USGA Four-Ball Pairings

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Five competitors with Minnesota connections are in the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball field at Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y., May 21-25; three teams advanced from sectional qualifying Sept. 15, 2015, at StoneRidge GC, Stillwater, Minn., read more...

MAMARONECK, N.Y. (May 12, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, Saturday (May 21) and Sunday (May 22), at the 6,728-yard, par-70 Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course) and the 7,033-yard, par-70 Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course).
            The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball consists of 36 holes of stroke play on May 21 and 22, after which the 128 sides (256 players) will be reduced to the low 32 sides (64 players). There will be five rounds of match play at Winged Foot Golf Club’s East Course, starting May 23. The quarterfinals are slated for May 24, while the semifinals will be played the following morning. The championship is scheduled to conclude with an 18-hole final on Wednesday, May 25, starting at 1 p.m. EDT.
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All Times EDT
Saturday (May 21), East Course, hole #1 / Sunday (May 22), West Course, hole #1
         7:30 a.m. – 10:54 a.m. – Alex Buecking, Columbine Valley, Colo. & Jason Enloe, Dallas, Texas; David Liotta, West Chester, Pa. & P. Chet Walsh, Wayne, Pa.
         7:42 a.m. – 11:06 a.m. – Joe Brannon, Hamilton, Ohio & Kyle Hodges, Hamilton, Ohio; Patrick Christovich, New Orleans, La. & Garrett Rank, Canada
         7:54 a.m. – 11:18 a.m. – Braden Baer, Westminster, Colo. & Cole Nygren, Longmont, Calif.; Nate Hair, Spokane, Wash. & Reid Hatley, Hayden Lake, Idaho
         8:06 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Cameron Champ, Sacramento, Calif. & Jake Goodman, San Antonio, Texas; Brandon Matthews, Dupont, Pa. & Patrick Ross, Dunmore, Pa.
         8:18 a.m. – 11:42 a.m. – Zach Longgrear, Madison, Miss. & Edward Wall, Brandon, Miss.; Sachin Kumar, Trinidad and Tobago & Alberto Martinez, Weston, Fla.
         8:30 a.m. – 11:54 a.m. – Mason Glinski, Oxnard, Calif. & Jacob Johnson, Ventura, Calif.; Clark Engle, Springfield, Ohio & Will Grimmer, Cincinnati, Ohio
Saturday (May 21), East Course, hole #1 / Sunday (May 22), West Course, hole #1
         8:42 a.m. – 12:06 p.m. – William Handley, Hoboken, N.J. & Jon Ross, Hershey, Pa.; Zachary Plutzik, New York, N.Y. & Ben Wescoe, New York, N.Y.
         8:54 a.m. – 12:18 p.m. – Stephen Brown, Canada & Ethan O'Meara, Canada; Sam Hogan, Valdosta, Ga. & Hiland Sanders, Valdosta, Ga.
         9:06 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Michael Christensen, Minneapolis, Minn. & Brad Clark, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Dan Horner, Sandy, Utah & Darrin Overson, Provo, Utah
         9:18 a.m. – 12:42 p.m. – Lee Flemister, Rockville, Md. & Don Phattiyakul, Gaithersburg, Md.; Frank Garber, Kirkland, Wash. & Spencer Weiss, Sammamish, Wash.
         9:30 a.m. – 12:54 p.m. – Michael Johnson, Mobile, Ala. & Trip Smalley, Mobile, Ala.; Wes Hillen, Decatur, Ill. & J.B. Spillane, Avon, Ind.
         9:42 a.m. – 1:06 p.m. – Rob Garland, Nashville, Tenn. & Charles Keene, Clarksville, Tenn.; Pete Abernathy, Atlanta, Ga. & Blair Scurlock, Atlanta, Ga.
         9:54 a.m. – 1:18 p.m. – Thomas Leech, Pittsburgh, Pa. & Chad Warmbein, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Matt Giovannelli, Ocala, Fla. & David Griffin, Ocala, Fla.
         10:06 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Christopher Baloga, Baltimore, Md. & Jeffrey Castle, Parkville, Md.; Adam Hofmann, Pittsburgh, Pa. & Mitch Mercer, Wexford, Pa.
         10:18 a.m. – 1:42 p.m. – Michael Fastert, Des Plaines, Ill. & Glenn Przybylski, Frankfort, Ill.; Mark Dupont, Santa Ana, Calif. & Scott Gibson, Long Beach, Calif.
         10:30 a.m. – 1:54 p.m. – Craig Chapman, Auburn, Maine & Curtis Jordan, Portland, Maine; Eric Deutsch, Rochester, Minn. & Shane Sigsbee, Las Vegas, Nev.
Saturday (May 21), East Course, hole #1 / Sunday (May 22), West Course, hole #1
         10:54 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. – Trey Martin, Phoenix, Ariz. & McCain Schellhardt, Edmond, Okla.; Benjamin Baxter, Highland Park, Texas & Andrew Buchanan, Los Altos, Calif.
         11:06 a.m. – 7:42 a.m. – Andrew Whalen, Ephrata, Wash. & Dylan Wu, Medford, Ore.; Ryan Riley, Easton, Mass. & Adam Rubin, Waltham, Mass.
         11:18 a.m. – 7:54 a.m. – James Gardas, Hawley, Pa. & Eric Williams, Honesdale, Pa.; Brian Haskell, St. Joseph, Mo. & Harry Roberts, St. Joseph, Mo.
         11:30 a.m. – 8:06 a.m. – Chris Okeson, Cleveland, Ohio & Ryan Prickette, Willoughby Hills, Ohio; Bobby Bucey, Concord, Calif. & Brett Viboch, Moraga, Calif.
         11:42 a.m. – 8:18 a.m. – Joe Alfieri, Lutz, Fla. & Michael Barbosa, Vero Beach, Fla.; Jonathan Dunlap, Canada & Paul Gortnar, Canada
         11:54 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Sean Maruyama, Los Angeles, Calif. & Clay Seeber, Newport Beach, Calif.; Justin Arcano, Wailuku, Hawaii & Justin Ngan, Wailuku, Hawaii
Saturday (May 21), East Course, hole #1 / Sunday (May 22), West Course, hole #1
         12:06 p.m. – 8:42 a.m. – Jeremy McGatha, Jacksonville, Ala. & Matthew Rogers, Anniston, Ala.; Sherrill Britt, West End, N.C. & Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, N.C.
         12:18 p.m. – 8:54 a.m. – Willy Moffly, Pasadena, Calif. & Zach Smith, Dublin, Calif.; Scott Shingler, Haymarket, Va. & Justin Young, Roanoke, Va.
         12:30 p.m. – 9:06 a.m. – Scott Barton, Dallas, Texas & Kevin Boscamp, Dallas, Texas; John Patterson, Bluffton, S.C. & Rob Simmons, Beaufort, S.C.
         12:42 p.m. – 9:18 a.m. – Eric Lodge, Houston, Texas & Greg Pipkin, Houston, Texas; Michael McDermott, Bryn Mawr, Pa. & Jeff Osberg, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
         12:54 p.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Clay Guerin, Hoover, Ala. & James Salter, Auburn, Ala.; Herbie Aikens, Pembroke, Mass. & Matt Parziale, Brockton, Mass.
         1:06 p.m. – 9:42 a.m. – Robert Crockett II, Louisville, Ky. & Andy Roberts, Owensboro, Ky.; Max Christiana, White Plains, N.Y. & Luke Feehan, Carmel, N.Y.
         1:18 p.m. – 9:54 a.m. – Stephen Cox, Jonesboro, Ark. & Beau Glover, North Little Rock, Ark.; Zach Fowlds, Lone Tree, Colo. & Benjamin Sherlund, Denver, Colo.
         1:30 p.m. – 10:06 a.m. – Frankie Capan, North Oaks, Minn. & Shuai Ming Wong, Ppls Repl. of China; Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C. & Todd Mitchell, Bloomington, Ill.
         1:42 p.m. – 10:18 a.m. – Jason Herrera, Sacramento, Calif. & Michael Williams, Roseville, Calif.; Dan Crockett, Franklin, Tenn. & Parker Smith, Morristown, Tenn.
         1:54 p.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Chris Coleman, Dayton, Ohio & Paul Day, Kettering, Ohio; Glenn Albright, Columbus, Ga. & Charlie McDaniel, Columbus, Ga.
Saturday (May 21), West Course, hole #1 / Sunday (May 22), East Course, hole #1
         7:30 a.m. – 10:54 a.m. – Tim Mickelson, Tempe, Ariz. & Jake Yount, Danville, Calif.; Drew Allenspach, Louisville, Ky. & Matthew Van Zandt, Houston, Texas
         7:42 a.m. – 11:06 a.m. – Matthew Finger, Woolwich Township, N.J. & Michael Korcuba, Sicklerville, N.J.; G. Michael Garcia, Erie, Pa. & Ted Grassi III, Erie, Pa.
         7:54 a.m. – 11:18 a.m. – Kyle George, Pasadena, Calif. & Steve Mena, Pasadena, Calif.; Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa. & Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C.
         8:06 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Ted Gray, Phoenix, Ariz. & Travis Milleman, Phoenix, Ariz.; Ryder Frerichs, St. Petersburg, Fla. & Devin Hernandez, Treasure Island, Fla.
         8:18 a.m. – 11:42 a.m. – Mitchell Roush, Mason, W.Va. & Trenton Roush, Mason, W.Va.; Brent Roof, Columbia, S.C. & Paul Tucker, Waxhaw, N.C.
         8:30 a.m. – 11:54 a.m. – Philip Bagdade, Portland, Ore. & William Snow, Vancouver, Wash.; Danny Paniccia, Fresno, Calif. & Michael Stieler, Coarsegold, Calif.
Saturday (May 21), West Course, hole #1 / Sunday (May 22), East Course, hole #1
         8:42 a.m. – 12:06 p.m. – Stan Gann Jr., Bonaire, Ga. & Travis Steed, Macon, Ga.; Bill Moore, Syracuse, N.Y. & Kevin Vandenberg, Syracuse, N.Y.
         8:54 a.m. – 12:18 p.m. – Eric Hall, Annapolis, Md. & Rij Patel, Hunt Valley, Md.; Jason Bataille, Bridgewater, N.J. & Brian Whitman, Tinton Falls, N.J.
         9:06 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Nick Barrett, Marriottsville, Md. & Connor Flach, Ellicott City, Md.; Joshua Krumholz, Reading, Pa. & Grant Skyllas, Wyomissing, Pa.
         9:18 a.m. – 12:42 p.m. – Tyler Gulliksen, Norfolk, Va. & Adam Horton, Portsmouth, Va.; CJ Lee, Provo, Utah & Brett Sampson, Payson, Utah
         9:30 a.m. – 12:54 p.m. – Sean McCauley, Frisco, Texas & Austin McDaniel, Dallas, Texas; Brett Boner, Charlotte, N.C. & Stephen Woodard, Charlotte, N.C.
         9:42 a.m. – 1:06 p.m. – Collin Haag, Sewickley, Pa. & Robert Pickett, Cincinnati, Ohio; Matt Cohn, San Francisco, Calif. & Nick Moore, Seaside, Calif.
         9:54 a.m. – 1:18 p.m. – David Kocher, Charlotte, N.C. & Connor Tendall, North Potomac, Md.; Cole Hammer, Houston, Texas & Walker Lee, Houston, Texas
         10:06 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Connor Chesky, St. Helena, Calif. & Chase Furey, Newport Beach, Calif.; Otto Black, Pinckney, Mich. & Colin Joseph, Loveland, Ohio
         10:18 a.m. – 1:42 p.m. – Andrew Orischak, Hilton Head Island, S.C. & Doc Redman, Raleigh, N.C.; Brandon Cigna, Arlington, Va. & Ben Warnquist, Olney, Md.
         10:30 a.m. – 1:54 p.m. – Tom Otterlee, Waukesha, Wis. & Rob Retzlaff, Brookfield, Wis.; Peter Griffith, Westlake Village, Calif. & Sam Triplett, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Saturday (May 21), West Course, hole #1 / Sunday (May 22), East Course, hole #1
         10:54 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. – David Lang, Canada & Geoff Lang, Canada; Keith Kinsel, La Canada, Calif. & Steve White, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
         11:06 a.m. – 7:42 a.m. – Kevin Geniza, Corvallis, Ore. & Matthew Geniza, Corvallis, Ore.; Caleb Proveaux, Leesville, S.C. & Cody Proveaux, Leesville, S.C.
         11:18 a.m. – 7:54 a.m. – Benjamin Spitz, Boston, Mass. & David Spitz, Weymouth, Mass.; Kenny Ebalo, Las Vegas, Nev. & Todd Roberts, Las Vegas, Nev.
         11:30 a.m. – 8:06 a.m. – Benjamin Day, North Haven, Conn. & Daniel Day, Cheshire, Conn.; Richard Berkmeyer, St. Louis, Mo. & Brad Nurski, St. Joseph, Mo.
         11:42 a.m. – 8:18 a.m. – Ellison McCoy, Greenville, S.C. & Lee Palms, Greenville, S.C.; Brandon Laird, Biloxi, Miss. & Josh Lampley, Gulfport, Miss.
         11:54 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Jason Buffone, New Lenox, Ill. & Andy Roderique, Chicago, Ill.; Camron Howell, Queen Creek, Ariz. & Gregory Hunt, St George, Utah
Saturday (May 21), West Course, hole #1 / Sunday (May 22), East Course, hole #1
         12:06 p.m. – 8:42 a.m. – Corey Eddings, Roseville, Calif. & Austin Spicer, Gresham, Ore.; Brian Dreier, Fayetteville, N.C. & Gary Robinson, Fayetteville, N.C.
         12:18 p.m. – 8:54 a.m. – Brian Carter, Atlanta, Ga. & Neal Quirk, Atlanta, Ga.; Jason Anthony, Fairfield, Calif. & Randy Haag, Orinda, Calif.
         12:30 p.m. – 9:06 a.m. – Vance Antoniou, North Barrington, Ill. & Mark Esposito, Chicago, Ill.; Sean Fitzpatrick, East Walpole, Mass. & Michael Willock, Cohasset, Mass.
         12:42 p.m. – 9:18 a.m. – Jon Brown, Clive, Iowa & Jon Olson, Ankeny, Iowa; John Kelly, East Longmeadow, Mass. & Billy McDonald, West Hartford, Conn.
         12:54 p.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Paul McBride, Republic of Ireland & Cameron Young, Scarborough, N.Y.; Erik Martin, Alpharetta, Ga. & Mark Strickland, Woodstock, Ga.
         1:06 p.m. – 9:42 a.m. – Erik Christopherson, Minneapolis, Minn. & Adam Wynia, Minneapolis, Minn.; Tom Hart, Denver, Colo. & Jonathan Marsico, Denver, Colo.
         1:18 p.m. – 9:54 a.m. – Thomas Goss, Terre Haute, Ind. & Caleb Wolters, Dayton, Ohio; Kyle Danford, Fort Collins, Colo. & David Johnson, Fort Collins, Colo.
         1:30 p.m. – 10:06 a.m. – Tripp Coggins, Savannah, Ga. & Ashley Loyd, Johns Creek, Ga.; Sam Bernstein, New York, N.Y. & Greg Shuman, New York, N.Y.
         1:42 p.m. – 10:18 a.m. – Jeffrey Fujimoto, Scottsdale, Ariz. & Patrick Moore, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Michael Abrahamson, Chicago, Ill. & Daniel Young, Chicago, Ill.
         1:54 p.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Derek Bayley, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho & Aaron Whalen, Ephrata, Wash.; Bobby Loguidice, Springfield, Mass. & David Smith, East Longmeadow, Mass.