USGA Senior Am Records
Age
Oldest Champion
69 — Lewis W. Oehmig (1985)
67 — William Hyndman III (1983)
66 — John Richardson (1987)
66 — Marvin Vinny Giles III (2009)
Youngest Champion
55/0/5 — Stan Lee (2007)
55/3/18 — Bill Bosshard (1991)
55/4/15 — Greg Reynolds (2002)
Oldest Qualifier for Championship
75/10/10 — Andy Andreola (1994)
75/1/4 — Moot Thomas (2005)
74/11/17 — Paul Ladin (2006)
Champions
Oldest Medalist
71 — A.L. Jim Miller (1964)
Most Championships Won
3 — Lewis W. Oehmig (1972, 1976, 1985)
Most Consecutive Championships Won
2 — Merrill L. Carlsmith (1962, 1963)
2 — Curtis Person Sr. (1968, 1969)
2 — William C. Campbell (1979, 1980)
Most Times in Final
6 — Lewis W. Oehmig (1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1985)
3 — J. Clark Espie (1956, 1957, 1959)
3 — Dale Morey (1974, 1977, 1981)
3 — Mark Bemowski (2002, 2004, 2005)
Most Times Runner-Up
3 — Lewis W. Oehmig (1974, 1977, 1979)
Winner of U.S. Amateur and USGA Senior Amateur (2)
William C. Campbell (1964 Amateur; 1979, 1980 Senior Amateur)
Marvin Vinny Giles III (1972 Amateur; 2009 Senior Amateur)
Winner of U.S. Amateur, British Amateur and USGA Senior Amateur (1)
Marvin Vinny Giles III (1972 Amateur; 1975 British Amateur; 2009 Senior Amateur)
Most Times Medalist
4 – William Hyndman III (1972, 1973, 1975, 1986)
3 – William C. Campbell (1979, 1980, 1984)
3 – Paul Simson (2006, 2008, 2009)
Longest Span Between Victories
10 years — William Hyndman III (1973, 1983)
Course
Longest Course
6,766 yards — Victoria National G.C., Newburgh, Ind., 2006
Shortest Course
6,236 yards — Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Dunes Course), Pebble Beach, Calif., 1958
Entries
Largest
2,498 (2005)
Smallest
282 (1956)
Match Play
Largest Margin of Victory
8 and 7 — Christopher A. Carr d. J. Wood Platt, first round, Ridgewood (N.J.) C.C. (West and Center nines), 1957
8 and 7 — George Dawson d. Dewey P. Bowen, first round, Memphis (Tenn.) C.C., 1959
8 and 7 — Eugene Belleville d. O.M. Masters, first round, Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga., 1963
8 and 7 — Dr. Gene Toano d. Jay Gaines, first round, Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill., 1973
8 and 7 — R.S. Bo Williams d. Richard Mosman, second round, Interlachen C.C., Edina, Minn., 1986
8 and 7 — Frederick Kask d. Dick Christensen, first round, The Loxahatchee Club, Jupiter, Fla., 1992
8 and 7 — Bob Housen d. James Kite, quarterfinals, The Champions G.C., Nicholasville, Ky., 1994
8 and 7 — Joe Ungvary d. Lou Clinton, second round, Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan., 1995
8 and 7 — Paul Simson d. Brian Sachs, first round, Victoria National G.C., Newburgh, Ind., 2006
Largest Margin of Victory, Final
7 and 6 — Joe Ungvary d. Jerry Nelson, Farmington C.C., Charlottesville, Va., 1993
6 and 4 — Clarence Moore d. Robert Harris, The Loxahatchee Club, Jupiter, Fla., 1992
Longest Match
27 holes — Egon F. Quittner d. Maurice R. Smith, first round, Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga., 1963
25 holes — Walter Dowell d. Knox Young Jr., first round, Atlanta (Ga.) C.C., 1968
25 holes — Frank Tenfel d. William Ludwig, first round, Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa., 1987
Longest Final Match
20 holes — Michael Cestone d. David Rose, Oyster Harbors Club, Osterville, Mass., 1960
20 holes — Lewis W. Oehmig d. Ernest Pieper Jr., Sharon G.C., Sharon Center, Ohio, 1972
20 holes — Lewis W. Oehmig d. Ed Hopkins, Wild Dunes B. & R.C., Isle of Palms, S.C., 1985
Most Extra-Hole Matches, Championship
13 — The Farm G.C., Rocky Face, Ga., 2005
11 — The Loxahatchee Club, Jupiter, Fla., 1992
11 — Norwood Hills C.C., St. Louis, Mo., 2001
11 — Flint Hills National G.C., Andover, Kan., 2007
Stroke Play
Lowest Score, 18 Holes
65 — Bill Zylstra, first round, Flint Hills National G.C., Andover, Kan., 2007
66 — Bob Kulp, first round, The Virginian G.C., Bristol, Va., 2003
66 — Billy Clagett, first round, The Farm G.C., Rocky Face, Ga., 2005
66 — Steve Bogan, first round, Flint Hills National G.C., Andover, Kan., 2007
67 — Mark Bemowski, first round, The Virginian G.C., Bristol, Va., 2003
67 — Paul Simson, second round, Beverly C.C., Chicago, Ill., 2009
Lowest 36-Hole Score, Stroke Play
134 — Billy Clagett, (66-68), The Farm G.C., Rocky Face, Ga., 2005
136 — John Harbottle (68-68), Farmington C.C., Charlottesville, Va., 1993
137 — Bob Kulp (66-71), The Virginian G.C., Bristol, Va., 2003
137 — Steve Bogan (66-71), Flint Hills National G.C., Andover, Kan., 2007
Highest 36-Hole Medalist Score
153 — J. Wolcott Brown, David Goldman and Ray Palmer, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y., 1967
Lowest Cut Score
(Since stroke play/match play format added in 1964)
9-over-par (151) — The Virginian G.C., Bristol, Va., 2003
9-over-par (151) — Flint Hills National G.C., Andover, Kan., 2007
9-over-par (151) — Beverly C.C., Chicago, Ill., 2009
9-over-par (153) — The Farm G.C., Rocky Face, Ga., 2005
Miscellaneous
Golfers with Disabilities
Frank Culpepper, 60, qualified in 1994 despite losing the lower portion of his right arm 40 years earlier. He used a self-designed prosthesis that clamped to the golf club.
Corbin Cherry, 57, qualified in 1996 despite playing on an artificial left leg. He was wounded while serving as a Chaplain in the Vietnam War. He also made the field for the 1994 U.S. Senior Open.
Holes-In-One (15)
Eugene Brown, 6th hole, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1964
George Trainor, 16th hole, California G.C., San Francisco, Calif., 1970
Robert S. Johnson, seventh hole, Harbour Town G.L., Hilton Head Island, S.C., 1974
Richard Stackhouse, 16th hole, Wild Dunes B. & R.C., Isle of Palms, S.C., 1985
Ira Templeton, 16th hole, Wild Dunes B. & R.C., Isle of Palms, S.C., 1985
Joe Simpson, 5th hole, Interlachen C.C., Edina, Minn., 1986
Donald Cole, 11th hole, Crystal Downs C.C., Frankfort, Mich., 1991
William King, 6th hole, Farmington C.C., Charlottesville, Va., 1993
James Fitzgerald, 10th hole, Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan., 1995
Bill Ploeger, 14th hole, Taconic G.C., Williamstown, Mass., 1996
Stan Fischer, quarterfinals, match play, 17th hole, Portland (Ore.) G.C., 1999
Bill Ploeger, second hole, The Virginian G.C., Bristol, Va., 2003
Steve Bogan, first round, stroke play, 10th hole, Bel-Air C.C., Los Angeles, Calif., 2004
Mike Jonsen, second round, stroke play, 11th hole, Victoria National G.C., Newburgh, Ind., 2006
Kim Schwencke, first round, match play, 10th hole, Flint Hills National G.C., Andover, Kan., 2007