 -3/68
T9 Thomas Kim Honolulu, HI -9 204 +1/72
T11 Ben Kern Tucson, AZ -8 205 -6/65
T11 Steve Saunders Albuquerque, NM -8 205 -4/67
T11 Bronson Burgoon The Woodlands, TX -8 205 -6/65
T11 Samuel Cyr San Diego, CA -8 205 -2/69
T11 Tyler Hall Scottsdale, AZ -8 205 -1/70
T11 Charles Soule Longmont, CO -8 205 -1/70
Notable finishes for the final round include:
T30 Notah Begay Bernalillo, NM -5 208 -3/68
T30 Jeff Hart Solana Beach, CA -5 208 -3/68
Considered one of the top 10 prizes for a state open golf tournament, the Santa Ana Star Casino New Mexico Open, the state’s largest golf tournament, had a purse this year of $100,000 with $15,000 awarded to the winner. As Santa Ana Golf Club has been named one of best golf courses in the country by Golf magazine, the tournament took place between Thursday, September 16 and Saturday, September 18, 2010.
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About Santa Ana
The Pueblo of Santa Ana, located just minutes north of both Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, is home to many wonderful amenities; the Santa Ana Star Casino, featuring over 1,400 slot and video poker games, 26 tables games, live poker, Star Light Lanes Bowling Center, Smoke and Gift Shop, Feast Buffet, Cosmic Grill, Midnight Star Cafe, and All Star Bar and Grill, over 30,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, a 3,000 seat arena and three lounges. The Pueblo also offers one of the finest resort experiences in the Southwest; the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa, a four diamond resort recently named one of the top resort spas in the country by Condé Nast Traveler and one of the top golf resorts in the country by Golf Magazine. Along with its unique cultural environment offering traditional pueblo bread baking demonstrations and tribal dance performances, Tamaya also features Tamaya Mist Spa & Salon; The Stables at Tamaya; signature cuisine at Corn Maiden and Santa Ana Café, over 72,000 square feet of meeting and function space and the Tamaya Cultural Learning Center. Twin Warrior Golf Club and Santa Ana Golf Club, both located on the Pueblo, offer 45 holes of championship golf between them along with some the most spectacular views the city has to offer, The Prairie Star Restaurant is fine dining at its best and has been among the top restaurants in New Mexico for nearly 20 years. The Garden Center and Warrior Plaza Phillips 66 Fuel Travel Center round out the Pueblo’s one of a kind offerings. For more information, please call (505) 867-0000 or visit www.SantaAnaStar.com.
For more information contact: Dorothy Hornbeck at (505) 797-6673 or dhornbeck@jameskorenchen.com
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