Johnson Cruises to Match Play at 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur; Larson Looking to Advance in Playoff

September 15, 2019 | 21 min.

 

What Happened
Ben Warnquist, 26, of Gaithersburg, Md., a past runner-up in a USGA championship, earned himself another medal on Sunday by besting the field in the stroke-play portion of the 39th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.
Warnquist, who finished second with partner Brandon Cigna in the 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, matched his 68 from Saturday’s opening round at Colorado Golf Club on Sunday at stroke-play co-host CommonGround Golf Course to post a 36-hole total of 6-under 136. His score was one stroke better than Robbie Ziegler, 29, of Portland, Ore.; 2018 quarterfinalist Ryan Eibner, 28, of Dallas, Texas; Brandon Dalinka, 26, of New York, N.Y.; and Paul McNamara, 28, of Dallas, Texas.

“It means a lot,” said Warnquist. “It’s not the end goal, but it means a lot. My game’s been coming a long way the past couple of years and I’ve never done anything like this. I’ve always been a good two-day player. I’ve won a lot of qualifiers, nothing like this, but I’d like to extend and see if I could be a five- or six-day player and go a little deeper.”
The Denver-born Ziegler, who posted a 5-under 67 on Saturday for the low round at the 7,620-yard, par-72 Colorado Golf Club, had a 1-under 70 at 7,558-yard, par-70 Commonground, finishing his round by converting a 3-foot birdie on the 596-yard, par-5 18th hole. The other three players all played Colorado Golf Club on Sunday, with McNamara matching Ziegler’s Saturday effort with a 67. McNamara had a 68 and Eibner shot a 70.
The cut for match play came at 5-over 147. Eighteen players will play off Monday morning at Colorado Golf Club for the final six spots in the 64-player draw.

Warnquist, an insurance agent who graduated in 2015 from the University of Maryland, never had to worry about the cut. But his 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth, his last of the day, pushed him out of the logjam at 5 under.
“I figured I was close,” said Warnquist. “I got an update that [the lead] was at like 5, 6, 7 [under], somewhere in there, so I was really grinding to try and finish strong.

“Whatever it was, coming from Maryland to Colorado, anything inside 100 yards [for an approach shot] has been tricky. Whether it be the elevation or the firmness, I don’t know. But I haven’t been hitting them close, so I was happy to hit one to inside 10 feet there and make the putt.”

Leaving CommonGround on Saturday night, McNamara’s thoughts weren’t on chasing medalist honors. It was simply finding energy to tee it up. The University of Notre Dame graduate had played well, shooting a 1-under 70, but after 12 holes, he became so dehydrated that he needed an IV after signing his score card. He still felt dizzy on the drive back to the hotel.

“We were just trying to make it to the course today and didn’t do a full warm-up,” said McNamara. “So it was, ‘beware of the sick golfer.’ I didn’t have a ton of energy and maybe that helped because I wasn’t so over-hyped. Eventually I got warmed up and found the groove. I focused on staying hydrated instead of focusing on the golf.”
Dalinka’s goals were just making match play after failing to do so in his five previous USGA starts, including three U.S. Amateurs – one of which came here in Colorado seven years ago. A 30-foot birdie putt on the 582-yard, par-5 16th punctuated the round.

“I just tried to stay calm,” said Dalinka, a University of North Carolina graduate who now works in finance. “My dad is on the bag and he has kept me level-headed. I made a couple of mental mistakes not calculating the altitude, which cost me two bogeys. I rolled a lot of putts in and got lucky.”

Eibner, a 2013 graduate of East Carolina University, also had the experience of playing the 2012 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills and CommonGround. His round included a 201-yard, 7-iron approach to 4 feet to set up an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole and a 16-foot downhill birdie on the 467-yard, par-4 18th hole.

“Honestly, I haven’t been playing a lot,” said Eibner. “Last week was my club championship at Trinity Forest and it’s a match-play deal so that prepared me. I haven’t played a whole lot, tournament-wise. My swing is pretty simple, I know what’s going on with it. I am a ball-striker, so if I am hitting well, I am going to play well. This is all about holing putts.”

What’s Next
The playoff for the final match-play spots will commence at 7 a.m. CDT off No. 10 at Colorado Golf Club. The first Round-of-64 match is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., with the final match going off at 2:10 p.m. Match play continues through Thursday’s 36-hole final.

Notable
The shot of the day came at CommonGround Golf Course’s 18th hole, where Nick Nosewicz, of Aurora, Colo., holed out for an eagle-3 from 115 yards with a sand wedge. That moved Nosewicz from 6 over to 4 over and inside the match-play cut. The ball found the hole on the fly, drawing a loud shriek from his group of supporters. It also damaged the hole, forcing USGA officials to cut a new one about a foot from its original location.

Notable players who will be involved in the playoff include Gene Elliott, the No. 1 senior golfer (55 and older) in the World Amateur Golf Ranking™ at 294 who just won the Canadian Senior Amateur on Friday; Joey Savoie, who represented Canada in this summer’s Pan American Games in Peru; and 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up Bill Williamson.

Harley Abrams, of Evanston, Ill., made a 35-foot putt from off the 18th green to clinch a spot in Monday’s playoff. Abrams had shot 5 over on his previous three holes to put his chances in peril, but came through with a clutch shot playing in the final group of the day at Colorado Golf Club.

Among the notables to make the cut were past U.S. Mid-Amateur champions Matt Parziale, Scott Harvey, Stewart Hagestad, Kevin O’Connell and four-time winner Nathan Smith. O’Connell rebounded from a first-round 77 at Colorado Golf Club to shoot a 1-under 69 at CommonGround. Also advancing to match play was 2018 runner-up Brett Boner.

Notable players who failed to qualify included past U.S. Mid-Amateur champions Michael McCoy and Randy Lewis, 1996 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion Tim Hogarth and 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur champion Bob Royak.   
It was a tough weekend for the Colorado husband-wife duo of Kent and Janet Moore. Kent, the oldest player in the field at 63, shot 82-76 to miss the cut, while Janet, who reached the Round of 32 in last month’s U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, failed to qualify for match play in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Forest Highlands Golf Club in Flagstaff, Ariz., with rounds of 84-81. Kent played in the inaugural U.S. Mid-Amateur in 1981 at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo., and is a member of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame. Janet also is a member of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame.
Of the 12 Colorado residents to start the championship, only Ryan Axlund (Denver) and Nosewicz are in the match-play draw, while another, Stephen Powers (Denver), is in the playoff on Monday morning.
Former NFL wide receiver and Colorado Golf Club member Brandon Stokley served as a walking scorer for the 7:33 a.m. group off the 10th tee on Sunday. Stokley, who won Super Bowl titles with the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts, played for six different teams during his 15-year career.

Jeff Wilson, of Fairfield, Calif., the 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur champion, withdrew on Sunday morning due to an illness. Wilson opened with an 84 at Colorado Golf Club on Saturday. Wilson is one of two players to have earned low-amateur honors in a U.S. Open (2000) and U.S. Senior Open (2018), joining two-time USGA champion Marvin “Vinny” Giles. 
Alex Snickenberger, of Boston, Mass., also withdrew due to illness. He had carded a 4-over 74 at CommonGround on Saturday.

Quotable
“It’s cool for my parents to come back. They got transferred from Wisconsin to here and then transferred back out to Oregon when I was 2, so I don’t really remember it. But my parents are enjoying being back here.” – Robbie Ziegler, of Portland, Ore., on returning to Colorado this week

“It’s a beautiful course, the greens are phenomenal. It’s probably in the best shape of any course I have ever played. It’s a great finish for match play. You’ve got both par 5s (15 and 16), which are good risk-reward holes. It should make for good finishes coming down the stretch.” – Brandon Dalinka, of New York, N.Y., on Colorado Golf Club
“If I keep driving it the way I drove it today, I think I am going to be tough to beat because I’ve got a good feel with the putter and the greens are so pure. If you just get a good read, you are going to make a lot [of putts]. So I am confident.” – Paul McNamara, of Dallas, Texas, on his mindset going into match play

“Hopefully about 10 hours of sleep and lot of water. The tougher the course the more I like my chances and so with a full battery tomorrow we are going to give them hell.” – Marc Engellenner, of Rocklin, Calif., on his preparations for match play

“I love the golf course, it’s beautiful. I love how firm it is. When you work and have a family, you don’t get to play firm and fast very much, so it’s super fun to play. You have to think more than just it’s 150 [yards] and hit it at it.” – 2008 U.S.  Amateur runner-up Drew Kittleson, of Scottsdale, Ariz., on Colorado Golf Club

“I’m kind of anxious to see which seed I get. I would love to be on the top half of the draw, just to make Tuesday a little bit easier. But at the end of the day, I feel like this is a bonus to be here anyway. It just happened to fit into the schedule. So, push comes to shove, hopefully I either play well enough to get there and make it a problem, or we won’t even have to deal with it. I’m not looking too far ahead to that. I’ve got to get there first.” – Garrett Rank, of Canada, who is assigned to referee an NHL exhibition game Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver. The 2012 Mid-Amateur runner-up is entering his fourth season as a full-time NHL referee.

“In this tournament, if you get around in 36 holes at even par you are going to be fine and you are going to be playing [on Monday]. It’s great to be medalist but that’s never the thought unless it kind of happens.” – 2017 champion Matt Parziale, of Brockton, Mass., on his mindset for stroke play

“Each day I think I got to 2 over [par] and immediately followed with a couple of birdies. Today I was at 2 over twice and made two birdies pretty quick. It makes me feel good. I know it is there. It’s not quite as sharp as I want it to be, but it is close.” – 2014 champion Scott Harvey, of Greensboro, N.C., assessing his performance

PARKER, Colo. - Results from Sunday's second round of stroke play at the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, played at 7,561-yard, par-72 Colorado Golf Club and 7,470-yard, par-70 CommonGround Golf Course.
 
CGC – Colorado Golf Club, Com – CommonGround Golf Course
Ben Warnquist, Gaithersburg, Md.- 68 CGC-68 Com--136
Robbie Ziegler, Portland, Ore.- 67 CGC-70 Com--137
Ryan Eibner, Dallas, Texas- 67 Com-70 CGC--137
Brandon Dalinka, New York, N.Y.- 69 Com-68 CGC--137
Paul McNamara, Dallas, Texas- 70 Com-67 CGC--137
Garrett Rank, Canada- 69 CGC-69 Com--138
Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif.- 73 CGC-66 Com--139
Jon Olson, Ankeny, Iowa- 71 CGC-68 Com--139
Andrew Rhodes, Westfield, Ind.- 69 CGC-70 Com--139
Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz.- 66 Com-73 CGC--139
Jack Dukeminier, Beaverton, Ore.- 71 CGC-69 Com--140
Joseph Deraney, Tupelo, Miss.- 69 Com-72 CGC--141
Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C.- 73 CGC-69 Com--142
Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, Minn.- 69 CGC-73 Com--142
Maxwell Scodro, Chicago, Ill.- 72 CGC-70 Com--142
Andres Schonbaum, Argentina- 74 CGC-68 Com--142
Andrew Wyatt, Midland, Texas- 68 Com-74 CGC--142
Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C.- 70 Com-72 CGC--142
Marc Engellenner, Rocklin, Calif.- 65 Com-77 CGC--142
Matt Parziale, Brockton, Mass.- 70 Com-72 CGC--142
Chad Branton, Cartersville, Ga.- 68 Com-74 CGC--142
Scott Strickland, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.- 71 CGC-72 Com--143
Herbie Aikens, Kingston, Mass.- 71 CGC-72 Com--143
Michael Brown, Maple Shade, N.J.- 75 CGC-68 Com--143
Jason Schultz, Allen, Texas- 73 CGC-70 Com--143
Mike O'Connell, Glen Ellyn, Ill.- 67 Com-76 CGC--143
Lane Branum, Midland, Texas- 71 Com-72 CGC--143
Stephen Hale, Bakersfield, Calif.- 70 Com-73 CGC--143
Brett Boner, Charlotte, N.C.- 69 Com-74 CGC--143
Dan Ellis, Lansing, Mich.- 72 CGC-72 Com--144
Jace Moore, Keller, Texas- 74 Com-70 CGC--144
Johnny Delprete, Juno Beach, Fla.- 71 Com-73 CGC--144
Creighton Honeck, Austin, Texas- 73 CGC-72 Com--145
Jonathan Bale, Wales- 73 CGC-72 Com--145
Brian Hickey, Burr Ridge, Ill.- 76 CGC-69 Com--145
Yaroslav Merkulov, Penfield, N.Y.- 74 CGC-71 Com--145
Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa.- 76 CGC-69 Com--145
Justin Young, Salem, Va.- 68 Com-77 CGC--145
Blake Parks, Odessa, Texas- 71 Com-74 CGC--145
Timothy Schaetzel, Atlanta, Ga.- 72 Com-73 CGC--145
Alejandro Villavicencio, Guatemala- 70 Com-75 CGC--145
Ryan Axlund, Denver, Colo.- 69 Com-76 CGC--145
Jacob Koppenberg, Bellingham, Wash.- 72 Com-73 CGC--145
Jimmy Chestnut, Royal Oak, Mich.- 71 Com-74 CGC--145
Jeremy Gearhart, Atascadero, Calif.- 73 Com-72 CGC--145
Lukas Michel, Australia- 69 Com-76 CGC--145
Derek Busby, Ruston, La.- 74 CGC-72 Com--146
Kevin O'Connell, Jacksonville, Fla.- 77 CGC-69 Com--146
Bryan Jones, Atlanta, Ga.- 73 CGC-73 Com--146
Scott Fawcett, Frisco, Texas- 71 CGC-75 Com--146
Nick Nosewicz, Aurora, Colo.- 74 CGC-72 Com--146
Nicholas Gunthorpe, East Lansing, Mich.- 75 CGC-71 Com--146
Colby Amparan, Fort Worth, Texas- 77 CGC-69 Com--146
Michael Jensen, San Francisco, Calif.- 75 CGC-71 Com--146
John Ehrgott, Peoria, Ill.- 70 Com-76 CGC--146
Brandon Cloete, South Africa- 72 Com-74 CGC--146
Dave Bunker, Canada- 69 Com-77 CGC--146
William Davenport, Palm City, Fla.- 71 Com-75 CGC--146
Joey Savoie, Canada- 75 CGC-72 Com--147
 
(Involved in 18-for-6 playoff to determine final match-play bracket spots, begins at 7 a.m. MDT on Monday)
Forbes Collins II, Lake Forest, Calif.- 75 CGC-72 Com--147
Jesse Larson, Shakopee, Minn.- 74 CGC-73 Com--147
David Noll Jr., Dalton, Ga.- 77 CGC-70 Com--147
Tyler Gulliksen, Daytona Beach, Fla.- 72 CGC-75 Com--147
Grant Martens, San Diego, Calif.- 75 CGC-72 Com--147
Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa- 76 CGC-71 Com--147
Daniel DeBra, Lutz, Fla.- 76 CGC-71 Com--147
Nick Geyer, San Diego, Calif.- 71 Com-76 CGC--147
W. Jay Degenhart, Savannah, Ga.- 70 Com-77 CGC--147
Kent Monas, Akron, Ohio- 71 Com-76 CGC--147
Harley Abrams, Evanston, Ill.- 70 Com-77 CGC--147
Bobby Bucey, Concord, Calif.- 69 Com-78 CGC--147
Stephen Powers, Denver, Colo.- 76 Com-71 CGC--147
Bill Williamson, Cincinnati, Ohio- 72 Com-75 CGC--147
Joseph Latowski, Port St. Lucie, Fla.- 74 Com-73 CGC--147
Jack Brooks, England- 71 Com-76 CGC--147
Daniel Day, Clemson, S.C.- 70 Com-77 CGC--147
 
(Failed to Qualify)
Rusty Mosley, Vidalia, Ga.- 76 CGC-72 Com--148
Chris Kovach, St. Louis, Mo.- 72 CGC-76 Com--148
Michael Muehr, McLean, Va.- 76 CGC-72 Com--148
Poli Martinez Medrano, Argentina- 74 CGC-74 Com--148
Cory Siegfried, Wayne, Pa.- 71 CGC-77 Com--148
Brad Nurski, St. Joseph, Mo.- 77 CGC-71 Com--148
Nico Bollini, Laguna Beach, Calif.- 73 CGC-75 Com--148
Kyler Sauer, Thousand Oaks, Calif.- 80 CGC-68 Com--148
Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo.- 78 Com-70 CGC--148
Sam O'Dell, Hurricane, W.Va.- 71 Com-77 CGC--148
Doug Albers, Leawood, Kan.- 75 Com-73 CGC--148
Trevor Sauntry, Spring, Texas- 72 Com-76 CGC--148
Frank Alafoginis, Arlington, Va.- 74 Com-74 CGC--148
Troy Vannucci, Marlton, N.J.- 73 Com-75 CGC--148
Brett Young, Bethel Park, Pa.- 74 CGC-75 Com--149
Tyler Crawford, Bermuda Dunes, Calif.- 75 CGC-74 Com--149
Tyler Cooke, Warwick, R.I.- 76 CGC-73 Com--149
Arthur Zelmati, France- 78 CGC-71 Com--149
John Rosenstock, Richmond, Va.- 76 CGC-73 Com--149
Ian Dahl, Carmel, Calif.- 78 CGC-71 Com--149
Matthew Mattare, Jersey City, N.J.- 76 CGC-73 Com--149
Michael Pearson, Atlanta, Ga.- 73 CGC-76 Com--149
Chad Wilfong, Charlotte, N.C.- 76 CGC-73 Com--149
Joseph Cermak, Chicago, Ill.- 74 Com-75 CGC--149
Keith Unikel, Bethesda, Md.- 75 Com-74 CGC--149
Reid Hatley, Hayden Lake, Idaho- 75 Com-74 CGC--149
Michael Cress, Columbus, Ohio- 77 CGC-73 Com--150
John Humphries, Woodworth, La.- 79 CGC-71 Com--150
Laurie Owen, England- 76 CGC-74 Com--150
Jordan Sease, Lexington, S.C.- 80 CGC-70 Com--150
Mark Costanza, Jersey City, N.J.- 77 CGC-73 Com--150
Hank Shaheen, Dequincy, La.- 70 Com-80 CGC--150
Bob Royak, Alpharetta, Ga.- 70 Com-80 CGC--150
Benjamin Day, Waterbury, Conn.- 80 Com-70 CGC--150
Scott Gordon, Sacramento, Calif.- 73 Com-77 CGC--150
JD Anderson, Des Moines, Iowa- 71 Com-79 CGC--150
Austin Kreger, Harrison Township, Mich.- 69 Com-81 CGC--150
Brad Mangum, Granite Falls, N.C.- 75 Com-75 CGC--150
Steve Harwell, Mooresville, N.C.- 76 CGC-75 Com--151
Luke Crapo, Kaysville, Utah- 82 CGC-69 Com--151
Sean Heidrick, Dallas, Texas- 74 CGC-77 Com--151
Dalton Melnyk, Atlanta, Ga.- 73 Com-78 CGC--151
Darin Goldstein, New York City, N.Y.- 74 Com-77 CGC--151
John Ramsey, Glenview, Ill.- 74 Com-77 CGC--151
Kamden Ganir, Las Vegas, Nev.- 73 Com-78 CGC--151
Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif.- 79 Com-72 CGC--151
Ryan Greer, Knoxville, Tenn.- 78 Com-73 CGC--151
Steven Groover, Birmingham, Ala.- 73 Com-78 CGC--151
Darren Fletcher, Cave Creek, Ariz.- 74 Com-77 CGC--151
Bradley Bastion, Shelby Township, Mich.- 81 CGC-71 Com--152
Tommy Parker, Boston, Mass.- 76 CGC-76 Com--152
Kory Bowman, Springfield, Mo.- 79 CGC-73 Com--152
Charles Santaularia, Lakewood, Colo.- 76 CGC-76 Com--152
William Buchanan, Greensboro, N.C.- 78 CGC-74 Com--152
Jeronimo Esteve, Puerto Rico- 69 Com-83 CGC--152
Scott Turner, Stuart, Fla.- 73 Com-79 CGC--152
Eric LeFante, Florham Park, N.J.- 73 Com-79 CGC--152
Mike O'Neil, Baltimore, Md.- 74 Com-78 CGC--152
James Pleat, Nashua, N.H.- 68 Com-84 CGC--152
Ben Fisher, Germantown, Tenn.- 74 Com-78 CGC--152
Michael Klaric III, Peninsula, Ohio- 74 Com-78 CGC--152
Josh Williams, Saint Simons Island, Ga.- 78 CGC-75 Com--153
Tim Zande, Olathe, Kan.- 80 CGC-73 Com--153
Chris Noel, Tulsa, Okla.- 76 CGC-77 Com--153
Kevin Carrigan, Canada- 76 CGC-77 Com--153
Eric Harris, Rochester, Minn.- 76 CGC-77 Com--153
Beau Glover, North Little Rock, Ark.- 79 CGC-74 Com--153
Philip Bagdade, Portland, Ore.- 74 CGC-79 Com--153
Taylor Smith, Covington, Ga.- 81 CGC-72 Com--153
Matt Call, Castle Rock, Colo.- 78 CGC-75 Com--153
Kyle Stiles, Athens, Ga.- 78 CGC-75 Com--153
Geoffrey Shaw, Edmond, Okla.- 76 CGC-77 Com--153
Stephen Nichols, East Lansing, Mich.- 77 Com-76 CGC--153
Brian Moores, Dellwood, Minn.- 78 Com-75 CGC--153
Chip Brooke, Altamonte Springs, Fla.- 78 Com-75 CGC--153
Ryan Reynolds, Camden, S.C.- 73 Com-80 CGC--153
Marc Peterson, Modesto, Calif.- 76 Com-77 CGC--153
Michael McCoy, Norwalk, Iowa- 81 CGC-73 Com--154
Max Harres, Belleville, Ill.- 82 CGC-72 Com--154
Johnathan Schnitzer, Houston, Texas- 80 CGC-74 Com--154
Randy Sroka, Stevensville, Md.- 79 CGC-75 Com--154
Eric Gibbs, Ruston, La.- 76 CGC-78 Com--154
Michael Coriasso, White Lake, Mich.- 72 Com-82 CGC--154
Cullen Brasfield, La Quinta, Calif.- 73 Com-81 CGC--154
Ryan Wilkins, San Diego, Calif.- 69 Com-85 CGC--154
Alex Jeffers, Watertown, Mass.- 76 Com-78 CGC--154
Rich VanderMass, Locust Valley, N.Y.- 77 CGC-78 Com--155
Tyler Ota, Honolulu, Hawaii- 82 CGC-73 Com--155
Charles Sahlman, Denver, Colo.- 82 CGC-73 Com--155
Erik Hanson, Kirkland, Wash.- 83 CGC-72 Com--155
Josh Ketter, Fulshear, Texas- 78 CGC-77 Com--155
Patrick Pelletier, Lebanon, N.H.- 82 CGC-73 Com--155
Robbie Wight, West Palm Beach, Fla.- 77 Com-78 CGC--155
Timothy Driver, Holly Springs, N.C.- 77 Com-78 CGC--155
Derek Dalziel, Canada- 76 Com-79 CGC--155
PJ Acierno, Flourtown, Pa.- 72 Com-83 CGC--155
Blake Johnson, Winnetka, Ill.- 72 Com-83 CGC--155
Tyler Hunt, Tulsa, Okla.- 75 Com-80 CGC--155
Dan Sullivan, Pasadena, Calif.- 73 Com-82 CGC--155
Luke Bakke, Seattle, Wash.- 74 Com-81 CGC--155
Cory Aune, Lake Geneva, Wis.- 78 CGC-78 Com--156
Peter Betzold, Cincinnati, Ohio- 79 CGC-77 Com--156
Joseph Nichols, Little Rock, Ark.- 79 CGC-77 Com--156
Brodie Hullinger, Brookings, S.D.- 77 CGC-79 Com--156
Burke Spensky, Boise, Idaho- 82 CGC-74 Com--156
Jake O'Neal, Vancouver, Wash.- 80 CGC-76 Com--156
Steven Carter, Saint Augustine, Fla.- 75 Com-81 CGC--156
Brian Csipkes, Omaha, Neb.- 72 Com-84 CGC--156
Zack Bellenger, Weatherford, Texas- 71 Com-85 CGC--156
Matthew Finger, Wilmington, Del.- 76 Com-80 CGC--156
Adam Mallory, Noblesville, Ind.- 71 Com-85 CGC--156
Thomas Campbell, Taylorsville, Ky.- 80 CGC-77 Com--157
David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif.- 76 CGC-81 Com--157
Andrew Montooth, Columbus, Ohio- 78 CGC-79 Com--157
Matthew Hayes, Marietta, Ga.- 83 CGC-74 Com--157
Ryan Eckelkamp, Washington, Mo.- 80 CGC-77 Com--157
Steven Irwin, Golden, Colo.- 79 CGC-78 Com--157
Gary Dunn, Granite Bay, Calif.- 77 Com-80 CGC--157
Jay Livsey, Wheat Ridge, Colo.- 78 Com-79 CGC--157
Matt Bergstrom, Sahuarita, Ariz.- 77 Com-80 CGC--157
Jeff Mallette, North Canton, Ohio- 73 Com-84 CGC--157
Don DuBois, Newport Beach, Calif.- 79 Com-78 CGC--157
Greg Etimos, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.- 73 Com-84 CGC--157
Zach Jecklin, Glen Ellyn, Ill.- 74 Com-83 CGC--157
Michael Del Rocco, Jacksonville, Fla.- 79 Com-78 CGC--157
Robert Pickett, Cincinnati, Ohio- 80 Com-77 CGC--157
Mark Acosta, Escondido, Calif.- 85 CGC-73 Com--158
Mike Davidson, Mesa, Ariz.- 83 CGC-75 Com--158
Kent Moore, Centennial, Colo.- 82 CGC-76 Com--158
Ben Jorgensen, Richfield, Utah- 79 CGC-79 Com--158
Stephen Lindsey, Kaysville, Utah- 78 Com-80 CGC--158
Michael Beaty, Needham, Mass.- 75 Com-83 CGC--158
Stephen Serrao, Midlothian, Va.- 78 Com-80 CGC--158
Trevor Randolph, Franklin Lakes, N.J.- 77 Com-81 CGC--158
Brock Young, Tifton, Ga.- 74 Com-84 CGC--158
Ryan Patrick, Reston, Va.- 76 Com-82 CGC--158
Jeff Cox, Broken Arrow, Okla.- 77 Com-81 CGC--158
Matthew Burroughs, Manchester, N.H.- 83 CGC-76 Com--159
Benjamin Conroy, Berlin, Conn.- 82 CGC-77 Com--159
Sean O'Donnell, Glendale, Ariz.- 84 CGC-75 Com--159
Andrew Dagneau, Canada- 86 CGC-73 Com--159
Hudson Hansard, Austin, Texas- 80 Com-79 CGC--159
Peter Anderson, Wellesley, Mass.- 77 Com-82 CGC--159
David Banks, Oceanside, Calif.- 79 Com-80 CGC--159
Jordan McKenzie, Columbus, Ohio- 81 Com-78 CGC--159
Clay Guerin, Birmingham, Ala.- 82 CGC-78 Com--160
Chuck Radabaugh, Maumee, Ohio- 83 CGC-77 Com--160
John Hunter, The Woodlands, Texas- 79 CGC-81 Com--160
Cates Culpepper, Columbus, Ga.- 77 CGC-83 Com--160
Andrew Hodge, Oakmont, Pa.- 81 CGC-79 Com--160
Brent Landry, Canada- 89 CGC-71 Com--160
Nicolas Donaldson, Argentina- 85 CGC-75 Com--160
Corey Baubault, Murrieta, Calif.- 77 Com-83 CGC--160
Nicholas Reardon, Columbus, Ohio- 87 CGC-74 Com--161
Eric Williams, Goldsboro, N.C.- 83 Com-78 CGC--161
Scott Kraul, Irving, Texas- 78 Com-83 CGC--161
Michael Gotcher, Broken Arrow, Okla.- 79 Com-82 CGC--161
Tongun Lako Losarah, Upland, Calif.- 85 CGC-77 Com--162
David Lysaught, Denver, Colo.- 83 CGC-79 Com--162
David Ferreira, Haverford, Pa.- 76 Com-86 CGC--162
Randy Lewis, Alma, Mich.- 77 Com-85 CGC--162
Stino Milito, Park Ridge, Ill.- 77 Com-85 CGC--162
Aaron Lee, Simi Valley, Calif.- 76 Com-86 CGC--162
Chad Gamblin, Mesa, Ariz.- 80 Com-82 CGC--162
Doug Garner, Madison, Miss.- 86 CGC-77 Com--163
Chris Condello, Orlando, Fla.- 83 CGC-80 Com--163
Cam Moniz, Seekonk, Mass.- 82 CGC-81 Com--163
Michael O'Neal, Jacksonville, Fla.- 89 CGC-74 Com--163
Chris Locker, Chapin, S.C.- 87 CGC-76 Com--163
Daniel Webb, Tyler, Texas- 80 Com-83 CGC--163
Michael Fastert, Des Plaines, Ill.- 79 Com-84 CGC--163
Eddie Davis, San Mateo, Calif.- 74 Com-89 CGC--163
David Lebowitz, Santa Monica, Calif.- 77 Com-86 CGC--163
Riaz Rattansi, England- 86 CGC-78 Com--164
Brent Herlihy, New York, N.Y.- 73 Com-91 CGC--164
Blake Onkka, Prior Lake, Minn.- 76 Com-88 CGC--164
Ben Lukehart, Towson, Md.- 85 CGC-80 Com--165
Brad Wilder, Fort Wright, Ky.- 78 Com-87 CGC--165
James Welch, Albany, N.Y.- 86 CGC-80 Com--166
Colton Knedler, Manhattan Beach, Calif.- 86 CGC-80 Com--166
Tanner Davis, Knoxville, Tenn.- 88 CGC-79 Com--167
Josh Nichols, Apex, N.C.- 80 CGC-88 Com--168
Mitch Donald, Vail, Colo.- 86 Com-85 CGC--171
Jason Zubatkin, Somers, N.Y.- 85 Com-89 CGC--174
Alex Snickenberger, Boston, Mass.- 74 Com-WD
Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, Calif.- 84 CGC-WD
Andrew Price, Lake Bluff, Ill.- WD
Tim Beans, Newport Beach, Calif.- WD

PARKER, Colo. – Pairings and tee times for Monday’s first round of match play at the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, played at 7,561-yard, par-72 Colorado Golf Club.

All Times MDT
Round of 64
(Upper Bracket)
11:30 a.m. - Ben Warnquist, Gaithersburg, Md. (136) vs. To Be Determined (147)
9 a.m. - Johnny Delprete, Juno Beach, Fla. (144) vs. Creighton Honeck, Austin, Texas  (145)
9:10 a.m. - Andres Schonbaum, Argentina (142) vs. Bryan Jones, Atlanta, Ga. (146)
9:20 a.m. - Andrew Wyatt, Midland, Texas (142) vs. Kevin O'Connell, Jacksonville, Fla. (146)
9:30 a.m. - Jon Olson, Ankeny, Iowa (139) vs. Dave Bunker, Canada (146)
9:40 a.m. - Jason Schultz, Allen, Texas (143) vs. Timothy Schaetzel, Atlanta, Ga. (145)
9:50 a.m. - Andrew Rhodes, Westfield, Ind. (139) vs. Brandon Cloete, South Africa (146)
10 a.m. - Michael Brown, Maple Shade, N.J. (143) vs. Alejandro Villavicencio, Guatemala (145)
11:20 a.m. - Brandon Dalinka, New York, N.Y. (137) vs. To Be Determined (147)
10:10 a.m. - Brett Boner, Charlotte, N.C. (143) vs. Yaroslav Merkulov, Penfield, N.Y. (145)
10:20 a.m. - Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C. (142) vs. Nicholas Gunthorpe, East Lansing, Mich. (146)
10:30 a.m. - Matt Parziale, Brockton, Mass. (142) vs. Jeremy Gearhart, Atascadero, Calif. (145)
11:10 a.m. - Paul McNamara, Dallas, Texas (137) vs. To Be Determined (147)
10:40 a.m.- Stephen Hale, Bakersfield, Calif. (143) vs. Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa. (145)
10:50 a.m. - Joseph Deraney, Tupelo, Miss. (141) vs. Colby Amparan, Fort Worth, Texas (146)
11 a.m. - Chad Branton, Cartersville, Ga. (142) vs. Jimmy Chestnut, Royal Oak, Mich. (145)
 
(Lower Bracket)
11:40 a.m. - Robbie Ziegler, Portland, Ore. (137) vs. To Be Determined (147)
11:50 a.m. - Jace Moore, Keller, Texas  (144) vs. Jonathan Bale, Wales (145)
Noon - Maxwell Scodro, Chicago, Ill. (142) vs. Scott Fawcett, Frisco, Texas (146)
12:10 p.m. - Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C.  (142) vs. Derek Busby, Ruston, La. (146)
12:20 p.m. - Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif. (139) vs. William Davenport, Palm City, Fla. (146)
12:30 p.m. - Mike O'Connell, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (143) vs. Blake Parks, Odessa, Texas (145)
12:40 p.m. - Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz. (139) vs. John Ehrgott, Peoria, Ill. (146)
12:50 p.m. - Herbie Aikens, Kingston, Mass. (143) vs. Ryan Axlund, Denver, Colo. (145)
1 p.m. - Ryan Eibner, Dallas, Texas (137) vs. To Be Determined (147)
1:10 p.m. - Dan Ellis, Lansing, Mich. (144) vs. Brian Hickey, Burr Ridge, Ill. (145)
1:20 p.m. - Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, Minn. (142) vs. Nick Nosewicz, Aurora, Colo. (146)
1:30 p.m. - Marc Engellenner, Rocklin, Calif. (142) vs. Lukas Michel, Australia (145)
1:40 p.m. - Garrett Rank, Canada  (138) vs. To Be Determined (147)
1:50 p.m. - Lane Branum, Midland, Texas (143) vs. Justin Young, Salem, Va. (145)
2 p.m. - Jack Dukeminier, Beaverton, Ore. (140) vs. Michael Jensen, San Francisco, Calif.  (146)
2:10 p.m. - Scott Strickland, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (143) vs. Jacob Koppenberg, Bellingham, Wash.  (145)
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For complete tournament results go to: www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2019/u-s--mid-amateur.html#!scoring
 
 

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