Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association May 2016 Newsletter

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Old Warson Cup

Upcoming Events

Conversation with Steve Spray

2016 USGA Events

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St. Louis Golf History 1981 US Mid-Amateur Page 8

US Open Qualifying Page 12

Amateur Series Results Page 13

US Women’s Open Qual.

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Normandie Amateur Page 18-19

MAGA Events East Side Amateur June 11-12, 2016 Women’s Amateur Championship June 29-30 Open Championship July 8-10, 2016

Old Warson Cup Players Battle the Elements as They Vie For the Title

US Junior Amateur Qualifying June 20, 2016 Aberdeen GC

Sam Migdal Edges Skip Berkmeyer To Place His Name on the Cup

US Girls Junior Amateur Qualifying June 22, 2016 Bogey Hills CC

Cold temperatures and gusty winds send players scrambling for warm clothing

You’ll pardon Skip Berkmeyer if he has a dislike for golfers playing for Central Missouri University in Warrensburg, Missouri.

For the second year in a row, a member of the Central Missouri University golf team captured the Old Warson Cup, each defeating Berkmeyer in the process. In 2015, it was Cy Moritz who took the crown with a 2 and 1 victory. In 2016, Berkmeyer seemed in complete control of the final match, right up to the time Migdal rolled in his putt on the final hole to close-out the match with a dramatic win and once again, have Skip walking away shaking his head.

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US Senior Amateur Qualifying June 27, 2016 St. Clair CC US Amateur Qualifying July 18-19, 2016 Old Hickory CC US Mid-Amateur Qualifying August 8, 2016 Spencer T. Olin CGC US Women’s MidAmateur Qualifying August 8, 2016 Spencer T. Olin CGC See page 9 for full schedule

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STAFF Executive Director Curt Rohe - curt@metga.org P.J. Boatwright Interns - 2016 Schaeffer Bell boatwrightintern@metga.org METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur Championship Match Play Championship Open Championship Women’s Amateur Championship Junior Amateur Championship Senior Amateur Championship Metropolitan Cup Matches Four-Ball Championship Mid-America Junior Cup USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS US Open Qualifying (Local and Sectional) US Senior Open Qualifying US Amateur Qualifying US Mid-Amateur Qualifying US Women’s Mid-Amateur US Junior Amateur Qualifying US Amateur Public Links Qualifying US Senior Amateur Qualifying US Women’s Open Qualifying US Amateur Four-Ball US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball EXECUTIVE BOARD Stanford S. Grossman – President Emeritus Thomas J. O’Toole Jr. – Vice-President Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. – Vice-President M. Ray McCraine – Secretary G. Scott Engelbrecht – Treasurer G.F. (Rick) Meyer Jr. – At-Large Member H. Mick Wellington – At-Large Member ADVISORY COMMITTEE Scott Thomas, Chairman Dustin Ashby Tom Barry Skip Berkmeyer Jim Dunn David Rhoads Curt Rohe Metropolitan Editor Jim Healey

Curt’s Comments Hello Members, welcome to the first of our four monthly issues of The Metropolitan! As a golf administrator you wait around for the opening of the season to get here and then when it does it macks you right in the face and you are off and running.

We had a busy, but exciting, month Curt Rohe of May with events. Starting with Executive Director our first Imperial Amateur Series at WingHaven, where the weather was much more favorable than the last two seasons. Weather could have really been the story of the month for our USGA qualifiers; the US Open Local at Forest Hills and US Women’s Open at Westwood. Each of the these qualifiers had ominous forecasts leading up to and even the nights before; however, we were able to get through both without any delays or issues.

The Old Warson Cup was a cool, but beautiful weekend with great matches all weekend as we crowned a new champion. Sam Migdal and Skip Berkmeyer battled in the final match with Migdal coming back winning Holes 16, 17 and 18 to stamp his name on the Old Warson Cup! To that end, if you have the opportunity to visit Old Warson CC you have to check out the beautiful new trophy room. The Old Warson Cup will be displayed along with replicas of the Ryder Cup, US Open, US Mid-Amateur, US Women’s Amateur and US Senior Amateur trophies!

I would also like to welcome Schaeffer Bell to the MAGA Staff this summer as our PJ Boatwright Intern. Schaeffer is a senior at Missouri Baptist University and plays on the golf team. He went to Westminster Christian Academy and grew up in Kirkwood.

A lot of things going on in June, notably the MAGA Women’s Championship, US Junior Amateur and US Senior Open qualifying rounds. The next Amateur Series event will also be in June at Sunset Hills CC. Enjoy this months issue and thank you for taking a few minutes to read The Metropolitan. As always, if you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out via email to curt@metga.org.

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Many times ball drops are not used on par 3

Rules of Golf Corner

holes because the best option would simply be the stroke and distance option of teeing off again,

Why is there a “Drop Zone” on some water hazards and not all???

hitting 3. At my home course, Tamarack GC in Shiloh, Illinois, the 17th hole and 18th hole both have water hazards directly in front of the green.

A drop zone or ball drop area is established

The 17th hole is a short 128 yard par 3 so there is

when it is not feasible to proceed exactly in

no drop area. If there was a drop zone located on

conformity with Rule 26. When an errant

the forward tee area, the player would only gain

golf shot enters the water hazard area from a

about 20 yards advantage and not be allowed to

strange angle, the resulting direct drop line may

tee the ball anyway so a drop area is not necessary.

offer virtually no area to play from. This can

The 18th hole is a 415 yard par 4 and certainly

occur when the ball enters the hazard from the

does have a drop zone located near the end of

fairway side or green side of the hole, such as a

the fairway. Frequently balls enter the hazard at

ball clearing the hazard then striking a tree and

angles that would create a normal direct drop line

returning in the hazard. A “drop zone” should

that may put the player deeper in trees, the 15th

be established to give a player the option of

fairway, or deeper in the same water hazard area.

playing from there under penalty of one stroke rather than the unfortunate stroke and distance

The very strange angles created for penalty

option, which may be the only option available

relief under Rule 26-1b in particular are rare and

without a drop zone. This could result in

not the norm for water hazards so drop areas are

playing again from 200 plus yards away which

not always necessary or recommended.

seems an extremely severe penalty.

Submitted by Mark Morfey, PGA / USGA The majority of drop zones are used on par 4’s and par 5’s for water hazards that can create these awkward angles of dropping a ball on a direct line from the hazard line with the flagstick. The drop zone may be located in the fairway or rough and should still force the player to negotiate the hazard and not “play around it”.

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The Old Warson Cup Matches It was a cold, blustery beginning to the start of the Old Warson Cup Matches on Saturday, May 14, as the temperature sat at 46 degrees with a strong, gusty wind. Bob Hanneken was forced to withdraw due to an accident he suffered, with Van Pierce filling in for him. This also caused the matches to be shuffled a bit to provide for the appropriate pairings.

The temperatures certainly impacted the scoring as only one match went to the 18th green. In the afternoon, they were much tighter, with only the occasional errant shot causing a swing in the leader. Perhaps the best match of the quarterfinal round was between two young collegians as Nick Arman, a recent Rockhurst grad (missing his ceremonies on Saturday to play in the match), outlasted Mizzou’s Jimmy Siegfried 1up as Arman made par at the last to hold off a strong finish by the 2015 MAGA Amateur Champion.

The semifinal saw two familiar faces; Skip Berkmeyer and Phil Caravia in one match, with Sam Migdal and Arman in the other. Caravia and Berkmeyer, both past champions of the Old Warson Cup, battled to an extra hole before Berkmeyer made birdie to close out the match. Arman held a lead through eight holes in his match with Migdal before Sam evened it at the ninth. Migdal went 1up at the 11th with a par and then ran the table from 13-15, going birdie, birdie, birdie to win 4 and 3.

Sam Migdal 2016 Old Warson Cup Champion The final match saw Berkmeyer’s experience take over early in the match as he led after the third hole before Migdal evened it with a birdie at the eighth.

Berkmeyer went ahead again at the 11th and increased it to 2up at the 12th with a par. It stayed that way through the fifteenth. At the par 5 sixteenth, Migdal went for the green in two but hooked his approach into the hazard.

Skip laid up with his second but then mishit his third sending it into the hazard. Migdal ended up winning the hole with a bogey to place him 1-down.

At the 17th, Sam hit the back of the green while Skip’s tee shot went over into the rough. Migdal then made the putt of the tournament, a 60-foot monster, leveling the match. At the eighteenth, both players missed the green with their approach. Skip hit his third to about six-feet, while Sam left his four-feet short of the hole.

Skip’s par putt missed and when Sam rolled in his par putt, he was the winner with a 1up victory and the 2016 Old Warson Cup Champion.

Round of 16 Skip Berkmeyer Tony Gumper Chad Niezing Phil Caravia Sam Migdal Ryan Sullivan Jimmy Siegfried Nick Arman

def. def. def. def. def. def. def. def.

Van Pierce Ted Moloney Chris Kovach Patrick Riordan Steven Souchek Ryan Eckelkamp Toppie Hogan Tim Jasper

3 and 2 5 and 4 3 and 2 1up 6 and 5 3 and 1 5 and 4 7 and 5

def. def. def. def.

Tony Gumper Chad Niezing Ryan Sullivan Jimmy Siegfried

3 and 2 3 and 2 3 and 1 1up

Quarterfinal Matches Skip Berkmeyer Phil Caravia Sam Migdal Nick Arman

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The Quarterfinalists

Phil Caravia

Nick Arman Skip Berkmeyer

Chad Niezing

Tony Gumper Ryan Sullivan

Semifinal Matches Skip Berkmeyer Sam Migdal

def. def.

Phil Caravia Nick Arman

def.

Skip Berkmeyer

19 holes 4 and 3

Final Match Sam Migdal

1up Jimmy Siegfried

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A Conversation with Steve Spray Originally from Iowa, Steve attended the University of Eastern New Mexico, a NAIA school, where he was a two-time All-American and winner of the individual title his sophomore and junior year. Following his freshman year, Steve competed in the 1960 US Amateur at St. Louis Country Club, making his way to the Quarterfinals, before falling to the eventual runner-up, Robert Gardner. However, at the time, advancing that far in the Amateur enabled you to qualify to compete in the Masters, which he did in 1961.

Steve won the 1969 San Francisco Open on Tour, as well as the State Open Tournaments of Iowa, Arizona and New Mexico during his career. He also won the Bogey Hills Invitational, at the time one of the richest mini-tour events in the country. He played in 3 Masters Tournaments, 7 US Open’s and 6 PGA Championships from 1965-75. A two-time Gateway Section Champion, he was Player of the Year in 1977 and 1979. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Gateway Section of the PGA of America in 2006.

What type of Junior golf career did you have?

I won the Western Junior in 1959, one of the three premier Junior events in the country, along with the US Junior and the JC Junior, put on by Coca-Cola.

When did you decide to make golf your profession?

From the time I began playing well, around age 13, I knew I wanted to play professional golf. I loved to practice and I loved the competition. Playing professionally fulfilled both those passions as I practiced with a purpose, to go out and compete and to win.

Who were your early hero’s in the game?

Early on I idolized Sam Snead. His swing was just so beautiful. However, when I got on tour, I began to watch Ben Hogan and I was just mesmerized by his play. The way he practiced, how he went about his game, silently, almost as though there was no one else on the course. At the Masters in 1961, my locker was three down from Hogan’s. Reporters would gather around him, asking all kinds of questions. One reporter asked him which were the two toughest holes on the course. Hogan replied they were number 5 and number 11. I looked up and was surprised. I had birdied both of them during my round. Fortunately, I kept my mouth shut. Later on I would come to understand why he was right about both holes.

You were a very good player in the 1960s through the mid-1970s. How would you describe your game?

I wasn’t a particularly long driver, but I worked hard on my long irons. I watched players like Gene Littler and his success and thought that long irons was the way to succeed. Later on, I became more of a well-rounded player. I was a good putter, but I just had this ability to make a score; I was able to execute the shots I had to when needed.

What are some of your biggest thrills.

After making it to the Quarterfinals of the 1960 US Amateur, I earned an invitation to the 1961 Masters. I had just turned 20 when I went to Augusta in 1961. The only golf bag I had was my canvas bag with Eastern New Mexico stenciled on the side. A friend of mine gave me his; a shiny, blue vinyl bag. That year, I really had no idea of what was going on. I had never seen a professional golfer before I went to Augusta that year. I played a practice round with Horton Smith, winner of the first and the third Masters, and Sam Parks who won the 1935 US Open. However, I did not know who they were. They were about 50 at the time and I just thought he looked really old. I did have an eagle during a round at the second hole and I was given a crystal glass for that.

I was invited to come back and play again in 1964. During the par 3 tournament, they awarded two plates if you hit is closest to the pin and I won my plates at the seventh green. I received another invitation in 1969.

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By that time I had won the San Francisco Open and was a regular on the Tour. My good friend, Dave Spencer, was a golf professional at Augusta National, and he arranged for me to play a practice round. He told me he would get me a good game. When I arrived he told me I was playing with Arnold Palmer. I thought he was kidding. When I walked to the first tee, there was Arnie. He says to me, “You’re Steve, right? You’re on tour, I know you.” We both hit our tee shots at the first, and as we’re walking off he says “How about a little game to make it interesting?” At the time, I had a sponsor who paid me $250 per week, so I did not have a lot of extra money. I’m thinking, Arnie wants to play for $25 or so, and I could end up losing a couple hundred dollars. Arnie said, “How about $2 a side and the 18 with automatic presses?” I was greatly relieved. I played well that day, shooting a 70. I lost every bet. Arnold went out and played the round like it was the fourth round on Sunday. He shot a 63, which was a new course record.

When we finished, a man came out of the clubhouse and went up to Arnie, congratulating him for his score. It was Clifford Roberts. Again, I did not know who he was. Arnie introduced me to him and with that Mr. Roberts took us both inside and bought us lunch!

Are you able to get out much and play?

Steve’s Masters Plates from the par 3 tournament

I play several rounds a year now, but not as much as I thought I would. I have some back issues, which prevent me from practicing as much as I would like. Plus, without the competition, there is not much desire to practice. I used to play with Gary Groh and Bruce Carson, two of my golf professional friends in Chicago. We would play Onwentsia and Old Elm, both great layouts. I also really enjoyed playing Shoreacres, a Seth Raynor course.

Which are your favorites courses?

Any list has to include Pebble Beach. Then for me, it’s Cypress Point and the original Colonial, before all the changes. Of course, Augusta National is on my list as well as Oak Hill.

You were at Champions GC in Houston in May 1971, when Hogan left the course for the last time.

I was playing the 16th hole near where Hogan’s group was playing. I was on the green at and putted up close, only an inch or so away. I told my playing partner, Tom Weiskopf, that I wanted to mark it so I could watch Hogan hit his tee shot on the twelfth, which is a par 3. Tom said he also wanted to watch Hogan hit his shot.

We stood there and watched. Hogan took a few practice swings and then hit his tee shot. He took a few steps forward and then a cart appeared. He got in the cart, they placed his clubs in the back and they drove back to the clubhouse. I believe that was the last competitive round he ever played. Tom and I just looked at each other in amazement.

You held a US Open record for the lowest 9 hole round for over 25 years.

It was during the fourth round at Oak Hill in 1968. I put up a 65, which was a record score at the time. I had gone around the first nine in 30, which was also a record for a USGA event. The nine hole score held up for twenty-seven years before it was beaten when someone shot a 29. Of course, in 1973, Johnny Miller went out and shot a 63 in his final round at Oakmont, breaking my record. His 63 is still the lowest score in a Major, though it has been tied several times since.

How did it come about that you took the position as head professional at St. Louis Country Club?

By 1975, I was having a lot of problems with tendonitis and really was not playing very well. I took a job doing club repair in Albuquerque, thinking that would be my future. However, Crunden Cole, a member of St. Louis, contacted Tour Commissioner Deane Beman about possible candidates for the head professional position. I was one of those Beman recommended. I came to St. Louis in the summer of 1975 and met with Cole, who told him they would make a decision by September. I did not hear anything from the Club, so I assumed they had hired someone else. Then I receive a call from Rodney Bryan, asking me if I was still interested in the position.

I returned to St. Louis and played a round with Bryan and a few other members. Ironically, I did not recall much of the course from when I played there in 1960, but the members kept reminding me about the holes. I returned home and a few days later I received a call from Bryan. He only had one question. “If we offer you the job, will you accept it?” I told him yes. To which he said, “You’re hired.” I started at the Club on January 15, 1976. I retired in early 2013, almost 37 years to the day!

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Holtgrieve watches his approach during a match.

St. Louis Golf History 1981 US Mid-Amateur

It is somewhat hard to believe that it has been 35 years since the first US Mid-Am was played at Bellerive CC. Yet more astounding, that the winner, Jim Holtgrieve, has gone on to have an amazing career not only as a player but also as a two-time captain of the Walker Cup! On the USGA website it simply states: 1981: Jim Holtgrieve d. Bob Lewis Jr., 2 up; Bellerive C.C., St. Louis, Mo.; Medalists — 145, Jay Sigel, Jay Rustman; Entries: 1,638.

However, it took two years of planning and the support of a number of Bellerive members to open the course for championship play for the first time since the 1965 U.S. Open.

Holtgrieve, a Westborough member, was among a handful of St. Louisans who qualified for match play, the others being Roger Null, Bob Mason and Bill Bahn.

Jim Holtgrieve (r) walks off the 18th green as the first USGA Mid-Amateur champion with his caddie, Tom O’Toole.

At 146, Jim was only a shot off the medalist’s score. He won his first two matches 5 and 4, and then 3 and 1, before a solid 6 and 5 victory in the third round. The quarterfinals also saw Jim’s game remain sharp as he won 4 and 3.

In his semifinal match, he took down Kent Frandsen by the same 4 and 3 margin. Five matches to reach the finals and he had yet to have to play the eighteenth hole.

In the 18-hole final, Bob Lewis kept up his steady play through the first nine, and was 1up. At the 13th, a par 3, Lewis made his first bogey of the day, drawing the match level.

The next two holes were halved. Holtgrieve went ahead on the par 3 16th with a great twoputt par while Lewis three-putted for bogey.

The 17th was halved with pars.

The Men’s Mid-Amateur Trophy, named in honor of golf’s greatest Amateur, Bob Jones.

Runner up Bob Lewis, who would go on to also captain a Walker Cup team, follows his shot intently.

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At the long par-4 18th, a dogleg left with bunkers down the left side, Holtgrieve followed his drive with a 7-iron that rolled to a stop 10 feet from the hole. When he holed the putt for a birdie the match was over and Jim had a 2up victory.

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Competition Schedule 2016 MAGA Competitions Entry Championship Date(s) Deadline Venue The Old Warson Cup Normandie Amateur East Side Amateur Women’s Amateur Championship Open Championship Junior Amateur Championship Amateur Championship Senior Amateur Championship Four-Ball Championship

May 14-15 May 21-22 June 11-12 June 29-30 July 8-10 July 11-12 August 4-6 August 15-16 October 3

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Old Warson Country Club Normandie Golf Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Greenbriar Hills Country Club The Country Club of St. Albans Franklin County Country Club Glen Echo Country Club WingHaven Country Club Sunset Country Club

2016 USGA Qualifying Rounds

Entry Championship Date(s) Deadline Venue US Open Local Qualifying May 10 US Women’s Open Qualifying (36-holes) May 24 US Junior Amateur Qualifying (36-holes) June 20 US Girls’ Junior Amateur Qualifying June 22 US Senior Open Qualifying June 27 US Amateur Qualifying July 18-19 US Mid-Amateur Qualifying August 8 US Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying August 8 US Senior Women’s Amateur Qualifying August 24 US Senior Amateur Qualifying August 29 US Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying September 26 US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Qual. September 26

April 27 May 4 June 1 June 1 June 8 June 29 July 20 July 27 August 3 August 3 August 10 August 10

2016 MAGA Amateur Series Schedule

Forest Hills Country Club Westwood Country Club Aberdeen Golf Club Bogey Hills Country Club St. Clair Country Club Old Hickory Golf Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Glen Echo Country Club The Country Club of St. Albans (TC) Lake Forest Golf & Country Club Lake Forest Golf & Country Club

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#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Championship

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Venue

April 16 Ballwin GC May 7 Highlands at Forest Park June 18 Ruth Park Golf Course July 16 Berry Hill GC August 20 Joachim GC September 10 Creve Coeur GC October 1 Four Seasons CC

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

Events in grey have been completed.

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USGA Qualifying US Open Local Qualifying - May 10 - Forest Hills CC - Par 70 - 18 Holes Qualifiers for Sectional Play (5) 1 Kyle Weldon (a) St. Louis, Mo. 2 Thomas Weaver (a) Saint Louis, Mo. T3 Richard Berkmeyer (a) Wildwood, Mo. T3 Scott Moore Maryville, Ill. T3 Dillon Eaton (a) Wildwood, Mo. Projected Cut: Even par 70 T6 Wesley Hunter (1st Alt) (a) Mobile, Ala. T6 Scott Hamel (2nd Alt) Ellisville, Mo. T6 Jack Parker (a) Columbia, Mo. T6 Alex Springer (a) Olathe, Kan. T10 Wes Patterson Memphis, Tenn.

T10 Chris Brant Edwardsville, Ill. T10 Nick Arman (a) Ellisville, Mo. T13 Van Pierce (a) St. Louis, Mo. T13 Matt Barry (a) Parkville, Mo. T13 Jack Knoesel (a) Columbia, Mo. T13 Brian Bennett Springfield, Mo. T13 Matt Gindler Kirkwood, Mo. T18 Brian Fogt Wildwood, Mo. T18 Todd Mitchell (a) Bloomington, Ill. T18 Mitchell Rutledge (a) Fort Wayne, Ind. T18 John Kelly Saint Louis, Mo. T22 Christopher Ferris (a) St. Louis, Mo. T22 Michael Tucker Chesterfield, Mo. T22 Taylor Cox (a) Columbia, Mo. T22 Ryan Sullivan (a) Arnold, Mo. T22 Phil Caravia (a) Saint Louis, Mo. T22 Mitchell Gregson Waterloo, Ill. T22 Joe Migdal Ballwin, Mo. T22 Michael Wellington Saint Louis, Mo. T22 Peter Noble (a) Jerseyville, Ill. T22 Joe Terschluse (a) Chesterfield, Mo. T22 Davis Soderberg (a) Saint Charles, Mo. T22 Adam Betz Clayton, Mo. T34 Sam Migdal (a) Ballwin, Mo. T34 Kevin Kring Springfield, Mo. T34 Ian Barnes (a) Licking, Mo. T34 Ted Moloney (a) Ballwin, Mo. T34 Zach Tate Leawood, Kan. T34 Griffen Locke (a) Joplin, Mo. T34 Mitchell Homb O’Fallon, Ill. T34 Derek Reynolds Springfield, Mo. T42 Chris Hill Bolivar, Mo. T42 Sean Stone (a) Evansville, Ind. T42 Thomas Brennan (a) Hannibal, Mo.

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2016 Imperial Amateur Series #1 Results Scratch Open 1 2 3 T4 T4 6 7 8 9 10

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St. Louis District Golf Association publishes Centennial Book Organization celebrates 100th season of Championship Golf This coffee-table book chronicles the 100-year history of the area’s oldest golf organization. The current 23 clubs that make up the organization are each featured within the book, along with photos of some of the area’s top players throughout the years, among them are: Bob Goalby, Jay Haas, Jerry Haas, Jim Holtgrieve, Skip Berkmeyer, Jim Jackson, Bob Cochran, Jim Tom Blair and many more. In addition, a complete listing of the champions and runner-up in each event since 1916 is included, along with over 75 pages listing competitors since 2001.

If you have played in a District Event, or just want to see what a great history golf has had through the years, this is the book for you. Nearly 300 pages of pictures, records, results, and facts about area clubs, courses and players.

To purchase your copy send your check for $37.25 (includes tax and shipping) to: STLDGA Centennial Book PO Box 31696 Des Peres, MO 63131 This is a Limited Edition Print Run of only 1,500 copies. Over 1,100 books are District Member Clubs. The book will not be reprinted.

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The St. Louis District and the MAGA are proud to support the efforts of each organization to promote golf within the St. Louis area. The Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association provided support for the publishing of this book by the St. Louis District Golf Association.

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USGA Qualifying US Women’s Open Qualifying - May 24 - Westwood CC - Par 72 - 36 Holes Kasey Petty finished her 36 holes by 4:30, posting rounds of 74 and 73.

However, with several of 73’s shot in the morning round, she busied herself on the range and the putting green for nearly two hours before learning she had earned a trip to the Women’s US Open. The Findlay University graduate, playing in her first ever Open Qualifier, was beaming, while her coach, who had caddied for her, was busy on his phone notifying friends and making arrangements for the trip to California.

The playoff for the 2nd Qualifier went three holes; playing 10, 18 and 10 again, before Anna Hack of Kentucky outlasted Illinois graduate Ember Schuldt, both of whom had finished at 148.

Qualifiers 1 2

Kasey Petty (a) Anna Hack (a)

Alternates

Canal Winchester, Ohio Lexington, Ky.

74 79

73 69

147 148

3 Ember Schuldt Sterling, Ill. 75 73 148 4 Kathleen Gallagher (a) Greenwood, Miss.

75 75 150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Kayla Katterhenry (a) Newburgh, Ind. 76 75 151 6 Micheala Williams (a) Athens, Ala. 75 77 152 T7 Brooke Matthews (a) Rogers, Ark. 80 73 153 T7 Logan Otter (a) Saint Peters, Mo. 78 75 153 T7 Jayna Choi (a) Collierville, Tenn.

76 77 153 T7 Hanule Seo Las Vegas, Nev. 75 78 153 T7 Meghan Theiss (a) Lagrange, Ky. 73 80 153 T7 Kyle Roig Pembroke Pines, Fla. 73 80 153 T13 Megan Vaughn Jonesboro, Ark. 81 73 154 T13 Katrina Prendergast (a) Sparks, Nev. 79 75 154 T13 Conner Beth Ball (a) Madison, Miss.

73 81 154 T16 Gabrielle Shipley (a) Hastings, Mich.

82 73 155 T16 Amanda Kim (a) O’Fallon, Mo. 79 76 155 T16 Haylin Harris (a) Tucson, Ariz.

78 77 155 T16 Cammie Gray (a) Northport, Ala. 78 77 155 T16 Emily Goldenstein (a) Chesterfield, Mo. 76 79 155 21 Emily Miller Livingston, Tenn.

75 81 156 T22 Katy Winters Andover, Kan. 83 74 157 T22 Taylor Dobson (a) Broken Arrow, Okla.

79 78 157 T22 Christina Foster Concord, ON 78 79 157 T22 Alexandra Stewart (a) Oklahoma City, Okla.

77 80 157 T22 Alice Ho (a) Carbondale, Ill. 75 82 157 27 Amanda Dixon Hillsboro, Ohio 78 80 158 T28 Shawn Rennegarbe (a) Addieville, Ill. 80 79 159 T28 Samantha Gotcher (a) Clarksville, Tenn.

80 79 159 T28 Mackenzie Black (a) Independence, Iowa 78 81 159 T31 Brielle Ward (a) Frisco, Texas 84 76 160 T31 Mia Landegren (a) Bridgewater, Conn.

83 77 160 T33 Erika Salinas (a) Sacramento, Calif.

82 79 161 T33 Alyssa Burritt (a) Dayton, Ohio 81 80 161 T33 Cayce Hendrickson (a) Benton, Ky. 79 82 161 T33 Kathryn Petrino Louisville, Ky. 79 82 161 T33 Sarah Bell (a) Jackson, Mo. 77 84 161

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Medalist and Low Amateur Kasey Petty from Columbus, Oh.

Qualifier Anna Hack from Lexington, Ky.

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T38 T38 40 T41 T41 T41 T44 T44 T44 T44 T48 T48 T50 T50 T50 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 T62 T62

Lauren Miller (a) Addison Mitchell (a) Sarah Childers (a) Sun Young Jung (a) Maggie Camp (a) Madison Thomas (a) Emma Kieffer (a) Amanda Detmer (a) Mackenzie Medders (a) Ashley Sloup (a) Macy Hubbard (a) Samantha Stewart (a) Avery Rochester (a) Baili Park (a) Naranphat Siriko (a) Taylor Black (a) Elizabeth Moo (a) Madison Smith (a) Kailey Collier (a) Laura Welch Marlena Weatherly (a) Grace Aromando (a) McCandren Mack (a) Stephanie Hulett (a) Pari Keller (a) Karlin Beck

Niceville, Fla. 83 79 Fort Smith, Ark. 81 81 Jonesboro, Ark. 83 80 Springfield, Mo. 86 79 Wadesville, Ind. 84 81 Shelbyville, Ky. 80 85 Mt. Carmel, Ill. 83 83 Madison, Ind. 83 83 Tulsa, Okla.

82 84 Southport, N.C. 80 86 Mason, Ohio 84 84 Wichita, Kan. 82 86 Marquette, Mich.

86 83 Collierville, Tenn.

85 84 Bloomington, Ind. 83 86 Warrensburg, Mo. 85 85 Forrest City, Ark. 85 86 Norman, Okla.

88 86 Broken Arrow, Okla.

90 86 Evansville, Ind. 94 83 Cabot, Ark. 87 97 Lake St. Louis, Mo. 99 87 Mulhall, Okla.

88 O’Fallon, Mo. 94 Cincinnati, Ohio Montgomery, Ala.

162 162 163 165 165 165 166 166 166 166 168 168 169 169 169 170 171 174 176 177 184 186 WD WD WD WD

Ember Schuldt took first alternate honors after losing in a playoff for the final qualifying spot to Anna Hack in a three hole playoff.

LSU’s Kathleen Gallagher claimed the 2nd Alternate spot with a pair of 75’s for a 150 total.

Athens, Ala. High School Senior Michaela Williams shot rounds of 75-77 to sit alone in sixth position.

Ashley Sloup (r) recent winner of the Carolina Amateur, had local support from her grandfather, Ken Vonderahe (l), and caddie Chris Sease.

Addieville, IL’s Shawn Rennegarbe, now a Arkansas Razorback, was among local players looking to qualify for the Women’s Open.

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Normandie Amateur Ryan Haxel Posts The Only Sub-Par Round To Take The Title On a beautiful day, with clear, sunny skies, shooting par at Normandie was about as difficult as it had ever been. Only one hole - the par 5 fifteenth - played under par for the tournament. Not surprisingly, the difficult, narrow 11th, with its treacherous green, played the hardest, nearly 1.5 strokes over par!

Brian Lovett was able to post an even round 71, the only level par round posted during the tournament, as he finished two groups ahead of the leaders and was left to wait to see how they would finish. His final total of 146 (75-71), seemed like it would be enough to capture the trophy.

As the final group arrived at the 18th green, Stephen Souchek, Ryan Haxel (left) with Greg Sanborn and Ryan Haxel - each had posted a 73 in their Tournament Director David Smith opening round - it was left to see if they had found their game this day. Sanborn came in with a 77 for a 150 total, while Souchek was 4-over par at 75 for a 148. Only young Ryan Haxel remained to snatch the trophy from Lovett...and he did. With birdies on 16 and 17, and a solid par at the 18th, his round of 1-under 70 was good for a three shot victory. His round featured three birdies and two bogeys, certainly the round of the tournament.

This event is also unique in that there are often several ladies competing. This year, Margaret Manning of Glen Echo and Ellen Port, representing Boone Valley, also were in the field. Also in the field was David Lucks, a former area champion who now lives out of the area.

Defending champion Phil Caravia, who posted a five-shot victory in 2015, shot rounds of 79-75 for a 154 total, finishing in 27th position. Sam Migdal and Skip Berkmeyer, winner and runner up at the Old Warson Cup a week earlier, did not compete.

Haxel, the son of Nash Haxel, the golf professional at The Quarry at Crystal Springs, is a recent graduate of Southern Illinois University, where he lettered for four years. He was on the Westminister State Champion Team as a sophomore in 2010. He has had several outstanding rounds in his amateur career. In 2010, he finished with a 68 at the Publinks, only to be outdone by Berkmeyer’s 66, and in 2015, his 65 was good enough for a 2nd overall finish.

Past Winners 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Tom Barry Tom Barry Scott Thomas Don Bliss David Estes Jeff Johnson John Kueper Steve Irwin Bill Bahn Scott Thomas Don Bliss Scott Thomas David Estes Scott Fann Tom Barry

Normandie Normandie Norwood Hills Norwood Hills Norwood Hills Bogey Hills Carlyle GC Old Warson Southmoor Norwood Hills Norwood Hills Norwood Hills Norwood Hills Gateway National Normandie

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Skip Berkmeyer NOT HELD Justin Bliss David Lucks Phil Caravia Skip Berkmeyer Buddy Allen Darren Lundgren Ted Moloney Skip Berkmeyer Skip Berkmeyer Andy Frost Skip Berkmeyer Skip Berkmeyer Phil Caravia

Norwood Hills Norwood Hills Gateway National Gateway National Norwood Hills Fox Run Norwood Hills Fox Run Gateway National Gateway National Bellerive Aberdeen GC Aberdeen GC Norwood Hills

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Final Results - Normandie Amateur Ryan Haxel Brian Lovett Steven Souchek Ted Moloney Greg Sanborn Zachary Pranger Parker Goldman Chad Niezing Crimson Callahan Andy Frost Jim Holtgrieve Gene Hart Van Pierce Jeff Johnson Robert Dunn Robert Trittler Tom Barry Michael Fowler Zach Decker Toppie Hogan Joe Molitor Conrad Maloney David Bremer Buddy Allen Neil Vanleeuwen Chris Kovach Phil Caravia David Lucks Ryan Sullivan Bryan Bohme Patrick Riordan Terry Ramsey Jason Cahill Marcus Deckert Ryan McNeil Brian Hall David Speicher Joe Timpone EJ Brumm Jr Alek Stojanovic Drew Weisenborn Tony Nolfo John Hughes Dan Greiner Troy Halterman Trenton Hillis Jack Klingel Scott Niehaus Robert Meeh Dustin LaGrand

Quarry-Crystal Springs Bellerive The Prairies Greenbriar Hills Persimmon Woods Glen Echo Meadowbrook The Legends Missouri Bluffs Bellerive Boone Valley Aberdeen CC of St. Albans Bogey Hills MAC Persimmon Woods Normandie Metropolitan Joachim Old Warson Metropolitan Persimmon Woods Metropolitan Joachim Glen Echo Metropolitan Norwood Hills Western Lakes Tapawingo National Meadowbrook Normandie Normandie Metropolitan Metropolitan Joachim Persimmon Woods Cardinal Creek Persimmon Woods Normandie Annbriar Annbriar Metropolitan Persimmon Woods Mystic Oak Whitmoor Norwood Hills Persimmon Woods Sunset Hills Persimmon Woods Ruth Park

73 75 73 74 73 78 77 77 76 76 75 78 78 77 76 75 80 79 78 76 76 74 74 75 78 77 79 80 80 76 78 75 78 75 83 82 79 78 77 76 76 82 80 80 80 77 82 81 81 82

70 71 75 75 77 72 73 73 74 74 75 73 73 74 75 76 72 73 74 76 76 78 78 78 75 76 75 75 75 79 78 81 78 81 74 75 78 79 80 81 81 76 78 78 78 81 77 78 78 78

143 146 148 149 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 151 151 151 151 151 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 153 153 153 154 155 155 155 156 156 156 156 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 158 158 158 158 158 159 159 159 160

Greg Mazdra David Hughes Keith Ritter Alex Ciaramitaro Sam Range Ellen Port Hongsang Kim Dan Mallon Reilly Ahearn Patrick Reid Matthew McCarthy Kyle Szyhowski Ed Rhomberg Riley Katsev Tyler Comerford Joe Haas Michael Rackers Brian Dobrynski Tom Pruden Rob Lahay Russell Brightman Tyler Travelstead Mark Bolhofner Ryan Blechle Conner Katsev Thomas Lantzy Gavin Freeman Matthew Cullen Garret Green Dan McDonald Dave Ellis Matthew Shelby Michael Clayman James Gregory Nathan Hampton Lewis Weingart Tom Eichwald Dewey Jones Chris Stinnett Chris Arp Scott Horton Margaret Manning Will Pruden Dustin Sweet Michael Speicher James Trittler Wheeler Frost Rob Scherer Quinn Lin

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Metropolitan 82 78 160 Westborough 81 79 160 Annbriar 81 79 160 The Missouri Bluffs 80 80 160 Metropolitan 75 85 160 Boone Valley 81 80 161 Metropolitan 80 81 161 Normandie 79 82 161 Persimmon Woods 81 81 162 Metropolitan 77 85 162 Far Oaks 82 81 163 Whitmoor 77 86 163 Metropolitan 85 79 164 WingHaven 81 83 164 Metropolitan 79 85 164 Quail Creek 90 75 165 Norwood Hills 82 83 165 Metropolitan 79 86 165 Persimmon Woods 86 80 166 Fox Run 82 84 166 St. Louis 85 82 167 Quarry-Crystal Springs 80 87 167 Metropolitan 80 87 167 Heritage at Westmoor 89 79 168 Winghaven 86 82 168 Metropolitan 86 82 168 Pevely Farms 84 84 168 Normandie 78 90 168 Clinton Hill 88 81 169 Metropolitan 87 82 169 Old Hickory 87 82 169 Old Hickory 89 82 171 Normandie 83 88 171 Metropolitan 91 82 173 Metropolitan 90 83 173 Quarry-Crystal Springs 89 84 173 Gateway National 88 86 174 Normandie 87 87 174 Ruth Park 86 88 174 Norwood Hills 83 91 174 Crescent Farms 92 83 175 Glen Echo 90 86 176 Persimmon Woods 85 92 177 Missouri Bluffs 95 88 183 Normandie 83 Quarry-Crystal Springs 87 Bellerive 89 Berry Hill DQ Highlands Golf & Tennis WD

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