Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association July 2018 Newsletter

Country Club of St. Albans (Tavern Creek) - #15 - 356 yard par 4

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Curt’s Corner Rules Article 2018 Upcoming Events East Side Amateur MAGA Volunteers St. Louis Golf History Schedule of Events MAGA Junior Championship US Amateur Qualifying Southern Illinois GA Amateur Series On The Greens US Senior Women’s Open US Women’s Mid-Amateur Youth on Course STL Junior Invitational

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MAGA STAFF Executive Director Curt Rohe - curt@metga.org Director, Operations Maggie Smith - maggie@metga.org 2018 P.J. Boatwright Interns Nick Wojciechowski Mickey Duncan Adrian Brown METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Old Warson Cup 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 (Local and Sectional) US Senior Open US Amateur US Mid-Amateur US Girls’ Junior Amateur US Women’s Mid-Amateur US Junior Amateur US Senior Amateur US Senior Women’s Amateur US Women’s Open US Amateur Four-Ball US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball ADVISORY COMMITTEE Scott Thomas, Chairman Dustin Ashby Tom Barry Skip Berkmeyer Jim Dunn David Rhoads Curt Rohe

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Curt’s Comments Greetings MAGA members! Where did July go and has this not been the craziest summer of weather we have ever seen? It seems like we say that a lot around here.

Coldest, wettest April on record to hottest, driest May on record to extreme heat in June and first part of July? It has been a very stressful stretch for the golf courses Curt Rohe in the area, but as I travel around they have Executive Director persevered and made it through.

We are geared up for Amateur Championship week at Country Club of St. Albans! The 28th edition of the region’s most coveted amateur title and the Jim Tom Blair Trophy. St. Albans last hosted in 1994 when Jim Holtgrieve captured his one Amateur title. It should be a fantastic week as the weather is going to cooperate and we have 114 of the regions top amateurs to compete for the championship.

It was a very busy July with our Junior Championship at Forest Hills to kick things off. A small field, but great competition in crowing our Junior Champions. A little soapbox here, but we are striving to do a better job among the area organizations in scheduling, especially the junior events, to not overlap each other on our major junior events. We should all be seeing much larger fields in these events, but due to scheduling in recent years it is impossible. Change is coming!

The 2018 U.S. Amateur qualifier was very exciting at Westwood Country Club with five (5) qualifiers moving on to the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach later in August. Skip Berkmeyer was the only local to move on. Troy Winstead, a very talented young man from Louisiana shot 15-under to earn medalist honor.

Follow along this week at METGA.ORG from St. Albans as we crown our Amateur champion on Saturday. Live scoring will be available all week and a big thank you to the volunteers who are coming out to lend us a hand to provide the scoring.

As always, thanks for reading!

METROPOLITAN EDITOR Jim Healey

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Rules Corner The New Rules – Some Things Are Reversed Most golfers have learned about a few Rules reversals coming in 2019. For example, moving loose impediments, grounding a club, and taking practice swings that strike the ground in water hazards (soon to be called “penalty areas”) are two-stroke or loss-of-hole penalties today, but will not be penalized next year. Here are few other situations where rulings are reversed.

Wind Moves Ball on Putting Green A player’s approach shot comes to rest on the ridge of a putting green leaving him a 20-foot downhill putt. He marks, lifts, cleans, and replaces the ball.

With the ball-marker still in place, he walks around to survey the putt. Just then, a gust of wind moves the ball about 2-3 feet down the slope. He picks up the ball and returns it in front of his ball-marker. Another player questions his action. What’s the ruling?

Today: Wind moving a player’s ball in play and at rest is considered an act of God. There is no penalty and the ball is played from its new position (Decision 18-1/12). Should the player lift his ball and replace it on the original spot, he incurs a one-stroke penalty (Decision 18-2/7). He is required to put the ball back to where the wind moved it. If the player goes ahead and putts from the original spot, now a wrong place, the penalty becomes two strokes in stroke play (Decision 18-2/7) and loss of hole in match play.

2019: Per the exception to Rule 19.3, “If the player’s ball on the putting green moves after the player had already lifted and replaced the on the spot from which it moved, the ball must be replaced on its original spot (which if not known must be estimated), no matter what caused it to move (including natural forces).” The penalty for not replacing it back on the original spot is, you guessed it, two strokes in stroke play and loss of hole in match play.

The ruling is completely reversed.

Blowing Leaf Deflects Putted Ball This is the classic incident where a blowing leaf deflects a ball in motion after a stroke made on the putting green.

Today: The blowing leaf is considered an outside agency (Decision 18-1/6).

When a moving outside agency stops or deflects a ball in motion as a result of a stroke made on the putting green, the stroke is canceled and the player must (no choice) replace and replay the ball (Rule 19-1b). This holds even if the ball is deflected into the hole! The penalty for not replacing and replaying the ball is two strokes in stroke play and loss of hole in match play.

In stroke play, if the player continues to play from where the deflected ball came to rest, a serious breach may be involved (e.g., holing out six inches from the hole instead of replacing and replaying from 30 feet away) and lead to disqualification if not corrected before the player makes a stroke at the next teeing ground (Decision 19-1/3). Likewise, a ball deflected by a blowing leaf into the hole is not holed. Retrieving the ball from the hole and making a stroke from the next teeing ground would also result in disqualification.

2019: In the same circumstance, the ball would simply be played from where it comes to rest. Only if a ball in motion, as the result of a stroke made on the putting green, “accidentally hits any person, animal, or movable obstruction,” would the stroke be canceled and the ball replaced and replayed. Hitting an “outside influence” is not mentioned (“outside influence” terminology is replacing outside agency). The ruling is completely reversed.

John Thorman MAGA Rules Committee

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Historic Ace Course rater scores a first for the group Across the area, men and women volunteer annually to assist with the administration and operation of our game.

One such group consists of those who spend time - often a very long day - traveling to courses across the region to assist them with their course rating.

One such group is comprised of a number of ladies who venture out to perform this task. At time, there may be snow on the ground, while on other days it could be sweltering. Yet, the continue their task to get the job done.

On a recent trip, they arrived at Indian Hills Golf Course in Mount Vernon, Illinois, about 80 miles east on I-64 from downtown St. Louis.

Built in 1963 by architect Tom Puckett, this 18-hole layout plays to a par 72 at just over 6,020 yards, or 4,816 yards from the forward tees.

After completing the course rating, the group often has time to play the course, enabling them to test for themselves how the course features, which they took into account when determining the rating, actually come into play for golfers.

As the group reached the 7th hole, a difficult par 3 of 196 yards from the back tees or 158 from the forward tees. Carol Stampley, one of the raters, stepped to the tee with her 7-iron and lofted a high, graceful shot that appeared to be on target from the moment it left the clubface. The ball hit Carol Stampley, with other raters at Sunset Hills the green and gently rolled into the cup for an ace. However, what makes the shot that much more historic is that in all the hundreds and hundreds of in Edwardsville on a 39-degree day with some rounds played by the group over many years, this was the first ace recorded snow still on the course! Months later she would be rewarded with an ace while playing following by a course rater during play after having rated a course! a rating event.

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2018 Metropolitan Upcoming Events Amateur Championship - St. Albans

Senior Amateur - Persimmon Woods

August 2-4

August 28-29

Thomas O. Sobbe Cup - Glen Echo

Four-Ball - Old Hickory

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2018 USGA Upcoming Qualifying Rounds US Senior Amateur Ballwin GC

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US Mid-Amateur Lake Forest

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US Women’s Mid-Am St. Louis

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East Side Amateur Steady play gives Stoffel the edge at Spencer T. Olin After strong, solid play on Saturday, with a pair of 65s, Darren Stoffel and Chris Kovach went head-to-head on Sunday to decide the East Side Amateur title. Early birdies by Kovach put him into the lead at 9-under before both players settled into dueling mode. At the 16th, they were tied once again until Kovach rolled in a 20-foot putt for birdie. At the 17th, Stoffel pulled even with a birdie of his own. Coming down to the 18th, the title was not decided until Kovach was forced to post a bogey on his card while Stoffel two-putted for par.

Pos. Player 1 Darren Stoffel 2 Chris Kovach 3 Tony Gumper T4 Buddy Allen T4 Ryan McNeil T4 Kyle Szyhowski T4 Matthew McCarthy T8 Ryan Sullivan T8 Chad Niezing T10 Frankie Thomas T10 Alex Ciaramitaro T12 Chris Dale T12 John Ahearn T12 Brian Lovett T15 Alex Cusumano T15 Will Pruden T15 Jameson Howard T15 Toppie Hogan T15 Christopher Ferris T15 Michael Fowler T21 Brian Hall T21 Thomas Wuennenberg T21 Kevin Jeske T21 Ryan Eckelkamp T25 Tom Sinak T25 Austin Craig T25 Michael Holtz T28 Cory Henry T28 Matthew Shelby T30 Kyle Jasper T30 Nathan Holt T30 Gage Brauns T30 Jack Patterson T34 Jeremy Franklin T34 Mike Oneill T34 Max Harres T34 Bryan Bohme T34 Rob Scherer T34 Scott Kirchoff T34 Hongsang Kim

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Affiliation Glen Echo Country Club Old Hickory Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Far Oaks Golf Club Tapawingo National Golf Club The Legends Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club Missouri Bluffs Golf Club The Legends Country Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Bellerive Country Club Norwood Hills Country Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Old Warson Country Club Aberdeen Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Aberdeen Golf Club Franklin County Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club Metropolitan Golf Club Rolling Hills Golf Course Sunset Hills Country Club Old Hickory Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Greenville Country Club Rolling Hills Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club Quarry at Crystal Springs Metropolitan Golf Club Meadowbrook Country Club Berry Hill Golf Course Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club

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To Par R1 R2 Total -7 65 72 137 -6 65 73 138 -4 69 71 140 -2 69 73 142 -2 73 69 142 -2 74 68 142 -2 74 68 142 E 72 72 144 E 74 70 144 1 69 76 145 1 72 73 145 2 68 78 146 2 71 75 146 2 74 72 146 3 71 76 147 3 74 73 147 3 74 73 147 3 74 73 147 3 76 71 147 3 76 71 147 4 72 76 148 4 75 73 148 4 76 72 148 4 77 71 148 5 73 76 149 5 77 72 149 5 78 71 149 6 73 77 150 6 78 72 150 7 74 77 151 7 75 76 151 7 76 75 151 7 78 73 151 8 74 78 152 8 75 77 152 8 75 77 152 8 76 76 152 8 76 76 152 8 76 76 152 8 78 74 152

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East Side Amateur T34 T34 T43 T43 T43 T43 T47 T47 T47 T47 T51 T51 T51 T51 T55 T55 T55 T55 T59 T59 T59 T62 T62 T62 T62 T62 T67 T67 T67 T67 T67 T72 T72 74 T75 T75 T77 T77 T77 80 T81 T81 83 84 85 86 T87 T87 WD WD NS

Mark Streeper Wes Hillen Andrew Modder Ryan Haxel James Trittler Tyler Goebel Kolten Bauer Nathan McCutcheon Ryan Rerich Kinder Jones Conrad Maloney Matt Hatley David Speicher Gavin Yociss Alec Hilliard Matthew Wickham Jack Klingel Jeff Bush Sean Brennan Brendan Terbrock Eli Glass John Hughes Scott Thomas Steven Rommerskirchen Nick Messinger David Lucks Mike Speicher Jason Cahill Carson Postal Jeffrey Kissel Kyle Thomure Michael Wernle Austin Panter Patrick Ryan John Sabio Greg Mazdra Tim Schehl Kolbe Rodemich Steven Hawkins Kevin Wahle Drew Ervin Dustin Lagrand Lew Weingart Hadley Kramer Gordon Smith Scott Shulman Gerald Mozur Grant Goebel Rob Lahay James Konsky Tony Nolfo

Metropolitan Golf Club Annbriar Golf Course Westborough Country Club The Quarry at Crystal Springs The Quarry at Crystal Springs SIGA eClub Rolling Hills Golf Course Tapawingo National Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Bellerive Country Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Cardinal Creek Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Persimmon Woods Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Whitmoor Country Club Westborough Country Club Old Hickory Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Meadowbrook Country Club Greenville Country Club Gateway PGA Jr Golf Club Aberdeen Golf Club Cardinal Creek Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Greenville Country Club The Legends Country Club Annbriar Golf Course Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Old Hickory Golf Club Spencer T. Olin CGC Ruth Park Golf Club The Quarry at Crystal Springs Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Vandalia country club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course SIGA eClub The Country Club of St. Albans Metropolitan Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club

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MAGA Officials Woody Johnson When did you begin working with the Metropolitan?

2015 Most rewarding part of being on the Rules Committee? the challenge of earning and maintaining the respect of the players Best memory of being on Committee?

Finishing under the lights at the 2017 Open Championship.

Do you have a favorite event you enjoy working?

Normandie Amateur (it’s my home course) Any memorable rules situations you have come across (no names, just situation, event, etc.)? #14 at Lewis and Clark, Country Club of St. Albans always presents a challenge with lost balls from the teeing ground.

What was your line of work before, or currently, joining the MAGA Rules Committee? retired banker

King Edmonston When did you begin working with the Metropolitan?

2015 Most rewarding part of being on the Rules Committee?

Association with knowledgeable officials who have respect for the game as it should be played.

Best memory of being on Committee?

Feeling included at the 2015 USGA Rules of Golf Workshop by existing Committee members!

Do you have a favorite event you enjoy working?

Enjoy watching the golf talent at the MAGA Open Championship.

Any memorable rules situations you have come across (no names, just situation, event, etc.)?

Casual water collected on a cart path obstruction, next to a sandy “waste area”!

What was your line of work before, or currently, joining the MAGA Rules Committee?

Industrial Insurance, Risk Consultant

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Area Golf Trivia Do you think you know a lot about area golf and its history? Shall we see!!

(Answers at the bottom of page 29)

1. Were any 18 hole courses built in the area before 1900? Yes/No 2. The first 18-hole course in the area was Normandie Golf Club. True/False 3. The first professional championship played in the area was the 1908 Western Open at Normandie.

True/False 4. St. Louis once had a 9-hole course which was reserved only for women. True/False 5. At the 1904 Olympics, the individual golf gold medal was won by a Scotsman from St. Andrews. True/False 6. Normandie GC is the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi? True/False 7. The winner’s trophy for the 1904 Olympics resides at the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in Toronto.

True/False 8. Jim Barnes, winner of the PGA Championship in 1916 and 1919 was a professional at Sunset Hill CC, today Sunset CC, when he won the 1919 title. True/False 9. Jim Foulis, winner of the 1896 US Open, later served as golf professional at the Chicago Golf Club. While there, he and his brother David, invented the Mashie Niblick, commonly known as the 7 iron. True/False 10. The 1947 US Open at St. Louis CC was the first golf event to be televised live. True/False 11. In 1960, Norwood’s Bob Cochran lost in the finals of the British Amateur to Irishman Joe Carr. True/False 12. Several years later, in 1983, Jim Holtgrieve also lost in the finals of the British Amateur. True/False 13. In the 1970s, the Guinness Book of Records, recognized a score of 25 shot on the second nine at Normandie GC, as the lowest 9-hole score ever recorded. True/False 14. Willie Anderson, who won four US Open titles around the turn of the century, was the head professional at St. Louis CC in 1909. True/False 15. The original name for Greenbriar Hills when it opened was Kirkwood Valley CC. True/False 16. The original name for Sunset Hills CC in Edwardsville was Madison County CC. True/False 17. The original name for the club that would become Meadowbrook was Midland Valley CC. True/False 18. When Harry Vardon and Ted Ray played exhibitions across the country in 1913, before playing in the US Open at Brookline, they played matches in St. Louis, losing 2 of the 3 to area players. True/False 19. The first PGA Championship held in the area was the 1992 Championship at Bellerive. True/False 20. In 1965, when Bellerive hosted the US Open, it was the youngest course to have hosted the event and the course was the longest in US Open history, at the time. True/False 21. At the 1971 Ryder Cup, held at Old Warson, a controversy erupted when a caddie for the Great Britain and Ireland team asked Arnold Palmer what club he used for a particular shot. True/False 22. At the 1992 PGA at Bellerive, it was so hot that week that the club sold out of umbrellas to shade spectators from the heat. True/False 23. During the 2004 US Senior Open, Peter Jacobsen, the eventual winner, told USGA officials he might have to withdraw from the championship due to recently having hip replacement surgery. True/False 24. At the 2004 US Senior Open, Arnold Palmer played his last competitive round in a USGA event.

True/False 25. What may have been the first driving range in the country was located at the corner of Brentwood and Clayton Roads in the early 1930s. True/False

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St. Louis Golf History - Bob Rosburg -

Bob Rosburg arrived at Westwood in 1968 to become head professional.

Rosburg won the 1959 PGA Championship at the Minneapolis GC in Minnesota.

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Born in San Francisco in 1926, “Rossie” grew up playing as a junior at the Olympic Club. As the story goes, at the age of 12, he was playing in the club championship and he met legendary Detroit Tiger Ty Cobb in his first match, beating him 7 and 6! Cobb was gracious to the youngster, but took so much ribbing for other members that he was seldom seen at the club much after that.

Rosburg attended Stanford University, where he also played baseball, graduating in 1949, and then turning professional in 1953. He won the Vardon Trophy in 1958, and in 1959 he had his best year on tour, winning the PGA Championship, finishing seventh on the money list and played on the Ryder Cup team. He also finished 2nd at the US Open that year, behind Billy Casper.

In 1967, believing his playing days were behind him, he accepted the position at Westwood CC as head professional. Popular with the members, he enjoyed success on the local scene, finishing second in 1968 and 1969 in the Eastern Missouri PGA Championship before winning it in 1970 and 1971. Though he left Westwood in 1969, he remained in the area into the mid-1970s.

In 1969, he entered the US Open at Champions Golf Club in Houston. Needing a par putt of just over three-feet to tie Orville Moody and force a playoff, his putt lipped out, resulting in Rosburg falling into a three-way tie for second with Al Geiberger and Deane Beman. That fall, he won the PGA Club Professional Championship, the second year it was played.

Rosburg told this writer that missing that putt for par was perhaps the luckiest thing that ever happened to him. In an unhappy marriage, he was dating a young lady whose family owned Kreis’ restaurant, where area pros often gathered for a drink. “Had I made that putt” Rosburg said, “my wife might not have given me a divorce because of the money I would have made!” Rosburg went on to Rossie on the course. marry Eleanor, and they remained married for 35 years until she passed away in 2007.

Rosburg left the area in the mid-1970s and returned to California, where he became a commentator for ABC sports, pioneering the roving course reporter for tournaments. Knowledgeable and with a sharp wit, he was beloved by golf fans who tuned in to hear his comments on a player’s chances for success on a particular shot.

Rosburg was also responsible for ABC hiring Judy Rankin, the first full-time golf commentator for men’s events, including major championships.

For move than 30 years, he roamed the courses of the PGA Tour commenting on golf. He died in 2009 after falling in an Indio, California restaurant and suffering a head injury. He was 82.

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Competition Schedule 2018 MAGA Competitions

Entry Championship Date(s) Deadline Venue The Old Warson Cup May 5-6 Invitational Normandie Amateur May 19-20 May 9 Open Championship June 6-8 May 23 Women’s Amateur Championship June 20-21 June 6 Junior Amateur Championship July 2-3 June 20 East Side Amateur July 14-15 July 4 Amateur Championship August 2-4 July 18 Senior Amateur Championship August 28-29 August 15 Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. Cup “Final Four” September 28 Four-Ball Championship October 12 September 26

Old Warson Country Club Normandie Golf Club Country Club of St. Albans Sunset Country Club Forest Hills Country Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Country Club of St. Albans Persimmon Woods Golf Club Glen Echo Country Club Old Hickory Golf Club

2018 USGA Qualifying Rounds

Entry Championship Date(s) Deadline Venue US Open Local Qualifying May 7 US Junior Amateur Qualifying June 25 US Girls’ Junior Amateur Qualifying June 25 US Amateur Qualifying July 23-24 US Senior Amateur Qualifying August 6 US Mid-Amateur Qualifying August 13 US Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying August 20 US Senior Women’s Amateur Qualifying September 10 US Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying September 19 US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Qual. September 19

April 25 June 6 June 6 June 27 July 11 August 1 August 1 August 22 August 15 August 15

Old Warson CC St. Clair Country Club St. Clair Country Club Westwood Country Club Ballwin Golf Course Lake Forest Country Club St. Louis Country Club Franklin County Country Club Dalhousie Golf Club Dalhousie Golf Club

2018 MAGA Amateur Series Schedule Entry Event Date(s) Deadline Venue #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Two-Day Championship

April 30 April 20 May 14 May 4 June 11 June 1 July 9 July 2 August 17 August 7 September 24 September 14 October 13-14

WingHaven Country Club Tamarack Golf Club Florissant Golf Club Missouri Bluffs Golf Club The Quarry at Crystal Springs Sunset Hills Country Club Aberdeen Golf Club (Invitational)

Online applications for ALL MAGA events are available on the MAGA website.

Events in grey have been completed.

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Amateur Series #6 USGA Women’s Mid-Am Championship

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MAGA Junior Championship James M. Holtgrieve Boys Championship

Pos. Player

Affiliation

To Par R1 R2 Total

1 Zach Walsh Forest Hills Country Club 5 75 74 T2 Maxwell Floyd Forest Hills Country Club 6 74 76 T2 Raymond Winter Sunset Country Club 6 75 75 4 Josh Heidenry Greenbriar Hills Country Club 7 78 73 5 Kal Kolar Gateway PGA Junior Golf Club 8 76 76 6 Steven Wendling Westborough Country Club 10 74 80 7 Jack Guyot Old Hickory Golf Club 12 80 76 8 Joshua Garrett Old Hickory Golf Club 13 79 78 T9 Jack Cronin Persimmon Woods Golf Club 14 79 79 T9 Parker Leavitt Forest Hills Country Club 14 80 78 11 Grant Vineyard Old Hickory Golf Club 15 78 81 T12 Blake Mazzola Forest Hills Country Club 16 81 79 T12 Riley Burns Greenbriar Hills Country Club 16 84 76 T14 Arjun Hiren Whitmoor Country Club 17 84 77 T14 Thomas Bourke Forest Hills Country Club 17 78 83 16 Brandon DiMemmo Whitmoor Country Club 18 82 80 17 Michael Bugyis Algonquin Golf Club 19 84 79 18 Patrick Ringwald Tapawingo National Golf Club 21 81 84 19 Colin Stolze Greenbriar Hills Country Club 22 80 86 20 Logan Montgomery Persimmon Woods Golf Club 24 84 84 21 Scott Shulman Vandalia Country Club 28 89 83 T22 Alexander Zhang Norwood Hills Country Club 29 82 91 T22 James Sherstoff Persimmon Woods Golf Club 29 87 86 24 Drew Hollman Whitmoor Country Club 31 87 88 25 Jack Weis Tapawingo National Golf Club 33 91 86 26 Kevin Wahle Old Hickory Golf Club 34 92 86 27 Alex Gera Metropolitan Golf 36 88 92 28 Lane Davis Forest Hills Country Club 44 94 94 T29 Jake Renfer Persimmon Woods Golf Club 48 96 96 T29 Kirk Ellis Forest Hills Country Club 48 99 93 31 Ben Roth The Legends Country Club 81 103 122 WD Parker Schmieg WingHaven Country Club 119 WD WD WD Curt Hastie Sunset Country Club WD WD WD Hadley Kramer Persimmon Woods Golf Club WD WD WD JT Williamson Bellerive Country Club WD WD WD Zach Unnerstall Franklin County Country Club WD WD

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MAGA Junior Girls’ Championship Barbara A. Berkmeyer Girls’ Championship

Pos. Player

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Alyssa McMinn Momo Kikuchi Sarah Lewis Grace Claney Briana McMinn Paige Dolrenry

Affiliation

Far Oaks Golf Club The Quarry at Crystal Springs Persimmon Woods Golf Club Greenbriar Hills Country Club Far Oaks Golf Club Algonquin Golf Club

To Par R1 R2 Total

18 20 21 30 38 120

83 82 81 88 91 138

79 82 84 86 91 126

162 164 165 174 182 264

Boys Age-Group Results Age 12-13 Division

Pos. Player

Affiliation

To Par R1 R2 Total

1 Luke McLaughlin Bellerive Country Club 28 87 85 2 Ryan Mooney Algonquin Golf Club 41 90 95 3 Gilbert, III Geoffrey Old Warson Country Club 58 97 105 4 Cole Baker Old Warson Country Club 86 113 117 WD Phillip Robson Norwood Hills Country Club WD WD

172 185 202 230

Age 14-15 Division

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Kal Kolar Jack Guyot Grant Vineyard Blake Mazzola Thomas Bourke Alexander Zhang Drew Hollman Kirk Ellis Parker Schmieg Curt Hastie JT Williamson

Affiliation

Gateway PGA Junior Golf Club Old Hickory Golf Club Old Hickory Golf Club Forest Hills Country Club Forest Hills Country Club Norwood Hills Country Club Whitmoor Country Club Forest Hills Country Club WingHaven Country Club Sunset Country Club Bellerive Country Club

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US Amateur Qualifying LSU Sophomore scorches Westwood with 15-under total Trey Winstead, a sophomore to be at Louisiana State University, fired rounds of 63-64-127 for a 15-under total to earn medalist honors and a spot at the 2018 U.S. Amateur in Pebble Beach. Winstead had 2 eagles and 13 birdies, with only 2 bogeys on his scorecard over 36-holes.

Skip Berkmeyer, playing in the final group with Winstead on Tuesday, was the only area golfer to advance to the U.S. Amateur. Berkmeyer had rounds of 66-72, 4-under total to earn one of the last 2 qualifying spots.

Trey Winstead

Qualifiers

1 2 3 T4 T4

Player Trey Winstead Ethan Brue Cole Harris Richard Berkmeyer Kory Franks

Hometown Baton Rouge, LA Ashland, IL Carmel, IN Town And Country, MO Jefferson City, MO

To Par Rd1 -15 63 -8 67 -5 69 -4 66 -4 71

Rd2 64 67 68 72 67

Total 127 134 137 138 138

Alternates 1st Alt. William Hocker 2nd Alt. Jace Guthmiller

Grapevine, TX Lincoln, NE

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68 72

71 67

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Saint Louis, MO Fairhope, AL Springfield, IL Poplar Bluff, MO Carbondale, IL Farmington, MO St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Columbia, MO Lawrence, KS Chesterfield, MO Clayton,MO Saint Joseph, MO Tullahoma, TN Naples, FL

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71 70 74 72 72 72 74 72 71 71 72 73 75 73 68

68 69 67 70 70 70 69 71 72 73 72 71 69 71 76

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Non-Qualifiers T6 T6 10 T11 T11 T11 T14 T14 T14 T17 T17 T17 T17 T17 T17

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Andrew Pranger John Racciatti Jr Jake Erickson Nathan Woolard Jacob Eklund Nick Westrich Chris Kovach Jeremy Franklin Matt Echelmeier Bradley Lane Crimson Callahan Bryan Bohme Hank Lierz Jack Uselton Jake Marriott

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US Amateur Qualifying T17 T24 T24 T24 T24 T24 T24 T24 T24 T32 T32 T32 T32 T32 T37 T37 T39 T39 T39 T42 T42 T42 T45 T45 T45 48 T49 T49 T49 T52 T52 54 55 WD WD WD

Phil Caravia Cody Burrows Jimmy Siegfried Mitchell Vetter Noah Combs Ross Steelman Tommy Kuhl Joseph Williams Kyle Szyhowski Brooks Snyder Justin Wrozier Kevin Jeske Brad Carpenter Toppie Hogan Chris Martin Sam Migdal Ryan Keller Ryan Haxel Thomas Weaver Brian Whitson Hayden Blair Travis Simmons Anthony Brodeur Michael Holtz Austin Grote Matthew Hoemann Hongsang Kim Brandon Lawson Thomas Wuennenberg Josh Heidenry Kinder Jones Alexander Herrmann Jeffrey Bush Nick Garretson Alex Cusumano Bobby Ray

Saint Louis, MO Chickasha, OK St. Louis, MO Hurst, TX Pikeville, KY Columbia, MO Morton, IL St. Louis, MO St. Charles, MO West Lafayette, IN Saint Peters, MO Kirkwood, MO Washington, MO St. Louis, MO Rolla, MO Ballwin, MO St. Charles, MO O’Fallon, MO St. Louis, MO Dexter, MO Tullahoma, TN Jackson, MO Ottawa, ON Godfrey, IL Clarksville, TN Washington, MO St. Charles, MO Carrollton, TX St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Woerthsee, Germany Weldon Spring, MO Franklin, TN Saint Louis, MO Fenton, MO

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Southern Illinois Golf Association 2018 Men’s Amateur Events for Player of the Year August 4 Bill Koeneman Memorial Players Cup • Hickory Ridge Golf Center August 11 – 12 Weeks Chevrolet GMC Buick Fall Classic • Franklin County Country Club August 18 – 19 Harvest Connell Cup • Egyptian Country Club

2018 Men’s Senior Amateur Events for Player of the Year August 4 •

Bill Koeneman Memorial Players Cup

Hickory Ridge Golf Center

2018 JGT Calendar - Points Events August 1

PZ-Phelps/Zieba-Junior Classic (Free Entry & Lunch)

Keller’s Crossing at Stone Crk

August 4

Bill Koeneman Memorial Players Cup

Hickory Ridge Golf Center

August 5

SIGA Junior Players Championship

Franklin County Country Club

Results from 94th SIGA Championship at The Links at Kokopelli Championship Division: Zach Williams (147) Super Senior Division: Kirk Provart (155) Senior Division: David Glass (141) Junior Boy: Cy Norman (142) Junior Girl: Sarah Breslin (164)

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Southern Illinois Golf Association Men’s Player of the Year Update 1st- Michael Fowler 1750 points 2nd- Brian Warren 1650 points 3rd- Zach Williams 1600 points

Senior Player of the Year Update 1st- Murphy Hart 762.5 points

Bill Koeneman Memorial Players Cup Saturday August 4, 2018 • • • • • • • • • •

One Day 27 Hole Tournament Limited to the first 48 players to sign up.

Hickory Ridge G.C. Carbondale, IL The $50.00 entry fee includes golf for 27 holes with cart and lunch provided

by Mrs. Koeneman.

Shotgun Start: Time to be announced.

There must be a minimum of 4 entries per flight.

Juniors will earn Double Points towards JGT Player of the Year Call 619-985-9595 for more information Registration can be done online at sigagolf.org

Southern Illinois Local Brady Dixon Qualifies for US Amateur Congratulations to Brady! He is a product of the SIGA Junior Golf Tour. Brady will be competing in the US Amateur at Pebble Beach in August!

The Southern Illinois Golf Trail The website ChicagoGolf.com has created a golf package for Southern Illinois, featuring five courses spread across the area. The courses are: • Hickory Ridge GC in Carbondale • Stone Creek GC in Makanda • Kokopelli GC in Marion • Crab Orchard GC in Carterville • Gambit GC in Vienna

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Amateur Series #4 - Missouri Bluffs GC - July 9, 2018

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Gary Brauns Greenville CC Cory Mahoney Metropolitan GC John Davis Metropolitan GC Doug Fletcher Greenville CC Tyler Bean Aberdeen GC Will Roestel Metropolitan GC Troy Schnelten Metropolitan GC

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Creve Coeur GC 2 Bill Slantz

Metropolitan GC T3 Timothy Montgomery

Metropolitan GC T3 Charles Miller

Metropolitan GC 5 Don Humphrey

MVGCSA GC 6 Ralph Dannegger

Creve Coeur GC

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David Rudd CC of St Albans Ollie Crow Metropolitan GC James Storey Glen Echo CC Steven McFadden Winghaven CC Donald Walker Aberdeen GC Tim Leonberger Stonewolf GC Pat Ross The Orchards David Taylor Annbriar GC James Kelly Metropolitan GC John Jelovic Metropolitan GC

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Amateur Series #4

Super Senior Open

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Joachim GC T2 Leo Hefner

Metropolitan GC T2 King Edmonston

Franklin County CC 4 Doug Williams

Metropolitan GC 5 Rick Darrow

Creve Coeur GC T6 Stephen Weinstock

Westwood CC T6 Howard Theisman

The GC of Wentzville 8 Larry Laramie

Metropolitan GC 9 Bill Braun

Grey Beard GC T10 Dick Adkins

Greenville CC T10 Russell Hollenbeck

Metropolitan GC 12 John Carrington

Aberdeen GC 13 Jim Garrett

Metropolitan GC WD Robert Huntze

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Amateur Series Event #5 Quarry at Crystal Springs

August 17, 2018

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On the Greens...

Venting the Greens...Making for a better putting surface!

Every summer here in St. Louis, as the humidity and heat rise, superintendents in our area, and across the nation as well, will begin venting their greens. What is venting, and why do superintendents do it?

Venting is the process of creating small holes in the putting surface for the purpose of creating a healthier rootzone for the putting greens to grow in. Some superintendents call it “letting the turf breath” while others calling it burping the greens. No matter the name the process and desired result are the same. The size of the hole varies from course to course and can be anywhere from ¼” in diameter, to small slits to the size of a pin if using high pressure water or air to vent instead of a traditional aerator. Plus, the small hole sizings impact on playing conditions is minimal, in fact, if you search back to the July 2010 USGA green section publication you will find that they vented the greens at Oakmont 6 days before they hosted the US Women’s Open with no negative effect to the playing conditions of the greens.

Venting has many of the same benefits as spring and fall aeration, however, one of the main reasons it is done in the summer is to allow for gas exchange in the rootzone to prevent it from becoming anaerobic (oxygen starved). As the season progresses and the temperatures inevitably rise the soil begins to compact from traffic and reduce the amount of pore space for oxygen in the soil. Carbon dioxide also begins to build up in the rootzone and with the compacted conditions it has a difficult time escaping, leaving little room for fresh oxygen to occupy what little pore space is left.

The venting process also reduces compaction, creating more pore space for fresh oxygen to get into the root zone and feed the roots and microbes while simultaneously allowing the excess carbon dioxide to exit the profile. This creates a much healthier growing environment for the rootzone.

These open holes also allow for an increased percolation rate, allowing the greens to take more water as well as release excess built up moisture in the soil profile. This aids in helping keep the greens from getting too sloppy or soft. This is especially true as the humidity rises and evapotranspiration rates lower, making releasing excess moisture more difficult. No one likes soft wet greens, especially golf course superintendents, and although on the day of venting the greens may be a little softer than you are accustomed to, it heals very quickly with the end result being a healthier green which is much easier to keep firm and true than a green that can’t breathe.

So next time you get a notice or see that your course is venting greens, understand that this process is one of many that superintendents use to keep the greens healthy enough to survive the brutal summer months with the impact to play and ball roll being minimal.

Michael Smith Assistant Golf Course Superintendent Fox Run Golf Club

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Inaugural US Senior Women’s Open

(L-R) Martha Leach, Ellen Port and Judith Kyrinis pose for a photo during a practice round ahead of the 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Chicago Golf Club.(Copyright USGA/Chris Keane)

The Clubhouse of the Chicago Golf Club. (Copyright USGA/Fred Vuich)

Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, IL, the site of the first 18-hole course in America, hosted the inaugural US Senior Women’s Open July 12-15. The St. Louis area was proud to have two participants for this historic championship, LPGA player Nancy Scranton of Centralia, IL, and our hometown champion Ellen Port.

With a field of 120 players, mostly former LPGA stars and champions, along with twenty-nine amateurs, to the over-50 crowd it felt more like a class reunion for many.

The scores reflected that many had long since put their clubs away, pulling them out mostly for exhibition or Nancy Scranton hits her tee shot on the 15th hole during the first charity events, but it did not stop quite a few who had been round of the 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open.

(Copyright USGA/John Gress) practicing leading up to the event, including the likes of Elaine Crosby, Trish Johnson, Liselotte Neumann, Laura Davies and Helen Alfredsson, each of whom posted sub-par rounds on day one. Playing at 6,279 at a par 73, the tough first nine saw plenty of scores in the 40s. Fifty players posted scores in the 70s or lower, while the remaining 70 players were in the 80s and up. Ellen Port opened with a 79, matching LPGA Hall of Famer Joanne Carner, who shot her age. Scranton also finished 6-over at 79. Ellen’s second round was much better as she posted a 1-over 74. Meanwhile, Nancy struggled with her game, finishing with an 81 to miss the cut.

Ellen’s Saturday round began rough as she made double-bogey on her opening hole then added two more bogey’s on the third and fourth, before settling into a groove. After an even par back nine, she finished with a solid 3-over 76.

Meanwhile Laura Davies was beginning to run away from the field. After her opening 2-under 71, she followed that with the same score on Friday. However, on the weekend, she went 66-68 to continue to widen the gap, eventually winning the inaugural US Senior Women’s Open by 10 shots, at 16-under par, over Juli Inkster.

Meanwhile, Ellen’s fourth round matched her opening 18 holes as she posted another 6-over 79 to finish as third low-amatuer in 33rd position.

The historic Chicago Golf Club, a founding member of the USGA, showed why is has always been a demanding layout and why those who win championships there are lauded for their play.

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US Women’s Mid-Amateur Norwood Hills is set to host the 32nd playing of the US Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship With all eyes on the PGA, to be played August 9-12 at Bellerive CC, it is also worth noting that this will not be the last national championship to be played in the region during 2018! The USGA awarded Norwood Hills the 2018 US Women’s Mid-Amateur and both the club and the course are gearing up for a great championship.

The last national event held at Norwood Hills was the 2001 US Senior Amateur, won by Kemp Richardson.

Held in early September, it was overshadowed by the tragic events of 9/11. For the participants, it was a week that they will never forget.

Norwood has a wonderful history of hosting great events. Dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, they hosted early LPGA championships, with champions such as Louise Suggs, Fay Crocker, Kathy Whitworth (who won three times), Sandra Haynie and Mary Mills. In 1972 and 1973, the PGA came to Norwood and both Lee Trevino and Gene Littler walked away with titles.

This year’s Women’s Mid-Amateur will be the area’s 21st USGA championship, beginning with the 1921 US Amateur, and our 10th since 2000.

Ken Butler, Norwood’s General Manager, indicated that the Club began preparing for the event well over a year USGA Championships in the Area ago. Since then, working with the USGA’s staff, things are coming together nicely to make this a great championship 1921 US Amateur St. Louis for the players.

1925 US Women’s Amateur St. Louis “We have Juli Inkster coming in the Thursday and 1929 US Publinks Forest Park Friday before the event begins. She, along with Jay 1947 US Open St. Louis Delsing, will play host to select groups on Thursday. Then 1960 US Amateur St. Louis on Friday, September 21, Inkster will hold a clinic for our 1965 US Open Bellerive members as well as high school and college teams across 1972 US Women’s Amateur St. Louis the area. That evening, at the player’s dinner, she will be 1981 US Mid-Amateur Bellerive the guest speaker. It should be a terrific two days.”

1996 US Women’s Publinks Spencer T. Olin Co-chairs for the event, Mark DellaCamera and 1999 US Publinks Spencer T. Olin Gerry Wisniewski have also been busy ensuring that the 1999 US Mid-Amateur Old Warson membership and volunteers are ready and prepared for the 2001 US Senior Amateur Norwood Hills event. Communication chair, Barbara Abbett, is also busy, 2001 US Women’s Mid-Amateur Fox Run contacting area media to keep them up-to-date, as well as 2004 US Senior Open Bellerive coordinating activities across the club.

2007 US Junior Boone Valley For area golfers looking to be part of this event, there 2009 US Women’s Amateur Old Warson are still opening for volunteers. With the stroke play 2009 US Men’s State Team CC of St. Albans portion taking part on Saturday and Sunday, September 2014 Curtis Cup Match St. Louis 22 and 23, those will be the busiest times when volunteers 2016 US Senior Amateur Old Warson are needed. Beginning on Monday, the match play 2017 US Girls’ Junior Boone Valley portion begins, leading to the championship on Thursday, 2018 US Women’s Mid-Amateur Norwood Hills September 27.

For more information, please check out the website link below for those looking to volunteer.

US Women’s Mid-Amateur Volunteer Information

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Norwood Hills Country Club - September 22-27

The 10th hole on the West course The 5th hole on the West course

The 9th hole on the West course The 11th hole on the West course

The 13th hole on the West course

The 4th hole on the West course

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2018 Player of the Year Standings July 27, 2018

Men’s Player of the Year Standings Prior Rank Rank 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 7 7 13 8 7 9 8 10 9 11 10 12 11 13 12 14 T16 T15 T14 T15 T14 17 19 18 17 19 18 T20 T19 T20 T19 22 21 23 22 24 23 25 T49 T26 T25 T26 T25 T28 T27 T28 T27 T30 T29 T30 T29 T30 T29 T30 T29 T34 - T34 T33 T34 T33 T34 T33 T34 T33 T39 T38 T39 T38 T39 T38 T42 T41

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Player Richard Berkmeyer Chris Kovach Alex Cusumano Drew Pranger Kyle Szyhowski Alex Ciaramitaro Chad Niezing Tony Gumper Conrad Maloney Buddy Allen Reilly Ahearn Ryan Eckelkamp Christopher Ferris Joseph Williams Carpenter Brad Darren Stoffel Frankie Thomas Warren Crow Ryan Sullivan Matthew Hoemann Ryan Keller Patrick Britt Sam Migdal Zach Decker Toppie Hogan Ryan McNeil Matthew McCarthy Thomas Wuennenberg Dustin Lagrand Austin Hoerstkamp Jeremy Franklin Tanner Dinsdale Thomas Weaver Brett Meeske Justin Wrozier Patrick Riordan Jason Landry Matt Hatley Tom Barry Dan Kelley Cameron Vanleer Sean Brennan

Affiliation Events Wins The Legends Country Club 7 0 Old Hickory Golf Club 6 0 Norwood Hills Country Club 7 0 Glen Echo Country Club 5 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 4 1 Missouri Bluffs Golf Club 7 0 The Legends Country Club 4 0 Metropolitan Golf Club 4 0 Persimmon Woods Golf Club 5 1 Metropolitan Golf Club 3 0 Persimmon Woods Golf Club 4 0 Franklin County Country Club 7 0 Aberdeen Golf Club 5 0 Aberdeen Golf Club 2 0 Franklin County Country Club 4 0 Glen Echo Country Club 1 1 Meadowbrook Country Club 4 0 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 0 Tanglewood 7 0 Franklin County Country Club 3 0 Old Hickory Golf Club 1 0 Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 Norwood Hills Country Club 4 0 Persimmon Woods Golf Club 2 0 Old Warson Country Club 4 0 Persimmon Woods Golf Club 2 0 Far Oaks Golf Club 4 0 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 0 Ruth Park Golf Club 2 0 Country Club of St. Albans 4 0 Metropolitan Golf Club 2 0 Bogey Hills Country Club 1 0 Bellerive Country Club 3 0 Meadowbrook Country Club 1 0 Old Hickory Golf Club 3 0 Meadowbrook Country Club 2 0 Greenbriar Hills Country Club 1 0 Metropolitan Golf Club 4 0 Normandie Golf Club 2 0 Meadowbrook Country Club 1 0 Franklin County Country Club 1 0 Westborough Country Club 4 0

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Points 1185 1050 851.67 760 746.25 635.96 515 437.5 400 383.75 380 354.29 345.96 330 300 300 265 250 220 175 175 169.29 150 145 126.67 121.25 121.25 111.67 111.67 100 100 100 100 85 85 85 85 85 75 75 75 60

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2018 Player of the Year Standings T42 T42 T42 46 47 T48 T48 T50 T50 T50 T53 T53

- T41 T41 45 46 T47 T47 T49 T49 T49 T52 T52

David Johnson Scott McClellan Bryan Bohme Michael Fowler Wes Hillen Chris Dale Brian Lovett Ryan Rerich Scott Kirchoff Crimson Callahan Will Pruden Jameson Howard

Norwood Hills Country Club WingHaven Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club Metropolitan Golf Club Annbriar Golf Course The Legends Country Club Bellerive Country Club Metropolitan Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Missouri Bluffs Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club

Skip Berkmeyer Leads POY standings with 1185 points

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Buddy Allen Leads Senior POY standings with 500 points

Senior Player of the Year Standings Rank

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Affiliation

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Buddy Allen Tom Barry Brian Hall John Hughes Tim Schehl David Speicher Mike O’Neill Robert Trittler David Johnson Scott Thomas David Lucks Bret Voisin Mark Bolhofner Steven Hawkins Robert Meeh Gordon Smith

Metropolitan Golf Club Normandie Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Cardinal Creek Golf Course Quarry at Crystal Springs Persimmon Woods Golf Club Norwood Hills Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club Aberdeen Golf Club Wgm Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Persimmon Woods Golf Club Metropolitan Golf Club

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2018 Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. Cup (Formerly the Metropolitan Cup. Click HERE to read the Press Release regarding the new name) Forty-four teams will make up 11 Divisions to compete for the 2018 Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. Cup Championship.

This is a new all-time high for number of teams to compete in the season long team competition.

Meadowbrook Country Club came away with the victory over Joachim GC in last years exciting day-long Metropolitan Cup “Final Four”. It was Meadowbrook’s 4th title in the history of the Metropolitan Cup, putting them 2 back of Bellerive CC who holds the record with 6.

The “Final Four” will take place on Friday, September 28 at Glen Echo Country Club where the last 4 teams standing will battle in the Semifinals in the morning with the Final Match set to take place in the afternoon.

Follow all of the action for the year by clicking HERE.

2018 Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. Cup Regular Season Results Division 1 • Meadowbrook

Division 5 • Norwood Hills

Division 9 • Franklin County

Division 2 • Forest Hills

Division 6 • Quincy

Division 10 • Old Hickory I

Division 3 • Whitmoor

Division 7 • Persimmon Woods II

Division 11 - TBD • Algonquin

Division 4 • Glen Echo

Division 8 • Fox Run I

CLICK HERE to view current results on the MAGA website.

Did You Know...

The highest elevation 18-hole golf course in the United States is at Copper Mountain in Colorado, at 9,700 ft. In fact, at one point on the course, the elevation rises to 9,863 feet. Also in Colorado, is the Mt. Massive Golf Course. This 9-hole layout, in Leadville, states their elevation comes in at 9,950 feet!

Other contenders are the Telluride Golf Club at 9,500 feet, the Breckenridge Golf Club at 9,324 feet and the Lodge Golf Course in Cloudcroft, New Mexico at 9,200 feet. The Lodge GC was built in 1899.

The Guinness Book of Records recognizes the Yak Course in India, at 13,025 feet, as the World’s Highest Golf Course.

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Golf Trivia Answers 1. No 2. False. It was actually Triple A in Forest Park in April 1901.

3. True 4. True 5. False. A Canadian, George Lyon was the winner.

6. False. There are a number of courses older than Normandie.

7. True 8. True 9. True

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10. True 11. True 12. True 13. True 14. True 15. False, it was named Osage CC 16. True 17. True 18. False. They won all their

20. True 21. True 22. False. It was actually

unseasonably cool the entire week.

23. True 24. True 25. True

matches 19. False. The 1948 PGA was held at Norwood Hills.

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St. Louis Junior Invitational - June 13-14, 2019 Norwood Hills will host the inaugural St. Louis Junior Invitational, which looks to become the standard for Junior Golf Championships across the region.

Recognized by the MAGA, Gateway PGA and SLICJGA, the St. Louis Junior Invitational welcomes the very best junior golfers from Missouri, Southern Illinois and across the USA to Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. Each year, following the Champions dinner and two days of intense competition, one player from both the young gentlemen’s and young ladies’ divisions will earn the prestigious championship title and will wear St. Louis Junior Invitational’s champions jacket.

June 13-14, 2019 will mark the inaugural tournament and two player’s names will be etched into junior golf history. The St. Louis Junior Invitational at Norwood Hills Country Club is on track to be touted as the premier junior event in the Midwest region. This is in part due to stringent invitation guidelines ensuring the field consists of the area’s top 72 junior players, open to young gentlemen and young ladies ages 14-18 years old.

Each player wanting to be considered for formal invitation to the 2019 St. Louis Junior Invitational must register as a petitioning player seeking admission into the championship before receiving approval to register to play in the championship. There is no cost to register for the player pool.

Norwood Hills, often referred to as the “Home of Champions,” is creating this event to continue the club’s strong legacy to promote championship golf.

In 1948, Norwood hosted the PGA Championship, won by Ben Hogan, when the event was contested at match play. In the 1950s, Norwood welcomed the LPGA, with the ladies returning several times through the 1960s. In the early 1970s, Norwood Hills hosted two PGA tour events, won by Lee Trevino and Gene Littler. In the years since, Norwood has continued to support area golf by making its two courses available for golf events supporting men, women, junior and senior golfers.

For additional details, and to register for the event, please visit http://www.stlgolfjr.com/.

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Parting Shot...

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

Answer to golf hole question on page 21 The par 5 #17 at Forest Hills CC

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