Follow the action as St. Louisan Skip Berkmeyer tees it up in his 10th United States Amateur.

Also worthy of note is the 2nd oldest player in the field, Taylorville, IL native Dave Ryan.

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April 16 – O’Fallon, MO – Lafayette High School’s Dillon Eaton posted a 2-under par, 70 to lead the Lafayette Lancers to a first place finish at the 2015 Bulldog Battle at WingHaven presented by Welsch Heating and Cooling.

The weather was gorgeous for the 23 high school teams competing on the Nicklaus Design, WingHaven Country Club. While it’s still early in the spring golf season for agronomists, Golf Course Superintendent Brent Rockwell had WingHaven Country Club in fantastic shape for the tournament hosted by Ft. Zumwalt South.

Lafayette earned the top spot in both the individual and team standings. Lafayette Senior, Dillon Eaton, may have set the pace for the field and the Lancers, but it was solid efforts by Conrad Maloney (78), Jake Williams (79) and Riley Katsey (80) that ultimately allowed Lafayette to capture the team title with a score of 307.

Playing in one of the tournaments feature groups, alongside Marquette High School’s Frankie Thomas, CBC’s Nick Barks and Troy’s Kyle Sachs, Dillon Eaton got off to a rather slow start. A bogey on the 1st hole, followed by 3 pars and another bogey on the par 5, 5th hole left Eaton 3 shots behind his playing partner, Thomas approaching the par 4, 6th.

Eaton would get one back on the 6th, taking advantage of a long tee shot on the 416 yard par 4, converting a 12 foot birdie putt.

Andy Delehaunty, boys golf coach at Ft. Zumwalt South, gave the players an option on the short par 4, 7th hole. Tee markers were moved up making the hole play 303 yards, tempting the players to go for the green and also bring a big number into play on a seemingly easy hole. Eaton took the bait and knocked his tee shot on the front portion of the green, leaving 25 feet for eagle. Unfortunately for Eaton his first putt rolled past about 6 feet and his missed the comeback attempt, forcing the Lafayette Senior to settle for a disappointing par.

After a routine par 4 on the 9th hole, Eaton tallied his second birdie of the day on the par 4, 10th. He then ran off three consecutive pars before dropping a 40 foot birdie on the par 4, 14th, grabbing a one shot advantage over Marquette’s Thomas who lipped out his birdie effort from 15 feet.

Both Eaton and Thomas made pars on the short par 3, 15th hole before approaching another key decision point on the Nicklaus Design Championship Golf Course. The par 5, 16th hole plays 507 yards and presents the players an option of challenging a narrow opening in the fairway or laying back into a much wider landing area, but forcing the players to play the hole as a 3 shot hole.

Eaton opted to position his tee ball into that safer area, leaving approximately 315 yards to the green protected in front by a creek.  Thomas took a riskier line and pulled his tee shot right of the fairway bunkers, leaving himself a difficult layup shot into the narrow fairway protected by heavy trees on the right and a lateral hazard on the left. Eaton’s layup found the fairway, while Thomas’ shot ran through the fairway into the lateral hazard.

Eaton’s approach shot went slightly past pin high, leaving 16 feet for birdie. Thomas hit a solid approach to 12 feet, but his putt would be for par, whereas Eaton was attempting to card his 4th birdie on the day. Eaton would make his putt and Thomas would narrowly miss, giving Eaton a 3 shot margin over Thomas.

While Thomas and Eaton were enjoying a friendly battle as part of their pairing, by no means did bettering Thomas guarantee Eaton medalist honors at this years tournament. The field was loaded with young emerging Freshmen and Sophomores and experienced players who will be expecting to compete for post season honors in just a few weeks. Eaton’s job was far from over as he stood on the difficult par 4, 17th at 2-under par on the day.

While Eaton challenged the par 4, 7th hole earlier in the day, when presented a similar opportunity on the 17th hole he opted for the safer route. Coach Delehaunty had again moved the tee markers up to create a risk / reward opportunity for the players turning 17 into a 271 par 4, over a hazard. After a successful layup and approach shot, Eaton would settle for his par. After making another par on the 18th, Eaton had posted the low round of the day at 2-under, 70.

Marquette’s Frankie Thomas would finish at 1-over, 73.  Playing partners, Nick Barks posted 75 and Kyle Sachs, 78.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS

DEAL, N.J. – Ellen Port, 52, of St. Louis, and Brenda Pictor, 59, of Marietta, Ga., each carded an even-par 73 on Saturday and share a three-stroke advantage after the first day of stroke-play qualifying at the 2014 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, held at Hollywood Golf Club.

Port, the two-time defending U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion, missed only two fairways and made a pair of birdies on the inward nine during her morning round in breezy conditions. Her second shot from an awkward stance near a bunker on the par-5 12th led to a 3-foot birdie putt.

“That was a settling hole,” said Port, a six-time USGA champion with four U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs titles on top of her pair of Senior Women’s Am wins. “I pulled off a really difficult shot.”

Port finished with a birdie on No. 18 when she hit a 177-yard 5-iron from the right rough to within 12 feet.

“The last three weeks, I have really worked hard on my game,” said Port, who captained the USA Curtis Cup Team to victory in June. “On the range, I probably have hit the ball as well as I have ever hit it. I feel really good with where my game is now.”

Pictor, who reached the Senior Women’s Amateur semifinals in 2012, made four birdies and four bogeys in the afternoon and had to contend with rainy weather after making the turn. She made birdies on 14 and 15 during her outward nine and struck a 101-yard wedge to close range to set up another on the par-4 fifth.

“I hit my irons really well today,” said Pictor, who found just one of the 160 bunkers on the 6,109-yard Walter Travis design. “When I missed a fairway, I laid up to wedge range and hit the green. I was accurate and fortunate to hit the right level (of the green).”

Pictor, who bogeyed her finishing hole, the 352-yard, par-4 eighth, hit only two drivers during the round and kept her ball in play.

“It’s been a bad club, so I am hiding it,” she said. “I have a good 3-wood that goes pretty well, one of those Phil Mickelson-stinger 3-woods.”

The U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship consists of 36 holes of stroke play followed by six rounds of match play, with the championship scheduled to conclude with an 18-hole final on Thursday, Sept. 18, starting at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Competing in her first Senior Women’s Amateur and battling a virus which kept her from practicing on Friday, Louella Kanew, of South Africa, is among three players at 3-over 76. Kanew, 52, made an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 12 and set up another with a 115-yard pitching wedge on No. 14.

“I came out today not expecting much of myself,” said Kanew, who played collegiate tennis at the University of Texas. “[I] played a really good first nine, started to struggle, but I scraped it around.”

Pamela Kuong, 53, of Wellesley Hills, Mass., also turned in a 76, a round in which she putted well and made 14 pars. She birdied her first hole, the par-4 ninth, by making a 20-foot downhill putt.

“I didn’t have any three-putts, my lag putting was really good,” she said. “We (she and her caddie) were seeing the lines pretty well. You clearly have to leave it in the right spot, otherwise it can get away from you.”

Jamie Hoffmann, 52, of Escondido, Calif., borrowed her friend Corey Weworski’s putter, a club she used to win the 2004 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. She made three birdies to join Kanew and Kuong in the group with 76s.

Four players are tied at 4-over 77 and are four strokes off the pace. Marilyn Hardy, who advanced to the quarterfinals last year, made an up-and-down for par from the left greenside bunker on the second hole. She later sank a 6-footer for birdie on No. 12 after again playing out of the bunker 50 yards short of the green.

Susan Cohn, 51, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Sherry Herman, the 2009 champion, were two of several players at 5-over 78. Cohn, last year’s Senior Women’s Amateur runner-up, was steady with 13 pars and five bogeys. Herman, 56, of Jackson, N.J., had a more adventurous outward nine with two birdies, one double bogey and four bogeys.

“It’s almost two different golf tournaments,” said Cohn about stroke play and match play. “In medal play, you are just trying to avoid a big number. You have to play somewhat defensively at times.”

Caryn Wilson, 53, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., reached the semifinals in her first Senior Women’s Amateur last year. Wilson, who carded a 78, was one of 26 players in the first round to break 80.

The U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, for players 50 years and older, is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

DEAL, N.J. – Results from Saturday’s first round of stroke play at the 2014 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, played at 6,109-yard, par-73 Hollywood Golf Club.

Brenda Pictor, Marietta, Ga. 37-36–73

Ellen Port, St  Louis, Mo. 37-36–73

Jamie Hoffmann, Escondido, Calif. 37-39–76

Louella Kanew, South Africa 39-37–76

Pamela Kuong, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 37-39–76

Joan Higgins, Glendora, Calif. 38-39–77

Judith Kyrinis, Canada 38-39–77

Marilyn Hardy, Houston, Texas 37-40–77

Michelle Burgess, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 38-39–77

Andrea Kraus, Baltimore, Md. 39-39–78

Angela Stewart, Greenville, N.C. 39-39–78

Caryn Wilson, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 37-41–78

Laura Coble, Augusta, Ga. 39-39–78

Leigh Klasse, St. Anthony, Minn. 42-36–78

Sherry Herman, Jackson, N.J. 37-41–78

Susan Cohn, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 39-39–78

Alicia Kapheim, Pennington, N.J. 42-37–79

Claudia Pilot, Lake Shore, Minn. 40-39–79

Gigi Higgins, Cape Coral, Fla. 41-38–79

Jen Holland, Branford, Conn. 41-38–79

Joanne Manley, England 36-43–79

Leilani Norman, Eugene, Ore. 40-39–79

Patty Moore, Charlotte, N.C. 39-40–79

Rachel Moreaux, San Rafael, Calif. 41-38–79

Robin W. Donnelley, Palm Beach, Fla. 38-41–79

Susan West, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 40-39–79

Carol S Thompson, Sewickley, Pa. 38-42–80

Joann Ferrieri, Lake Worth, Fla. 40-40–80

Kibbe Reilly, Providence, R.I. 41-39–80

Kim Eaton, Tempe, Ariz. 42-38–80

Laura Algiero, White Plains, N.Y. 40-40–80

Laura Carson, Lake Forest, Ill. 39-41–80

Lecia Alexander, Stafford, Texas 40-40–80

Lisa McGill, Philadelphia, Pa. 39-41–80

Mary Jane Hiestand, Naples, Fla. 40-40–80

Mina Hardin, Mexico 40-40–80

Terri Frohnmayer, Salem, Ore. 40-40–80

Terrill Samuel, Canada 41-39–80

Anna Schultz, Rockwall, Texas 40-41–81

Courtney Myhrum, Pittsburgh, Pa. 42-39–81

Lea Anne Brown, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 40-41–81

Lisa Anderson, Middleton, Mass. 42-39–81

Patty Kimball, Cave Creek, Ariz. 44-37–81

Sue Billek Nyhus, Orem, Utah 41-40–81

Amy Dickison, Rowley, Mass. 41-41–82

Bonnie Grizzard, Rome, Ga. 37-45–82

Carolina Hart, Juno Beach, Fla. 40-42–82

Cheryl Brayman, East Hills, N.Y. 40-42–82

Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif. 41-41–82

Denise Kieffer, University Place, Wash. 39-43–82

Diane Lang, Jamaica 39-43–82

Elizabeth Haines, Gladwyne, Pa. 40-42–82

Judy Miller, Tucson, Ariz. 41-41–82

Leigh Coulter, Hopkins, S.C. 39-43–82

Nanette Seman, Murrieta, Calif. 40-42–82

Noreen Mohler, Bethlehem, Pa. 43-39–82

Carol Turnage, Anna, Texas 40-43–83

Helene Chartrand, Canada 39-44–83

Janet Moore, Cherry Hills Village, Colo. 44-39–83

Joanne Kitusky, Glen Allen, Va. 42-41–83

Karen Siegel, Maple Glen, Pa. 41-42–83

Linda McMillan, Palm Coast, Fla. 40-43–83

Lisa Schlesinger, Laytonsville, Md. 43-40–83

Sue O’Connor, Scottsdale, Ariz. 40-43–83

Cindy Pallatino, Scottsdale, Ariz. 43-41–84

Cindy Troyanovich, Grosse Pointe Shore, Mich. 40-44–84

Heidy Munn, La Jolla, Calif. 41-43–84

Jane Rees, Wales 41-43–84

Kathy Kurata, Pasadena, Calif. 40-44–84

Kimberly Briele, New Bern, N.C. 43-41–84

Lynda Foster, Madison, Conn. 45-39–84

Lynda Wimberly, Brentwood, Tenn. 41-43–84

Nancy Kromar, Austin, Texas 42-42–84

Sandra Woodruff, Santa Cruz, Calif. 45-39–84

Tama Caldabaugh, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 44-40–84

Jewell Malick, Rockwall, Texas 44-41–85

Jo Rasmussen, Westport, Conn. 42-43–85

Julie Harrison, Baton Rouge, La. 41-44–85

Luan McCartan, Plano, Texas 44-41–85

Martha Leach, Hebron, Ky. 44-41–85

Renee Theiler-Reichle, Fallbrook, Calif. 42-43–85

Sue Gilstrap, Carlsbad, Calif. 44-41–85

Sue Wooster, Australia 44-41–85

Susan Dekalb, Middletown, N.J. 42-43–85

Tanna Richard, Fort Smith, Ark. 46-39–85

Tina Barker, Fairfield, Calif. 42-43–85

Bonnie George, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 43-43–86

Dana Harrity, North Hampton, N.H. 42-44–86

Linda Pearson, Glendale, Calif. 46-40–86

Mimi Hoffman, Springfield, Va. 45-41–86

Patricia Brogden, Garner, N.C. 44-42–86

Sandra Nogue, Canada 42-44–86

Christie Austin, Denver, Colo. 44-43–87

Debbie Johnson, Stamford, Conn. 43-44–87

Donna Benford, Linden, Mich. 44-43–87

Joan Garety, Ada, Mich. 43-44–87

Kathy Malpass, Evergreen, Colo. 44-43–87

Mary Petrovich, West Bloomfield, Mich. 42-45–87

Teresa Cleland, Syracuse, N.Y. 48-39–87

Jean Cheszek, Palatine, Ill. 46-42–88

Kareen Markle, Meridian, Idaho 42-46–88

Kathy West, Tulsa, Okla. 44-44–88

Lynn Dahl-Kundin, Encinitas, Calif. 48-40–88

Gail Flanagan, Rye, N.Y. 46-43–89

Lisa Judge, Kula, Hawaii 46-43–89

Lisa Mansur, Lincoln, Neb. 48-41–89

Lynda Case, Fort Myers, Fla. 44-45–89

Pam Holcombe, Florence, Ala. 44-45–89

Carol Dulude, Wayland, Mass. 45-45–90

Carol Sarkissian, Chino Hills, Calif. 40-50–90

Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs, Colo. 43-47–90

Diane Chancellor, Glencoe, Mo. 43-48–91

Jane Pohlman, Omaha, Neb. 42-49–91

Katie Cox, Alexandria, Va. 47-44–91

Laura Scott, Spicewood, Texas 45-46–91

Cheryl Krueger, Granby, Mass. 45-47–92

Leslie Page, Carol Stream, Ill. 45-47–92

Sandie St Onge, Jensen Beach, Fla. 47-45–92

Susie Macleod, Scotland 47-45–92

Erin Fitzpatrick, Wauchula, Fla. 49-44–93

Marlene Summers, Montgomery, Texas 48-45–93

Sherry Smith, Irvine, Calif. 46-47–93

Anita Wallace, Scottsdale, Ariz. 46-48–94

Nancy Diemoz, Swansea, Mass. 50-44–94

Karen Brannon, Poway, Calif. 45-50–95

Deb Mitchell, Anchorage, Alaska 49-47–96

Donna McHugh, Montville, N.J. 47-49–96

Jill Herbert, Phoenix, Ariz. 49-47–96

Susan Hennessy, Palos Park, Ill. 47-49–96

Linda Weinstein, Northbrook, Ill. 47-51–98

Keiki-Dawn Izumi, Kaneohe, Hawaii 48-57–105

Amy Ellertson, Free Union, Va. WD

34th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship,
conducted by the United States Golf Association

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Scott Harvey, 36, of Greensboro, N.C., and Brad Nurski, 35, of St. Joseph, Mo., each won quarterfinal and semifinal matches Wednesday to advance to Thursday’s 36-hole final match at the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, being contested at the par-71, 7,076-yard Saucon Valley Country Club’s Old Course. The final is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. EDT.

The championship match will feature the top two seeds for the first time since 2010. Harvey, the No. 1 seed, and Nurski, the No. 2 seed, were co-medalists in stroke-play qualifying.

Harvey won five consecutive holes in the middle of his semifinal match to post a 3-and-2 victory over Kevin Marsh, the 2005 Mid-Amateur champion. Harvey had an easier time in the quarterfinals when he defeated Denver Haddix, 34, of Lexington, Ky., 7 and 6.

“This is where (the championship) I have put myself in my mind,” said Harvey, whose previous best Mid-Amateur performance was a quarterfinal appearance in 2010. “I am where I want to be and feel like I should be. Hopefully, I can take advantage of it.”

Nurski edged Tom Werkmeister, 46, of Kentwood, Mich., in 19 holes to advance to the final. He registered a 1-up victory over Todd White, 46, of Spartanburg, S.C., in the quarterfinals.

“Getting to the final two is an unbelievable accomplishment,” said Nurski, who like Harvey will play in his first USGA championship final. “We just have to come out and play our game tomorrow, stay aggressive and make some putts.”

The U.S. Mid-Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

Harvey, a real estate property manager, went ahead for good in the semifinals when he drove the green on the 309-yard, par-4 eighth hole to set up a conceded 25-foot eagle putt. Marsh, 41, of Henderson, Nev., found the right greenside bunker with his tee shot, leading to a bogey.

Harvey made back-to-back birdies at holes 9 and 10 to extend his lead to 3 up. He rifled a 204-yard, 5-iron to within 3 feet below the hole at the par-3 ninth and the putt was eventually conceded. After hitting his tee shot on No. 10 into the left rough, he worked his 136-yard approach shot to within 2 feet.

“Those were great swings,” said Harvey, who is competing in his seventh consecutive U.S. Mid-Amateur. “Nine was the best swing I made all week. It just came off the way exactly how you want it. At impact, you just know it’s going to be pretty close.”

Harvey, who is ranked No. 109 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, moved to 4 up on the par-3 11th with a two-putt par after Marsh missed the green to the right with a wayward tee shot.

“I was really in control of the match through six and not getting it up and down at seven from a pretty easy spot hurt,” said Marsh, who also reached the semifinals last year. “That just kind of started the hemorrhage.”

Werkmeister, who was playing in his fifth U.S. Mid-Amateur, squared his semifinal match with Nurski on the par-4 16th when he made an 8-foot par putt. Nurski missed the green right with his approach, left his first chip short and then lipped out his second chip for a bogey.

The players halved the next two holes with pars which led to the eighth extra-hole match of the championship. Nurski found the left fairway bunker on the par-5 first off the tee but was later able to get his approach to the front the green resulting in a two-putt par. Meanwhile, Werkmeister, who had advanced past the Round of 64 for the first time, hit his third shot into the right greenside bunker, leading to a bogey.

“I’m excited, but terribly disappointed right now,” said Werkmeister, who had a makeable birdie putt on No. 17 and missed a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole. “A lot of positives came out of it, but right now it’s kind of hard to think about that.”

Nurski, a left-handed player who is competing in his second Mid-Amateur but first since 2008, never led until he squared the match on No. 13 by getting up and down for birdie from a greenside bunker and went in front when Werkmeister had a three-putt bogey on the following hole.

“If you don’t have your ‘A’ game and you are not hitting fairways, you just have to will a par,” said Nurski, a railroad conductor and switchman. “You have to hang in there and that’s what I did all day.”

Nurski, who is ranked No. 3,994 in the WAGR, holed out a 30-yard bunker shot for a birdie on the par-4 12th for a 2-up lead in his quarterfinal match. White, the No. 7 seed and a 2012 Mid-Amateur semifinalist, cut the deficit in half with a birdie on No. 13, but missed an opportunity to force extra holes when he failed to convert a 4-footer for another birdie on No. 18.

Harvey was in control right from the start in his quarterfinal against Haddix, who was not at full strength after aggravating a persistent shoulder injury during the match. Harvey won seven of the nine holes on the outward nine and made birdies on Nos. 8 and 9. He had a two-putt birdie on the drivable par-4 eighth and hit his tee shot to 12 feet at the par-3 ninth.

In the quarterfinals, Marsh used the flagstick to his advantage for the second consecutive day when he won in 19 holes. Marsh, who defeated four-time Mid-Amateur champion Nathan Smith in the Round of 32 when he made a 40-footer that hit the flagstick, repeated that feat against Patrick Christovich, 36, of New Orleans, La. His 65-foot chip from off the green hit the stick squarely and led to a winning 5-foot birdie putt.

“It was unbelievable,” Marsh said. “It’s that thick grass and it’s growing right into me. I debated putting it with my hybrid. I thinned it and fortunately it (the flagstick) got in the way.”

The semifinalists receive a two-year exemption into the U.S. Mid-Amateur. The 2015 championship will be played at John’s Island Club, in Vero Beach, Fla.

Both finalists are exempt into the 2015 U.S. Amateur, held at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club, and are locally exempted into 2015 U.S. Open sectional qualifying. The champion also receives a likely invitation to the 2015 Masters.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Results of Wednesday’s quarterfinal round of match play at the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship being conducted at the 7,076-yard, par-71 Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course).

Quarterfinals
(Upper Bracket)

Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C. (141) def. Denver Haddix, Lexington, Ky. (147), 7 and 6

Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev. (143) def. Patrick Christovich, New Orleans, La. (149), 19 holes

(Lower Bracket)

Brad Nurski, St. Joseph, Mo. (141) def. Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C. (144), 1 up

Tom Werkmeister, Kentwood, Mich. (148) def. Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo. (148), 5 and 3

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Results of Wednesday’s semifinal round of match play at the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship being conducted at the 7,076-yard, par-71 Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course).

Semifinals
(Upper Bracket)

Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C. (141) def. Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev. (143), 3 and 2

(Lower Bracket)

Brad Nurski, St. Joseph, Mo. (141) def. Tom Werkmeister, Kentwood, Mich. (148), 19 holes

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Pairing and starting times for Thursday’s 36-hole championship match at the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship being conducted at the 7,076-yard, par-71 Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course). All Times EDT

Championship Round

7 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C. (141) vs. Brad Nurski, St. Joseph, Mo. (141)

Teddy Jones, a Eureka High School graduate and Junior at Central Missouri State University, captured the 24th Metropolitan Amateur Championship at Westwood Country Club.  Jones had to survive a four hole aggregate playoff with Patrick Riordan and John Anderson and then a sudden death playoff with Anderson to capture the title.

24th Metropolitan Amateur Championship – Final Scoreboard

Riordan, Patrick  66-75-71–212

Anderson, John  71-68-73–212

Jones, Teddy  75-70-67–212

Caravia, Phil  74-69-70–213

Weldon, Kyle  72-70-71–213

Berkmeyer, Skip  68-73-72–213

Migdal, Joe  70-71-74–215

Moloney, Ted  75-72-69–216

Hamel, Scott  71-74-72–217

Kendrick, Mike  72-72-74–218

Bulejski, Tanner  73-76-69–218

Hemings, Justin  71-74-74–219

Barry, Tom  72-74-74–220

Eckelkamp, Ryan  73-77-70–220

McClellan, Scott  72-76-72–220

Arman, Nick  75-72-73–220

Seibert, Scott  76-71-73–220

Kovach, Chris  71-72-78–221

Migdal, Sam  72-74-75–221

Bargetzi, Brendan  70-74-78–222

Straeb, Brandon  77-73-73–223

Allen, Buddy  73-71-79–223

Harrell, Patrick  76-75-72–223

Souchek, Steven  72-76-75–223

Pierce, Van  71-75-78–224

Smith, Seth  76-73-75–224

Fogarty, Andy  71-77-77–225

Jeske, Kevin  71-75-79–225

Bohme, Bryan  70-81-75–226

Trittler, Robert  73-74-79–226

Hogan, Toppie  73-73-80–226

Schaeffer, Scott  76-72-80–228

Gollwitzer, Zachary  75-75-78–228

Rudawsky, Tommy  74-74-81–229

Hanneken, Bob  74-77-79–230

Timpone, Joe  75-76-80–231

Kelley, Dan  74-77-80–23

Ferris, Chris  74-76-83–233

Sucharski, James  72-78-84–234

Wuennenberg, Thomas  73-78-86–237

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The Club at Carlton Woods (Nicklaus Course) in Woodlands, Texas will be welcoming two players who qualified out of Old Hickory Golf Club on Tuesday. Cheng Jin of Singapore and Frankie Thomas of Chesterfield, MO punched their ticket to the USGA National Championship being played July 21-26.

Cheng Jin won medalist honors with a 36-hole total of 139, posting rounds of 71-68. Thomas, of Marquette High School, earned the 2nd qualifying spot with scores of 75-69 for a 144 total. He tallied 7 birdies to go with 4 bogeys in his final round. Thomas is coming off a T4 finish at the Missouri State High School Class 4 State Tournament.

Review the full summary of scores HERE.

St. Louis, MO – June 25 – The first two rounds are in the books at the 107th playing of the Missouri Amateur Championship. 64 players will now turn their focus away from the stroke play format they’ve played the first two rounds to match play in pursuit of Missouri’s top amateur title.

Defending Champion, Joey Johnson is clearly intent on hanging on to his distinction at the current Missouri Amateur Champion. Johnson won medalist honors after posting rounds of 64-71 to earn the #1 seed. Johnson will have to wait to see who is first round opponent will be, as 12 players will tee it up Thursday morning to fill the one spot remaining in the field of 64.

Norwood Hills Country is a golf course where home course knowledge could play a big factor in deciding this year’s winner. Complicated green structures with multiple contours caused players trouble over the first two rounds. As expected, the field of 64 is littered with current of former Norwood Hills Country Club Members among those still in pursuit of this year’s championship.

Now that the bracket of 64 is determined, it’s time to weed through current or potential match ups to keep an eye on.

Newly inducted Hall of Fame Member, Don Bliss is determined to add to his already amazing career resume. Bliss posted a two round total of 147 to earn the 45th seed and will face Tanner Elder of Jefferson City, MO in Round 1. Should Bliss advance, there’s a chance he could face a fellow over 50 member in Steve Groom of Raytown, MO.  Groom will have to deal with Ballwin, MO native, Sam Migdal in the Round of 64.

Past Norwood Hills Country Club, Club Champion, Patrick Britt rolled through the stroke play qualifying Tuesday and Wednesday with a two day total of 141. Britt will face Bob Hanneken of Fenton, MO. Hanneken is a past East Side Amateur and Publinx Champion.

While not a member at Norwood Hills CC, Ted Moloney is familiar with the golf course and has the game suited to play well on this layout. Accuracy off the tee is at a premium and while Moloney isn’t the longest off the tee, he’s as steady as they come tee to green. Moloney will play Bellerive Country Club Member, Brian Lovett on Thursday morning.

St. Louis’ top amateur, Skip Berkmeyer, played alongside Joey Johnson Tuesday and Wednesday and kept pace quite well posting 139 for the stroke play portion of the competition. Berkmeyer will play Blake Windsor of Kansas City, MO. Berkmeyer faces a difficult potential Round of 32 matchup against Norwood Hills Member, Phil Caravia. Caravia first plays Alex Doneff of St. Louis, MO.

Should Berkmeyer or Caravia advance into the Sweet 16, it’s possible they will be presented a rematch of past Old Warson Cup Match Play contests. Alex Cusumano has been one of the hottest players in St. Louis the past year or so and if able to get past Joe Molitor and then the winner of Dan Emrick / Taylor Cox he’ll be waiting for Berkmeyer or Caravia on Friday afternoon.

Another Norwood Hills Member and player to watch this week is John Anderson  Anderson posted rounds of 75-69 to earn the 26th seed and fill play James Sucharski of Hillsboro, MO.  Anderson’s 75 was a bit misleading as he tallied 4 birdies on the front nine before catching the bogey train making 6 consecutive bogeys on the back nine. Anderson’s 69 on Wednesday was a leisurely walk in the park and could have easily been much lower.

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Team Scores standings with statistics

Round one is in the books for the 2014 United States Amateur Public Links Qualifying taking place at Aberdeen Golf Club.

2014 US Amateur Public Links Qualifying

Aberdeen Golf Course

Migdal, Joe  37-33–70

Barnes, Ian  37-34–71

Gardiner, Mark  36-35–71

Souchek, Steven  34-37–71

Weldon, Kyle  36-35–71

Rutledge, Mitchell  37-35–72

Jeske, Kevin  36-36–72

Allen, Buddy  37-36–73

Jones, Teddy  35-38–73

Ferris, Chris  38-36–74

Migdal, Sam  37-37–74

Buente, Blaine  35-39–74

Eklund, Jacob  38-36–74

Welsch, Torrey  35-39–74

Schaeffer, Scott  38-37–75

Funk, Daniel  37-38–75

Kovach, Chris  40-36–76

Eddy, Chris  35-41–76

Smith, Seth  37-40–77

Cahill, Jason  40-37–77

Hillen, Wes  40-37–77

Litzelfelner III, Jack  41-37–78

Klages, Tyler  40-39–79

Gray, Dane  42-37–79

Emrick, Dan  41-38–79

Johnson, Michael  42-37–79

Keck, Paul  41-39–80

Ellis, Blaze  40-40–80

Conroy, Satchel  42-39–81

Williams, Joseph  38-43–81

Weingart, Lew  41-41–82

Mazdra, Greg  40-42–82

Leek, Andrew  39-44–83

Green, Garret  41-44–85