Doris Tubbs, August 9, 2009 August 24, 2009—More Honors for Zac Blair Tubbs Tubbs Doris Ellen Nicholls Tubbs of Marriott- Slaterville celebrated her 80th birthday privately with her family. She was born on Aug. 2, 1929, in Layton to Mary Ellen Ellis and Ches ter Orvil Nicholls. She married Durlin Tubbs on May 25, 1950, in Salt Lake City. He died on Feb. 29, 2000. She graduated from Davis High School in 1947. She enjoys crocheting and word-find puzzles. An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Marriott-Slaterville 3rd Ward, she has served in many callings, including visiting teacher and more than 20 years in the ward library. Her children and their spouses are Robert Tubbs, Wayne Tubbs, Brent Tubbs, Mary Ellen (deceased) and Don Brooks, and Doreen and Don Bell. She has 16 grandchildren and several reat-grandchildren. Zac Blair caps sweet summer Lashley claims Utah Open; Blair is top amateur By DAN RYAN Standard-Examiner corrrespondent FARMINGTON — While the rest of the state faded, Ogden's Zac Blair finished strong at the Utah Open's final round Sunday at Oakridge Country Club. Low amateur? With Blair's run this summer, that was practically a given. When all was said and done, Blair posted the best score of any Utahn with his third-place finish. The day belonged to Ari- zonan Nathan Lashley, whose blistering back nine of 30 and final-round 63 vaulted him from 10th place to collect the winner's check of $20,000. Lashley finished with a three-day total of 202 — 14-under-par. But Blair had a solid week. Against professionals. "I play with my dad (James, who finish tied for all 42nd) all the time," Blair said. "He's won a couple of Colorado Opens, and he's won this as well (in 1981). Playing against him is like playing against all these guys." A final-hole bogey cost Blair a runner-up tie with Calif ornian Doug Garwood, the second- round leader who finished at 11 under, but the 10 under was still good enough for the low amateur title and concludes a phenomenal summer that includes the Utah State Amateur title and the Salt Lake Open Courtesy of Garrit Johnson/Fairways Media Ogden's Zac Blair was the low amateur in the Utah Open, which concluded Sunday at Oakridge Country Club. amateur title. "Low amateur is good; I'd rather have won," Blair said. "I had a good week, but I gotta keep playing. College (Blair enters BYU this fall) is what's important now." Unaware that Lashley had birdied his final three holes, Blair, who had kept within striking distance of the lead group of Garwood, former BYU star Jake Ellison and Salt Lake's Zach Johnson that was pretty much stuck in neutral, Blair thought he had a pretty good chance to win when he sank a 30-footer for birdie on 16 and a short birdie on 17 after saving par on 15. Then he found out Lashley birdied his final three holes. "I thought I had a shot on 15 when got up and down out of the bunker," Blair said. "The lead group had a tough par-3 and ran into the wind par-5 ... I thought if I could get to 11-un- der, I could win. "Then I found Nate finished so low and there went the chance. Obviously, Nate had a good round." Lashley played with Blair during the first two rounds of the Colorado Open and remained impressed. "He's only 18 and did well when I played with him," Lashley said. "He hits well and putts well. If he gets a little size, watch out." Lashley started his day with four consecutive birdies. His lone bogey on the fifth came during a brief rain, but he pulled away from a four-way tie with the equally strong finish. "I knew I had a low round like this in me," said Lashley, a former University of Arizona Ail-American. "Today, the putts fell and I hit a lot of good shots. When you birdie you first four holes, you know you have a pretty good shot. Shooting 30 on the back nine was fortunate ...and a lot of fun." West Point's Clay Ogden shot a final-round 68 to tie for fourth place. 207