Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association Newsletter August 2018

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Curt’s Corner Rules Article 2018 Upcoming Events MAGA Amateur St. Louis Golf History Schedule of Events US Senior Amateur Qual.

US Mid-Amateur Qualifying Southern Illinois GA US Women’s Mid-Am Qual Amateur Series On The Greens MAGA Senior Championship PGA Championship Player of the Year Senior Play of the Year Youth on Course

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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 METROPOLITAN EDITOR Jim Healey

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Curt’s Comments Greetings MAGA members! I blinked and August flew by...actually, another summer flew by. It has been another awesome season of MAGA championships and events, but we are not quite finished up.

MAGA kicked off August with the 28th playing of the Metropolitan Amateur at Country Club of St. Albans. Big feather in the cap of Curt Rohe St. Albans for hosting the Association’s two Executive Director “majors” this season. Drew Pranger came back and captured his second Amateur and joined Don Bliss, Dave Estes and Kyle Weldon as multiple time Jim Tom Blair Trophy winners. He and Skip Berkmeyer had a great battle down the stretch at St. Albans.

Three wonderful USGA qualifiers were conducted in August with the US Senior Amateur, US Mid-Amateur and US Women’s Mid-Amateur qualifying rounds. The US Senior Amateur was played at Ballwin Golf Club and was fantastic bringing a USGA qualifier to one of our 9-hole facilities for the first time.

I would be re-missed not to mention the PGA Championship, wow!

While MAGA, or I personally, had any formal role in the PGA, it was truly a remarkable week for golf in St. Louis. I originally had not planned on attending on the weekend, but then had an offer to go on Sunday which I took. It was exhilarating to say the least to walk around Bellerive, hear the roars you normally hear on TV and get sucked into the middle of Tiger mania on Sunday of a major. I am so thankful I went and experienced that atmosphere. Congratulations to all involved and a week I will forever remember!

This is the last monthly issue of The Metropolitan as we go back to our bi-monthly rotation through the off-season. Plenty of events on our plates coming in September and October. The U.S. Women’s MidAmateur will be played at Norwood Hills and I am excited to be part of the USGA Rules Team that week assisting. I hear Norwood Hills CC is in impeccable shape so should be a great week to showcase another of St. Louis’ great clubs.

The newly named Thomas O. Sobbe Cup Matches will wrap up at the end of the month with the “Final Four” at Glen Echo Country Club.

The updated Playoff results can be found later in the issue. The “Final Four” will take place September 28th and the new Sobbe Cup Trophy is completed, see the picture with the results.

As always, thank you for reading. Enjoy the end of the golfing summer and please check in with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep up to date with what is going on around with MAGA!

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Rules Corner Where to Drop: Lateral Water Hazard & Cart Path Nearby.

I encountered a situation this summer that I think is still confusing for most players to handle when determining where to drop a ball: When a shot crosses a Lateral Water Hazard right next to a cart path.

The Player involved was not sure where to drop since he knew he could potentially get Relief from the cart path, but I informed him, you still measure out two club lengths, even if this results in dropping on the cart path. Of course when he dropped, the ball bounced wildly in one direction, but I made it clear to him- do not attempt to touch or catch the ball until it has traveled more than two club lengths, as this is a penalty (for influencing the movement of a ball in motion). If you lose the ball after it rolls into the hazard, you can substitute another one.

After two drops, neither of which resulted in the ball staying within two club lengths of where it struck the ground, we determined a spot to place it on where it made contact with the cart path and that became the new position of the ball. Then you can determine, if you choose, a Nearest Point of Relief off of the cart path to get Relief. The lesson here is to follow both procedures to get the right result.

As many of you know, the Rules are getting a major overhaul for 2019, such as:

• Up to 3 minutes to find and identify your ball (as opposed to 5 minutes) • You can drop a ball from knee-height (as opposed to shoulder) • You can repair spike marks and other damage on the Putting Green, without fear of repercussion But one the most interesting changes (and one that meant the most to me because I wrote the USGA last year to suggest this) is that you may have other options when you can't find your ball, or you realize that it may have gone out-of-bounds and you didn't previously hit a Provisional Ball (meaning you will be making the long walk back to the tee). The Rules now provide, only by Local Rule, that you can drop in the area where your ball is likely to be (adding a 2-stroke penalty). The procedure involves estimating the spot where ball is likely to be, or to have crossed the boundary line, finding a spot on the edge of the fairway that is equidistant to the hole, and then dropping between those two points, no closer to the hole (the USGA has this procedure readily available on their website).

This option is only available by Local Rule, and it is not to be used for higher levels of competition, but it is good to potentially have another option than to take the dreaded walk back to the tee, apologizing to the group waiting there for you.

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What’s the Ruling?

Two situations took place at the recent PGA that had folks scratching their heads?

Let’s describe these and see what you think!

During Friday’s second round at the PGA, Jon Rahm hit his tee shot on the par-5 17th hole, which ended up in the thick rough just a few yards off the fairway. The hole marshalls apparently did not see where his shot ended, so as Rahm approached, they began looking for it. A rules official was called and Rahm told the official that he believed his shoe did touch the ball as he was looking for it, but that it did not move. However, the official assessed Rahm a one stroke penalty since in the officials mind, he caused the ball to move. Rahm then asked the official if he could clean his ball. He was told that he could not.

Was the official correct in assessing the penalty and should Rahm have been allowed to clean his ball?

The second situation involved Shane Lowry at the par-3 16th hole on Sunday.

After a wayward tee shot, Lowry’s ball ended between the stands to the right of the green and a television camera tower, with about 8-10 feet between the two. Both are deemed to be Temporary Immovable Obstructions for the championship. (TIO) Where his ball was positioned, Lowry was not able to take a direct path toward the flag, so he requested relief from the grandstand.

However, taking nearest point of relief - two club lengths from the spot resulted in the stairs leading up to the camera tower to possibly impede his backswing. In the end, the officials did not permit him to take a drop further away from the tower, which Lowry requested as complete relief. Lowry elected to play his shot from the original location. Was this the correct decision?

(Answers and explanations on page 17)

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2018 Metropolitan Upcoming Events Thomas O. Sobbe Cup - Glen Echo

Four-Ball - Old Hickory

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2018 USGA Upcoming Qualifying Rounds US Senior Women Amateur Franklin County CC

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Langley and Long Secure PGA Tour Cards for 2019 Scott Langley and Adam Long, two former MAGA champions, both secured their PGA Tour cards for 2019 by finished within the top-25 money winners on the Web.com Tour.

Langley, 29, winner of the 2008 and 2009 Metropolitan Open, is also a former NCAA Individual champion. The University of Illinois graduate had an outstanding amateur career, which included competing in the US Open and Masters in 2010, among his many accomplishments. He finished third on the Web.com money list for 2018.

Long, 30, won the MAGA Junior in 2003 and the Metropolitan Amateur in 2008. The former Duke player turned professional in 2010. Since then he competed on the eGolf, Nationwide and Hooters Tours, in addition to the Web.com. In 2011, he took part in the US Open at Congressional CC. He had 5 top-10 finishes in 2018, finishing 13th on the Web.com money list.

The Metropolitan congratulates our former alumni for this achievement, wishing them a successful 2019 on the PGA Tour.

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MAGA Amateur Pranger Claims Second Amateur Crown Drew Pranger did on Saturday what only three others have done before him winning his second Metropolitan Amateur Championship and having his name go on the Jim Tom Blair Trophy a second time. Pranger joins Don Bliss, David Estes and Kyle Weldon as multiple time winners of the Amateur.

Pranger was 1-shot back of Berkmeyer starting the day and paired with him in the final pairing. They battled back and forth and went to the 17th tee tied at 2-under for the championship. Crimson Callahan also saw his name in the lead at one point through the proceedings; however, bogeys at 15 and 17 coming sealed his Drew Pranger championship at 1-under and a share of Runner-Up finish with Berkmeyer.

Pranger would birdie 3 of his first 5 holes on the back 9 to get to 4-under and the lead. However, bogeys at 15 and 16 sent him and Berkmeyer to 17 tied. Berkmeyer pulled his tee shot left and was behind a tree causing him to have to punch out to the fairway. Pranger would put his approach shot on the green about 45 feet away. This is where the tides took a major turn. Berkmeyer, left with a par putt watched Pranger roll in his 45 footer for a birdie to get to 3-under. Berkmeyer would miss his par chance and Pranger had a 2-shot advantage going to the closing hole.

Each with excellent drives on the 486 yard home hole at St. Albans, Berkmeyer was forced to attack the “Sunday” back right hole location on 18. His approach looked brilliant through the air but was a bit long and actually went through the back bunker. Pranger put his approach shot in the middle of the putting green and while making a bogey would claim the victory.

Pos. Player 1 Drew Pranger T2 Crimson Callahan T2 Skip Berkmeyer 4 Will Hocker 5 Kyle Szyhowski T6 Joseph Williams T6 Kevin Jeske T8 Bryan Bohme T8 Toppie Hogan T10 Drew Lilly T10 Jim Siegfried T12 Greg Sanborn T12 Alex Cusumano T12 Chris Kovach T12 Sam Migdal T12 Shawn Jasper T17 Thomas Wuennenberg T17 Christopher Ferris T17 Matthew Hoemann T17 Matthew McCarthy T17 Ryan Sullivan 22 Brad Carpenter 23 Ryan Eckelkamp T24 Dustin Lagrand T24 Ryan Rerich T24 Buddy Allen 27 Jeremy Franklin 28 John Ahearn

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Affiliation Glen Echo CC Old Hickory GC The Legends CC Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC Aberdeen GC Aberdeen GC Meadowbrook CC Old Warson CC St Louis CC Metropolitan GC Persimmon Woods GC Norwood Hills CC Old Hickory GC Norwood Hills CC Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC Aberdeen GC Franklin County CC Far Oaks GC Tapawingo National GC Franklin County CC Franklin County CC Ruth Park GC Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC Persimmon Woods GC

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Tony Gumper Thomas Weaver Frankie Thomas Matthew Shelby Zachary Pranger Max Harres Sean Brennan Chris Dale Matthew Wickham Hongsang Kim Joseph Correnti Jameson Howard

Metropolitan GC Bellerive CC Meadowbrook CC Old Hickory GC Glen Echo CC Metropolitan GC Westborough CC The Legends CC Persimmon Woods GC Metropolitan GC CC of St Albans Metropolitan GC

Did not qualify for final round Andrew Acker Bellerive CC Dane Gray Metropolitan GC Patrick Ringwald Tapawingo Nat. GC Justin Hemings Sunset Hills CC Patrick Bader Metropolitan GC Alex Ciaramitaro Missouri Bluffs GC Bryce Voisin Wgm GC David Bremer Old Hickory GC Josh Kleinheider Metroplitan GC Zach Walsh Forest Hills CC Ryan Higgins Landings at Spirit GC Logan Montgomery Persimmon Woods GC Colin Stolze Metropolitan GC Rob Scherer Berry Hill GC John Todd Lake Forest Golf & CC Will Pruden Persimmon Woods GC Carson Postal Metropolitan GC Harry Freeman Old Warson CC Austin Hoerstkamp CC of St Albans Chris Pope Lake Forest Golf & CC Corey Lohnes Westwood CC Tom Sinak Meadowbrook CC Ryan McNeil Persimmon Woods GC Tony Nolfo Metropolitan GC Matt Noce Norwood Hills CC David Hughes Westborough CC Brian Lovett Bellerive CC Tommy Alferman Franklin County CC Conrad Maloney Persimmon Woods GC David Rudd CC of St Albans Scott Kirchoff Persimmon Woods GC Spencer Mason Boone Valley GC Nick Messinger Rolling Hills GC Kinder Jones Bellerive CC Zac Bohmer Metropolitan GC Andrew Goldenberg Meadowbrook CC Kyle Duke Whitmoor CC

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US Women’s Amateur Championship Port Qualifies for Match Play with 71-72 Qualifying Rounds The Golf Club of Tennessee played host for the 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur. By virtue of her victory in the 2016 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, Ellen Port gained a berth into the championship.

Seven-time USGA champion saw this as her opportunity to test her game against the new, young crop of collegiate and high school stars, most half her age. The scoring was keen as +3 or better would be required to move forward to Match Play.

As the most senior player in the field, Port knew she had to play well. Coming off a very good outing at the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open, Ellen felt that her game was ready.

Opening with an even par round of 71 - with four birdies and four bogey’s - her second round found her at 3-over on the front nine before posting two birdies and seven pars for her 1-over round.

In Match Play, Ellen would meet Dylan Kim from Texas. Kim spent two seasons playing for Baylor, where she helped lead them to their first Big 12 Conference title and entry into the NCAA Championships. After that season, she transferred to Arkansas after evaluating Clemson, Oregon, and Arizona. She competed in the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open at Bedminister, N.J. and qualified for the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open.

Ellen Port shades her eyes as she watches her tee shot.

Kim struck first as Ellen made bogey at the third, followed with a birdie at the par-3 fourth. Ellen bounced back at the fifth with a birdie to move to 1-down. Kim birdied the sixth to go 2-up. A bogey by Ellen at the tenth put Kim 3-up before Ellen birdied the 11th. However, another Port bogey at the 13th, followed by Kim’s birdie at the 14th seemed to seal Ellen’s fate. The match ended at the 15th with Kim taking a 4 and 3 win.

Nevertheless, Ellen accomplished something that had not been done in over 25-years when she made Match Play at age 56, tying Anne Quast Sander, who qualified in 1993, for that honor.

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USGA Championship Qualifiers/Competitors Qualifying for a National Championship is quite an accomplishment for any golfer. However, if we take a look back when there were just a handful of these - the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur and the U.S. Public Links - it is somewhat easier to have that opportunity today with 14 USGA championships. Below are the dates during which the 14 current USGA championships began (along with the four no longer contested) and below that, a list of the top area players ** and the number of times that they qualified for and/or competed in one of these. This includes Walker and Curtis Cup events. Only play as an amateur is shown.

U.S. Open U.S. Amateur U.S. Women’s Amateur U.S. Public Links * U.S. Women’s Open U.S. Junior U.S. Girls’ Junior U.S. Senior Amateur U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur

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Jay Haas (9) David Lucks (9) David Estes (9) Paula Eger (9) Doris Phillips (9) Spencer Sappington (9)

2 Curtis Cups, 22 US Women’s Amateurs, 22 US Women’s Mid-Amateurs, 2 Women’s Amateur Public Links, 3 US Women’s Opens, 7 US Senior Women’s Amateurs, 1 US Women’s State Team, 1 US Senior Women’s Open 3 Walker Cups, 1 US Open 16 US Amateurs, 9 US Mid-Amateurs, 3 US Senior Opens, 1 US Senior Amateur 10 US Amateurs, 9 US Mid-Amateurs, 1 US Public Links, 3 US Four-Balls, 9 US State Team 1 Walker Cup, 5 US Opens, 14 US Amateurs, 7 US Senior Amateurs, 1 US Senior Open 2 Walker Cups, 3 US Opens, 18 US Amateurs, 2 US Senior Amateurs, 1 US Senior Open 1 US Open, 14 US Amateurs, 5 US Mid-Amateurs, 1 US Senior Open, 3 US Senior Amateurs 1 US Public Links, 8 US Opens, 14 US Amateurs 6 US Women’s Amateurs, 4 US Women’s Mid-Amateurs, 9 US Women’s Senior Amateurs 11 US Amateurs, 7 US Opens 7 US Women’s Amateurs, 5 US Women’s Opens, 1 US Women’s Senior Amateur 9 US Amateurs, 3 US Mid-Amateurs 5 US Amateurs, 5 US Mid-Amateurs, 1 US Senior Amateur, 1 US Public Links 1 US Mid-Amateur, 3 US Senior Amateurs, 6 US Public Links 1 US Junior, 3 US Public Links, 3 US Mid-Amateurs, 2 US Amateurs, 1 US State Team Grace Semple (9) Tom Barry (8) Jerry Haas (8) Mark Boyajian (8) Scott Edwards (7) Milton Franks (7)

Andy Frost (7) Scott Langley (7) Hord Hardin (7) Catherine Dolan (6) Craig Hardcastle (6) John Kueper (6)

Harry LeBeau (6) Jimmy Manion (6) Dennis Moore (6) Craig Schnurbusch (6) Chelsea Schriewer (6) Hanule Seo (6)

** The list of USGA events a player has qualified for and/or competed in is based upon the best information available. We welcome updates or corretions.

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St. Louis Golf History - 1908 Western Open -

Willie Anderson (above) and (below) at left, with his good friend Alex Smith.

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Golf in St. Louis was still relatively new in 1908. Yes, Glen Echo had hosted the 1904 Olympic Golf Matches, but they were all amateurs. Area professionals had organized several local contests, marked by solid play. However, the area had yet to see the best professionals arrive to challenge our courses for a title.

It was in this environment that the St. Louis Golf Association, led by Normandie’s president Albert Lambert, approached the Chicago organization about hosting the annual event in 1908. In late January, the Western Golf Association approved the event for Normanide, with a June date planned.

Among those entered included the defending champion, Bob Simpson, a former professional at the Field Club and St. Louis CC, Otto Hackbarth of the Field Club, Robert, David and Jim Foulis (who designed Normandie), Fred McLeod, Alex Campbell, Laurie Auchterlonie, Willie Anderson and Gilbert Nichols, also formerly pro at St. Louis CC. While Auchterlonie shot 74-73 the first day, it was the man in second place, Willie Anderson - four-time US Open Champion - who finished his day with rounds of 76-74, who most feared. Trailing behind were Campbell and Hackbarth (153) and McLeod and Nichols (156).

The second day of play showed it was consistency that in the end proved the key to victory. The third round found Auchterlonie ballooning to a 79, then a 76 in his fourth round to finish tied for fourth position. Anderson put up a 75, then followed that with a 74 for a 299 total. McLeod, who opened with an 81-75, came back with two rounds of 72.

However, before the championship was determined, it would come down to the final hole.

With McLeod playing ahead of Anderson, his four at the last hole gave him is 300 total. Campbell arrived at the 18th next, missing a birdie putt, placing him next with a 301 total, tied with Nichols, who also missed a short putt for burdie on the closing hole.

Anderson arrived at the tee for the closing hole needing a four to tie McLeod and a three to claim victory. After a nice drive, his ball was just short of the green, in a little valley below the green. Anderson pitched to within two feet of the hole, then rolled in his putt for a three and a 299 total.

In 1908, Anderson won representing the Onwentsia Club in Chicago. In 1909, he came to St. Louis CC as an instructor.

The following year, he passed away at age 31 in Philadelphia.

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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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US Senior Amateur Qualifying Pos. Player

Qualifiers 1 2

Tim Barry Joseph Malench

Affiliation Total E 2

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Alternates 1st Alt. Steve Groom 2nd Alt. Jay Jordan

Non-Qualifiers

A little history was made Monday as Ballwin Golf Club,

the 9-hole municipal club in West County, hosted a USGA

championship qualifier conducted by MAGA. The 2018

U.S. Senior Amateur Championship qualifier was played

on Monday where 41 teed it up in hopes of securing two

qualifying spots into the U.S. Senior Amateur.

Tim Barry, from Parkville, MO, came away with medalist

honors shooting an Even par round of 71 over the 6,998 yard Ballwin layout. Three tied for the 2nd qualifying spot at 73 and went to a playoff. The 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur will be played

August 25-30 at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, OR.

Joe Malench, from Edwardsville, IL outlasted Steve Groom

in three holes to claim the 2nd qualifying spot. Malench, 58,

will play in his 2nd USGA championship having qualified for the U.S. Amateur 40 years prior at the age of 18. He remembers

it well, losing to John Cook 5&3 who would go on to win the

U.S. Amateur at Plainfield Country Club.

Groom, from Raytown, MO would get the 1st Alternate and

Jay Jordan, from St. Louis and Norwood Hills CC, was the 3rd

player at 73 and would earn the 2nd Alternate position.

Many thanks to Ballwin Golf Club staff for their hospitality

and the City of Ballwin for their excitement in allowing us to

conduct a USGA qualifier at their facility. The golf course was

in magnificent condition!

UPDATE From the U.S. Senior Amateur

Edwardsville’s Joe Malench shot rounds of 78 - 70 for a

157 total, but missed advancing to match play as a score

of 152 was needed. Kansas City’s Tim Barry also missed

reaching match play, posting rounds of 82 - 85 for a 167

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Taylorville, IL native Dave Ryan, the 2016 Senior Amateur Tim Barry, Parkville, MO, earned medalist honors at the US Senior Amateur Qualifying at Ballwin GC.

Champion at Old Warson, lost in the third round.

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US Amateur Championship Berkmeyer goes 77-69 at U.S. Amateur to Qualify for Match Play The 118th U.S. Amateur was played at Pebble Beach, August 13-19, and two players from the Westwood qualifier, Skip Berkmeyer and Trey Winstead, both posted scores good enough to move on to match play.

Local champion Skip Berkmeyer began his play at Pebble Beach, posting a 6-over 77. However, Skip bounced back at Spanish Bay with a solid 69 on the second day of medal play, finishing at plus-3 and easing into match play. There, he met Shintaro Ban, a UNLV senior, who was fresh off a terrific year for the Running Rebels. The match was all square through eight holes. Skip went 2-up after the tenth, then Ban went on a birdie run, posting three over the next five holes to take a 1-up lead. He held that through the 18th, despite Skip making birdie on the par-5, when Ban matched him, to win the match.

As you can see from the card below, not only did Skip play extermely well, he also made par on one of the most difficult stretch of holes in golf; the 8th through 10th, while his opponent was 2-over in the same stretch. His medal score, including concessions, would be 1-over par, with Ban posting an even par round!

Of the other qualifiers from Westwood, only Trey Winstead (LSU) (+2) moved on to match play, where he lost in the Round of 64 to Raul Perda (Jacksonville University) of Mexico in 23 holes.

Results for the other area qualifiers were: Ethan Berkmeyer hitting his second to the par-5 sixth hole at Pebble Beach.

Brue, Bradley (+22), Cole Harris, Indiana (+14) and Kory Franks, Missouri State (+14), with scores of +4 or better needed to qualify for Match Play. It is worth noting that there was a playoff of 24 players at +4 attempting to qualify for a single spot in Match Play!

Even to the casual golfer, it’s plain to see that the U.S. Amateur is turning into an elite collegiate tournament, with only a sprinkling of career amateurs qualifying in many years. For this reason alone, Skip is to be congratulated for not only qualifying, but making it into match play. Skip, who has qualified for 32 USGA championships, just competed in his 30th USGA championship.

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

376 513 402 337 180 533 112 435 524 503 390 208 448 570 394 402 201 545 AS AS 1up 2up 1up 1up 1up AS Berkmeyer 5 5 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 Par 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 Ban 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4

1up 1up 1up 1up 1up 1up AS AS AS 1up 1up 1up 1up

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US Mid-Amateur Qualifying Pranger leads Group of 4 into Mid-Am Championship Drew Pranger, already winner of the Old Warson Cup and the Metropolitan Amateur, picked up the medal for the US Mid-Amateur qualifying as he toured the Lake Forest Country Club course at 1-under par on August 13. In a tight competition, five players vied for the final three spots with Derek Meinhart and Sam Migdal, a two-time MAGA Player of the Year, claiming two of them on the first playoff hole. It was left to Buddy Allen, and Chad Niezing to determine the fourth qualifying spot. They battled for three additional holes before Allen claimed the final spot.

The US Mid-Amateur will be played at Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte, N.C., September 22-27.

Drew Pranger

Qualifiers Pos. 1 T2 T2 T2

Player Andrew Pranger Derek Meinhart Sam Migdal Buddy Allen

To Par Gross -1 71 E 72 E 72 E 72

Alternates

The following players did not qualify 1Alt Chad Niezing E 2Alt Chris Dale 1

72 73

Details Playoff (4) Playoff (4) Playoff (5-5-4-3)

(Playoff 5-5-4-5)

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Darren Stoffel Mark Kennon Patrick Britt Drew Denton David Johnson John Burch III Dan Emrick Brian Lovett Joe Correnti Brevin Giebler Sean Normile Robert Lents Nick Eilertson Brendan Bargetzi John Todd Bob Baker Ryan Eckelkamp Bryan Bohme Scott Hovis Robert Dunn Kevin Jeske

1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

73 73 73 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77

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David Deschler Ron Mangold Thomas Wuennenberg Alex Cusumano Hongsang Kim James Hathcock Nathan Holt Adam Thompson Zach Holland Timothy Hoss Jr Scott Kirchoff Tom Vogt Zac Matson Hunter Parrish Scott Immekus Seth Frye Ryan Zamorano Caleb Hughes Robert Meeh John Donahue Sean Brennan

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9

78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 80 80 81 81 81

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Brian Hall Blake Hilliard Zachary Pranger Corey Lohnes Dane Gray Robert Spriggel Josh Phillips Josh Zastrow Lance Avants Marco Tallerico Jason Traeder Matt Skibinski Thomas Brennan Patrick Bader Janszen Ringo Mark Hogan Nathan Mccheon Scott Carl Jacob Niebrugge

9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15

81 81 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 83 83 84 85 86 86 87 87 87 87

Brad Dixon Neil Pullum Daniel Holt John Sabio Jon Dalton Rob Lahay Jeffrey Bush Tom Spencer Joseph Christian Austin Panter Maxwell Harres William Wellons Tom Sinak Michael Becker Joe Burns Patrick Riordan Ryan Dent Brett Mansfield

16 17 18 19 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

88 89 90 91 98 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD

Answers to Rules Questions on page 4 Was the decision to penalize Rahm for moving his ball correct? Should he have been allowed to clean his ball?

The rules official has to make a judgment call in this situation. If, by stepping on the ball it was moved from its original location it must be replaced. However, if the original position cannot be determined, then it must be as near as possible to the original position. In either case, a 1-strke penalty is awarded.

However, when a player is assessed a penalty in this type of situation, he is allowed to clean his ball. So, the offical was correct to asses the penalty stroke but incorrect in not allowing Rahm to clean his ball.

Was the Officials decision regarding Shae Lowry correct? Should he have received complete relief and where would that position be?

This relates to what constitutes “complete relief.” The rules of golf state: When a player is taking relief from an immovable obstruction, he must determine the point where there is no interference from the lie of ball, stance, and area of intended swing. For example, if the ball lies on a cart path, the ball must be dropped at a point where the cart path does not interfere with the lie of the ball, his stance, and also the area of intended swing. If the ball comes to rest in such a position, it must be re-dropped (Rule 20-2c(v)).

Lowry’s position with the officials was that the point where he felt he had “complete relief ” was further from the original location of his ball than the officials were allowing based upon his “area of intended swing” in order to have an unobstructed path toward the flag. According to Lowry, rather than provide a ruling, they told him it was up to him to determine where to play from. He stated that one official told him he had to drop at a point that was located at a nearby tree. After about a 10 minute discussion, he chose to play from his original position, making bogey from there.

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Southern Illinois Golf Association The Southern Illinois Golf Association’s season is winding down with end of the Player of the year points race. 44 Players competed for Player of the Year in the Men’s section and 11 Players competed in the Senior Section.

Congratulations to all for a great 2018, looking forward to 2019.

Men’s 2018 SIGA Player of the Year 1st- Michael Fowler 2,588-Two Years in a Row 2nd- Brian Warren 2,400 points-Two Years in a Row 3rd- Zach Williams 2,150points

Senior 2018 SIGA Player of the Year 1st- Murphy Hart 1,062.50points-Two Years in a Row

2018 Tony Stevens Cup Matches September 15-16, 2018 Saturday September 15th: Franklin County CC Modified Chapman Alternate Shot Sunday September 16th: Links at Kokopelli Four Ball (2-Man Best Ball) • Six Players make up each club’s team, 3 teams of 2 Men. • Shotgun start at 1:00 P.M. both days.

• Each club may have two men 65 and over that must play together from the Senior Tees both days.

Clubs must indicate on the entry form who their Senior Players are.

• The Team Score will be the 2 best scores on each team.

• In the event of a tie after 2 days, the third score on Sunday will be counted as the tie-breaker.

• The entry fee for the matches is $300 per club, which includes Green Fees for both days, Drink Tickets for both days, Team Picture, and Picture Plaques to each member of the winning team (s). Cart fees are to be paid to the host club each day.

• Matches are open on a first come first serve basis, and entries will close once we get 14 teams.

Deadline for entries is September 12, 2018. Payment must be included with entry form.

• New this year teams can register and pay online at www.sigagolf.org • Click on Tony Stevens Cup Matches.

• Please contact the SIGA (618) 985-9595, or MAGA (314) 567-6842 for more information.

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US Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying Eckelkamp Captures Medal at St. Louis CC with a 73; Four Qualify for the Women’s Mid-Am Championship at Norwood Hills, September 22-27.

Given what August is normally like in St. Louis, Monday, August 20 was nearly a perfect day! The rain the night before had softened the course a bit, however, a gusty wind, at times, made the course a real challenge, especially for those who had not played the C.B. Macdonald gem in the past.

The fourteen ladies who took to the first tee, came from Iowa, Ohio, Kansas and New York to join the Missouri contingent for the four available spots from the area for the championship in September.

In the end, it was steady Kayla Eckelkamp from Washington, Missouri and Franklin County CC, who got it right, coming in with a 73 and earning the qualifying medal. Joining her with their qualifying letters were Kallie Harrison, former Ball State golfer, of Norwood Hills with a 77, Michelle Butler, a former Mizzou golfer from Columbia, MO, representing Old Hawthorne, with a 78 and Kelli Kirchoff, another former Mizzou golfer from Wentzville, who plays out of Persimmon Woods, with a 79.

The two alternate spots, with scores of 80, went to Allison Mayborg of Cincinnati, Ohio and Caroline Rouse of New York.

Qualifiers

Kayla Eckelkamp Kallie Harrison Michelle Butler Kelli Kirchoff

36-37 38-39 39-39 40-39

73 77 78 79

Allison Mayborg Caroline Rouse

40-40 39-41

80 80

Kelly Osborne 41-43 Gine Della Camera 43-41 Lacy Shelton 42-42 Dee Johnson 47-39 Michelle Ford 46-41 Kathy Glennon 45-45 Robin Webb 41-52 Rosalie Kubesheski 50-45

84 84 84 86 87 90 93 95

Alternates

Non-Qualifiers

Medalist Kayla Eckelkamp with MAGA Executive Director Curt Rohe

Qualifiers for the 2018 Women’s Mid-Amateur at Norwood Hills CC, September 22-27.

(L-R) Michelle Butler, Kelli Kirchoff, Kalie Harrison and medalist Kayla Eckelkamp

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Amateur Series #5 - Quarry at Crystal Springs - August 17

Open

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2

3

T4

T4

T6

T6

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10

Joe Christian Metropolitan GC Mike Castellari Ruth Park GC Patrick Ryan Metropolitan GC Clint Hamel Greenville CC Dustin Sweet Whitmoor CC MARK Bollinger Greenville CC Nathan Friz Annbriar GC Steven Rommerskirchen Greenville CC Brad Hennen Tapawingo National GC James Freeman Aberdeen GC

Open Net

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T3

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Will Roestel Metropolitan GC Troy Schnelten Metropolitan GC Dwayne Leslie Metropolitan GC Tyler Bean Aberdeen GC Kyle Fuehne Oak Brook GC Corey Elliott Metropolitan GC Cory Mahoney Metropolitan GC Doug Fletcher Greenville CC

To Par Total Gross Gross +3

73

+6

76

+7

77

+10

80

+10

80

+11

81

+11

81

+17

87

+27

97

Senior Open

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2

3

4

5

T6

T6

8

9

WD

WD

+46 116

To Par Total Net Net -3

67

+3

73

+6

76

+6

76

+9

79

+12

82

+13

83

+16

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Pat O’Neill Quarry at Crystal Springs David Rudd CC of St Albans Mike Quesenberry Lake Forest Golf & CC Ollie Crow Metropolitan GC Gordon Smith Metropolitan GC David Taylor Annbriar GC Tim Leonberger Stonewolf GC Steven McFadden Winghaven CC Donald Walker Aberdeen GC James Kelly Metropolitan GC Gary Rauvola Metropolitan GC

Senior Net

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3

4

5

6

7

20

To Par Total Gross Gross

Floyd Thomas Bogey Hills CC Daniel Beckman Creve Coeur GC Timothy Montgomery Metropolitan GC John Plocinski Quarry at Crystal Springs Bill Carpenter Greenville CC Bill Slantz Metropolitan GC Don Humphrey MVGCSA GC

+2

72

+2

72

+3

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72

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77

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79

+10

80

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Amateur Series #5

Super Senior Open

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Schooner Fitzgerald The Prairies GC Lendell Phelps Tamarack CC

Senior Net Super

To Par Total Gross Gross +3

73

+18

88

1 Bill Braun

Grey Beard GC T2 King Edmonston

Franklin County CC T2 Leo Hefner

Metropolitan GC 4 Stephen Weinstock

Westwood CC 5 Doug Williams

Metropolitan GC 6 Marvin Frazier

Joachim GC 7 Howard Theisman

The GC of Wentzville 8 Larry Laramie

Metropolitan GC 9 Russell Hollenbeck

Metropolitan GC 10 Dick Adkins

Greenville CC

Amateur Series Event #6 Sunset Hills CC

September 24, 2018

To Par Total Net Net -4

66

-3

67

-3

67

-2

68

-1

69

+1

71

+2

72

+4

74

+9

79

+17

87

On which area course is this hole? Answer on page 34.

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On the Greens...

Thank Your Superintendent...

Turfpath.missouri.edu… I sent this link too many times to weary and concerned supers over the past month.

Things were looking a little funky during my travels throughout the Valley. My Hummert Macro Scope diagnosis does not instill as much faith in costly decisions, like the good doctor’s do in Columbia. The above is a link to the Disease Diagnosis Clinic run by Dr. Miller at the University of Missouri. Dr. Miller said it best a few weeks back and I think the message bears repeating. He writes…“In many cases, a diagnostic analysis and microscopic scan can’t absolve the weather cards this region has been dealt… seven-two off suit and in for the big blind.

Likewise, magical elixirs from sprayer boom nozzles don’t alter the growing environment or provide instant recovery. The fact of the matter is that European born bentgrass prefers 55 – 75 F, which was nowhere to be found in spring 2018.”

Our dry fall compounded by superfluous golf play, the second coldest April on record, and the warmest May on record, did not do golf course superintendents any favors. The most experienced turf managers I know have done their fair share of hand wringing and forehead rubbing this spring and summer of 2018. This year has been a struggle. Yes, I have seen more goosegrass on greens than I have ever seen in my 30 years in this business. Yes, I have seen more crabgrass breakthrough than ever. Yes, I have seen more nematode diagnosis, pythium root-rot diagnosis, summer patch diagnosis, etc. The perfect storm culminated this year and I am of the opinion that compromised root systems made for a wounded gazelle on the Serengeti scenario.

With that said, many courses are still licking their wounds while dealing with scarred and blemished turf.

However, cool nights, shorter days, a reduced sun angle, seed introduction and some natural rainfall will help with recovery. In the meantime, thank your super and their staff…thank them often. Their job is so very difficult even when our fickle weather does cooperate!

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Thank your super for missing weekends with their family

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Thank your super for managing the unmanagable weather.

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Thank your super for dealing with a declining skilled labor pool

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Thank your super for operating with shrinking budgets.

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Thank your super for dealing with unrealisic expectations

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Thank your super for keeping old equipment up and running

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Thank your super for looking out for the environment

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Thank your super dealing with rude and often vocal golfers

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Thank your super by raking out your bunker, repairing your ball marks ,and fixing your divots

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Thank your super by respecting cartpath restrictions

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Thank your super by honoring frost delays

Thanks for reading.

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Historic Aerials

Meadowbrook’s original course in Overland in 1958. Street at the top is Midland Blvd. To the left is Ashby Road.

Greenbriar’s course in 1958. All the holes are south of the railroad tracks. This was before I-270 cut through the course, forcing changes.

Crystal Lake GC in 1971. Located north of Manchester, between Bopp and Ballas Roads, it was a local favorite for many years.

Lakewood GC (formerly Duwe GC) in 2004.

Located near Hwy 141 and Bowles, this was a 9-hole public layout that had a great following.

Today it is the site of St. Clare Hospital.

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Metropolitan Senior Championship Persimmon Woods - August 28-29 The opening round was punctuated by very hot temperatures coupled with high humidity, taking a toll on player’s ability to score. However, Ollie Crow came in with a solid 72 to grab the early lead on day one. Day two began with torrential rains, delaying play until the afternoon and forcing the Championship division to be pushed back to a shotgun start on Thursday.

Buddy Allen, who recently qualified for the US Mid-Amateur, added another honor to his name, posting a 68 over the tough Persimmon Woods layout, overcoming a first round 76, to claim the George F. Meyer Trophy. Just a stroke back, with rounds of 76-69, was Gene Hart from Aberdeen. Norwood’s Jay Jordan added a 72 to his first round 75 to take the third position.

Championship 1 2 3 T4 T4 T6 T6 T8 T8 10 T11 T11 T11 T14 T14 T14 T14 18 19 T20 T20 T20 T20 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 WD

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Buddy Allen Gene Hart Jay Jordan David Bremer Tom Portner David Pfeil Ollie Crow John Todd Mark Norman Richard Jarrett Robert Meeh Anthony Brown David Speicher David Johnson Pat O’Neill John Kueper Scott Lambert David Rudd James Storey Mike Oneill Jeff Johnson David Lucks Dewey Jones Jim Dunn Tom Pruden Gerald Mozur Jim Greenstein Jim Most Mike Quesenberry John Hughes Mike Weigand Butch Lewis Joseph Mills John Newsham Kevin Schatz Dan Kelley

Metropolitan GC Aberdeen GC Norwood Hills CC Old Hickory GC Green Hills GC The Legends CC Metropolitan GC Lake Forest CC Persimmon Woods Gateway National Persimmon Woods Persimmon Woods Cardinal Creek GC Norwood Hills CC Quarry-Crystal Springs Greenview GC Forest Hills CC CC of St Albans Glen Echo CC Quarry-Crystal Springs Bogey Hills CC Aberdeen GC Normandie GC Norwood Hills CC Persimmon Woods Spencer T. Olin GC Meadowbrook CC Meadowbrook CC Lake Forest CC Persimmon Woods Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC Whitmoor CC Old Hickory GC Metropolitan GC Meadowbrook CC

WD Brian Hall WD Joe Timpone

76 68 144 76 69 145 75 72 147 76 73 149 77 72 149 75 75 150 72 78 150 76 75 151 77 74 151 79 74 153 75 80 155 77 78 155 79 76 155 77 79 156 76 80 156 77 79 156 78 78 156 80 78 158 83 76 159 79 81 160 80 80 160 81 79 160 82 78 160 81 80 161 74 88 162 81 82 163 83 81 164 85 80 165 83 84 167 84 85 169 84 88 172 90 83 173 89 87 176 89 92 181 95 93 188 74 WD WD

WD Andy Frost WD Jim Holtgrieve WD Matt McGrath WD Steven McFadden WD Tom Barry WD Jim Donovan III WD Ron Miles WD Scott Edwards

NS Scott Niehaus NS Pat Ross

50-59 1 John Yancey 2 3 4 5

Joe Blandina Jim Modlin Dave Verhulst Art Deguire

60-64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

WD WD WD WD

NS

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Rick Meyer III & Buddy Allen Persimmon Woods 75 WD WD Old Hickory GC 77 WD WD Bellerive CC 78 WD WD Bellerive CC 78 WD WD Greenbriar Hills CC 80 WD WD WingHaven CC 81 WD WD Normandie GC 83 WD WD CC of St Albans 83 WD WD Forest Hills CC WD WD The Legends CC WD WD Sunset Hills CC 89 NS NS The Orchards 89 NS NS The Legends CC Metropolitan GC Grey Beard GC Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC

Jim Walther Norwood Hills CC Matthew Ferzacca Normandie GC David Shockley Meadowbrook CC Kevin Ortyl Meadowbrook CC Brooks Brestal Far Oaks GC Donald Walker Aberdeen GC Gary Rauvola Metropolitan GC Tim Leonberger Stonewolf GC Tina Jones Aberdeen GC Bill Slantz Metropolitan GC James Kelly Florissant GC James Gunn III Gateway National Scott Hays Bogey Hills CC Vincent Featherson Tee Masters GC Dale Lindhorst Meadowbrook CC John Schranck Metropolitan GC John Richardson Metropolitan GC

81 79 160 84 80 164 88 82 170 94 87 181 95 90 185

69 75 144 80 73 153 82 77 159 82 78 160 81 84 165 84 84 168 83 86 169 90 80 170 85 88 173 97 86 183 107 85 192 104 1 09 213 77 W D WD 85 W D WD 88 W D WD 94 W D WD NS NS

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MAGA Senior Championship 65-69

Age Group Winners

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Terry Souchek The Prairies GC Schooner Fitzgerald The Prairies GC Daniel Grothaus Ruth Park GC William Benson Tapawingo National Larry Laramie Metropolitan GC Michael McDermott Tee Masters GC John Orr Stonewolf GC Jim Bruns The Landings-Spirit WD Jim Garrett Metropolitan GC WD Ronald Polillo Cardinal Creek GC

70-74 1 2 3 4 5 6

WD WD WD

NS

Clark Amos Bill Wirtz David Lough Tom Pryor Bill Braun Michael Scoles Doug Williams Leo Hefner Buck Clement Bob Davidson

79 80 159 85 77 162 87 85 172 90 85 175 91 87 178 110 92 202 117 100 217 115 107 222 WD WD WD WD

Age 50-59 Low Gross John Yancey Low Net Jim Modlin

John Yancy - Jim Modlin Old Warson CC Grey Beard GC Metropolitan GC Grey Beard GC Grey Beard GC Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC Algonquin GC Bear Creek GC

81 75 156 79 82 161 83 79 162 80 88 168 86 85 171 80 94 174 91 W D WD 98 W D WD 102 W D WD 95 NS NS

The Legends CC Grey Beard GC

81 79 160 74 68 142

Jim Walther - Matt Ferzacca

Age 60-64 Low Gross Jm Walther Low Net Matt Ferzacca

Norwood Hills Normandie GC

69 75 144 73 66 139

Age 65-69 Low Gross Terry Souchek The Prairies GC Low Net Michael McDermott Tee Masters

79 80 159 83 65 148

75 and over 1 2 3

Stephen Weinstock Andy Shanfeld John Kuhlmann WD Rick Darrow WD Patrick Britt

Westwood CC Four Seasons CC Four Seasons CC Creve Coeur GC Metropolitan GC

84 81 165 91 77 168 106 112 218 90 W D WD 111 W D WD

Michael McDermott

Clark Amos - Bill Wirtz

Age 70-74 Low Gross Clark Amos Low Net Bill Wirtz

Old Warson CC Grey Beard GC

81 75 156 68 71 139

Age 75 and Over Low Gross Stephen Weinstock Westwood CC Low Net Andy Shanfeld Four Seasons CC

84 81 165 78 64 142

First group to finish on Wednesday. Scheduled to tee off at 8:00 am, they finished their round at 6:50 pm after lengthy rain delay.

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The PGA Championship The PGA Championship Not Only Lived Up To Its Billing, But with Record Crowds and a Great Leaderboard, It Becomes Legendary!

Beginning on Monday morning, the fans began pouring into Bellerive. Players on the practice tee looked up to see crowds 2-3 deep to watch. A few players remarked that they couldn’t wait to see how many showed up when the action started on Thursday. As it turned out, they would be blown away!

The rain on Tuesday softened an already soft course, with Wednesday practice rounds the first opportunity many players had to see the entire course. Turns out, these guys don’t often miss a thing.

On Thursday, with former St. Louisan Michael Block, a qualifying club professional from Southern California hitting the first tee shot, things began in earnest. It wasn’t long before everyone realized that the scores this day would be low, very low.

Gary Woodland, a long hitter from the west side of Missouri, posted a 64, an indication of what was to come.

Tiger struggled on his first nine (the back), but hung in to post an even round 70, as did Adam Scott and several others. However, with 42 rounds in the 60s, shooting par on this day left you behind the crowd. When Woodland put up a 66 on Friday, his 130 total set a new PGA 36-hole record. However, not far behind stood Kevin Kisner (131), Ricky Fowler (132) and Brooks Koepka (132), with seven others within 5 shots, as 62 rounds in the 60s were posted, with the cut coming at +1. Yet, the second round would not conclude until Saturday morning with play halted at 3:30 when a strong storm moved over the course.

The third round saw Woodland come back to the field with a 71 and Kisner shooting a 72. This opened the door for those closest to the lead with many jumping right in. Tiger found new life and posted his second consecutive 66, while Adam Scott came in with a 65. However, it was Koepka, with a 63 in his second round, followed by a 66, who assumed the lead at the end of the third round, followed closely by Scott 2 back.

Sunday would see some amazing golf as Tiger, wearing his traditional red, started with birdies on two of the first three holes. Yet, when Koepka birdied the first, he moved to 13-under and seemed in control.

By the 14th, Scott had pulled even with Koepka at Spectators at the par-4 15th cheered when Tiger stuck his approach 14-under. When Tiger birdied the 15th, he moved to to less than a foot, making birdie and, at the time, pulling to within 13-under, and with another birdie at the 16th, he sent the one shot of the lead. crowd into a frenzy. At the 17th, a poor tee shot forced him to hit a great recovery, but could only manage par on the par 5, missing a golden opportunity to close the gap.

However, he lit the crowd one last time with a birdie at the home hole to move to 14-under.

Koepka, hearing the crowd, kept his composure. A great approach at the 15th set up a birdie. An even better tee shot at the 16th, moved him to 16-under. After a two putt par at the par-5 17th, he walked to the 18th with a 2-shot lead. His drive flew the bunkers down the left side, leaving him a wedge into the green. Two putts later, he was the new PGA Champion!

In the end, for many players, it was a day of missed opportunities. Justin Thomas got it to 11-under before a pair of bogey’s ended his chances to repeat. Ricky Fowler also missed opportunities, letting his hopes of a major be dashed. Likewise, Jon Rahm, Adam Scott, Thomas Pieters, Francisco Molinari and Woodland all found Bellerive a bit more difficult on Sunday.

However, the real winner was not just Koepka. It was also Bellerive, the St. Louis golfing community and all those who worked tirelessly to make the event such a success.

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Bellerive Country Club - August 9-12

Spectators lining the 10th fairway on Thursday

Jason Day and Phil Mickelson at the 8th on Thursday

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas on Friday

Jordan Spieth on the first hole on Thursday

Brooks Koepka’s 16-under gave him a 2-shot victory

Tiger in his Sunday red nearly captured magic in a bottle

The Bellerive leadership that helped put it all together

The videoboard tells it all

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2018 Player of the Year Standings August 31, 2018

Men’s Player of the Year Standings Prior Rank Rank

Player

Affiliation

1

2

Drew Pranger

Glen Echo Country Club

7

2

1835

2

1

Richard Berkmeyer

The Legends Country Club

8

0

1760

3

2

Chris Kovach

Old Hickory Golf Club

7

0

1211.25

4

5

Kyle Szyhowski

Metropolitan Golf Club

5

1

1071.25

5

3

Alex Cusumano

Norwood Hills Country Club

8

0

1012.92

6

11

Sam Migdal

Norwood Hills Country Club

6

0

812.5

7

6

Buddy Allen

Metropolitan Golf Club

5

0

808.75

8

7

Alex Ciaramitaro

Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

8

0

635.96

9

8

Joseph Williams

Aberdeen Golf Club

3

0

617.5

10

11

Chad Niezing

The Legends Country Club

5

0

565

11

10

Tony Gumper

Metropolitan Golf Club

5

0

562.5

12

11

Reilly Ahearn

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

5

0

505

13

12

Crimson Callahan

Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

4

0

485

14

13

Christopher Ferris

Aberdeen Golf Club

6

0

482.21

15

14

Ryan Eckelkamp

Franklin County Country Club

8

0

479.29

16

24

Darren Stoffel

Glen Echo Country Club

2

1

475

17

16

Brad Carpenter

Franklin County Country Club

5

0

425

18

17

Conrad Maloney

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

6

1

400

19

18

Frankie Thomas

Meadowbrook Country Club

5

0

390

20

19

Will Hocker

Metropolitan Golf Club

1

0

362.5

21

20

Ryan Sullivan

Tanglewood

8

0

356.25

22

21

Toppie Hogan

Old Warson Country Club

5

0

355

23

22

Matthew McCarthy

Far Oaks Golf Club

5

0

349.58

24

23

Matthew Hoemann

Franklin County Country Club

4

0

311.25

25

22

Bryan Bohme

Meadowbrook Country Club

4

0

288.33

26

24

Kevin Jeske

Aberdeen Golf Club

4

0

287.5

27

28

Warren Crow

Metropolitan Golf Club

2

0

250

28

27

Thomas Wuennenberg Metropolitan Golf Club

3

0

247.92

29

T28

Dustin Lagrand

Ruth Park Golf Club

3

0

236.67

T30

T29

Thomas Weaver

Bellerive Country Club

4

0

225

T30

T29

Jeremy Franklin

Metropolitan Golf Club

3

0

225

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Chris Dale

The Legends Country Club

3

0

205

T33

T32

Drew Lilly

St Louis Country Club

1

0

190

T33

T32

Jim Siegfried

Metropolitan Golf Club

4

0

190

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Events Wins Points

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August 2018

2018 Player of the Year Standings

Prior Rank Rank

Player

Affiliation

35

34

Sean Brennan

Westborough Country Club

5

0

185

36

35

Ryan Keller

Old Hickory Golf Club

1

0

175

37

36

Patrick Britt

Metropolitan Golf Club

1

0

169.29

Events Wins Points

T38

T37

Greg Sanborn

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

1

0

161.25

T38

T37

Shawn Jasper

Metropolitan Golf Club

1

0

161.25

40

24

Zach Decker

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

2

0

145

41

T50

Ryan Rerich

Metropolitan Golf Club

3

0

135

42

T53

Jameson Howard

Metropolitan Golf Club

2

0

126.67

T43

T55

Joseph Correnti

Country Club of St Albans

3

0

125

T43

T55

Max Harres

Metropolitan Golf Club

2

0

125

T43

T55

Matthew Wickham

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

2

0

125

T43

T55

Hongsang Kim

Metropolitan Golf Club

4

0

125

T43

T55

Zachary Pranger

Glen Echo Country Club

2

0

125

T43

T55

Matthew Shelby

Old Hickory Golf Club

3

0

125

49

T26

Ryan McNeil

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

3

0

121.25

T50

T30

Austin Hoerstkamp

Country Club of St Albans

5

0

100

T50

T30

Tanner Dinsdale

Bogey Hills Country Club

1

0

100

T52

T34

Justin Wrozier

Old Hickory Golf Club

3

0

85

T52

T34

Brett Meeske

Meadowbrook Country Club

1

0

85

T52

T34

Patrick Riordan

Meadowbrook Country Club

2

0

85

T52

T34

Jason Landry

Greenbriar Hills Country Club

1

0

85

T52

T34

Matt Hatley

Metropolitan Golf Club

4

0

85

T57

T39

Tom Barry

Normandie Golf Club

2

0

75

T57

T39

Dan Kelley

Meadowbrook Country Club

1

0

75

T57

T39

Cameron Vanleer

Franklin County Country Club

1

0

75

T60

T42

David Johnson

Norwood Hills Country Club

1

0

60

T60

T42

Scott McClellan

WingHaven Country Club

1

0

60

62

46

Michael Fowler

Metropolitan Golf Club

2

0

46.67

63

47

Wes Hillen

Annbriar Golf Course

2

0

45

64

T48

Brian Lovett

Bellerive Country Club

3

0

30

65

T50

Scott Kirchoff

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

3

0

10

66

T53

Will Pruden

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

2

0

29

1.67

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2018 Senior Player of the Year Standings August 31, 2018

Senior Player of the Year Standings

Prior Rank Rank 1 2 3 4 T5 T5 7 8 9 T10 T10 12 13 14 15 16 T17 T17 T17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 T28 T28 30 31 32 33 34 T35 T35 37 T38 T38 T38 T38 T38

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- 18 T26 - T32 - T8 2 6 - - - 24 - T20 T20 - - - T8 3 T13 4 T15 5 7 T8 T11 T11 T32 T13 T15 17 19 T20 T20 25 T26 T26 T26 T26 T26

Player

Buddy Allen Jay Jordan David Bremer Tom Portner David Pfeil Ollie Crow David Speicher Joseph Malench David Johnson John Todd Mark Norman Richard Jarrett Robert Meeh Anthony Brown David Rudd James Storey John Kueper Scott Lambert Pat O’Neill Mike Oneill Brian Hall Jeff Johnson Tom Barry David Lucks John Hughes Tim Schehl Robert Trittler Neil Vanleeuwen Gary Hill Dewey Jones Jim Holtgrieve Scott Thomas Bret Voisin Mark Bolhofner Dan Kelley Steven Hawkins Gordon Smith Michael Murphy Joseph Correnti Jim Dunn Andy Frost Jim Slattery

Affiliation

Metropolitan GC Norwood Hills CC Old Hickory GC Green Hills GC The Legends CC Metropolitan GC Cardinal Creek GC Metropolitan GC Norwood Hills CC Lake Forest Golf & CC Persimmon Woods GC Gateway National Golf Links Persimmon Woods GC Metropolitan GC CC of St Albans Glen Echo CC Greenview GC Forest Hills CC Quarry-Crystal Springs Quarry-Crystal Springs Persimmon Woods GC Bogey Hills CC Normandie GC Aberdeen GC Persimmon Woods GC Metropolitan GC Persimmon Woods GC Glen Echo CC Old Hickory GC Normandie GC Bellerive CC Meadowbrook CC Wgm GC Metropolitan GC Meadowbrook CC Spencer T. Olin GC Metropolitan GC Meadowbrook CC CC of St Albans Norwood Hills CC Bellerive CC Persimmon Woods GC

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Events Wins Points 6 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1675 575 410 400 337.5 337.5 310 300 290 287.5 287.5 250 240 210 185 180 170 170 170 168.75 160 133.75 130 127.08 123.33 115 100 92.5 92.5 68.75 65 58.33 55 40 35 35 20 10 10 10 10 10

The Metropolitan

August 2018

2018 Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. Cup 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.

ROUND 1 Seed Club 1 8 4 5 2 7 3 6

Glen Echo CC Algonquin GC Meadowbrook CC Old Hickory GC I Franklin County CC Fox Run GC I Norwood Hills CC Quincy CC

Seed

Club

Match Winner

vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.

Bye 9 13 12 15 10 14 11

Glen Echo CC Persimmon Woods GC II Old Warson CC Missouri Athletic Club Spring Lake CC Whitmoor CC St. Louis CC Forest Hills CC

vs. vs. vs. vs.

8 5 10 6

Algonquin GC Old Hickory GC I Whitmoor CC Quincy CC

Result

Bye Algonquin GC 4-2 Meadowbrook CC 3.5-2.5 Old Hickory GC I 5-1 Franklin County CC 4-2 Whitmoor CC 3.5-2.5 Norwood Hills CC 5-1 Quincy CC 5.5-.5

QUARTERFINALS 1 4 2 3

Glen Echo CC Meadowbrook CC Franklin County CC Norwood Hills CC

CLICK HERE to view current results on the MAGA website.

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O’Toole selects members for the 2018 USA World Amateur Team Tom O’Toole, captain of the Men’s squad for the World Amateur Team Championships, made his selections for the team following the conclusion of the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach on Sunday, August 19.

The selections were: Cole Hammer, 18, of Houston, Texas; Collin Morikawa, 21, of La Canada Flintridge, Calif.; and Justin Suh, 21, of San Jose, Calif.

Hammer, who made it to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur is an incoming freshman at the University of Texas. He won the 2018 Western Amateur as well as advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Junior and won the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner Garrett Barber.

Morikawa, a senior at University of California, Berkeley, is coming off a junior season in which he won two collegiate individual titles and earned 11 Top-20 finishes en route to claiming First Team All-American honors. He is currently No. 3 in the WAGR. Suh, a junior at USC, has competed in eight USGA championships and advanced to match play in three consecutive U.S. Amateurs. In 2018, Suh was chosen Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year, captured the Pac-12 Championship and established USC’s single-season records for stroke average (68.73) and rounds in the 60s (21). He is currently No. 2 in the WAGR, and in June won the Northeast Amateur.

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August 2018

USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Norwood Hills will host the top women Mid-Am players September 22-27 as they compete for the Championship.

Make plans now to attend one of the USGA’s premier women’s amateur championships. Ladies over the age of 25 are eligible to compete for this championship. St. Louis’ own Ellen Port, a 4-time champion of this event, is scheduled to play, looking to become the championships all-time win leader. In addition, a number of other area women will be looking to compete, hoping to add this championship to their resume.

Volunteer opportunities are still available, with the highest demand being during the stroke play days, Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23. The low 64 qualifiers will continue on to match play on Monday, with the championship match being played on Thursday, September 27.

If you are looking to see some outstanding shotmaking, don’t miss this opportunity. There is no fee for this event, with parking available at the club.

US Women’s Mid-Amateur Volunteer Information

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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 4 4th hole, 326 yards at Berry Hill GC

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