LA QUINTA, Calif. – It was only a year ago that Michael Rizarri, from San Lorenzo, Calif., was in the middle of the pack in the Sarazen flight (12.0-15.9 handicaps) at the 2014 Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships in Scottsdale.
He placed 43rd that year. But a second round 77, his lowest score that week by eight shots, provided a glimpse of his potential.
Fast forward to 2015, where Rizarri has been bumped up to the Hogan flight (handicaps 8.0-11.9). In the 2014-15 season, he had just one win, which was the first event of the year, the Bay Area Kickoff.