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AZ GOLF Insider Digital Edition EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS PRESIDENT...................................... Bill Burgesser VICE PRESIDENT........................ Bob McNichols VICE PRESIDENT ............................... Tim Brown SECRETARY................................... Michelle Cross TREASURER..................................... Tim Hulscher GENERAL COUNSEL.......................... Greg Mast EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Jackie Bertsch, Vera Ciancola, Barbara Fitzgerald, Ed Gowan, Mark Jeffrey, Jerry Huff, Mike Kane, Leslie Kramer, Ann Martin, Scott McNevin, John Souza
Welcome to the new Arizona Golf Insider. After
many very good years with Backspin Publishing (Hall of Famer Bill Huffman and Mark Nothaft), the combination of increased expenses, lack of print advertising and the evil Covid, a change had to be made. Phoenix’s own ON Media have made it possible for us to continue with print, and we have decided to add our own digital edition to supplement overflow content. This means giving our voracious membership the up-to-date information it has made clear it would like to see throughout the year. See our Member Zone section on Page 16 for a preview, and please be sure to let us know your impressions. This issue spotlights one of Arizona’s most important schedules: Overseeding! Be sure to give it a once-over before booking your next tee time in the coming months. There’s nothing worse than expecting to give your favor-
ite course a shellacking - only to find out it’s closed for a few weeks as the transition from Bermuda to Rye commences. One new feature will be the History of Golf with a focus on St. Andrews running up to the 150th Open Championship in July of 2022. See the story for information about our two special and unique travel options to participate in the pageantry that will undoubtedly be memorable. We will continue to blend stunning photography with outstanding writing – in this issue taking the form of longtime former USGA Communications Director Pete Kowalski interviewing 1974 U.S. Open winner Hale Irwin. It’s hard to imagine 46 years have passed since Irwin won what’s considered the toughest national championship ever produced, and his reflections are timely considering this year’s event will be played next month at the same venue: Winged Foot Golf Club in
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Hale Irwin reflects on his 1974 U.S. Open win, called “The Massacre at Winged Foot” after a winning score of +7
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SCHEDULE As you know, many Arizona golf courses transition from warm-weather Bermuda grass to cool-season Rye grass every fall, preparing their turf to go from 100-degree summers to frost delays in the winter. Want to make sure your favorite course isn’t closed over for overseeding over the next few months? Take a look at our comprehensive 2020 Arizona Overseed Schedule before booking your next tee time! 500 Club - 18 Anthem Golf & Country Club – Ironwood September 28, 2020 to October 9, 2020 September 28, 2020 to October 19, 2020 500 Club - Futures September 22, 2020 to October 9, 2020
Apache Creek Golf Club October 19, 2020 to October 20, 2020
Aguila Apache Wells October 5, 2020 to October 16, 2020 October 5, 2020 to October 24, 2020 Ahwatukee Country Club October 12, 2020 to October 26, 2020
Arizona Biltmore – Links October 29, 2020 to November 18, 2020
Alta Mesa Arizona Biltmore - Adobe October 12, 2020 to October 28, 2020 October 5, 2020 to October 28, 2020 Ancala Country Club September 28, 2020 to October 20, 2020
Arizona Country Club October 12, 2020 to November 2, 2020
Anthem Golf & Country Club - Persimmon October 12, 2020 to November 5, 2020
Arizona Golf Resort October 1, 2020 to October 14, 2020
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Arizona Grand Golf Course October 19, 2020 to November 5, 2020
Boulders - South Course October 12, 2020 to October 30, 2020
Arizona National Briarwood Country Club September 20, 2020 to October 13, 2020 October 4, 2020 to October 26, 2020 Arizona Traditions Camelback Golf Club - Padre October 5, 2020 to October 17, 2020 October 19, 2020 to November 7, 2020 Arrowhead Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 29, 2020
Camelback Golf Club - Ambiente September 28, 2020 to October 17, 2020
Augusta Ranch Golf Club October 5, 2020 to October 16, 2020
Canoa Ranch September 28, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Bear Creek Golf Complex - Cub October 19, 2020 to October 24, 2020
Canyon Mesa DOES NOT OVERSEED
Bear Creek Golf Complex - Bear September 20, 2020 to October 2, 2020
Casa Grande Muni October 5, 2020 to October 26, 2020
Bellair Golf Club Cave Creek September 21, 2020 to October 6, 2020 October 12, 2020 to October 23, 2020 Blackstone Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 30, 2020
Cerbat Cliffs Golf Club DOES NOT OVERSEED
Boulders - North Course September 21, 2020 to October 11, 2020
Cimarron October 5, 2020 to October 25, 2020
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Cobre Valley Desert Hills Golf Course - Arroyo Dunes September 28, 2020 to October 17, 2020 September 14, 2020 to October 14, 2020 Cocopah Golf Resort September 21, 2020 to October 28, 2020
Desert Hills Golf Course - Championship September 28, 2020 to October 17, 2020
Coldwater Dove Mountain - Saguaro August 31, 2020 to September 20, 2020 September 21, 2020 to October 4, 2020 Continental Golf Club October 5, 2020 to October 17, 2020
Dove Mountain - Tortolito September 21, 2020 to October 11, 2020
Copper Canyon Golf Club - Vista Nine September 14, 2020 to October 4, 2020
Dove Mountain - Wild Burro October 12, 2020 to November 5, 2020
Copper Canyon Golf Club - Lake Nine October 5, 2020 to October 25, 2020
Dove Mountain - Highlands September 21, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Copper Canyon Golf Club - Mountain Nine October 26, 2020 to November 15, 2020
Duke @ Rancho El Dorado September28, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Coronado Golf Course CALL FOR TIME AND DATES
Estancia Club (Private) September 21, 2020 to October 25, 2020
Corte Bella Golf Club October 5, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Foothills Golf Club September 28, 2020 to October 25, 2020
Cottonwood Gallery Golf Club - North September 7, 2020 to October 10, 2020 October 7, 2020 to October 31, 2020 Coyote Lakes Golf Club September 25, 2020 to October 7, 2020
Gallery Golf Club - South October 3, 2020 to November 2, 2020
Crooked Tree Golf Course September 28, 2020 to October 16, 2020
Granite Falls Golf Club - South October 17, 2020 to November 6, 2020
DC Ranch September 28, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Grayhawk Golf Club - Talon September 21, 2020 to October 4, 2020
Deer Valley Grayhawk Golf Club - Raptor October 5, 2020 to October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020 to November 17, 2020 Del Lago Golf Club September 23, 2020 to October 7, 2020
Greenfield Lakes Golf Course September 27, 2020 to October 10, 2020
Dell Urich Haven Golf Club September 11, 2020 to September 25, 2020 September 21. 2020 to October 2, 2020 Desert Canyon Golf Club September 21, 2020 to October 15, 2020
Hillcrest September 14, 2020 to October 5, 2020
Desert Forest Golf Club DOES NOT OVERSEED
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador - Canada October 12, 2020 to November 1, 2020
Desert Highlands Golf Club September 21, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador - Conquistador September 21, 2020 to October 11, 2020
Desert Hills Golf Club September 28, 2020 to October 13,2020
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador - Pusch Ridge October 12, 2020 to November 1, 2020
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VETTIX.ORG Ironwood La Paloma - Canyon September 21, 2020 to October 12, 2020 September 28, 2020 to October 11, 2020 JW Marriott Wildfire Golf Club - Palmer October 18, 2020 to November 13, 2020
La Paloma - Hills September 14, 2020 to September 27, 2020
JW Marriott Wildfire Golf Club - Faldo September 28, 2020 to October 18, 2020
La Paloma - Ridge October 12, 2020 to October 25, 2020
Ken McDonald Golf Course October 19, 2020 to November 2, 2020
Las Barrancas Golf Course September 21, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Kierland Resort & Spa - Mesquite nine October, 12, 2020 to October 30, 2020
Las Colinas Golf Club October 12, 2020 to October 15, 2020
Kierland Resort & Spa - Ironwood nine September 14, 2020 to September 28, 2020
Las Sendas Golf Club October 5, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Kierland Resort & Spa - Acacia nine September 28, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Laughlin Ranch Golf Club October 8, 2020 to October 26, 2020
Kokopelli Legacy October 5, 2020 to October 16, 2020 October 12, 2020 to October 30, 2020
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Legend at Arrowhead October 12, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Los Lagos September 14, 2020 to October 1, 2020
Legend Trail Golf Club September 14, 2020 to September 27, 2020
McCormick Ranch Golf Club - Pine September 20, 2020 to October 9, 2020
Leisure World Golf Course - Coyote Run October 5, 2020 to October 26, 2020
McCormick Ranch Golf Club - Palm October 25, 2020 to November 12, 2020
Leisure World Golf Course - Heron Lakes October 26, 2020 to November 16, 2020
McDowell Mountain Golf Club September 28, 2020 to October 15, 2020
Links at Coyote Wash September 1, 2020 to September 15, 2020
Mesa Country Club October 11, 2020 to October 29, 2020
Links at Queen Creek Closed Until October 17th
Mesa Del Sol Golf Club October 5, 2020 to October 9, 2020
Lone Tree Golf Club October 5, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Mesa View DOES NOT OVERSEED
Longbow Golf Club Mirabel Club October 12, 2020 to October 28, 2020 September 21, 2020 to October 20, 2020 Lookout Mountain Golf Club September 21, 2020 to October 5, 2020
Mission Royale Golf Club October 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020
Los Caballeros Golf Club September 14, 2020 to October 3, 2020
Moon Valley Country Club October 12, 2020 to October 30, 2020
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Mountain Brook Golf Club October 5, 2020 to October 22, 2020
Paradise Valley Country Club October 12, 2020 to November 2, 2020
Mountain Shadows Golf Club September 20, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Paradise Valley Park Golf Course October 4, 2020 to October 18, 2020
Mountainview at Saddlebrooke July 13, 2020 to August 4, 2020
Peoria Pines Golf Club October 1, 2020 to October 28, 2020
Oakwood Golf Club - Oakwood October 12, 2020 to November 2, 2020
Phoenix Country Club September 28, 2020 to October 22, 2020
Oakwood Golf Club - Ironwood September 21, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Pine Shadows Golf Course DOES NOT OVERSEED
Ocotillo Golf Resort - White September 21, 2020 to October 4, 2020
Pinnacle Peak September 28, 2020 to October 22, 2020
Ocotillo Golf Resort - Blue October 5, 2020 to October 18, 2020
Poston Butte Golf Club September 28, 2020 to October 16, 2020
Ocotillo Golf Resort - Gold October 19, 2020 to November 1, 2020
Pueblo Del Sol Country Club DOES NOT OVERSEED
Omni Tucson Natl Golf Resort - Catalina September 28, 2020 to October 18, 2020
Quail Creek October 1, 2020 to October 13, 2020
Omni Tucson Natl Golf Resort - Sonoran September 14, 2020 to October 4, 2020
Quail Run Golf Course October 19, 2020 to November 6, 2020
Orange Tree Quailwood Greens September 26, 2020 to October 9, 2020 DOES NOT OVERSEED Oro Valley Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 27, 2020
Quarry Pines Golf Club September 14, 2020 to October 2, 2020
Painted Mountain Golf Club September 14, 2020 to September 24, 2020
Quintero September 21, 2020 to October 15, 2020
Palm Valley Golf Club - North September 17, 2020 to October 4, 2020
Rancho Manana Golf Club September 14, 2020 to October 2, 2020
Palm Valley Golf Club - South October 5, 2020 to October 20, 2020
Randolph Golf Course October 13, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Palm Valley Golf Club - West October 21, 2020 to November 26, 2020
Raven Golf Club - Phoenix October 5, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Palmbrook Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Red Mountain Ranch CC September 20, 2020 to October 4, 2020
Palo Verde Rio Verde Country Club - White Wing October 5, 2020 to October 16, 2020 October 12, 2020 to November 5, 2020 Palo Verde Country Club-Sun Lakes September 28, 2020 to October 19, 2020
Rio Verde Country Club - Quail Run September 21, 2020 to October 11, 2020
Papago Golf Course Riverview Golf Course-Bullhead City October 5, 2020 to October 23, 2020 September 12, 2020 to October 9, 2020
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Riverview Golf Course-Sun City September 28, 2020 to October 17. 2020 Robson Ranch Golf Club September 28, 2020 to October 20, 2020 Rolling Hills - Tucson 10/7/2020 - 10/20/2020 Front 9 Closed 10/15/2020 - 10/28/2020 Back 9 Closed
October 12, 2020 to October 30, 2020 Shalimar Country Club October 12, 2020 to October 28, 2020 Silverbell Golf Course October 12, 2020 to October 23, 2020 Silverleaf Country Club September 28, 2020 to October 29, 2020
Rolling Hills-Tempe Southern Dunes Golf Club October 12, 2020 to October 25, 2020 October 12, 2020 to October 29, 2020 Saddlebrooke Golf Club - Catalina Springfield Golf Resort September 21, 2020 to October 12, 2020 September 28, 2020 to October 15, 2020 Saddlebrooke Golf Club - Saddlebrooke September 28, 2020 to October 19, 2020
Stardust Golf Course October 22, 2020 to November 12, 2020
Saddlebrooke Golf Club - Tucson October 5, 2020 to October 26, 2020
Starfire Golf Club - King (18-holes) 10/12/2020 - 10/25/2020 Front 9 Closed 9/28/2020 - 10/11/2020 Back 9 Closed
Saddlebrook Ranch Golf Club September 28. 2020 to October 19, 2020 San Ignacio Golf Club September 24, 2020 to October 10, 2020
Starfire Golf Club - Mulligan (9-holes) September 14, 2020 to September 27, 2020
Starr Pass Golf Club and Spa - Roadrunner San Marcos October 19, 2020 to November 6, 2020 September 28, 2020 to October 15, 2020 Starr Pass Golf Club and Spa - Rattler San Pedro October 5, 2020 to October 18, 2020 September, 21 2020 to October 5, 2020 Starr Pass Golf Club and Spa - Coyote Scottsdale National - Bad Little Nine September 21, 2020 to October 4, 2020 DOES NOT OVERSEED Stonecreek Golf Club Scottsdale National - The Other Course DOES NOT OVERSEED Scottsdale National - Mineshaft DOES NOT OVERSEED Scottsdale Silverado Golf Club September 21, 2020 to October 4, 2020
October 5, 2020 to October 17, 2020 Sun City Country Club September 28, 2020 to October 19, 2020 Sun Lakes Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 26, 2020
Sunbird Sewailo October 12, 2020 to October 26, 2020 September 21, 2020 to October 11, 2020 Sundance Seville Golf and Country Club September 21, 2020 to October 1, 2020
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SunRidge Canyon Golf Club August 1, 2020 to September 31,2020
Trilogy Golf Club @ Vistancia October 12, 2020 to October 29, 2020
Superstition Mountain (Private) - Lost Gold October 12, 2020 to November 2, 2020
Troon Country Club Closed Through December
Superstition Mountain (Private) - Prospector September 21, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Troon North Golf Club - Pinnacle September 20, 2020 to October 8, 2020
Superstition Springs Golf Club September 28, 2020 to October 10, 2020
Troon North Golf Club - Monument October 4, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Talking Stick Golf Club - O’odham September 27, 2020 to October 15, 2020
Tubac Golf Resort - Rancho September 7, 2020 to November 15, 2020
Talking Stick Golf Club - Piipaash October 18, 2020 to November 4, 2020
Tubac Golf Resort - Otero September 7, 2020 to November 15, 2020
Tatum Ranch Golf Club September 28, 2020 to October 15, 2020
Tubac Golf Resort - Anza September 7, 2020 to November 15, 2020
Terravita Golf & Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 29, 2020
Tucson Country Club September 25, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Phoenician Golf Club September 29, 2020 to October 13, 2020
Tucson Estates Golf Club September 28, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Refuge October 7, 2020 to October 14, 2020
Tuscany Falls - East September 28, 2020 to October 19, 2020
Stone Canyon Club September 28, 2020 to October 31, 2020
Tuscany Falls - West October 12, 2020 to November 2, 2020
The Views Golf Club September 21, 2020 to October 11, 2020
Tuscany Falls - Eagle’s Nest Opens October 26, 2020
Toka Sticks Golf Club October 13, 2020 to November 6, 2020
Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 26, 2020
Tonto Verde Golf Club - Ranch September 14, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Union Hills Country Club October 12, 2020 to October 30, 2020
Tonto Verde Golf Club - Peaks October 5, 2020 to October 30, 2020
Valle Vista Country Club DOES NOT OVERSEED
Torres Blancas Golf Club September 8, 2020 to September 21, 2020
Ventana Canyon - Canyon September 21, 2020 to October 12, 2020
TPC of Scottsdale - Stadium October 5, 2020 to October 23, 2020
Ventana Canyon - Mountain October 12, 2020 to October 31, 2020
TPC of Scottsdale - Champions September 21, 2020 to October 4, 2020
Verde River Golf and Social Club October 5, 2020 to October 24, 2020
Trail Ridge GC Verrado Golf Club - Victory October 22, 2020 to November 17, 2020 September 21, 2020 to October 9, 2020 Trilogy GC at Power Ranch October 12, 2020 to November 1, 2020
Verrado Golf Club - Founders October 12, 2020 to October 29, 2020
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Verde Santa Fe Golf Course September 14, 2020 to October 1, 2020
Westin La Paloma - Ridge nine October 12, 2020 to October 27, 2020
Viewpoint Whirlwind Course @ Wildhorse - Cattail October 12, 2020 to October 29, 2020 September 28, 2020 to October 16, 2020 We-Ko-Pa - Saguaro Whirlwind Course @ Wildhorse - Devil’s Claw September 21, 2020 to October 8, 2020 October 12, 2020 to October 30, 2020 We-Ko-Pa - Cholla Wickenburg Country Club September 14, 2020 to October 3, 2020 October 5, 2020 to October 22, 2020 Westbrook Village Golf Club - Lakes October 5, 2020 to October 24, 2020
Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 25, 2020
Westbrook Village Golf Club - Vistas October 25, 2020 to November 6, 2020
Wigwam Golf - Blue September 28, 2020 to October 18, 2020
Western Skies Golf Club October 19, 2020 to October 31, 2020
Wigwam Golf - Red September 21, 2020 to October 11, 2020
Westin La Paloma - Hill nine September 14, 2020 to September 28, 2020
Wigwam Golf - Gold October 12, 2020 to November 1, 2020
Westin La Paloma - Canyon nine September 28, 2020 to October 12, 2020
Yuma Golf & Country Club October 5, 2020 to October 22, 2020
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NET STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Oakwood Country Club - Sun Lakes, Ariz.
Men’s Division Pos. 1
Player Gregory Singletary
To Par
Total
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2 Ajay Morris -7 65 3
Nick McNaughton
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T4
Jerome Tsosie
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Gregory Singletary captured the Net Stroke Play title at -8 overall.
T4
James Vaughn
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69
T21 Wayne Bailey 3 75 T21 Cody Hampson 3 75 T21 Tony Slee 3 75 T25 Cory Scheid 4 76 T25 Mark Thaggard 4 76 T25 Sean Smith 4 76 T28 Jordan Murray 5 77 T28 Peter Baik 5 77 T28 Mike Roether 5 77 T28 John Balnis 5 77 T32 Tyler Reitano 6 78 T32 Greg Mona 6 78 T32 John Stromstad 6 78 T35 Ron Wood 7 79 T35 Ryan Dunn 7 79 T35 Ryan Tollefson 7 79 T35 Matthew Walsh 7 79
T4 Matt Royle -3 69 T7 Bailey Ogrin -2 70 T7 Anthony Acevedo -2 70 T9 Terry Evans -1 71 T9 Chuck Moore -1 71 T9 James Weiler -1 71 T12 Michael Haberern E 72 T12 Francis Poindexter E 72 T14 Clay Baldwin 1 73 T14 Jordan Dotson 1 73 T14 Michael Foster 1 73 T14 Jack Hailey 1 73 T14 Anthony Hannan 1 73 T19 Greg Kotsakis 2 74 T19 Matthew Leonard 2 74 T21 Garrison Campbell 3 75
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T35 James Longmire 7 79 T35 Elmer Schmidt 7 79 T35 Randy Shipman 7 79 T35 Chuck Cupples 7 79 T35 James Mulnix 7 79 T44 Luke Scott 8 80 T44 Andrew Provencio 8 80 T44 Mark Starley 8 80 T47 Ryan Volmer 9 81 T47 Kevin Gregory 9 81 49 Mike Lara 10 82 50 David Alofaituli 11 83 T51 Phil Collura 12 84 T51 Tom Delcorso 12 84 53 Cleveland Colter 13 85 54 Ronald Pochatko 15 87 55 Richard Davis 19 91 56 Anthony Griggs 26 98
Women’s Division Pos. Player To Par Total 1 Shawnna Joyner -4 68 2 Katie Wold 1 73 3 Dee Baker 4 76 T4 Brooke Veres 5 77 T4 Amy Arnold 5 77 T4 June Vutrano 5 77 T7 Ariana Morris 6 78 T7 Kelsey Baker 6 78 T9 Anne Transier 7 79 T9 Annabelle Huether 7 79 T9 Colleen Ritter 7 79 12 Mary Perry 10 82 13 Glo Malmberg 12 84 T14 Barbara Starley 13 85 T14 Sheila Pajevic 13 85 16 Barbara Thomas 15 87 17 Sarah Hameed 16 88
Shawnna Joyner played well at Oakwood Country Club, winning the Net Stroke Play Women’s Division at -4.
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ARIZONA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Desert Forest Golf Club - Carefree, Ariz.
Stroke Play Qualifying Pos. Player R1 R2 Total T1 Joseph Lloyd 71 67 -6 T1 Canon Olkowski 69 69 -6 3 Chris Kamin 71 69 -4 T4 Brian Blanchard 71 70 -3 T4 Kristoffer Marshall 71 70 -3 T4 Mitchell Holmes 68 73 -3 7 Todd Sapiro 72 70 -2 T8 Jake Chanen 69 74 -1 T8 Austin Quick 72 71 -1 T10 Evan White 74 71 1 T10 Aaron Puetz 70 75 1 T10 Robert Case 73 72 1 T10 Nick Beach 69 76 1 T10 Allan Macdonald 74 71 1 T10 Tucker Clark 71 74 1 T10 Jimmy Kozikowski 73 72 1 T10 Tom Sweigart 75 70 1 T10 Damon Vilkauskas 70 75 1 T19 Branden Meyer 74 72 2 T19 Tyler Randol 70 76 2 T19 Caden Weber 73 73 2 T19 Tom Meissner 76 70 2 T23 Cory Bacon 73 74 3 T23 Matt Andrews 72 75 3 T23 Adam Walicki 75 72 3 T23 Trent Caraher 74 73 3 T23 Trevor Lampson 79 68 3 T23 Prescott Mann 77 70 3 T29 Bryan Hoops 78 70 4 T29 Aaron Wiemiller 75 73 4 T29 Max Schwarz 76 72 4 T29 Rob McIver 76 72 4
Canon Olkowski (l) and Joseph Lloyd (-6) shared Stroke Play Qualifying Co-Medalist honors at the Arizona Amateu Championship.
T29 Ben Lorenz 77 71 4 T34 Chaz Aurilia 78 71 5 T34 Michael Martin 74 75 5 T34 George Leigh 75 74 5 T34 Ryan Macpherson 73 76 5 T34 Dalen Demary 77 72 5 T34 J. J. Gresco 78 71 5 T34 Joey Geary 75 74 5 T41 Mason Domecq 71 79 6 T41 Adam Miller 74 76 6 T43 Garrett Olson 75 76 7 T43 Jarrett Foote 71 80 7 T43 Russell May 75 76 7 T43 Tyler Wooldridge 74 77 7 T43 Michael Lawson Jr. 77 74 7 T48 Jonathan Walters 76 76 8 T48 Chris Laughlin 74 78 8 T48 Scott Schlader 77 75 8 T48 Ryan Pelletier 77 75 8 T48 Ryan Gex 74 78 8 T53 Bailey Ogrin 78 75 9 T53 Neil Harris 79 74 9 T53 Matthew Braley 76 77 9 T53 Ryan Marks 75 78 9 T53 Bj Workman 73 80 9 T53 Jimin Yoo 76 77 9 T59 Paul Brown 76 78 10 T59 Sean St. Clair 79 75 10
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T59 Abraham Elmore 77 77 10 T62 Jeff New 78 77 11 T62 Mike Wagner 78 77 11 T62 Jason Figueroa 78 77 11 T62 Austin Stadeli 79 76 11 T62 Ryan Sawyer 82 73 11 T62 Warner Beach 75 80 11 T62 Zack Holesinger 76 79 11 T62 Mason Quagliata 77 78 11 T62 Kenneth Kellaney 77 78 11 T62 Alec Miller 83 72 11 T62 Shankar Natarajan 78 77 11 T62 Matt Neils 81 74 11 T62 Davis Johnson 77 78 11 T75 Jeff Benton 77 79 12 T75 Camron Howell 80 76 12 T75 Nick Kling 82 74 12 T75 Abe Candelaria 75 81 12 T75 Mark Bloxham 79 77 12 T75 Kasey Nafzger 78 78 12
T75 Matt Simone 76 80 12 T82 River Smalley 74 83 13 T82 Riley Lewis 81 76 13 T84 Matthew Gomez 80 78 14 T84 Jason Aspelund 78 80 14 T84 Mike Finnegan 81 77 14 T84 Michael Leonard 84 74 14 T84 Eric Rustand 80 78 14 T84 Rusty Brown 76 82 14 T90 Kurt Watkins 78 81 15 T90 Samuel Salisbury 78 81 15 T90 Cade Anderson 81 78 15 T90 Tyler Svendson 73 86 15 T90 Zac Frazier 79 80 15 T90 Sean Portelance 84 75 15 T90 Rayce Mathews 81 78 15 T97 Travis Kalis 82 78 16 T97 Rod Kasperson 78 82 16 T97 Reid Borg 80 80 16 T97 Erik Henrikson 77 83 16
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Corey Bacon’s outstanding play earned him a semifinal berth in the 96th Arizona Amateur Championship at Desert Forest Golf Club.
T101 William Koepke 73 88 17 T101 Tim Blau 77 84 17 T101 Jesse Lawrence 77 84 17 T101 Eric Goldapske 75 86 17 T101 Ben Kazan 84 77 17 T101 Jason Graff 80 81 17 T101 Will Newman 80 81 17 T101 Marc Apps 79 82 17 T109 Joey Pirmann 84 78 18 T109 Adam Strength 81 81 18 T109 Brian Welker 81 81 18 T109 John DelBrocco 79 83 18 T109 Cooper Strang 81 81 18 T114 Ryan Richardson 85 78 19 T114 Eric Hansen 84 79 19 T114 Taylor Loken 81 82 19 T114 Todd Kaplan 84 79 19 T114 John Urbanski 80 83 19 T119 Cam Sandland 87 77 20 T119 Simon Trebon 85 79 20 T119 Kaden Larkey 83 81 20 T119 Andrew Augustyniak 82 82 20 T123 Jordan Peterson 85 80 21 T123 Gabe Ramos 85 80 21 T123 Ryan Foley 88 77 21 T123 James Woods 81 84 21 T123 Kyle Peterson 76 89 21
T128 Payne Moses 82 84 22 T128 Trevor Olkowski 83 83 22 T128 Jeffrey Zieky 79 87 22 T128 Michael Sciacero 90 76 22 T128 Mason Nam 80 86 22 T128 Brian Merdinger 85 81 22 T134 Austin Mackey 82 85 23 T134 Wade Klein 79 88 23 T134 Charlie Curtis 85 82 23 T137 Cody Darling 87 81 24 T137 David Honerkamp 87 81 24 T137 John Hernandez 89 79 24 T140 Conrad Stephens 82 87 25 T140 Clay Baldwin 83 86 25 T140 Jason Watton 84 85 25 T140 Paige Peterson 93 76 25 T144 Scott Smith 85 85 26 T144 Andrew Atkinson 86 84 26 T144 Jake Carlson 78 92 26 T144 Jon Kemp 87 83 26 T148 Allan Johnson 89 82 27 T148 Chris Felix 80 91 27 T150 Dillan Osborn 84 88 28 T150 Rich Morrison 89 83 28 T150 Rj Wright 85 87 28 T150 Michael Christifulli 90 82 28 T150 Travis Bailey 94 78 28 155 Scott Lanning 89 84 29 156 Rodney Tomita 86 88 30 T157 Andy Knoll 91 84 31 T157 Chris Wallen 92 83 31 T157 Austin Butts 86 89 31 T157 Michael Haberern 91 84 31 T157 Zack Missigman 89 86 31 T162 Kendall McCain 87 89 32 T162 David Platt 90 86 32 T164 Cody Fullinwider 83 94 33 T164 David Hondula 85 92 33 166 Gatjeak Gew 89 90 35
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Match Play - Round of 64 Ben Lorenz def. Rob McIver, 1 up Jimmy Kozikowski def. Ryan Pelletier, 7 & 6 Aaron Puetz def. Christopher Laughlin, 1 up Todd Sapiro def. Neil Harris, 2 & 1 Cory Bacon def. J. J. Gresco, 7 & 6 Austin Quick def. Bj Workman, 2 & 1 Prescott Mann def. Mason Domecq, 19 Holes Joseph Lloyd def. Jeff New, 2 & 1 Chris Kamin def. Sean St. Clair, 4 & 2 Max Schwarz def. Ryan Macpherson, 19 Holes Tucker Clark def. Jonathan Walters, 23 Holes Garrett Olson def. Caden Weber, 3 & 2 Brian Blanchard def. Paul Brown, 4 & 3 Trevor Lampson def. Michael Martin, 4 & 3 Robert Case def. Bailey Ogrin, 5 & 4 Russell May def. Tom Meissner, 1 up Aaron Wiemiller def. Chaz Aurilia, 2 up Scott Schlader def. Nick Beach, 1 up Jarrett Foote def. Damon Vilkauskas, 3 & 2 Jimin Yoo def. Mitchell Holmes, 1 up
George Leigh def. Matt Andrews, 3 & 2 Jake Chanen def. Ryan Marks, 1 up Adam Miller def. Adam Walicki, 2 & 1 Davis Johnson def. Evan White, 2 & 1 Matthew Braley def. Allan Macdonald, 5 & 3 Dalen Demary def. Trent Caraher, 4 & 3 Tyler Wooldridge def. Branden Meyer, 2 & 1 Joey Geary def. Bryan Hoops, 2 & 1 Tom Sweigart def. Ryan Gex, 3 & 2 Tyler Randol def. Michael Lawson Jr., 3 & 2 Kristoffer Marshall def. Abraham Elmore, 2 & 1 Canon Olkowski def. Zack Holesinger, 2 & 1
Round of 32 Joseph Lloyd def. Ben Lorenz, 1 up Aaron Puetz def. Jimmy Kozikowski, 19 Holes Cory Bacon def. Todd Sapiro, 4 & 3 Austin Quick def. Prescott Mann, 3 & 2 Chris Kamin def. Max Schwarz, 3 & 2 Tucker Clark def. Garrett Olson, 2 up Trevor Lampson def. Brian Blanchard, 1 up Russell May def. Robert Case, 6 & 4 Aaron Wiemiller def. Davis Johnson, 2 & 1 Scott Schlader def. Jarrett Foote, 3 & 1 George Leigh def. Jimin Yoo, 4 & 3 Jake Chanen def. Adam Walicki, 2 & 1 Canon Olkowski def. Joey Geary, 2 up Tyler Randol def. Tom Sweigart, 3 & 2 Kristoffer Marshall def. Dalen Demary, 3 & 1 Matthew Braley def. Tyler Wooldridge, 2 & 1
Round of 16
Chris Kamin chips to the green during Match Play at the 96th Arizona Amateur Championship, played at Desert Forest Golf Club.
Cory Bacon def. Austin Quick, 1 up Joseph Lloyd def. Aaron Puetz, 1 up Chris Kamin def. Tucker Clark, 1 up Trevor Lampson def. Russell May, 4 & 3 Jake Chanen def. George Leigh, 3 & 1 Scott Schlader def. Aaron Wiemiller, 5 & 4 Canon Olkowski def. Tyler Randol, 1 up Matthew Braley def. Kristoffer Marshall, 4 & 2
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Jake Chanen defeated Chris Kamin, 1 up, to win the 96th Arizona Amateur Championship at Desert Forest Golf Club.
Semifinals
Quarterfinals Cory Bacon def. Joseph Lloyd, 6 & 4 Chris Kamin def. Trevor Lampson, 20 Holes Jake Chanen def. Scott Schlader, 1 up Canon Olkowski def. Matthew Braley, 2 up
Chris Kamin def. Cory Bacon, 4 & 3 Jake Chanen def. Canon Olkowski, 22 Holes
Championship Match Jake Chanen def. Chris Kamin, 1 up
ARIZONA STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Grayhawk Golf Club - Raptor Course - Scottsdale, Ariz.
Pos. Player 1 Trevor Lampson 2 Hayes Dupree 3 Gabriel Salvanera 4 Mitchell Holmes T5 Rylan Johnson T5 Chris Kamin 7 Ben Sawaia T8 Sean O’Donnell
R1 70 71 74 70 72 70 71 73
R2 69 70 71 75 76 71 76 71
R3 68 68 69 68 71 72 71 72
R4 F 68 -13 69 -10 68 -6 71 -4 66 -3 72 -3 68 -2 72 E
T8 Murph Mitchell 10 Mason Domecq T11 Jake Carlson T11 Chaz Aurilia T11 Brett Howard T14 Nick Kling T14 Abe Candelaria T16 Jonathan Walters T16 Ryan Tjeerdsma
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73 71 70 73 66 72 73 76 74
71 75 80 75 76 73 70 75 76
72 68 69 70 75 72 74 70 71
72 75 71 72 73 74 74 71 71
E 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4
T16 T16 T20 T20 T20 T23 T23 T23 T26 T26 T26 T29 T29 T31 T31 T31 T31 T35 T35 T35 T35 T35
Tyler Wooldridge Davis Evans Neil Harris Mike Wagner Christopher Chomyn Travis Kalis Tom Meissner J. J. Gresco Isaac Rodea Pierce Braun Evan Chien Matt Powell Allan Macdonald Ryan Pelletier Chris Thomas Aaron Puetz Kirby Pettitt Jimin Yoo Ryan Macpherson Shankar Natarajan Eric Goldapske Kyle Rector
71 74 72 77 70 75 73 75 72 74 74 73 73 75 71 75 71 79 72 75 75 78
75 71 75 70 72 76 75 70 75 76 73 77 76 76 79 74 73 71 74 77 75 68
75 71 74 73 75 72 75 75 77 72 72 73 72 73 70 71 75 76 79 72 73 74
71 76 72 73 76 71 71 74 71 73 76 73 75 73 77 77 78 72 73 74 75 78
4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
T40 Damon Vilkauskas 75 77 77 70 11 T40 Connor Preston 77 77 74 71 11 T40 Cam Sandland 73 73 75 78 11 T43 Mike Finnegan 76 78 73 73 12 T43 Charlie Palmer 72 79 75 74 12 T43 Adam Walicki 75 77 75 73 12 T43 Jeff New 75 73 75 77 12 T47 Eric Rustand 78 75 77 72 14 T47 Sean Portelance 77 77 74 74 14 T47 Bryan Noonan 78 71 76 77 14 T47 Cooper Strang 74 75 75 78 14 T51 Michael Leonard 73 81 71 78 15 T51 Rusty Brown 76 76 72 79 15 T53 William Kendler 79 75 77 73 16 T53 Jacob Letman 77 72 77 78 16 T55 Kasey Nafzger 75 75 84 71 17 T55 Jordan Murray 74 76 78 77 17 57 Caden Rice 75 77 76 78 18 T58 Zack Holesinger 77 74 85 72 20 T58 Frankie Lin 73 76 82 77 20 T58 Warner Beach 72 75 81 80 20 61 Adam Geis 77 76 82 77 24 Trevor Lampson posted a -5 31 on the back nine of the Raptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Club, during the final round of the Arizona Stroke Play Championship. Lampson went on to win the event at -13, three shots better than Hayes Dupree.
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ARIZONA WOMEN’S STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Grayhawk Golf Club - Talon Course Scottsdale, Ariz.
Championship Division Championship - Gross Score Total Pos. Player 1 Ashley Menne 2 Siripatsorn Patchana 3 Mikayla Fitzpatrick 4 Carly Strole 5 Mallorie Luitwieler 7 6 Marley Moncada 7 Alexis Linam 8 Makenzie Cooper 9 Mari Miezwa 10 Ailis Tribolet 11 Kathy West
R1 R2 R3 73 67 71 74 70 71 72 74 73 77 69 74 3 73 78 76 73 78 78 77 76 77 77 78 77 79 77 79 76 81 94 80 83
Total -5 -1 3 4 8 11 15 16 17 20 41
Championship 2 Pos. Player 1 Aaryanna Morris 2 Raegan Capizzi 3 Grace Balkan 4 Beau Bremer 5 Belle Balkan 6 Ocean Pangan 7 Jennifer Niebling 8 Elizabeth Waynick 9 Kelsey Baker 10 Mia Yohe 11 Sue OConnor 12 Jill Herbert 13 Jordan Cassidy
R1 R2 R3 75 76 78 81 75 74 76 80 77 84 78 77 80 80 80 80 82 80 78 79 87 83 81 81 84 83 82 81 82 87 84 86 86 81 87 91 92 92 91
Total 13 14 17 23 24 26 28 29 33 34 40 43 59
Ashley Menne shot rounds of 73-67-71 to take home the 2020 Women’s State Amateur Stroke Play Championship, played at Grayhawk Golf Club’s Talon Course.
Field 1 Pos. Player 1 Robin Krapfl 2 Kiersten Cole 3 Shannon Mason 4 Edwina McKay 5 Linda Jett 6 Barbara Byrnes 7 Shawnna Joyner 8 Marie Caldwell 9 Katie Paulson
R1 R2 R3 Total 75 75 76 10 76 79 79 18 83 81 83 31 83 82 85 34 87 85 86 42 86 84 89 43 83 86 90 43 87 94 92 57 94 97 92 67
Field 2 Pos. Player 1 Lisa Odonnell 2 Linda Torkington
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R1 R2 R3 Total 88 88 87 47 89 86 93 52
3 4 5 6 7 8
Shalayne Green Mary Lines Tami Harmon Linda Abbey Charlene Merta Donna Patek
97 95 86 62 91 95 95 65 90 99 95 68 101 96 96 77 102 104 104 94 108 109 107 108
Net Division Championship - Net Score Total Pos. Player 1 Carly Strole 2 Mallorie Luitwieler 3 Siripatsorn Patchana 4 Marley Moncada 5 Ashley Menne 6 Mari Miezwa 7 Mikayla Fitzpatrick 8 Makenzie Cooper 9 Alexis Linam 10 Kathy West 11 Ailis Tribolet
R1 R2 R3 77 69 74 72 72 77 77 73 74 75 72 77 79 73 77 76 78 76 76 78 77 78 78 79 81 80 79 93 79 82 85 82 87
Total 4 5 8 8 13 14 15 19 24 38 38
R1 R2 R3 71 75 72 72 73 75 70 71 79 78 72 71 75 77 77 81 75 74 78 77 76 77 77 77 77 79 77 73 79 83 81 79 79 78 79 84 83 83 82
Total 2 4 4 5 13 14 15 15 17 19 23 25 32
Championship 2 Pos. Player 1 Grace Balkan 2 Aaryanna Morris 3 Jennifer Niebling 4 Raegan Capizzi 5 Sue O’Connor 6 Beau Bremer 7 Kelsey Baker 8 Belle Balkan 9 Ocean Pangan 10 Jill Herbert 11 Elizabeth Waynick 12 Mia Yohe 13 Jordan Cassidy
Field 1 Pos. Player 1 Robin Krapfl 2 Kiersten Cole 3 Shannon Mason 4 Shawnna Joyner 5 Edwina McKay 6 Barbara Byrnes 7 Linda Jett 8 Marie Caldwell 9 Katie Paulson
R1 R2 R3 75 75 76 74 77 77 77 75 77 76 79 83 80 79 82 80 78 83 84 82 83 81 88 86 89 92 87
Total 10 12 13 22 25 25 33 39 52
Field 2 Pos. Player 1 Lisa O’Donnell 2 Linda Torkington 3 Tami Harmon 4 Shalayne Green 5 Linda Abbey 6 Mary Lines 7 Charlene Merta 8 Donna Patek
R1 R2 R3 Total 75 75 74 8 78 75 82 19 75 84 80 23 86 84 75 29 87 82 82 35 82 86 86 38 84 86 86 40 86 87 85 42
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MASSACRE
MEMORIES Photo shows Hale Irwin holding the trophy after winning the 1974 U.S. Open held at Winged Foot Golf Club, (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y. Copyright Unknown/Courtesy USGA Archives.
Hale Irwin reflects on his 1974 U.S. Open win at Winged Foot, referred to as “The Massacre at Winged Foot,” and explains why there is no comparing the famed track to this year’s setup for the 2020 Championship. by Pete Kowalski
Special to the Arizona Golf Association
Hale Irwin is an American heartland guy. Born in Joplin, Mo. and raised in Kansas and Colorado, Irwin maintains his strong common-sense roots that bred an intensity and tenacity which forged his will to win three U.S. Open titles between 1974-1990, the last one at 45 and he remains the oldest winner. While listing Paradise Valley as his home address, he also treasures their home in St. Louis, where he raised two children with this wife, Sally. Never flashy but remarkably consistent,
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Irwin, who turned 75 in June, was a decorated football player at the University of Colorado and won the 1967 NCAA individual title in golf. He totals 20 PGA Tour wins and holds the PGA Tour Champions mark with 45 victories in a career that includes membership in the World Golf Hall of Fame and places on five Ryder Cup and one Presidents Cup teams. For further career perspective, with four U.S. wins each only Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus have more than Irwin and Tiger Woods matched his total with the ‘expect anything different’ performance at Torrey Pines in 2008. Irwin played in 34 U.S. Opens and logged more rounds in the ‘National Open’ – 120 – than anyone other than Nicklaus. The upcoming U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York’s northern suburbs and his deserved place among the legends of golf provides the perfect segue for Irwin’s reflections on the first of his U.S Open championships in 1974 at the famed A.W. Tillinghast West Course, which he calls ‘as far as golf course preparation and presentation to the players, the hardest I have ever seen.”
concluded. And in 1974, some of the rough was in the neighborhood of eight inches plus. Dubbed “The Massacre at Winged Foot” in Dick Schaap’s post-event book, the 1974 U.S. Open produced a cut at 13-over-par, just eight sub-par scores (none in the first round and none by the winner) and Irwin’s winning scorecard of 7-over-par 287, the second-highest since World War II (Julius Boros was 9-over in 1963). Many supposed that the difficulty of the course was a direct reaction to the final-round 63 by champion Johnny Miller at the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont C.C. Irwin, playing in his fifth U.S. Open (fourth as a professional), needed only one practice round to assess his game plan for the West Course. “I got myself mentally ready to be in a battle with the golf course,” he said. “Pars were going to be like birdies and you just had to accept bogeys. I’ve said many times before that per-
Irwin, who has not seen Winged Foot since the restoration by Gil Hanse, says: “I find it hard to believe it will be any harder with greens and the bunkering.” He stresses that an apples-to-apples comparison from the 1974 U.S. Open to the 2020 U.S. Open does not work. “It’s not the same game we played in ’74,” Irwin said. “Whatever they encounter at Winged Foot regardless of changes (made by Hanse) you might as well be playing a different golf course with different equipment because nothing can apply. Given the equipment differences and the distance the players can hit the ball now, Irwin believes just one factor can bring a similar experience as 1974. “The only way, the only way they can have an any chance is to make the rough at least as deep as it was in ’74,” the three-time winner
Hale Irwin during the 1974 U.S. Open Championship held at Winged Foot G.C. (West Course) in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Photo is by Don Brooks. Copyright Unknown/Courtesy USGA Archives.
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haps 70 percent of the field kind of checked out. Maybe, they just didn’t acknowledge that they could play it. The complaining was unbelievable.” In 1974, the greens, bunkering, and the lengthy, ‘hosel-grabber’ rough combined with the aspirations of winning the U.S. Open Trophy and no extremes on the weather front made for simplicity in Irwin’s approach. Known as a straight driver, he started by focusing on aligning the mental and physical sides of his game and keeping the ball in the fairway. “There was nothing that could be done spectacularly, you just had to grind it out,” Irwin said. “I told myself - don’t’ care where the flag was, put it under the hole. I wanted an uphill putt as often as I could get.” He trailed Gary Player, who shot an evenpar 70, by three strokes after the first round, but followed with a 70 of his own to share the 36-hole lead with Player, Arnold Palmer, and Raymond Floyd. Fellow Kansan Tom Watson fired a thirdround 69 and held a one-stroke lead over Irwin through 54 holes. In Round 4, two bogeys in his first eight holes were overcome by a clutch 4-wood approach on the ninth hole to 35 feet. With the ensuing birdie, he grasped the lead and never let go.
Mental tenacity ruled his last four holes as he bogeyed 15 and 16 but stuffed a 10-foot putt to save par on the 17th before playing the 72nd hole like a champion saying: “The drive at 18 and certainly, the two-iron were spot on.” As his final putt dropped, he ferreted the ball out of the hole and threw it into the crowd, an image capture on the cover of Sports Illustrated. “It was exhilaration,” Irwin said. “I wish I had that ball back. It was relief but exhilaration because I had won the tournament I had put as No. 1 on my list…..It put me in a place that I had strived to get to. I had finally made it to the pinnacle. Exhilaration through and through.” Through the grind of Winged Foot, Irwin, true to his Midwestern grit, was the ultimate survivor, described by the late, great golf writer Dan Jenkins: “That turned out to be the gutty, hard-working Irwin, who, day after day, kept hitting his trusty two-iron and his trusty sand wedge, hanging in, hanging on, and being startled from time to time by a putt which actually found its way into the cup.”
*** Note on the author: Kowalski, a retired USGA communications director, is a co-founder of Keeler1930™, a multi-media platform that is “the authoritative tribute to and voice of golf’s legendary players today,” the first being Hale Irwin.
Scorecard of Hale Irwin’s final round from the 74th U.S. Open Championship, June 16, 1974. (Copyright unknown/Courtesy USGA Museum)
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The Home of Golf The Royal and Ancient Golf Society and the Old Course, the birthplace of golf. Photo Credit: Jay Lloyd
by Ed Gowan
Arizona Golf Association Executive Director
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cotland has long been referred to as “The Home of Golf.” Most golfers have a sense of that history, but the details are more than fascinating. The “Home” is really St. Andrews, where golf was being played over 600 years ago. Peter N. Lewis, the Director of the British Golf Museum for 21 years, has documented the ‘modern’ history around St. Andrews and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s ascendency to the leadership of the Game in his book, Why Are There Eighteen Holes. In the next several digital and print magazines, we will share much of his research along with other visions of St. Andrews and Scotland. This is all in preparation for the 150th Open at St. Andrews in July of 2022. You will note here that the AGA will be hosting two very special travel groups to attend that Open, surely to be memorable in many ways with its pagentry, and will also include golf and three very special experiences not ordinarily avail-
able to the visiting Golfer. More on that later. This first article will reflect on the beginnings of golf going back to the first documented references. Whether it began in Holland as “Kolf’ or elsewhere as some may claim, there is no dispute that Scotland created the formal game and its first set of Rules; but, that’s for a later article. Looking back, golf has always been somewhat of a lightning rod that continues into the present day. Early in the 1200’s, kolf was commonplace in Holland, though often was banned for one reason or another. In 1457, King James II of Scotland in an edict banned golf as well for interfering with archery practice, important to the military protection of the Crown. Wikipedia notes that “Bans were again imposed in Acts of 1471 and 1491, with golf being described as ‘an unprofitable sport’. Mary, Queen of Scots was accused by her political enemies of playing golf after her second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was murdered in 1567. George Buchanan subsequently wrote that she had been playing “sports that
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were clearly unsuitable to women”. Golf was banned again by parliament under King James IV of Scotland, but golf clubs and balls were bought for him in 1502 when he was visiting Perth, and on subsequent occasions when he was in St Andrews and Edinburgh. “An entry in the Town Council Minutes of Edinburgh for 19 April 1592 includes golf in a list of pursuits to be avoided on the Sabbath.” As you can see, not much has changed with the exception of the reasoning used both for
and against the Game. The fact that Mary, Queen of Scots, played golf after the murder of her husband gives credence to the importance of the Game’s psychology (again, for and against…). In the next series of Arizona Golf Insider issues we will conduct a massive exploration of the development of the game, its rules, competitions, stories and literature, and happenings along the way with a preview of the 150th Open Championship. Enjoy.
Prestwick Golf Course was founded in 1851 and hosted the first twelve Open Championships, between 1860 and 1872.
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OUT OF BOUNDS in Justin Thomas at 150 pounds with 330-yard drives and several 230-yard 5-irons and you get the picture.
by Ed Gowan
Arizona Golf Association Executive Director
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ince this is our first Digital Edition of Arizona Golf Insider, I thought it best to start with a universe of pet peeves. All are welcome to disagree or add to the list! Our social media posts will include those of you who add-on. Problem: Distance and Shotmaking. When par 5’s become ‘Driver 8-irons’ and 3-woods are 300-yard plus clubs, the value of architecture has been eliminated except for elements of architorture that the rest of us find offensive. Two examples recently include 360-yard drives by Bryson DeChambeau (and he’s not alone) and Collin Morikawa’s 325-yard, cut driver to fifteen feet for eagle at the PGA Championship. Note that although DeChambeau is a large individual, Morikawa is not. Add
Solution: Require minimum spin rates in the Rules. Tour drivers today often have spin rates near 2000rpm. If golf balls had to be designed to have minimum spin rates of 2800rpm at a 10° launch angle, clubs would have to be redesigned to keep balls in play, and would necessarily be less forgiving at the high end. This would result in a return to 1990’s distances while the rest of us would benefit from the added carry we would gain with swing speeds under 100mph. Problem: Disrespect for Rules and Officials. Again, DeChambeau (Pictured Right) is the poster child, but he is not alone. Add in many of the younger players who have not followed the path of courtesy to their current positions. Some of the best examples are the parents of juniors who flaunt both the Rules and officials regularly, providing pitiful examples for the young in their care. We have had myriad incidents in Arizona golf. It’s a pandemic of significant proportions. Solution: The Conduct Policy. The new Rules of Golf suggest each committee should have a conduct policy. Write the Rule to mandate respect. Disqualify those who violate it. Problem: Pace of Play. This goes back many years where event officials are averse to penalizing slow play, mostly in my opinion
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because of a desire to accommodate players and avoid confrontations. The truth is that the silent majority wish faster play, but he slowest define pace unless penalties are enforced. The Tours’ program of fines have no noticeable effect. I have personal memories of two incidents from forty years ago. One was when running a collegiate event where Wake Forest’s Hall of Fame coach, Jesse Haddock, told a player that he should not hit a shot until he was completely confident of the outcome. In golf??? Please!
Solution: Penalties! The Rules now suggest no more than 40 seconds for a stroke. When any player takes more than two minutes to play a stroke where there is no obvious interference, I believe a one-stroke penalty is appropriate. When a group is out of position with the group in front of it, then my time limit drops to 60 seconds. Penalties have taken our time of play at Arizona championships from near five hours to less than four and a half. It works, and the players have no issues playing without waiting.
The other was when USGA’s P.J. Boatwright, one of the Game’s true legends, applied a twostroke penalty in the U.S. Open at Merion in 1981 (Yes, I was on the Rules Committee even then) and subsequently the “Committee” of the USGA removed it. I believe the player was John Schroeder who was timed on multiple occasions by P.J. (with me in the cart beside him) taking more than two minutes to play a stroke. Recently on Tour, we have seen four-plus minutes without any obvious response.
The Out of Bounds penalty is still stroke and distance. So keep your distance or I may have a stroke.
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Ed Gowan has been the Executive Director of the Arizona Golf Association since 1985. He is the former Tournament Director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), has acted as a golf course consultant for over 30 years and has been a USGA Rules Official since 1981.
Bryson DeChambeau walks off the green during the 2013 Patriot All America Invitational.
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