Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association August 2014 Newsletter

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US SENIOR AMATEUR QUALIFYING Edwards and Hardcastle earn spots following playoff.

When the dust settled and the scorecards signed, there were three “73s” posted. With only two spots available, each player knew what had to be done.

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Gardiner puts exclamation point on season.

It has been quite a year for Mark Gardiner. First, he just missed qualifying for the US Publinks finishing a shot from qualifying.

Then he outplays a strong field of amateurs and professionals to grab the lone qualifying spot for the US Senior Open. You would think after that he would rest on his laurels. Think again.

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US AMATEUR FOUR-BALL October 6 Bellerive CC

MAGA EVENTS FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP September 28-29 Franklin County CC

Scott Edwards

2015 AMATEUR TO BE PLAYED AT

BOONE VALLEY GC

See page 9 for full schedule

Craig Hardcastle Mark Gardiner with George Meyer Trophy

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STAFF

CURT’S COMMENTS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Curt Rohe - curt@metga.org

DIRECTOR, FINANCE Jennifer Langford - jennifer@metga.org

P.J. BOATWRIGHT INTERNS Ian Davis & Eric Mendelson boatwrightintern@metga.org

METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur Championship Match Play Championship Open Championship Women’s Amateur Championship Junior Amateur Championship Senior Amateur Championship Metropolitan Cup Matches Four-Ball Championship Mid-America Junior Cup

USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS US Open Qualifying (Local and Sectional) US Senior Open Qualifying US Amateur Qualifying US Mid-Amateur Qualifying US Women’s Mid-Amateur US Junior Amateur Qualifying US Amateur Public Links Qualifying US Senior Amateur Qualifying US Women’s Open Qualifying US Amateur Four-Ball US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball

EXECUTIVE BOARD Stanford S. Grossman – President Emeritus Thomas J. O’Toole, Jr. – Vice-President Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. – Vice-President M. Ray McCraine – Secretary G. Scott Engelbrecht – Treasurer G.F. (Rick) Meyer Jr. – At-Large Member H. Mick Wellington – At-Large Member

ADVISORY COMMITTEE Scott Thomas, Chairman Dustin Ashby Tom Barry Skip Berkmeyer Jim Dunn David Rhoads Curt Rohe

Welcome to summer finally arriving within the last couple weeks! I am not one to complain as we have been so fortunate this season with the weather for MAGA championships and the USGA qualifying rounds. The season always flies by, but I Curt Rohe believe the weather we Executive Director experienced enhanced that fact.

The end of August means winding down, though we had a wonderful Senior Championship this month at Greenbriar Hills CC. Mark Gardiner added to what was already a remarkable season by capturing the championship by a shot over Andy Frost. We are looking forward to conducting the inaugural US Four-Ball Championship qualifying for the men and women over the next two months. The women (six teams) will compete September 23 at St. Clair CC and the men (50 teams) at Bellerive CC on October 6.

August is also the end for one of our interns, Eric Mendelson. Eric has headed back to the University of Missouri for his final year at the Evans Scholar House. Eric was a tremendous asset to our “team” this season, and we thank him for his hard work and dedication to MAGA for the last three months. Good luck to your senior year at MIZZOU! I also want to take a portion of my article to say thank you to two of the most dedicated volunteers MAGA has ever had; Tom and Alice Wohlgemuth. I cannot even begin to count the number of days and countless hours these two put in over the years officiating for MAGA! They have recently moved to Waco, TX to be closer to family and will be sorely missed around MAGA championships going forward.

This edition of The Metropolitan is the final monthly issue of the season. The next issue will cover SeptemberOctober as we officially wrap up the season over the next couple months. This endeavor has been a great experience and I must thank Jim Healey for his expertise in seeing this program off the ground. We hope you, our members, have enjoyed receiving the newsletter. As always, if you have any questions or comments please email us at metropolitan@metga.org.

As always, feel free to reach out to me at curt@metga.org.

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St. Louis golf can boast of many “firsts” in the history of golf.

Glen Echo was the site of the first Gold Medal Olympic Golf Matches and the only Gold Medal Team Golf Event (so far) in Olympic History.

St. Louis was the site of the first U.S. Amateur played west of the Mississippi in 1921, and the first U.S. Women’s Amateur in 1925.

In 1947, during the U.S. Open at St. Louis, KSD-TV broadcast the first golf matches. It was also the first time that gallery ropes were used during the Open.

In 1965, at the U.S. Open at Bellerive, that event marked the first time that the event was held over four days. Previously, the final two rounds were both played in one day.

In 1981, Bellerive hosted the first U.S. Mid-Amateur.

With all of these “firsts” you would think that there would not be much else. However, you would be slightly off base.

Two area players - Don Bliss (Norwood Hills) and Mark Boyajian (St. Clair CC) - each earned a remarkable “first” during their play at a U.S. Mid-Amateur competition. Can you imagine what it was?

In 1985, during the first qualifying round, Don made a hole-in-one on the eighth and tenth holes at Brookhaven GC in Dallas. He was the first - and so far the only one - to make two aces during a single round in any USGA championship!

Boyajian followed up the next year with an equally impressive first. In 1986, at Annandale CC in Madison,Wisconsin, Mark became the first player in USGA history to post a 29. He did so on his first nine during his first round. It wasn’t until later that Jim Holtgrieve brought this to the attention of the USGA that Mark was properly recognized for this accomplishment.

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RULES OF GOLF CORNER Officiating during the summer at MAGA championships or USGA qualifying rounds we have numerous situations come up that are always interesting.

This occurrence happened during the recent MAGA Senior Championship at Greenbriar Hills CC. A player hit his tee shot toward an area marked as a Water Hazard (yellow) which also tied into Out of Bounds down the left of the hole . The Player assumed that his ball was in the lateral water hazard and put another ball in play under 26-1(a). After hitting his tee shot under 26-1, a Fellow Competitor (not in his group) informs him that the original ball was Out of Bounds. What is the Ruling?

If the Player WAS virtually certain that his ball was in the Water Hazard when he put a ball in play under 26-1(a), then he can proceed under 26-1, incurring a one stroke penalty.

However, if the Player was NOT virtually certain (in this case he assumed) and he put a ball in play under Rule 26-1, he has played from a wrong place and the original ball is lost. The player must re-play from the tee under rule 27-1 prior to playing from the next tee or he is disqualified. He incurs three (3) penalty strokes, two (2) for Playing from a Wrong Place (Rule 20-7) and one (1) for the ball Out of Bounds (Rule 27-1).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Contributed by Ray McCraine, MAGA Rules Committee. The Rules of Golf Corner will feature a member of our Rules Committee.

USGA website: www.usga.org MAGA website: www.metga.org GHIN website: www.ghin.org

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THE SENIOR AMATEUR (Continued from page 1)

Mark Gardiner captured the 22nd Senior Amateur Championship today, finishing 3-under for the championship with rounds of 69-70. This caps off a great summer by Gardiner having qualified for the US Senior Open earlier in the year.

50-54: Low Gross – Dale Black; Low Net – Art Deguire (not pictured)

55-64: Low Net – Michael Ghidina; Low Gross – Dennis Clarke

The 2012 champion Andy Frost was Runner-Up for the second consecutive year. His 2-under round on Friday enabled him to finish just one shot back.

565-69: Low Net – Bill Wirtz; Low Gross – Danny Sheehan

70 and over: Low Net – Buck Clement; Low Gross – Don Dupske

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THE METROPOLITAN CUP Norwood Hills, Greenbriar Hills, Persimmon Woods and Bellerive all advance to the Quarterfinal round.

FIRST ROUND MATCHES: •

Norwood Hills (9) defeated St. Louis CC (8): 4.5 - 1.5

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Greenbriar Hills (5) defeated Old Warson (12): 3.5 - 2.5

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Persimmon Woods (7) defeated Old Hickory (10): 4 - 2

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Bellerive (11) defeated Boone Valley (6): 3.5 - 2.5

Joachim, Quincy, Meadowbrook and Algonquin all had first round byes:

THE QUARTERFINAL MATCHES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: •

Joachim GC (1) vs. Norwood Hills CC (9)

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Quincy CC (4) vs. Greenbriar Hills CC (5)

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Meadowbrook CC (2) vs. Persimmon Woods GC (7)

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Algonquin GC (3) vs. Bellerive CC (11)

The higher seeded team will serve as host for the match.

Each playoff round, there are 6 matches contested. A professional match, 2 singles scratch matches, a singles handicap match and 2 Four-Ball handicap matches make up the 6 matches.

Boone Valley GC’s 18th green and clubhouse, site of the 2015 MAGA Amateur

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TEN MINUTE TOUGHNESS: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins Ellen Port swears by it. In fact, prior to a practice session in January for 14 prospective Curtis Cup players, reading it was one of her homework assignments for the players. Now we’re talking about 14 of the most talented women collegiate players in the country at some of the top golf programs. While Ellen won’t say this was the reason why they dominated the GB&I Team so thoroughly, it certainly did not hurt!

Written by Dr. Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness is the first book of its kind that teaches individuals exactly what to do to be mentally prepared for competition and sports, and it does so in a very user-friendly manner.

Targeting tools for mental toughness, it is designed to help competitors and coaches identify what it takes to be successful and to improve focus, concentration, confidence, and motivation requiring just 10 minutes of practice per day.” So, the first question asked is, who is this Dr. Jason Selk? Turns out, he’s a pretty impressive guy!

While serving as the Director of Mental Training for the St Louis Cardinals, Dr. Jason Selk helped the team win their first World Series in over 20 years, and in 2011 he assisted the Cardinals in the historic feat of winning their second World Championship in a six year period. Dr Selk’s second book, Executive Toughness, while 10-Minute Toughness, is on pace to be one of the best-selling sport psychology books of all time.

First, we must ask ourselves, what really is mental toughness? Mental toughness is the ability to have the thoughts in your head help produce your desired results. Golfers know all too well the the impact of negative thinking on performance, as there is often plenty of time between shots for self-doubt to take over.

The key to mental toughness is to have the thoughts in your head be productive. The hard part is that the natural way of thinking, especially when the pressure is on, is to have thoughts that are unproductive. This is one of the fundamental reasons that success is so difficult to acquire. When the pressure is on, it is normal for a person to have thoughts of self-doubt and negativity, or even the typical 'don’t' thinking.

For example the football player is likely to hear the internal words of “don’t drop this pass,” or the baseball player tells himself “don’t strikeout.” This type of thinking is at the opposite end of the mental toughness spectrum, as it actually is counter-productive in terms of producing desired results. If the baseball player is thinking to himself, "don't strikeout," he is NOT thinking about what he should focus on in order to get a hit.

Productive thoughts focus on what is needed for success. The football player trying to catch the pass might say, “see it in and squeeze it tight,” while the baseball player says, "track the ball, short compact swing”. The hard part is having the productive thoughts when the pressure is on.

The two steps necessary to accomplishing mental toughness are to first identify what your productive thoughts are, and then train your mind to have those thoughts at the important times. For example, a golfer may say to himself while putting, "see the spot, roll in it." Practicing this statement in a daily mental workout and practicing replacing all negative thinking (e.g., "don't miss this putt") with positive performance cues will not only help prevent anxiety on the tee, but will also create more consistent performance.

Remember, it is abnormal to be mentally tough. Mental toughness does not happen on accident. Just like physical strength and precision, it takes a lot of work. You have to know first what your mental toughness thoughts are, and then you have to train your mind to be able to have the mental toughness thoughts especially when the pressure is on.

This might sound funny but I want you to be abnormal, I want you to be abnormally mentally tough enough to have the thoughts in your head make it easier for you to achieve your dreams. Being great isn’t easy, it’s not supposed to be easy. Choose to be great everyday by putting energy into training your mind to have productive thoughts and mental toughness.

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US SENIOR AMATEUR QUALIFYING (Continued from page 1)

Glen Echo lived up to its reputation as a top-flight track as the U.S. Senior Amateur competitors found the historic course up to the challenge during qualifying for the championship, to be played at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, California.

With Scott Edwards, Jim Dunn and Craig Hardcastle managing rounds of 73, they forced a three-for-two playoff to see who would be on their way to Newport Beach.

On the first playoff hole, the long dogleg right par-4 18th, Edwards made par to ensure himself a trip to California, while both Dunn and Hardcastle posted bogey 5s, forcing them to move to the first hole to determine the second qualifier. The 380-yard first hole was playing nearly a half a stroke over par during the competition, with both players gladly took their 4s as they walked up the hill to the 18th tee once again. The 18th, at 411-yards, was also playing difficult for the day, yielding only two birdies. Though both players made par here during regulation play, under the pressure of the playoff both made bogey earlier and they each missed the green again with their second shot. However, Hardcastle, short of the green Jim Dunn was the odd-man with his approach, made a nice recovery from 43-yards away to 3-feet to give himself out in the 3 for 2 playoff. a chance for par.

Meanwhile, Dunn was in the area to the left of the greenside bunker. With the pin cut to the left side, Jim tried to finesse a shot to get it close. Unfortunately, his third landed in the near bunker, under a steep lip - forcing him to take an unplayable lie giving Hardcastle two-putts to earn the second playoff spot.

T1

Craig Hardcastle

St. Louis, Mo.

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73

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Pat Ross

Belleville, Ill.

+9

80

T1

James Dunn

Collinsville, Ill.

+2

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Bill Sedgwick

St Louis, Mo.

+11

82

T1

Scott Edwards

St Louis, Mo.

+2

73

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Todd Hingtgen

Marion, Iowa

+11

82

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Ron Eilers

Columbia, Mo.

+3

74

T19

Mark Mayhood

Effingham, Ill.

+11

82

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Dee Sanders

Columbia, Mo.

+3

74

T19

William Anderson Wentzville, Mo.

+11

82

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Michael Hartman Olivette, Mo.

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74

T19

Robert Meeh

St Louis, Mo.

+11

82

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Mark McLain

St. Petersburg, Fla. +3

74

T24

Joseph Andriole

Orlando, Fla.

+12

83

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Gerald Mozur

St. Louis, Mo.

+4

75

T24

Judson Brewer

Carbondale, Ill.

+12

83

T9

Anthony Brown

Saint Louis, Mo.

+5

76

T24

Pat Manning

St. Louis, Mo.

+12

83

T9

Paul Dickson

Del City, Okla.

+5

76

T24

Robert Rosenfeld

Saint Louis

+12

83

T11

Stan Curtis

Carbondale, Ill.

+6

77

T24

John Kuebler

Jefferson City, Mo. +12

83

T11

Ben Cantrell

Cape Girardeau, Mo.+6

77

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Mark Norman

Chesterfield, Mo.

+13

84

T11

John Kueper

Carlyle, Ill.

+6

77

T30

Robert Lietz

Weldon Spring, Mo.+16

87

T11

Ken Highlander

Edwardsville, Ill.

+6

77

T30

James Kuebler

Senoia, Ga.

+16

87

T11

Greg Long

Effingham, Ill.

+6

77

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Mark Todorovich

St. Louis, Mo.

+17

88

T16

Kent S Brown

Fort Wayne, Ind.

+8

79

William Horn

Saddlebrooke, Mo.WD

T16

Dennis Osborne

Ballwin, Mo.

+8

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ST. LOUIS GOLF HISTORY THE 1948 PGA

Mike Turnesa (l) and Ben Hogan with the Wannamaker Trophy.

Mike Turnesa in dark shirt, putts on the downhill par-3 2nd green during the finals. Today this area is part of the par-5 second on the West course.

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In 1948, the PGA was played at Match Play and the host club was Norwood Hills.

Following the 36-hole qualifying rounds, the low 63 players joined defending champion Jim Ferrier to determine the winner. A number of local professionals were in the group including: Walter Ambo and Frank Moore. Other notables were: Sam Snead, Lew Worsham, Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith, Jimmy Demaret, Lloyd Mangrum and Claude Harmon.

Also qualifying was Ben Hogan at 138 (134 was low qualifing score) and Mike Turnesa, of the six famous Turnesa brothers. Hogan had posted a 66 - 72 while Snead had put up a pair of 68s.

There were a few upsets in the early rounds as Ferrier bowed out in round two, as did Moore. Ferrier is quoted as saying, “There are a lot of hills at Norwood. No old man will win this Championship.”

The quarterfinals saw Harmon down Snead in 42 holes, while Demaret defeated George Fazio 5 & 4, with Turnesa and Hogan both winning their matches. In the semifinals, Turnesa beat Harmon, the current Masters champion, in 37 holes, while Hogan edged his good friend Demaret 2&1. During their match, both players finished at 10-under par The final match should have been as interesting. While Turnesa consistently outdrove Hogan, Ben relied on his superb iron play. His 66 on the morning round found him 4up. His 7 & 6 victory was the 2nd largest margin of victory in the PGA at that time.

WIth the PGA played in May, Hogan went on to win the US Open in June, becoming the first to win both in the same year since Gene Sarazen in 1922. For the week, Hogan was a combined 35-under par over 213 holes in his 10 rounds. But for a man of 36, he was also quite weary.

Following his auto accident in 1949, Hogan would not compete in the PGA again until 1960.

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2014 COMPETITION SCHEDULE MAGA COMPETITIONS ENTRY DEADLINE

VENUE

May 3-4

Invitational

Old Warson Country Club

Normandie Amateur

May 17-18

May 10

Normandie Golf Club

East Side Amateur

June 14-15

June 7

Lockhaven Golf Club

Women's Amateur Championship

June 24-25

June 11

Forest Hills Country Club

Open Championship

July 10-12

June 25

Country Club of St. Albans

Junior Amateur Championship

July 21-22

July 9

Normandie Golf Club

July 31 -August 1

July 2

Westwood Country Club

August 14-15

July 30

September 28-29

September 10

CHAMPIONSHIP

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Old Warson Cup

Amateur Championship Senior Amateur Championship Four-Ball Championship

Greenbriar Hills Country Club Franklin County Country Club

USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS CHAMPIONSHIP

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VENUE

US Open (Local)

May 13

April 23

Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

US Women's Open (36 Holes)

May 20

April 30

Lake Forest Golf & CC

US Women's Amateur Publinks

May 28

May 14

Annbriar Golf Club

June 9-10

May 28

Aberdeen Golf Club

US Senior Open

June 16

May 28

Country Club at The Legends

US Junior Girls' Amateur

June 25

June 4

Bogey Hills Country Club

July 1

June 4

Old Hickory Country Club

July 14

June 25

Jefferson City Country Club

US Mid-Amateur

August 5

July 9

Annbriar Golf Club

US Women’s Mid-Amateur

August 5

July 9

Annbriar Golf Club

US Senior Women's Amateur

August 20

August 6

WingHaven Country Club

US Senior Amateur

August 21

August 6

Glen Echo Country Club

September 23

August 6

St. Clair Country Club

Ocotber 6

August 6

Bellerive Country Club

US Amateur Public Links

US Junior Amateur (36 Holes) US Amateur

US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball US Amateur Four-Ball Events in gray have been completed.

Go to www.metga.org/2014-schedule-of-events/ to apply on-line or to download an application for an event.

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Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association • 11777 Clayton Rd. • St. Louis, Missouri 63131 314.567.MAGA • Fax: 314.261.9250 • info@metga.org

The Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association Four-Ball Championship September 28-29 at Franklin County Country Club

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Record Book

METROPOLITAN FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR

TEAM

2008

John Carroll & Don Walker

2009

Steve Strauss & Dan Cox

2010

SCORE

Ryan Eckelkamp & David Strickland

RUNNER-UP

SCORE

SITE

69 8/27/09 69*

Tom Wohgemuth & Skip Berkmeyer

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Norwood Hills

4/29/10

Old Hickory

4/28/11

CC at The Legends

8/23/12

Strickland - 72 Ekelkamp - 77 Won sudden-death playoff on second hole with a birdie.

2011 2012 2013

Rudy Bailey & Tim Carroll Davd Strickland & Brian Scott

68 63

Paul Neeman & Cal Neeman

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Courtney Cooper & Matt Roark

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Cal Neeman & Paul Neeman

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Michael Richardson & Ryan Helfrich

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METROPOLITAN CUP TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 1994

Bellerive Country Club

2004

Forest Hills Country Club

1995

Sunset Hills Country Club

2005

Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

1996

Crystal Highlands Golf Club

2006

Meadowbrook Country Club

1997

Norwood Hills Country Club

2007

Bellerive Country Club

1998

Meadowbrook Country Club

2008

Bellerive Country Club

1999

Norwood Hills Country Club

2009

Bellerive Country Club

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Norwood Hills Country Club

2010

Bellerive Country Club

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Mid-Rivers Golf Club

2011

Meadowbrook Country Club

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Franklin County Country Club

2012

Old Warson Country Club

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Persimmon Woods Golf Club

2013

Glen Echo Country Club

RESULTS FOR AREA PLAYERS AND QUALIFIERS AT RECENT USGA EVENTS: U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR - CUT AT 148 NASSAU COUNTRY CLUB - GLEN COVE, NY Ellen Port:

82 - 74 = 156

U.S. AMATEUR - CUT AT 145 ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB - JOHNS CREEK, GA. Kyle Weldon: Tanner McKinney: Joe Migdal:

73 - 76 = 149 79 - 71 = 150 76 - 75 = 151

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USGA QUALIFYING RESULTS U.S. MID-AMATEUR QUALIFYING - AUGUST 5, 2014 ANNBRIAR GOLF CLUB

Pos. Player 1 B.W. Bruce 2 Brian Haskell 3.

Andy Roberts 4.

Derek Meinhart Alternates 1Alt. Mark Gardiner 2Alt. Chris Kovach

City/State Marion, Ill. St. Joseph, Mo. Owensboro, Ky. Mattoon, Ill. Mascoutah, Ill. St. Louis, Mo.

Rd1 -4 -3 -3 -3

Total 67 68 68 68

-2 -2

69 69

U.S. WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR QUALIFYING - AUGUST 5, 2014 ANNBRIAR GOLF CLUB

Pos. Player 1 Alisha Matthews 2 Dee Johnson Alternates 1Alt. Deirdre Robertson 2Alt. Margaret Manning

City/State St. Louis, Mo. Perryville, Mo.

Rd1 +9 +10

Total 81 82

Iberia, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

+12 +14

84 86

U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S AMATEUR QUALIFYING - AUGUST 20, 2014 WINGHAVEN COUNTRY CLUB

Pos. 1 1Alt 2Alt

Player Ginny Orthwein Diane Chancellor Patricia Robinson

City/State Rd1 St. Louis, Mo. 78 Glencoe, Mo. 81 Poplar Bluff, Mo. 83

Total 78 81 83

Note: Orthwein qualified then withdrew from consideration. Chancellor will replace her.

U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR QUALIFYING - AUGUST 21, 2014 GLEN ECHO COUNTRY CLUB

Pos. Player 1 Scott Edwards 2 Craig Hardcastle Alternates 1Alt Jim Dunn 2Alt Dee Sanders

City/State St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

Rd1 +2 +2

Total 73 73

Collinsville, Ill. Columbia, Mo.

+2 +3

73 74

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Complete Point Standings can be found on the MAGA website.

MAGA POINTS STANDINGS 2014 AMATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR (TOP 25) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 T17 T17 T17 T17 21 22 23 T24 T24

Player Caravia, Phil Weldon, Kyle Berkmeyer, Skip Migdal, Joe Jones, Teddy Moloney, Ted Smith, Seth Cusumano, Alex Anderson, John Souchek, Steven Riordan, Patrick Migdal, Sam Frost, Andy Kendrick, Mike Allen, Buddy Pierce, Van Burry, Zach Craig, Brian Gardiner, Mark Moritz, Cy Barry, Tom Lovett, Brian Wootten, Michael Hanneken, Bob Sucharski, James

Club Name Norwood Hills Country Club Metropolitan Golf Club Aberdeen Golf Course Aberdeen Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club Greenbriar Hills Country Club Missouri Bluffs Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Norwood Hills Country Club Gateway National Golf Links Normandie Golf Club Aberdeen Golf Course Bellerive Country Club Greenbriar Hills Country Club Joachim Golf Club Country Club of St Albans Westview Golf Course Norwood Hills Country Club Cardinal Creek Golf Course Sullivan Country Club Normandie Golf Club Bellerive Country Club Whitmoor Country Club Aberdeen Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club

# of Events 5 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1

Other Events 3 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 0 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2

Total Points 1730.00 1475.00 1400.00 1300.00 990.00 775.00 758.00 735.00 700.00 650.00 563.00 432.50 415.00 392.50 378.00 366.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 326.00 325.00 310.00 300.00 300.00

2014 SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 T12 T12 14 15 16 17 18 19 T20

Player Gardiner, Mark Edwards, Scott Frost, Andy Trittler, Robert Fogarty, Andy Mozur, Gerald Johnson, Jeff Hardcastle Sr., Craig Barry, Tom Speicher, David Pohl, Gary Miller, Dyke Millman, Jim Eisenbeis, Jack Kootman, Michael Dunn, James Ross, Pat Sedgwick, Bill Ngala, Donny Begley, Tim

Club Name Cardinal Creek Golf Course WingHaven Country Club Bellerive Country Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Missouri Bluffs Golf Club Gateway National Golf Links Bogey Hills Country Club Normandie Golf Club Normandie Golf Club Cardinal Creek Golf Course Tapawingo National Golf Club Far Oaks Golf Club Quincy Country Club St Louis Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club Norwood Hills Country Club The Orchards St Louis Country Club The Legends Country Club The Falls Golf Club 15

# of Events Other Events 2 4 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0

Total Points 1532.50 850.00 837.50 550.00 500.00 448.33 430.00 350.00 328.50 317.50 312.50 228.33 228.33 223.75 205.00 203.75 185.00 175.00 160.00 153.75

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The Metropolitan

AMATEUR SERIES 2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SCRATCH OPEN Rank 1 2 T3 T3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 T14 T14 16 17 18 19 T20 T20 T22 T22 24 T25

Player Jeske, Kevin Barrett III, Robert Allen, Buddy Munos, Ryan Mazdra, Greg Gollwitzer, Zachary Lawrence, Parker Cahill, Jason Nolfo, Tony Kim, Hongsang Stojanovic, Aleks Weingart, Lewis Lawton, Mike Greiner, Dan Ramsey, Terry Schenck, Caleb Frost, Wheeler Sinak, Tom Peters, Michael Franz, Matthew Wooten, Bobby Green, Garret Grubbs, Robbi Lohrding, Mark Reid, Patrick

Club Name Number of Events Metropolitan Golf Club 5 Metropolitan/Gateway PGA Jr GC 3 Joachim Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Aberdeen Golf Course 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 The Legends Country Club 4 The Quarry at Crystal Springs 4 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Mystic Oak Golf Club 1 The Quarry at Crystal Springs 2 Ste Genevieve Golf Club 2 Bellerive Country Club 3 Fox Run Golf Club 1 Ballwin Golf Course 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Clinton Hill Golf Course 2 Fox Run Golf Club 2 Stonewolf Golf Club 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 1

Total Points 365.0 225.0 165.0 165.0 145.0 135.0 130.0 125.0 121.7 100.0 87.5 72.5 71.7 60.0 60.0 55.0 40.0 36.7 35.0 30.0 30.0 25.0 25.0 20.0 15.0

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - NET OPEN Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Player Moreland, Mark Mueller, Jason Leslie, Dwayne Senn, Chris Davis, John Smith, Paul Glore, Bradley Sisler, Chris Mahoney, Cory Wilson, Patrick Tarvid, Matthew Richardson, Clyde Yockey, Justin Seibel, Nathan Stonebarger, Daniel Roestel, Will Son, Sangwon Miller, Curtis Wren, Christopher

Club Name The Falls Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club The Falls Golf Club Paradise Valley Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Paradise Valley Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Crescent Farms Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Wolf Hollow Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club

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Number of Events 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 1

Total Points 325.0 315.0 255.0 225.0 220.0 195.0 152.5 150.0 145.0 100.0 57.5 50.0 47.5 40.0 35.0 27.5 20.0 10.0 5.0

August 2014

The Metropolitan

AMATEUR SERIES 2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR SCRATCH Rank 1 2 3 T4 T4 6 T7 T7 T7 T7 11 12 T13 T13 15 16 17 18

Player Crow, Ollie Ross, Pat Neeman Jr, Cal Domenick, Mike Wunderlich, William Beckman, Michael Garrett, Brad Fitzgerald, Schooner Rauvola, Gary Borah, Chris Leonberger, Tim Smith, Gordon McVey, Patrick Ngala, Donny Son, Sangwon Wysong, Robert Barker, Timothy Quesenberry, Michael

Club Name Metropolitan Golf Club The Orchards Annbriar Golf Course Joachim Golf Club Aberdeen Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Stonewolf Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Crescent Farms Golf Club The Legends Country Club Metropolitan Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Glen Echo Country Club Lake Forest Golf & C.C.

Number of Events 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 1 2 2 3 2 2

Total Points 305.0 287.5 240.0 155.0 155.0 122.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 97.5 95.0 75.0 75.0 60.0 45.0 40.0 35.0

Number of Events 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 4 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 5 3 1 2

Total Points 257.5 247.5 220.0 180.0 180.0 165.0 155.0 142.5 137.5 135.0 115.0 115.0 97.5 52.5 45.0 37.5 37.5 37.5 27.5 25.0 25.0 15.0 10.0 10.0

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR NET Rank 1 2 3 T4 T4 6 7 8 9 10 T11 T11 13 14 15 T16 T16 T16 19 T20 T20 22 T23 T23

Player Hefner, Leo Humphrey, Don Epps, John Edmonston, King Laramie, Larry Scoles, Michael Keefe, Ben Garrett, Jim Williams, Doug Zonca, Steve Clay, Kendall Banks, Larry Slantz, Bill Magner, John J Quesenberry, Michael Bruno, Richards Eisenreich, Steve Hollenbeck, Russell Sinak Sr, Joseph Weber, Harry Gilliland, David Schneider, Vince Kelly III, Jim Shirley, William (Bill)

Club Name Mystic Oak Golf Club Ruth Park Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Franklin County Country Club The Falls Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club The Landings at Spirit GC Pevely Farms Golf Club Aberdeen Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club Old Hickory Golf Club Lake Forest Golf & C.C. Ruth Park Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Missouri Bluffs Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Old Hickory Golf Club Gateway National Golf Links Metropolitan Golf Club 17