MAGA June 2014 Newsletter

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Westwood CC #14

WOMEN’S AMATEUR Port wins her 13th Women’s Amateur Title. Catherine Dolan takes second.

Ellen Port hardly missed a beat.

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U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR Gardiner outduels the field to earn spot at Oak Tree.

Mark Gardiner is living on borrowed time; at least that’s what his wife has told him. When the former Air Force E-9 retired he and his wife made a deal; he could spend a year playing golf.

Soon, one turned into two and now he’s on his third season. Is everyone happy? “Earning the (Continued on page 5)

Ellen Port Women’s Amateur Champion

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2014 USGA EVENTS US AMATEUR July 14 Jefferson City CC US MID-AMATEUR August 5 Annbriar Golf Club US WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR August 5 Annbriar GC

MAGA EVENTS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP July 10-12 CC of St. Albans JUNIOR AMATEUR July 21-22 Forest Hills CC

EAST SIDE AMATEUR Smith edges Moloney for title at Lockhaven.

Seth Smith fired a 3-under par 69 on Sunday to follow up a 75 on Saturday to complete 36-holes at Lockhaven Golf Club at Even par to win the 11th East Side Amateur.

UPCOMING EVENTS

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP July 31-August 1 Westwood CC

Mark Gardiner (l) was medalist and low amateur for the Senior Open Qualifier

See page 9 for full schedule

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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

Hello MAGA members!

What a great month of June with several MAGA events and the 38th Curtis Cup Match! I hope you took advantage of the opportunity to visit St. Louis Country Club and experience the Curtis Cup, it was a remarkable Curt Rohe week. I had the pleasure of Executive Director serving on the Rules Committee and walking, as forward observer, for a match each day…it was a great experience. The talent of those 16 young women was phenomenal and a treat to witness first hand.

We conducted the final US Amateur Public Links Qualifying on June 14-15 at Aberdeen Golf Club. This will be the 89th US Amateur Public Links Championship, and final as it is being retired after this season. Two locals, Kyle Weldon and Steven Souchek, made it through and will play at Sand Creek Station in Newton, KS next month.

I always say US Senior Open Qualifying may be the hardest USGA championship to qualify for, this year proved just that. One spot was up for grabs out of forty-seven (47) players at The Legends CC on June 16. Mark Gardiner, an amateur from Cardinal Creek GC at Scott Air Force Base, fired a fantastic 2-under par 70 to earn the lone spot. It is one of the most gratifying aspects of my job, to ask the question, “Do you accept this qualifying certificate to play in this USGA Championship?” Congratulations Mark!

As we head into July the schedule just seems to continue ramping up. The Metropolitan Open Championship will be played July 10-12 at The Country Club of St. Albans. This is going to be another fantastic event with Plaza Motors as the Presenting Sponsor and another strong field will be showcased. The championship will kick-off July 9 with the Toro/JP Morgan Pro-Am and the championship commences July 10. The full field will play Thursday-Friday before being cut to the low 40 scores and ties for the final round Saturday. I invite you to come out to St. Albans to see some of the future stars of the Web.com and PGA Tour, we have professionals from 12 states currently registered coming to St. Albans.

Wow…a lot happening over the next couple months.

Thank you for your support of MAGA and for taking the time to read The Metropolitan! We have received some really great feedback from you, our individual members following each edition. As always, if you have any questions or would like to see something in particular addressed in a future issue, email me directly at curt@metga.org.

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RULES OF GOLF CORNER (Continued) What common mistakes are made in taking a drop?

One is locating the nearest point of relief. That is the point nearest to where the ball lies: • that is not nearer the hole, and • where, if the ball were so positioned, no interference by the condition from which relief is sought would exist for the stroke the player would have made from the original position if the condition were not there.

That may involve measuring to insure it is the nearest point. The player should then measure one club length and drop in the appropriate area. The ball must be dropped from shoulder height and arm’s length; not from waist high, not from head high.

Provided the ball does not roll more than two club lengths, roll nearer the hole or roll back to where there is interference from the condition from which he took relief, the ball is properly in play. If the player drops improperly and plays a stroke, he is playing from a wrong place and incurs a two stroke penalty.

A player might have the opportunity to take a drop; maybe even several drops in a round. Dropping correctly avoids unnecessary penalties.

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RULES OF GOLF CORNER IS THAT ONE CLUB LENGTH OR TWO? Finding the proper place to take a drop is a common situation faced by golfers. It seems simple, right?

Watch a PGA event on TV. When you see a Rules Official assisting a player, chances are it involves a drop. Do the pros make mistakes on ball drops? You bet. One of the most talked about recently was Tiger Woods’ improper drop in the 2013 Masters after hitting into a water hazard. It eventually cost him two strokes at a time when he was very much in contention.

When a player chooses the option to drop, how should he proceed? If it is a penalty situation such as a ball in a lateral water hazard or a lie the player decides is unplayable, the player has multiple options.

One option is to drop, not nearer the hole, within two club lengths from the present ball position for a ball unplayable or from the margin of the lateral hazard where last crossed (or from a point on the opposite margin equidistant from the hole). Penalty situations are the only ones where two club lengths relief is permitted.

What about relief without penalty from: • An immovable obstruction such as a cart path or other immovable man-made object, • from an abnormal ground condition such as ground under repair, casual water or hole, cast or runway made by a burrowing animal, reptile or bird, • from a wrong putting green?

In these cases, the competitor must locate the nearest point of relief and properly drop within one club length and not nearer the hole.

Contributed by Jack Dull MAGA Rules Committee. The Rules of Golf Corner will feature a member of our Rules Committee.

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

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DRIVER LOFT: A NEW TAKE ON THE ISSUE. WHY PROS ARE HITTING DRIVERS WITH HIGHER LOFTS FOR GREATER DISTANCE. Anyone who has played the game for some time will surely recall when club manufacturers told us that to get longer tee shots we needed to hit drivers with lower face angles - often as low as 8-9 degrees! I drank the cool-aid and bought a 9.5 degree Cobra, as I’m sure many players did. Now we’re hearing another story; raise the face angle (loft) to as much as 16 degrees to generate greater distance! So, what’s up with this? Is it for real or are they just trying to sell us newer drivers?

TaylorMade’s new SLDR and SLDRs are the latest in hi-tech design for players. According to the manufacturer, these are the lowest spinning drivers they have ever made while in the same breath state they have unlocked the key to distance by hitting the ball higher - with less spin - by adding more loft. They go on to state that the ideal launch angle is 17 degrees with a spin rate of 1700 rpm.

If we go back to the early days of the golf ball, we know that to generate distance you need lift. Lift is created when air flows over and under the ball, just like an airplane wing. Early balls were smooth and did not fly very far; but when they were “cut” this created lift, just as today’s dimples do on modern golf balls (The Magnus Effect). Still, spin is essential to create lift; while we all know that side-spin (left or right) is the demon devil, generating a slice or hook. So, creating a club that reduces spin will reduce the amount of side-spin and, if TaylorMade is correct, the higher launch angle will do so without losing - and perhaps even adding - distance.

Perhaps this is as much due to the COR of the club (coefficient of restitution) which has been the subject of discussion in recent years. If it is true that TaylorMade has found the secret to longer, straighter drives, it will certainly give it the edge in the market for a time. However, if they are successful, certainly more manufacturers will follow suit.

The SLDR uses a sliding weight within the club to promote a fade or a draw while also moving the center of gravity forward, going against the prevailing industry thought, which was low and at the back of the club.

The SLDR S metalwoods are aimed at the amateur market while the SLDR will continue to be played by touring pros as they offer more adjustment options.

Finally, TaylorMade introduced its miniDriver in May with a 260cc head (compared to 460cc for the normal SLDR head). Justin Rose used one of these at the Masters during practice rounds and said he gained an extra 10 yards when compared to his 3-wood.

So far, only Callaway is matching TaylorMade on the lofts above 13 degrees, making it likely that Ping, Titleist, Nike and others are taking a wait-and-see approach to how quickly golfers jump at these new drivers.

RESULTS FOR AREA QUALIFIERS FOR THE U.S. OPEN AND THE U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN SPRINGFIELD CC, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 136 QUALIFIED

SETIONAL QUALIFYING COLONIAL CC, MEMPHIS, TENN. 137 QUALIFIED

Blake Biddle (a), Fayetteville, Ark. 78 - 68 = 146

Chad Saladin, Rolla, Mo. 66 - 80 = 146 Richard Berkmeyer (a), Wildwood, Mo. 78 - 75 = 153 Kevin Kring, Springfield, Mo. 74 - 76 = 150 Jordan McLaurin, Ironton, Mo. 75 - 73 = 148 Paul Imondi, Tustin, Calif.

74 - 69 = 143

U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN CUT AT 149 Jasi Acharya, Columbus, Mont.

85 - 75 = 160 Samantha Gotcher (a), Clarksville, Tenn.

76 - 82 = 158

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SENIOR OPEN QUALIFYING

WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

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(continued from page 1) Despite playing very little over the past months, as she prepared to lead the USA Curtis Cup Team to victory in the just completed Match at St. Louis CC June 6-8, Ellen paid close attention to her players as the wiley veteran - with six USGA titles, eight Missouri Amateur crowns, two Curtis Cup competitions and a Trans-National title - sat back and watched her players dominant the GB&I team.

Telling everyone who would listen that once the Match was over she needed to work on her game, Ellen posted rounds of 72 and 70 for a 2-under 142 and a five shot win to claim her 13th Metropolitan Women’s Amateur Championship at Forest Hills Country Club and her first title since 2010. It would seem that for some players, practice may be overrated!

Defending champion Catherine Dolan, bounced back from an opening round of 75 to shoot even par on her second round while Brooke Cusumano, sister of Alex - who finished 2nd at the Old Warson Cup matches in May - finished in third position. The freshman at SIU Carbondale - a two time state individual champion in high school - was unable to post a birdie in her second round over the demanding Forest Hills layout.

Meanwhile, Dolan, for former Missouri State standout and recent qualifier for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, was forced to settle for a solid round in her effort to catch Port, who posted a 4-under 32 on the front nine to effectively end the chase. A 2-over back nine just made the result a little closer.

Port’s name will again be etched onto the Jayne M. Watson Trophy.

In other action, there were three other flights competing. These flights were based on course handicaps and competed for Net winners in each flight.

spot in the Senior Open will certainly make things easier at home” Gardiner stated, “however, it’s also her thirtieth high school reunion, but I’m sure we’ll be heading to Oklahoma and not North Dakota.”

Originally from Maine, Gardiner traveled the globe with the Air Force. “I never flew jets” he comments, “I flew a desk.” Spending his career in an HR capacity left him time to perfect his game.

However, in addition to golf, Gardiner is also an excellent bowler. In 2004. he qualified to play in PBA event at St. Clair Lanes where he competed with Pete Weber.

A week before the Senior Open qualifying, he missed qualifying for the US Amateur Public Links by a single shot. He learned from that experience in qualifying for the Senior Open.

Looking back through the record books for the last amateur to qualify for the Senior Open, the list includes the like of Jim Holtgrieve, David Estes and Don Bliss as amateurs who teed it up with the games greats.

In the threesome with Brian Fogt and JC Anderson, two longtime top professionals, it was the amateur who played the marquee round. Gardiner, who is deaf in his right ear, noted that playing with Fogt, who also has a hearing loss, must have left JC feeling like he was talking to himself during the round.

Despite putting it into trouble on the 13th and finding more problems on number 16, his birdie at the 18th sealed the deal...and the trip to Edmond, Oklahoma.

NEXT MAGA EVENTS...

Open Championship - July 10-12 CC of St. Albans Defending Champion: Drew Stoltz

Junior Amateur Championship - July 21-22 Normandie GC

B Flight: Cindy Hauter – 70-69 Jo DiSalvo – 73-73 C Flight: Janet Allen – 67-71 Elizabeth Shasteen – 72-70 D Flight: Alicia Anderson – 70-73 Dena Romberg – 73-71

Defending Champions: Elizabeth Leath & Chris Ferris

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SCENES FROM THE CURTIS CUP MATCH

The Curtis Cup

Honorary Chair Dr. Condoleezza Rice at the Opening Ceremonies

USA Team (above) and GB&I Team (right)

Stephanie Meadow of the GB&I team - a graduate of Alabama and #2 ranked collegiate player, turned professional after the event, and played well at the Women’s Open at Pinehurst.

Captain Ellen Port reviews the action as her daughter, Katie chaufferus her around the course.

Ashlan Ramsey (Clemson) on the first tee during Sunday singles matches. Ramsey turned professional following the Match, playing in a Pro-Am on Monday.

(left) Charlotte Thomas of the Univ. or Washington and 17-year-old Annabell Dimmock, the youngest player in the Match.

Emma Talley, 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion

Allison Lee (UCLA) (l) and Kyung Kim (USC) won their Four Ball match 4&3 on Friday.

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Mariah Stackhouse (Stanford)(l) and Ally McDonald (Mississippi State) watch the action at the 18th green on Sunday.

The USA Team posing for photos after a convincing win.

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FINAL RESULTS OF 2014 CURTIS CUP USA - 13 • GB&I - 7 Friday Four Ball Stephanie Meadow / Georgia Hall

2 and 1

Mariah Stackhouse / Emma Talley

Annabel Dimmock / Gemma Dryburgh

4 and 3

Alison Lee / Kyung Kim

Bronte Law / Charlotte Thomas

4 and 3

Annie Park / Ally McDonald

Stephanie Meadow / Georgia Hall

Halved

Ashlan Ramsey / Alison Lee

Eilidh Briggs / Gabriella Cowley

3 and 1

Erynne Lee / Annie Park

Annabel Dimmock / Bronte Law

Halved

Emma Talley / Ally McDonald

USA 2

Total

USA 5

Stephanie Meadow / Georgia Hall

4 and 2

Kyung Kim / Alison Lee

Annabel Dimmock / Bronte Law

1 up

Erynne Lee / Annie Park

Gabriella Cowley / Gemma Dryburgh

2 and 1

Emma Talley / Mariah Stackhouse

USA 2 - GB&I 1

Total

USA 7

Charlotte Thomas / Gemma Dryburgh

2 and 1

Ashlan Ramsey / Alison Lee

Eilidh Briggs / Gabriella Cowley

3 and 2

Kyung Kim / Erynne Lee

Stephanie Meadow / Georgia Hall

Halved

Ally McDonald / Mariah Stackhouse

USA 2 ½

Total

USA 9½ - GB&I 2½

Bronte Law

4 and 3

Emma Talley

Annabel Dimmock

4 and 3

Ally McDonald

Georgia Hall

3 and 2

Kyung Kim

Gemma Dryburgh

1 up

Ashlan Ramsey

Charlotte Thomas

2 up

Erynne Lee

Eilidh Briggs

Halved

Mariah Stackhouse

Gabriella Cowley

5 and 4

Annie Park

Stephanie Meadow

2 and 1

Alison Lee

USA 3½

Total

USA 13 - GB&I

USA 3

- GB&I 0

Friday Foursomes

- GB&I 1

- GB&I 1

Saturday Four Ball

- GB&I 2

Saturday Foursomes

- GB&I ½

Sunday Singles

- GB&I 4½

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Winner of a Match is in BOLD.

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EAST SIDE AMATEUR 1

Seth Smith

Missouri Bluffs GC

75

69

144

2

Ted Moloney

Greenbriar Hills CC

69

77

146

ST. LOUIS GOLF HISTORY

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Mike Kendrick

Greenbriar Hills CC

71

76

147

THE 1971 RYDER CUP

T4

Zachary Gollwitzer Aberdeen Golf Course

73

75

148

T4

Tony Nolfo

Metropolitan GC

73

75

148

T6

Torrey Welsch

Metropolitan GC

77

73

150

T6

Phil Caravia

Norwood Hills CC

76

74

150

T6

Chris Kovach

Metropolitan GC

73

77

150

T6

Brian Lovett

Bellerive CC

73

77

150

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Wes Hillen

Metropolitan GC

73

78

151

Smith is coming off his freshman season at Kansas State University and plays on the golf team.First round leader Ted Moloney completed his round bogey-bogey-bogey to fire a 77 and finish at 146, 2-over par.

East Side Amateur Champion Seth Smith.

CURTIS CUP PLAYERS AT U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND PLAYER Stephanie Meadow

71 72 69 69 281

3rd

(Alabama)

USA PLAYERS Emma Talley (a)

75 73 78 74 300

T63

78 77

MC

(Alabama)

Ally McDonald (a)

155

(Mississippi State)

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Old Warson CC was the site for the 1971 Ryder Cup matches between the United States and Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I).

It would not be until 1979 that the US would take on a team from Europe.

Since the club’s opening in 1955, Old Warson had sought out a premier event.

Having looked at a U.S. Open and a PGA, in 1965 the PGA informed the club that the 1971 event would be theirs.

Stars on the team would be household names: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Charles Coody, Frank Beard, Billy Casper, Gene Littler, Dave Stockton, Mason Rudolph, Miller Barber, Gardner Dickinson and captain Jay Hebert. On the GB&I team, Tony Jacklin was the star, with Peter Oosterhuis, Christy O’Connor and Bernard Gallacher other well known players.

The US won 18½ to 13½, continuing the dominant theme up to that time.

Using local caddies, two incidents marred the event, with each side suffering equally. In Saturday’s singles, Dickinson’s 14-year-old caddie, thinking a putt had been conceded, picked up Gardner’s ball as it lay inches from the cup, losing him the hole. In a Friday Four Ball match, Gallalcher’s caddie - and a huge Palmer fan - watched as Arnie hit a shot at the par-3 seventh. Out of curiosity, the caddie - a Normandie member - asked Arnie what club he hit. The referee overheard this and, despite protestations by the American team not to enforce the rule, awarded the hole to the US. The next day, the GB&I captain Eric Brown was quoted as saying, “we not only have to defeat the Americans, but the referees and our own caddies.”

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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

Greenbriar Hills Country Club

September 28-29

September 10

Franklin County Country Club

CHAMPIONSHIP

DATE(S)

Old Warson Cup

Amateur Championship Senior Amateur Championship Four-Ball Championship

USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS CHAMPIONSHIP

DATE(S)

ENTRY DEADLINE

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

US Amateur Four-Ball

Ocotber 6

August 6

Bellerive Country Club

September 23

August 6

St. Clair Country Club

US Amateur Public Links

US Junior Amateur (36 Holes) US Amateur

US Women’s 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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6

7

TUE July 1

WED 2

US Junior Amateur

Amateur Championship Entry Deadline

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9 US MidAm, Women’s MidAm & Junior Am Entry Deadline

13

14

THU 3

FRI 4

SAT 5

10

11

12

Open Championship

Open Championship

Open Championship

15

16

17

18

19

21

22

23

24

25

26

Junior Amateur Championship

Junior Amateur Championship

28

29

30

31

AUG 1

2

Amateur Championship

Amateur Championship

31

AUG 1

Amateur Championship

Amateur Championship

7

8

9

14

15

16

Senior Amateur

Senior Amateur

21

22

23

29

30

US Amateur Qualifying

20

27

Senior Amateur Entry Deadline

MAGA Events in RED | USGA Events in BLUE

AUGUST 2014 July 27

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28

4

29

5 US Mid-Am US Women’s Mid-Am

10

17

11

18

12

19

30

6 US Senior Women’s Am Entry US Senior Am Entry

13

20 US Senior Women’s Am

24

25

26

2

27

US Senior Am

28

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Record Book

METROPOLITAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 1991 1992 1993 1994

Don Bliss Derre Owsley Don Bliss Jim Holtgrieve +

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Craig Schnurbusch Tom Barry David Estes David Estes Brian Kennedy

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Bob Beckmann Scott Fann Michael Sabo Scott Edwards * John Kelly Parker LaBarge Darren Lundgren * Ryan Franks Adam Long Skip Berkmeyer Eli Grant Ryan Penfield Kyle Weldon

2013

Kyle Weldon

Norwood Hills Kirkwood, MO Norwood Hills Westborough

Terry Tessary David Lucks Barry Yehling Don Bliss David Estes Farmington Jim Mason Normandie David Estes Norwood Hills Craig Schnurbusch Norwood Hills Jim Holtgrieve Norwood Hills Phil Caravia David Estes Doug Diemer Norwood Hills Tom Barry St. Peters, MO Scott Thomas Greenbriar Hills David Lucks Persimmon Woods Shawn Jasper Norwood Hills Darren Lundgren Meadowbrook Darren Lundgren Norwood Hills Parker LaBarge Quincy Scott Langley Old Hickory Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Ted Moloney Meadowbrook Brian Craig Forest Park Ben Crancer Metropolitan Kevin Bell Skip Berkmeyer Metropolitan Phil Caravia

Arlington The Players Club Meadowbrook St. Albans Norwood Hills Greenbriar Hills Norwood Hills Farmington Westborough St. Clair Norwood Hills Bellerive Normandie Norwood Hills Gateway National Boone Valley Forest Hills Forest Hills Meadowbrook Waterloo Norwood Hills Fox Run Gateway National CC at Legends Bellerive Aberdeen Norwood Hills

CC at Legends Bogey Hills Lake Forest CC of St. Albans

218 214 213 217

8/17/91 8/22/92 8/21/93 8/21/94

Spencer T. Olin Bellerive Fox Run GC Old Warson Norwood Hills

211 213 214 214 215

8/19/95 8/18/96 8/7/97 8/15/98 8/6/99

Meadowbrook Gateway National Westwood Persimmon Woods Glen Echo Fox Run Boone Valley Winghaven Norwood Hills Bellerive Meadowbrook St. Louis CC Old Warson

216 207 209 216 207 212 217 213 211 214 215 214 209

8/12/00 8/11/01 8/11/02 8/7/03 8/7/04 8/13/05 8/13/06 8/12/07 8/18/08 8/15/09 8/14/10 8/13/11 8/14/12

Persimmon Woods

208

8/3/13

203 207 206 205 204 207 197 206

7/15/06 7/15/07 7/12/08 7/11/09 7/10/10 7/9/11 7/14/12 7/13/13

METROPOLITAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Skip Berkmeyer * Darren Fletcher (Az) Scott Langley (a) * Scott Langley (a) Shawn Jasper Shawn Jasper Mitchell Gregson Drew Stoltz (Az)

Norwood Hills Arizona Pevely Farms Pevely Farms Boone Valley Boone Valley Waterloo CC Whisper Rock

Bob Gaus Bob Gaus (208) Justin Mcarraher John Kelly Skip Berkmeyer Zach Barlow Brandon Holtz Chris Thompson Shawn Jasper

METROPOLITAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Westborough Country Club Boys - Andy Ahlering Franklin County Country Club Boys - James Nouss Old Warson Country Club Boys - Mark Schmitz Bellerive Country Club Boys - Adam Long Greenbriar Hills Country Club Boys - Justin Bardgett The Players Club Boys - Mitchell Gregson Norwood Hills Country Club (East) Boys - Justin Bryant

2007

Girls - Christine Idoux

2008

Girls - Jaclyn Burch

2009

Girls - Lauren Renz

2010

Girls - Ashley Freeman

2011

Girls - Ashley Freeman

2012

Girls - Ashley Freeman

2013

Girls - Kelsey Meyer

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Tower Tee Tower Tee Gateway Norwood Hills Gateway National Pyramid Oaks Lakeside CC Lawrence CC Boone Valley

St. Albans St. Albans St. Albans St. Albans St. Albans St. Albans St. Albans St. Albans

Fox Run Golf Club Boys - Dan Schaller Forest Park Golf Club Boys- Joe Migdal Aberdeen Golf Club Boys - Nick Goeke Forest Hills Country Club Boys - Brandon Straeb Clinton Hill GC Boys-David Abolt Westborough CC Jimmy Siegfried Quail Creek GC Boys-Joseph Williams

Girls - Catherine Dolan Girls - Shaina Rennegarbe Girls - Madeline Conlin Girls - Gina DellaCamera Girls-N/A Girls-Emily Goldenstein Girls-Elizabeth Leath

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USGA QUALIFYING RESULTS U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS QUALIFYING - MAY 28, 2014 ANNBRIAR GOLF COURSE

Pos. T1 T1 3 4 5 1Alt 2Alt

Player Alisha Matthews Shawn Rennegarbe Lucy Nunn Catherine Dolan Carly Ragains Marissa Cook Bailey Hopper

City/State St. Louis, Mo. Addieville, Ill. Lawton, Okla.

Ballwin, Mo. Highland Village, Texas Edwardsville Overland Park, Kan.

Total 71 71 73 74 75 76 76

U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS THE HOME COURSE DUPONT, WIS. JULY 14-19, 2014

U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS QUALIFYING - JUNE 9-10, 2014 ABERDEEN GOLF CLUB - PAR 71 - 7,056 YARDS

Pos. Player City/State Total 1 Kyle Weldon St. Louis, Mo. -3 2 Steven Souchek Columbia, Ill. Even 1Alt Mark Gardiner Mascoutah, Ill. Even 2Alt Mitchell Rutledge Creve Coeur, Mo. +2 *Souchek earned final qualifying spot with a par 4 on the first playoff hole.

U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS SAND CREEK STATION GOLF COURSE NEWTON, KAN. JULY 14-19, 2014

U.S. SENIOR OPEN QUALIFYING - JUNE 16, 2014 COUNTRY CLUB AT THE LEGENDS

Pos. Player 1 Mark Gardiner 1Alt J.C. Anderson

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

U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OAK TREE NATIONAL EDMOND, OKLA. JULY 10-13, 2014 DEFENDING CHAMPION - KENNY PERRY

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Total 70 72

Rd1 71 71 71 72

Rd2 68 71 71 72

Total 139 142 142 144

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MAGA POINTS STANDINGS 2014 AMATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rank 1 2 3 4 T5 T5 7 T8 T8 10 11 T12 T12 14 T15 T15 17 T18 T18 20 21 22 23 T24 T24

Player Berkmeyer, Skip Caravia, Phil Weldon, Kyle Moloney, Ted Burry, Zach Souchek, Steven Smith, Seth Cusumano, Alex Halterman, Troy Kendrick, Mike Lovett, Brian Gollwitzer, Zachary Nolfo, Tony Frost, Andy Franklin, Jeremy Hull, Chad Callahan, Crimson Kovach, Chris Welsch, Torrey Beaston, Justin Barry, Tom Hillen, Wes Sneed, Garrett Gardiner, Mark Migdal, Joe

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

# of Events 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1

Other Events 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Total Points 700.00 645.00 450.00 375.00 350.00 350.00 300.00 200.00 200.00 175.00 140.00 137.50 137.50 135.00 117.50 117.50 100.00 95.00 95.00 90.00 85.00 60.00 57.50 50.00 50.00

2014 SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 T7 T7 9 10 11 T12 T12 14 15 T16 T16

Player Gardiner, Mark Mozur, Gerald Frost, Andy Barry, Tom Ngala, Donny Bolhofner, Mark Barks, Rick Jarrett, Rich Johnson, Jeff Kueper, John Whitaker, Michael Jankowski, Ray Rector, Mel Leonberger, Tim Hawkins, Steven Cullen, Matthew Speicher, David

Club Name Cardinal Creek Golf Course Gateway National Golf Links Bellerive Country Club Normandie Golf Club Country Club at the Legends Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Gateway National Golf Links Bogey Hills Country Club Gateway National Golf Links The Falls Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Lake Forest Golf & Country Club Stonewolf Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Normandie Golf Club Cardinal Creek Golf Course

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# of Events 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Total Points 2 507.50 0 220.00 0 212.50 0 162.50 0 160.00 0 115.00 0 112.50 0 112.50 0 100.00 0 60.00 0 57.50 0 40.00 0 40.00 0 20.00 0 10.00 0 5.00 0 5.00

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AMATEUR SERIES 2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SCRATCH OPEN Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T8 T8 T8 T8 12 T13 T13 T15 T15 17 18 T19 T19 T21 T21 T21 T21

Player Jeske, Kevin Mazdra, Greg Lawrence, Parker Cahill, Jason Nolfo, Tony Barrett III, Robert Allen, Buddy Greiner, Dan Munos, Ryan Ramsey, Terry Stojanovic, Aleks Schenck, Caleb Lawton, Mike Sinak, Tom Peters, Michael Frost, Wheeler Weingart, Lew Lohrding, Mark Grubbs, Robbi Towell, Justin Aguayo, L A Brown, Ryan Gomes, Frank McWilliams, Kenton

Club Name Number of Events Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Metropolitan/Gateway PGA Jr GC 1 Joachim Golf Club 1 Mystic Oak Golf Club 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 1 The Quarry at Crystal Springs 2 The Legends Country Club 3 Ste Genevieve Golf Club 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 1 Ballwin Golf Course 1 Bellerive Country Club 2 The Quarry at Crystal Springs 2 Stonewolf Golf Club 1 Fox Run Golf Club 1 Far Oaks Golf Club 1 Pevely Farms Golf Club 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 1 Ballwin Golf Course 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 1

Total Points 215.0 145.0 130.0 125.0 121.7 100.0 65.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 45.0 36.7 36.7 35.0 35.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 15.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - NET OPEN Rank 1 2 3 T4 T4 6 T7 T7 9 10 11 12 T13 T13 15 16

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

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

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Number of Events 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 1

Total Points 240.0 185.0 150.0 140.0 140.0 100.0 90.0 90.0 77.5 52.5 50.0 35.0 30.0 30.0 10.0 5.0

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AMATEUR SERIES 2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR SCRATCH Rank T1 T1 3 4 5 6 T7 T7 9 10 T11 T11 T13 T13 15 16 17

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

Club Name Joachim Golf Club Aberdeen Golf Course The Orchards Joachim Golf Club Annbriar Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club Stonewolf Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Country Club at the Legends Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Glen Echo Country Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club The Golf Club of Wentzville Lake Forest Golf & C.C.

Number of Events 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1

Total Points 155.0 155.0 152.5 150.0 140.0 95.0 80.0 80.0 75.0 60.0 52.5 52.5 40.0 40.0 35.0 32.5 30.0

Club Name Number of Events Mystic Oak Golf Club 2 The Falls Golf Club 3 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Pevely Farms Golf Club 3 Ruth Park Golf Club 3 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Aberdeen Golf Course 2 Franklin County Country Club 3 The Landings at Spirit GC 2 Old Hickory Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 1 Lake Forest Golf & C.C. 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 Old Hickory Golf Club 3 Gateway National Golf Links 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 Metropolitan Golf Club 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 1

Total Points 175.0 170.0 145.0 142.5 115.0 115.0 95.0 90.0 87.5 60.0 52.5 50.0 45.0 32.5 32.5 27.5 15.0 15.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 5.0

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR NET Rank 1 2 3 4 T5 T5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 T14 T14 16 T17 T17 T19 T19 T19 T22 T22

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

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FACES IN THE CROWD AT THE CURTIS CUP

US Amateur champs and Curtis Cup players & captains, Carol Semple Thomposon (l) and Mary Budke

Curt Rohe (l) and USGA’s Mark Passey.

History panels relating the story of the Curtis Cup and St. Louis CC for spectators.

Triumphant Walker Cup captain Jim Holtgrieve enjoying the Match.

Jayne Watson (center) and friends dressed for the occasion

GB&I supports singing before the first match each day.

Cardinal’s president Bill DeWitt III (l) speaks with Tom O’Toole during Sunday’s matches.

Kyung Kim (l) and Alison Lee having fun during Thursday’s practice round.

Crowds in attendance at the Opening Ceremonies on Thursday evening.

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Bill Bitting is his Operation Win Back the Cup camouflage!

Sports Commission president Frank Viverito, Rick Meyer, Emily Fisher, Marc Schreiber and Chris Roseman.

USGA President Tom O’Toole (l) and USGA Executive Director Mike Davis at the Opening Ceremonies.