Richmond, Texas – Mike McCaffrey of League City, Texas, carded a second consecutive 4-under-par 68 on Monday – this coming on The Houstonian Golf & Country Club – to earn stroke-play medalist honors by three strokes at the weather-delayed 2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.
The 41-year-old reinstated amateur added to the first-round 68 he posted on Saturday morning at the 7,170-yard Shadow Hawk Golf Club for a 36-hole total of 8-under 136.
John Engler, 32, of Augusta, Ga., had been the overnight clubhouse leader at 5-under 139 after posting a 71 on Sunday at The Houstonian. Kevin Pomarleau, 42, of East Wenatchee, Wash., and 60-year-old Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C., the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur champion, were another shot back at 140. Simson shot a 73 on Sunday at Shadow Hawk and Pomarleau had a 72 at The Houstonian.
Two-time defending champion Nathan Smith, 33, of Pittsburgh, Pa., shot an even-par 72 at The Houstonian to finish in a group of five golfers at 2-under 142.
Kevin Marsh, 38, of Henderson, Nev., the 2005 Mid-Amateur champion, also advanced to match play at 2-over 146.
The cut for match play came at 5-over 149 with 20 golfers playing off for the final three match-play berths. That group included 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill.
Both Shadow Hawk and the adjacent Houstonian Golf & C.C., which plays to 7,125 yards, are being used for stroke-play qualifying. The match-play portion of the competition, which was scheduled to begin on Monday afternoon, will be conducted at Shadow Hawk.
Weather plagued the 36-hole qualifying of the Mid-Amateur over the weekend, forcing the USGA to complete that portion of the competition Monday morning. Only half the field of 264 players finished qualifying on Sunday, and Monday’s re-start of the second round was delayed 30 minutes by early morning weather issues.
McCaffrey had completed 11 holes of his second round when play was halted for the day on Sunday. He had just teed off on the par-5 second hole – he started round two at No. 10 – and decided to complete the hole rather than stop when the horns blew. Players have the option of finishing the hole they are playing when play is suspended for a non-dangerous situation.
We were going back and forth on whether we wanted to finish, said McCaffrey. Being a par 5, I wanted to really get it done because we had a little momentum. I had birdied 18, my ninth hole. It would have been nice to finish with a birdie and I did. We made the right decision.
McCaffrey said his putter carried him over the two rounds of qualifying. He registered 14 birdies, eight coming at Shadow Hawk. Over his final seven holes on Monday, he posted two birdies against no bogeys. He maintained the momentum with a 10-foot par save at the 218-yard, par-3 eighth hole after short-siding himself in a right-greenside bunker.
The putter has been really good, said McCaffrey, who is competing in his first USGA championship. I’ve been reading the greens real well and the green speeds are really good.
Since being reinstated earlier in the year, McCaffrey said he has competed in five or six events, but only a handful of individual competitions. He won the South Texas Mid-Amateur, a stroke-play competition, and finished third at the Texas State Amateur, an event won by reigning U.S. Amateur champion Kelly Kraft. He also lost to Rob Couture of Dallas at the Texas Mid-Amateur Match Play Championship outside of Austin.
But at his U.S. Mid-Amateur sectional qualifier in Houston, he carded a 64, the lowest score produced at any of the 67 sectionals held throughout the country.
Now he’ll enter match play as the No. 1 seed.
It’s becoming a common denominator having a bull’s-eye, said McCaffrey. I’m excited. Whether I am medalist or not, whether you draw a good draw or not … you’ve got to win regardless.
Engler, meanwhile, is looking to improve upon his 2010 Mid-Amateur performance when he advanced to the round of 32 before falling to eventual champion Nathan Smith at Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, N.Y. The former Clemson All-American easily advanced into match play, closing Sunday’s second round at The Houstonian with an 8-iron approach to 10 feet that he converted for a birdie and a second consecutive under-par round.
I knew kind of where I was at, said Engler, who finished his round Sunday about 15 minutes ahead of a nearly four-hour weather delay. I just wanted to stay in a good frame of mind and get in the top 64 [for match play].
This is the second USGA championship this year for the left-handed swinging Engler, a reinstated amateur who played professionally for two years on the Nationwide Tour. He missed the cut at last month’s U.S. Amateur at Erin Hills.
But in 2003, while a professional, he suffered a severe ankle injury in an automobile accident coming home from a hunting trip on his parents’ farm. The injury, which eventually forced him to leave professional golf, still affects him and makes it difficult for him to walk.
It continues to swell, said Engler. To be healthy, I can only play about one tournament a month. I played in the U.S. Amateur (last month) and now here.
It was a pretty severe break, a major dislocation of the ankle; pretty nasty, he said. People said I would never be able to walk without a limp, much less play golf. I came back and was very fortunate to have a short professional career. Obviously I couldn’t do it as much [because of the injury].
Simson is coming off a quarterfinal performance at last week’s USGA Senior Amateur at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va., where he was trying to defend his title. The insurance agent was seeking his sixth USGA stroke-play qualifying medal, but nevertheless was pleased with his overall play. He will be the oldest player in the match-play draw.
I played pretty solid, said Simson, a co-medalist at the 2004 U.S. Mid-Amateur and four-time USGA Senior Amateur medalist, including 2011. I hit the ball well and I’m putting pretty well. Yesterday I just hit the ball really well. I was hitting it close and making putts. I’m not at all disappointed. I’m going to take it easy this afternoon and gain some strength for match play.
Simson felt Shadow Hawk was the more difficult of the two courses.
This course is no doubt more difficult than the other one, said Simson. The tee shots are a lot more demanding. You have to be a lot more accurate with your ball off the tee and the placement off the tee. So I was just trying to hit good shots and get into a position where I’ll feel comfortable tomorrow, and I think I accomplished that.
McCaffrey, however, was happy to be moving back to Shadow Hawk.
Shadow Hawk suits my eye better, said McCaffrey. When you see all that water [on Houstonian], it’s a little intimidating. I felt like I was a little more on the defensive at The Houstonian. I’m glad we are going over there [for match play].
The first round of match play was scheduled for Monday afternoon, with the second and third rounds set for Tuesday. The quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be played Wednesday, and the 36-hole championship final will be played Thursday.
The U.S. Mid-Amateur is one of 13 championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
Richmond, Texas – Results from Monday’s weather-delayed second round of stroke play at the 2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur at par-72, 7,170-yard Shadow Hawk Golf Club and par-72, 7,125-yard The Houstonian Golf & Country Club (sh = Shadow Hawk; th = The Houstonian). Results of 20-for-3 playoff for last three match-play spots denoted in parenthesis.
Mike McCaffrey, League City, Texas, 68sh-68th--136
John Engler, Augusta, Ga., 68sh-71th--139
Kevin Pomarleau, E. Wenatchee, Wash., 68sh-72th--140
Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C., 67th-73sh--140
Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., 70sh-72th--142
Kenny Cook, Noblesville, Ind., 74th-68sh--142
Michael Muehr, Potomac Falls, Va., 73th-69sh--142
Clarke Kincaid, Trophy Club, Texas, 73th-69sh--142
Scott Stevens, Encinitas, Calif., 69th-73sh--142
Brett Williams, Circleville, Ohio, 70sh-73th--143
Scott Kammann, Baneberry, Tenn., 69th-74sh--143
Gavin Parsons, Garden City, Idaho, 72th-71sh--143
Terence Begnel, Tulsa, Okla., 72sh-72th--144
Chris Chuck, Roswell, Ga., 73sh-71th--144
Blake Johnson, Winnetka, Ill., 73sh-71th--144
Serge Hogg, Baltimore, Md., 71th-73sh--144
Jimmy Chang, San Marino, Calif., 69th-75sh--144
Paul Jacobsen, Racine, Wis., 71th-73sh--144
Barry Dyche, Charlotte, N.C., 70th-74sh--144
Mike Stamberger, Plainfield, N.J., 75sh-70th--145
Shaun Helmle, Seabrook, Texas, 72sh-73th--145
Jeffrey Osberg, West Chester, Pa., 72sh-73th--145
Gary Robinson, San Diego, Calif., 73sh-72th--145
Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas, 76sh-69th--145
Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C., 72th-73sh--145
T.J. Shuart, Coral Springs, Fla., 72th-73sh--145
Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa., 71th-74sh--145
Billy Jackson, The Woodlands, Texas, 71th-74sh--145
Jeff Knox, Augusta, Ga., 71sh-75th--146
Paul Tucker, Waxhaw, N.C., 75sh-71th--146
Camron Howell, San Tan Valley, Ariz., 72sh-74th--146
Andres Gaviria, Coral Gables, Fla., 73sh-73th--146
Chris Congdon, Foxboro, Mass., 73th-73sh--146
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas, 72th-74sh--146
Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev., 73th-73sh--146
Chris Forbes, Katy, Texas, 71th-75sh--146
Jeff Fujimoto, Phoenix, Ariz., 75sh-72th--147
Robby McWilliams, Bossier City, La., 74sh-73th--147
David Noll Jr, Dalton, Ga., 69sh-78th--147
Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa, 78sh-69th--147
Matthew Williams, Albuquerque, N.M., 75sh-72th--147
Kris Mikkelsen, Atlanta, Ga., 71sh-76th--147
Matthew Smith, Lubbock, Texas, 74sh-73th--147
Mark Miller, West Covina, Calif., 74sh-73th--147
Sammy Schmitz, Apple Valley, Minn., 72sh-75th--147
Aaron Hickman, Dallas, Texas, 77sh-70th--147
Robert F. Gerwin II, Cincinnati, Ohio, 73th-74sh--147
John Moheyer, Baltimore, Md., 74th-73sh--147
Anthony Barrera, San Jose, Calif., 72th-75sh--147
Michael McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa, 69th-78sh--147
Josh Gregory, Dallas, Texas, 73sh-75th--148
Dan Horner, Sandy, Utah, 74sh-74th--148
Nicholas Biesecker, Staunton, Va., 78sh-70th--148
Frank Alafoginis, Arlington, Va., 76sh-72th--148
Barry Logar, Fairfield, Calif., 74sh-74th--148
Randal Lewis, Alma, Mich., 75sh-73th--148
James Scorse, Rochester, N.Y., 74sh-74th--148
Doug Albers, Leawood, Kan., 80sh-68th--148
Michael Castleforte, Springboro, Ohio, 74th-74sh--148
Scott Weeks, Savannah, Ga., 77th-71sh--148
Michael Standard, McDonough, Ga., 78th-70sh--148
Tony Behrstock, Los Angeles, Calif., 74sh-75th—149 (4,4,3)
Scott Hovis, Jefferson City, Mo., 76sh-73th—149 (4,4,3)
Chad Bolt, Bellefontaine, Ohio, 73sh-76th—149 (4,4,4,3)
Failed To Qualify
Bryan Hoops, Chandler, Ariz., 77th-72sh—149 (5)
Jamie Looper, Oakdale, Calif., 73sh-76th—149 (5)
Jeronimo Esteve, Puerto Rico, 74th-75sh—149 (6)
Jeff Jolley, South Jordan, Utah, 73th-76sh—149 (4,5)
Kevin Quinn, Needham, Mass., 71th-78sh—149 (4,5)
Kevin Keller, Baldwin Park, Calif., 71th-78sh—149 (4,5)
Joseph Latowski, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 72th-77sh—149 (4,5)
Craig Erickson, Henderson, Nev., 77sh-72th—149 (4,6)
Mike Ignasiak, Saline, Mich., 75th-74sh—149 (4,4,5)
Brian Westveer, Charlotte, N.C., 74sh-75th—149 (4,4,5)
Jordan Carpenter, Bluffton, S.C., 75sh-74th—149 (4,4,5)
R.C. Orr, Sacramento, Calif., 74sh-75th—149 (4,4,4,4)
Todd Mitchell, Bloomington, Ill., 73sh-76th—149 (4,4,4,4)
Herbie Aikens, Pembroke, Mass., 75sh-74th—149 (4,4,4,4)
Steve Daniele, Fresno, Calif., 77sh-72th—149 (4,4,4,5)
Kevin Watford, Franklin, Tenn., 70th-79sh—149 (4,4,4,5)
Tucker Sampson, Chevy Chase, Md., 77th-72sh—149 (4,4,4,5)
Ryan Chin, Canada, 77sh-73th--150
Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, Calif., 74sh-76th--150
Eberley Stonestreet, Deerfield Beach, Fla., 74sh-76th--150
Erik Schleicher, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., 74sh-76th--150
Dan Jennings, Los Angeles, Calif., 76sh-74th--150
Tyler Crawford, Indio, Calif., 74sh-76th--150
Thad Hudgens, Longwood, Fla., 77sh-73th--150
Tom Carlson, Sioux Falls, S.D., 77sh-73th--150
Tony Soerries, The Woodlands, Texas, 73sh-77th--150
Spencer Provow, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 74th-76sh--150
Corby Segal, Santa Clarita, Calif., 72th-78sh--150
Tad Leistico, Worthington, Minn., 77th-73sh--150
Paul Welle, Scottsdale, Ariz., 74th-76sh--150
Joseph Nichols, Little Rock, Ark., 79sh-72th--151
Duke Butler IV, Ponte Vedra, Fla., 77sh-74th--151
Tom Sullivan, Grosse Pointe, Mich., 76sh-75th--151
Matt Heestand, Cleveland, Ohio, 80sh-71th--151
Bradley Rock Jr, Plainview, N.Y., 76sh-75th--151
Andrew Gabelman, Barrington, Ill., 78sh-73th--151
Christopher Herzog, Chico, Calif., 74sh-77th--151
Darrin Overson, Provo, Utah, 76sh-75th--151
Andre Bolukbas, Cresskill, N.J., 79sh-72th--151
David Brown, Pittsburgh, Pa., 79th-72sh--151
Erik Bertrand, Pittsburgh, Pa., 74th-77sh--151
William Shriver, Baltimore, Md., 78th-73sh--151
Jeff Champine, Rochester Hills, Mich., 74sh-78th--152
Joshua Rhodes, Paducah, Ky., 76sh-76th--152
Joe True, Milwaukee, Wis., 77sh-75th--152
Brad Jones, Augusta, Ga., 75sh-77th--152
Craig Davis, Chula Vista, Calif., 80sh-72th--152
Daniel Griffiths, Eugene, Ore., 81sh-71th--152
Adam Baxter, Fairbanks, Alaska, 78sh-74th--152
Matt Behm, Janesville, Wis., 79sh-73th--152
David Vaclav, Grosse Isle, Mich., 78sh-74th--152
Michael Sullivan, Spring, Texas, 74sh-78th--152
Daniel Russo, Hagaman, N.Y., 75sh-77th--152
Chris Taylor, Houston, Texas, 75th-77sh--152
Chris Berens, Mount Dora, Fla., 73th-79sh--152
Casey Baker, Ann Arbor, Mich., 79th-73sh--152
Gregg Angelillo, Basking Ridge, N.J., 75th-77sh--152
Nikhil Desai, Sanford, Fla., 79th-73sh--152
Michael Morrison, Roswell, Ga., 73th-79sh--152
Bradley Hardin, Martinsville, Ind., 76th-76sh--152
Edward Sanchez, San Antonio, Texas, 75th-77sh--152
Heath Myers, Kingfisher, Okla., 75th-77sh--152
Jeff Boyer, Oklahoma City, Okla., 75th-77sh--152
Dudley Payne III, Warrenton, Va., 79sh-74th--153
Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, Minn., 75sh-78th--153
Trey Wilkinson, Houston, Texas, 77sh-76th--153
Dan Crockett, Brentwood, Tenn., 75sh-78th--153
Bill Winter, Portland, Ore., 76sh-77th--153
Paul Erdman, Erie, Colo., 76sh-77th--153
Paul Lang, Canada, 77sh-76th--153
Daniel Hurley, Leesburg, Va., 79th-74sh--153
Randy Haag, Orinda, Calif., 78th-75sh--153
Richard Berkmeyer, St. Louis, Mo., 76th-77sh--153
Austin Hannah, Katy, Texas, 76th-77sh--153
Eric Burch, Machesney Park, Ill., 78th-75sh--153
Kenneth Weixel, Columbus, Ohio, 80th-73sh--153
Peach Reynolds, Austin, Texas, 74th-79sh--153
Brian Whitman, Bloomfield, N.J., 78sh-76th--154
Bryan Covar, Florence, S.C., 74sh-80th--154
Todd Burgan, Knoxville, Tenn., 80sh-74th--154
Brad Clark, Chapel Hill, N.C., 80sh-74th--154
Jess Bonneau, Cypress, Texas, 81sh-73th--154
Steven Colwick, Glen Rose, Texas, 77th-77sh--154
Tim Spitz, Rochester, N.Y., 79th-75sh--154
Dave Womack, McDonough, Ga., 78th-76sh--154
Casey Magner, Wilmette, Ill., 80th-74sh--154
Patrick Carter, Huntington, W.Va., 78th-76sh--154
Lee Gladden, Madison, Miss., 80th-74sh--154
Ryan Baucom, East Rockingham, N.C., 81sh-74th--155
Cory Gladstone, San Diego, Calif., 79sh-76th--155
Ryan Sloane, Campbell, Calif., 78sh-77th--155
Edward Davis, San Mateo, Calif., 77sh-78th--155
Craig Miyamoto, Sacramento, Calif., 78sh-77th--155
Bill Moore, Syracuse, N.Y., 78sh-77th--155
Daniel Ragsdale, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 77th-78sh--155
Steven Irwin, Golden, Colo., 76th-79sh--155
Kyle Flodder, Katy, Texas, 79th-76sh--155
Taylor Wood, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 72th-83sh--155
Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif., 76th-79sh--155
Jeff Golliher, Knoxville, Tenn., 78th-77sh--155
Grant Goltz, Dekalb, Ill., 79th-76sh--155
Jeff Holzschuh, Greenwich, Conn., 77th-78sh--155
Jason McKenzie, Augusta, Ga., 80sh-76th--156
James Jasinski, Birmingham, Ala., 76sh-80th--156
Mark Harding, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 79sh-77th--156
Pat Thompson, Asheville, N.C., 78sh-78th--156
Shane Brady, Provo, Utah, 79sh-77th--156
Kenny Kowall, Parma, Ohio, 80sh-76th--156
Larry Storck, Baltimore, Md., 78sh-78th--156
James Kurtenbach, Denver, Colo., 77sh-79th--156
Tim Hamm, Minneapolis, Minn., 80sh-76th--156
Michael Larson, Boulder, Colo., 79sh-77th--156
Chris Igawa, Hilo, Hawaii, 77th-79sh--156
Josh Anderson, Sunbury, Ohio, 79th-77sh--156
Scott Scudder, Erlanger, Ky., 84th-72sh--156
Matthew Fields, New York, N.Y., 74th-82sh--156
Philip Mahone, Charlottesville, Va., 80th-76sh--156
Thomas Gramigna, Haddonfield, N.J., 79th-77sh--156
Marc Mandel, Conshohocken, Pa., 75th-81sh--156
Patrick Murphy, Glencoe, Ill., 76th-80sh--156
Ryan Leahey, Orange, Conn., 77th-79sh--156
Jeffrey Duncan, Carson City, Nev., 81th-75sh--156
Alan Bardwell, Bloomington, Ill., 74th-82sh--156
Doug Stiles, Athens, Ga., 80th-76sh--156
Jesse Bull, Minneapolis, Minn., 75th-81sh--156
Keith Achman, Carlsbad, Calif., 77sh-80th--157
Danny Riskam, Broomfield, Colo., 83sh-74th--157
Chris Clarke, East Hampton, N.Y., 77sh-80th--157
Lew Mitchell, Troy, Ala., 83sh-74th--157
Braxton McLennan, Charlotte, N.C., 79sh-78th--157
Ricky Jones, Thomaston, Maine, 76sh-81th--157
Alan Hampton, Donalsonville, Ga., 80th-77sh--157
Joshua Chamberlain, Amherst, N.H., 79th-78sh--157
Chance Holmes, Phoenix, Ariz., 81th-76sh--157
Bob Mathers, Niceville, Fla., 79th-78sh--157
Torrey Welsch, Freeburg, Ill., 78th-79sh--157
John Pate, Santa Barbara, Calif., 76th-81sh--157
Jason Reddick, Encinitas, Calif., 79th-78sh--157
Drew McMahon, Little Falls, N.J., 80sh-78th--158
Jason Greiner, Cincinnati, Ohio, 75sh-83th--158
Marc Grinberg, Morganville, N.J., 79sh-79th--158
Paul Buttafuoco, Enfield, Conn., 81sh-77th--158
Shawn Tucker, Whitefish, Mont., 76sh-82th--158
Brad Landry, Scott, La., 83sh-75th--158
Jeremy Defalco, Tucson, Ariz., 81th-77sh--158
Cody Sundberg, Chicago, Ill., 80th-78sh--158
Gene Williams, San Antonio, Texas, 77th-81sh--158
Michael Kloenne, West Linn, Ore., 81th-77sh--158
Mark Hannon, Bolingbrook, Ill., 81sh-78th--159
Tristan Sanders, Denver, Colo., 84sh-75th--159
Albert Oh, New York, N.Y., 83sh-76th--159
Chadd Slutzky, Palatine, Ill., 83sh-76th--159
Trip Smalley, Mobile, Ala., 83sh-76th--159
Steven Brame, Henderson, N.C., 77sh-82th--159
Jason Pridmore, Ventura, Calif., 77th-82sh--159
Andy Lucas, Tulsa, Okla., 83th-76sh--159
Bebo Patton, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 78th-81sh--159
Michael Henry, Bloomington, Ill., 80sh-80th--160
Bucky Coe, San Diego, Calif., 80th-80sh--160
Michael Barbosa, St. Petersburg, Fla., 81th-79sh--160
Derek Meinhart, Mattoon, Ill., 86th-74sh--160
Matt Keyser, Lake Oswego, Ore., 79th-81sh--160
Chris Hartenstein, Austin, Texas, 79th-81sh--160
Rob Cowan, Canada, 83sh-78th--161
Mark McCormick, Hanover, Mass., 86sh-76th--162
Jerry Ledzinski, Carmel, Calif., 78th-84sh--162
Scott McLaughlin, Harleysville, Pa., 82sh-81th--163
Rudy Hermstadt, Waterbury, Conn., 80sh-84th--164
Matthew Cannan, Chicago, Ill., 83sh-81th--164
Nathan Wilson, Sheridan, Wyo., 86sh-78th--164
Theodore Meyer, Scottsdale, Ariz., 79th-85sh--164
Jim McNelis, Gig Harbor, Wash., 83th-82sh--165
Brien Gerber, Naperville, Ill., 84th-81sh--165
John Ramsey, Glenview, Ill., 83th-82sh--165
Jay Betchan, Garber, Okla., 82th-83sh--165
Tom Broderick, Redwood City, Calif., 85th-81sh--166
Andrew Spooner, Austin, Texas, 84th-82sh--166
Rick Ten Broeck, Chicago, Ill., 82th-84sh--166
Cliff Martin, Los Angeles, Calif., 84th-83sh--167
Shannon McWilliams, Tallahassee, Fla., 85th-83sh--168
Paul Rice, Redlands, Calif., 88sh-82th--170
Andrew Denenberg, Chicago, Ill., 82th-88sh--170
Travis Carpenter, Albuquerque, N.M., 82th-89sh--171
Steve Tarulli, Rockville Centre, N.Y., 89th-83sh--172
Steve Owens, Philadelphia, Pa., 79th-93sh--172
Dave Fardon, Center Valley, Pa., 88th-87sh--175
Lucas Trierweiler, Plainwell, Mich., 88sh-92th--180
Brian Corcoran, Dallas, Texas, 80th-DQsh--DQ
David Reynolds, Roanoke, Texas, 80th-WDsh--WD
Cory Huss, Evans, Ga., 84th-WDsh--WD
Victor Galvani, Hopkinton, Mass., 81sh-WDth--WD
Greg Cole, The Woodlands, Texas, 76sh-WDth--WD
Brian Fehr, Lavista, Neb., 87th-WDsh--WD
Tim Rypien, Spokane, Wash., 87th-WDsh--WD
Charlie Schorgl, Leawood, Kan., 85th-WDsh--WD
Jared Eglowsky, New York, N.Y., 81th-WDsh--WD
George Zahringer, New York, N.Y., 74th-WDsh--WD
Mark Bartlett, Little Rock, Ark., 76th-WDsh--WD
Matt Bianchini, West Boylston, Mass., 85th-WDsh—WD
Richmond, Texas – Pairings and starting times for Monday’s first round of match play at the 2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur being conducted at 7,170-yard, par-72 Shadow Hawk Golf Club. (All times CDT)
Round of 64
Upper Bracket
2:30 p.m. – Mike McCaffrey, League City, Texas (136) vs. Chad Bolt, Bellafontaine, Ohio (149)
12:15 p.m. – Andres Gaviria, Coral Gables, Fla. (146) vs. Chris Congdon, Foxboro, Mass. (146)
12:24 p.m. – Serge Hogg, Baltimore, Md. (144) vs. Anthony Barrera, San Jose, Calif. (147)
12:33 p.m. – Jimmy Chang, San Marino, Calif. (144) vs. John Moheyer, Baltimore, Md. (147)
12:42 p.m. – Clarke Kincaid, Trophy Club, Texas (142) vs. James Scorse, Rochester, N.Y. (148)
12:51 p.m. – Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C. (145) vs. Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa (147)
1 p.m. – Scott Stevens, Encinitas, Calif. (142) vs. Randal Lewis, Alma, Mich. (148)
1:09 p.m. – Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas (145) vs. Matthew Williams, Albuquerque, N.M. (147)
1:18 p.m. – Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. (140) vs. Michael Standard, McDonough, Ga. (148)
1:27 p.m. – Jeff Knox, Augusta, Ga. (146) vs. Chris Forbes, Katy, Texas (146)
1:36 p.m. – Terence Begnel, Tulsa, Okla. (144) vs. Dan Horner, Sandy, Utah (148)
1:45 p.m. – Mike Stamberger, Plainfield, N.J. (145) vs. Sammy Schmitz, Apple Valley, Minn. (147)
1:54 p.m. – Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa. (142) vs. Scott Weeks, Savannah, Ga. (148)
2:03 p.m. – Billy Jackson, The Woodlands, Texas (145) vs. Jeff Fujimoto, Phoenix, Ariz. (147)
2:12 p.m. – Gavin Parsons, Garden City, Idaho (143) vs. Nicholas Biesecker, Staunton, Va. (148)
2:21 p.m. – Shaun Helmle, Seabrook, Texas (145) vs. Mark Miller, West Covina, Calif. (147)
Lower Bracket
2:39 p.m. – John Engler, Augusta, Ga. (139) vs. Scott Hovis, Jefferson City, Mo. (149)
2:48 p.m. – Camron Howell, San Tan Valley, Ariz. (146) vs. Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas (146)
2:57 p.m. – Blake Johnson, Winnetka, Ill. (144) vs. Michael McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa (147)
3:06 p.m. – Paul Jacobsen, Racine, Wis. (144) vs. Robert F. Gerwin II, Cincinnati, Ohio (147)
3:15 p.m. – Michael Muehr, Potomac Falls, Va. (142) vs. Doug Albers, Leawood, Kan. (148)
3:24 p.m. – T.J. Shuart, Coral Springs, Fla. (145) vs. David Noll Jr, Dalton, Ga. (147)
3:33 p.m. – Brett Williams, Circleville, Ohio (143) vs. Barry Logar, Fairfield, Calif. (148)
3:42 p.m. – Gary Robinson, San Diego, Calif. (145) vs. Kris Mikkelsen, Atlanta, Ga. (147)
3:51 p.m. – Kevin Pomarleau, E. Wenatchee, Wash. (140) vs. Tony Behrstock, Los Angeles, Calif. (140)
4 p.m. – Paul Tucker, Waxhaw, N.C. (146) vs. Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev. (146)
4:09 p.m. – Chris Chuck, Roswell, Ga. (144) vs. Josh Gregory, Dallas, Texas (148)
4:18 p.m. – Barry Dyche, Charlotte, N.C. (144) vs. Aaron Hickman, Dallas, Texas (147)
4:27 p.m. – Kenny Cook, Noblesville, Ind. (142) vs. Michael Castleforte, Springboro, Ohio (148)
4:36 p.m. – Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa. (145) vs. Robby McWilliams, Bossier City, La. (147)
4:45 p.m. – Scott Kammann, Baneberry, Tenn. (143) vs. Frank Alafoginis, Arlington, Va. (148)
4:54 p.m. – Jeffrey Osberg, West Chester, Pa. (145) vs. Matthew Smith, Lubbock, Texas (147)