Richmond, Texas – Paul Simson, 60, of Raleigh, N.C., shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead following the completion of the first round of stroke play Sunday morning at the 2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.
Play was suspended due to a dangerous weather condition Saturday for two hours and 32 minutes at the par-72, 7,170-yard Shadow Hawk Golf Club and the adjacent par-72, 7,125-yard Houstonian Golf & Country Club. Play was called for the day due to darkness with 99 players yet to complete the first round.
Simson, who was six under through 16 holes at The Houstonian Saturday, bogeyed the par-4, 444-yard ninth hole, the 18th of his round, to finish at five under. Simson, the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur champion, is a five-time USGA stroke-play medalist, including the 2004 Mid-Amateur, when he shared the honor with Jeff Wilson.
Following the completion of his first round, Simson quickly headed to Shadow Hawk to begin his second round at 8:40 a.m. CDT.
Mike McCaffrey, 41, of League City, Texas, shot a 4-under 68 at Shadow Hawk Saturday. McCaffrey had eight birdies in his round, including four in a row from the seventh through 10th holes. His final birdie came on No. 17, when he made a 30-footer.
It was bittersweet, starting with a bogey and ending with a double, said McCaffrey. Everything in between was pretty decent, though. I drove it in play and I hit it very decent and I putted it really well. I rolled the ball real well today. I only missed a couple of putts all day long.
Matching McCaffrey’s 68 were John Engler, 32, of Augusta, Ga., and Kevin Pomarleau, 42, of E. Wenatchee, Wash., who concluded their first round at Shadow Hawk Sunday morning.
Five players finished at three under, led by David Noll Jr., 39, of Dalton, Ga., who had five birdies and two bogeys at Shadow Hawk. Mike McCoy, 48, of West Des Moines, Iowa, Scott Kammann, 38, of Baneberry, Tenn., Scott Stevens, 42, of Encinitas, Calif., and Jimmy Chang, 41, of San Marino, Calif., all recorded their first-round 69s at The Houstonian.
Two-time defending champion Nathan Smith of Pittsburgh, Pa., opened with a 2-under 70 at Shadow Hawk. Smith, who played in the Walker Cup Match last weekend at Royal Aberdeen in Scotland, is the only three-time champion in Mid-Amateur history. But he said he doesn’t feel any additional pressure at Shadow Hawk this week.
As for my legacy and winning it three times, that’s something I’ve never really thought about, said Smith, who also won the championship in 2003 and 2009. I’m just like everybody else and we’re all kind of going after the same thing. But you realize how special it is to be a champion of this event and possibly have an invitation to the Masters. I just think that anytime you’re playing in a USGA event you’re just trying to put your best foot forward and make match play and then who knows what can happen.
Matching Smith’s 70 were Brett Williams, 30, of Circleville, Ohio, who played at Shadow Hawk, and Kevin Watford, 38, of Franklin, Tenn., and Barry Dyche, 35, of Charlotte, N.C., who played at The Houstonian.
After the second round of stroke play Sunday, the U.S. Mid-Amateur field will be reduced to 64 players for match play. The first round of match play is scheduled for Monday, the second and third rounds will be played 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 each year, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
Story written by Beth Murrison, USGA Manager of Championship Communications. For questions or comments, contact her atbmurrison@usga.org.
Richmond, Texas – Results following the conclusion of the first round of stroke play Sunday morning at the 2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur at the par-72, 7,170-yard Shadow Hawk Golf Club and the par-72, 7,125-yard Houstonian Golf & Country Club (sh = Shadow Hawk; th = The Houstonian):
Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C., 36-31--67th
Mike McCaffrey, League City, Texas, 33-35--68sh
John Engler, Augusta, Ga., 35-33--68sh
Kevin Pomarleau, E. Wenatchee, Wash., 34-34--68sh
David Noll Jr, Dalton, Ga., 34-35--69sh
Scott Kammann, Baneberry, Tenn., 36-33--69th
Jimmy Chang, San Marino, Calif., 34-35--69th
Michael McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa, 35-34--69th
Scott Stevens, Encinitas, Calif., 37-32--69th
Brett Williams, Circleville, Ohio, 33-37--70sh
Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., 37-33--70sh
Kevin Watford, Franklin, Tenn., 35-35--70th
Barry Dyche, Charlotte, N.C., 36-34--70th
Jeff Knox, Augusta, Ga., 36-35--71sh
Kris Mikkelsen, Atlanta, Ga., 34-37--71sh
Kevin Quinn, Needham, Mass., 33-38--71th
Kevin Keller, Baldwin Park, Calif., 36-35--71th
Serge Hogg, Baltimore, Md., 36-35--71th
Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa., 35-36--71th
Paul Jacobsen, Racine, Wis., 34-37--71th
Billy Jackson, The Woodlands, Texas, 34-37--71th
Chris Forbes, Katy, Texas, 35-36--71th
Terence Begnel, Tulsa, Okla., 36-36--72sh
Camron Howell, San Tan Valley, Ariz., 36-36--72sh
Shaun Helmle, Seabrook, Texas, 36-36--72sh
Jeffrey Osberg, West Chester, Pa., 38-34--72sh
Sammy Schmitz, Apple Valley, Minn., 37-35--72sh
Corby Segal, Santa Clarita, Calif., 41-31--72th
Joseph Latowski, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 34-38--72th
Taylor Wood, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 35-37--72th
Anthony Barrera, San Jose, Calif., 35-37--72th
Gavin Parsons, Garden City, Idaho, 35-37--72th
Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C., 36-36--72th
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas, 35-37--72th
T.J. Shuart, Coral Springs, Fla., 35-37--72th
Josh Gregory, Dallas, Texas, 35-38--73sh
Chad Bolt, Bellefontaine, Ohio, 36-37--73sh
Todd Mitchell, Bloomington, Ill., 36-37--73sh
Chris Chuck, Roswell, Ga., 33-40--73sh
Blake Johnson, Winnetka, Ill., 39-34--73sh
Gary Robinson, San Diego, Calif., 35-38--73sh
Tony Soerries, The Woodlands, Texas, 35-38--73sh
Jamie Looper, Oakdale, Calif., 38-35--73sh
Andres Gaviria, Coral Gables, Fla., 37-36--73sh
Robert F. Gerwin II, Cincinnati, Ohio, 36-37--73th
Chris Congdon, Foxboro, Mass., 38-35--73th
Chris Berens, Mount Dora, Fla., 36-37--73th
Michael Muehr, Potomac Falls, Va., 34-39--73th
Michael Morrison, Roswell, Ga., 35-38--73th
Jeff Jolley, South Jordan, Utah, 36-37--73th
Clarke Kincaid, Trophy Club, Texas, 34-39--73th
Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev., 37-36--73th
Bryan Covar, Florence, S.C., 34-40--74sh
Jeff Champine, Rochester Hills, Mich., 38-36--74sh
Robby McWilliams, Bossier City, La., 35-39--74sh
Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, Calif., 38-36--74sh
Dan Horner, Sandy, Utah, 36-38--74sh
Brian Westveer, Charlotte, N.C., 37-37--74sh
Eberley Stonestreet, Deerfield Beach, Fla., 36-38--74sh
Erik Schleicher, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., 37-37--74sh
R.C. Orr, Sacramento, Calif., 35-39--74sh
Tyler Crawford, Indio, Calif., 39-35--74sh
Matthew Smith, Lubbock, Texas, 37-37--74sh
Barry Logar, Fairfield, Calif., 36-38--74sh
Mark Miller, West Covina, Calif., 38-36--74sh
James Scorse, Rochester, N.Y., 38-36--74sh
Christopher Herzog, Chico, Calif., 38-36--74sh
Michael Sullivan, Spring, Texas, 38-36--74sh
Tony Behrstock, Los Angeles, Calif., 38-36--74sh
Spencer Provow, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 38-36--74th
John Moheyer, Baltimore, Md., 36-38--74th
Jeronimo Esteve, Puerto Rico, 37-37--74th
Matthew Fields, New York, N.J., 38-36--74th
Erik Bertrand, Pittsburgh, Pa., 39-35--74th
Michael Castleforte, Springboro, Ohio, 36-38--74th
George Zahringer, New York, N.Y., 39-35--74th
Kenny Cook, Noblesville, Ind., 38-36--74th
Alan Bardwell, Bloomington, Ill., 37-37--74th
Peach Reynolds, Austin, Texas, 37-37--74th
Paul Welle, Scottsdale, Ariz., 35-39--74th
Jordan Carpenter, Bluffton, S.C., 37-38--75sh
Jeff Fujimoto, Phoenix, Ariz., 39-36--75sh
Troy Johnson, Maple Grove, Minn., 37-38--75sh
Jason Greiner, Cincinnati, Ohio, 35-40--75sh
Brad Jones, Augusta, Ga., 37-38--75sh
Paul Tucker, Waxhaw, N.C., 36-39--75sh
Matthew Williams, Albuquerque, N.M., 38-37--75sh
Mike Stamberger, Plainfield, N.J., 37-38--75sh
Dan Crockett, Brentwood, Tenn., 40-35--75sh
Randal Lewis, Alma, Mich., 37-38--75sh
Herbie Aikens, Pembroke, Mass., 37-38--75sh
Daniel Russo, Hagaman, N.Y., 37-38--75sh
Mike Ignasiak, Saline, Mich., 35-40--75th
Chris Taylor, Houston, Texas, 39-36--75th
Gregg Angelillo, Basking Ridge, N.J., 35-40--75th
Marc Mandel, Conshohocken, Pa., 34-41--75th
Edward Sanchez, San Antonio, Texas, 37-38--75th
Jesse Bull, Minneapolis, Minn., 36-39--75th
Heath Myers, Kingfisher, Okla., 38-37--75th
Jeff Boyer, Oklahoma City, Okla., 40-35--75th
Joshua Rhodes, Paducah, Ky., 36-40--76sh
Scott Hovis, Jefferson City, Mo., 38-38--76sh
James Jasinski, Birmingham, Ala., 35-41--76sh
Dan Jennings, Los Angeles, Calif., 38-38--76sh
Frank Alafoginis, Arlington, Va., 39-37--76sh
Tom Sullivan, Grosse Pointe, Mich., 35-41--76sh
Shawn Tucker, Whitefish, Mont., 36-40--76sh
Bill Winter, Portland, Ore., 38-38--76sh
Bradley Rock Jr, Plainview, N.Y., 37-39--76sh
Darrin Overson, Provo, Utah, 37-39--76sh
Ricky Jones, Thomaston, Maine, 38-38--76sh
Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas, 38-38--76sh
Paul Erdman, Erie, Colo., 35-41--76sh
Greg Cole, The Woodlands, Texas, 40-36--76sh
Steven Irwin, Golden, Colo., 38-38--76th
Richard Berkmeyer, St. Louis, Mo., 38-38--76th
Austin Hannah, Katy, Texas, 38-38--76th
Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif., 37-39--76th
Bradley Hardin, Martinsville, Ind., 39-37--76th
Patrick Murphy, Glencoe, Ill., 37-39--76th
John Pate, Santa Barbara, Calif., 38-38--76th
Mark Bartlett, Little Rock, Ark., 36-40--76th
Keith Achman, Carlsbad, Calif., 43-34--77sh
Ryan Chin, Canada, 38-39--77sh
Duke Butler IV, Ponte Vedra, Fla., 38-39--77sh
Joe True, Milwaukee, Wis., 40-37--77sh
Trey Wilkinson, Houston, Texas, 38-39--77sh
Chris Clarke, East Hampton, N.Y., 37-40--77sh
Craig Erickson, Henderson, Nev., 38-39--77sh
Thad Hudgens, Longwood, Fla., 36-41--77sh
Edward Davis, San Mateo, Calif., 36-41--77sh
James Kurtenbach, Denver, Colo., 38-39--77sh
Steve Daniele, Fresno, Calif., 41-36--77sh
Steven Brame, Henderson, N.C., 40-37--77sh
Tom Carlson, Sioux Falls, S.D., 41-36--77sh
Aaron Hickman, Dallas, Texas, 36-41--77sh
Paul Lang, Canada, 36-41--77sh
Chris Igawa, Hilo, Hawaii, 40-37--77th
Steven Colwick, Glen Rose, Texas, 39-38--77th
Jason Pridmore, Ventura, Calif., 38-39--77th
Daniel Ragsdale, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 38-39--77th
Scott Weeks, Savannah, Ga., 37-40--77th
Gene Williams, San Antonio, Texas, 40-37--77th
Tad Leistico, Worthington, Minn., 38-39--77th
Jeff Holzschuh, Greenwich, Conn., 39-38--77th
Ryan Leahey, Orange, Conn., 39-38--77th
Tucker Sampson, Chevy Chase, Md., 41-36--77th
Bryan Hoops, Chandler, Ariz., 38-39--77th
Brian Whitman, Bloomfield, N.J., 38-40--78sh
Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa, 40-38--78sh
Nicholas Biesecker, Staunton, Va., 38-40--78sh
Pat Thompson, Asheville, N.C., 41-37--78sh
Ryan Sloane, Campbell, Calif., 39-39--78sh
Adam Baxter, Fairbanks, Alaska, 41-37--78sh
Larry Storck, Baltimore, Md., 37-41--78sh
Andrew Gabelman, Barrington, Ill., 40-38--78sh
David Vaclav, Grosse Isle, Mich., 39-39--78sh
Craig Miyamoto, Sacramento, Calif., 40-38--78sh
Bill Moore, Syracuse, N.Y., 41-37--78sh
Randy Haag, Orinda, Calif., 39-39--78th
Dave Womack, McDonough, Ga., 37-41--78th
William Shriver, Baltimore, Md., 38-40--78th
Michael Standard, McDonough, Ga., 39-39--78th
Jerry Ledzinski, Carmel, Calif., 35-43--78th
Patrick Carter, Huntington, W.Va., 40-38--78th
Bebo Patton, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 38-40--78th
Jeff Golliher, Knoxville, Tenn., 39-39--78th
Torrey Welsch, Freeburg, Ill., 39-39--78th
Eric Burch, Machesney Park, Ill., 42-36--78th
Joseph Nichols, Little Rock, Ark., 40-39--79sh
Dudley Payne III, Warrenton, Va., 41-38--79sh
Marc Grinberg, Morganville, N.J., 40-39--79sh
Cory Gladstone, San Diego, Calif., 40-39--79sh
Mark Harding, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 42-37--79sh
Matt Behm, Janesville, Wis., 38-41--79sh
Shane Brady, Provo, Utah, 38-41--79sh
Braxton McLennan, Charlotte, N.C., 39-40--79sh
Andre Bolukbas, Cresskill, N.J., 42-37--79sh
Michael Larson, Boulder, Colo., 38-41--79sh
Daniel Hurley, Leesburg, Va., 40-39--79th
Josh Anderson, Sunbury, Ohio, 42-37--79th
Steve Owens, Philadelphia, Pa., 42-37--79th
Tim Spitz, Rochester, N.Y., 38-41--79th
Matt Keyser, Lake Oswego, Ore., 40-39--79th
David Brown, Pittsburgh, Pa., 39-40--79th
Kyle Flodder, Katy, Texas, 40-39--79th
Casey Baker, Ann Arbor, Mich., 36-43--79th
Theodore Meyer, Scottsdale, Ariz., 41-38--79th
Chris Hartenstein, Austin, Texas, 37-42--79th
Joshua Chamberlain, Amherst, N.H., 37-42--79th
Nikhil Desai, Sanford, Fla., 38-41--79th
Bob Mathers, Niceville, Fla., 39-40--79th
Thomas Gramigna, Haddonfield, N.J., 39-40--79th
Grant Goltz, Dekalb, Ill., 39-40--79th
Jason Reddick, Encinitas, Calif., 38-41--79th
Drew McMahon, Little Falls, N.J., 39-41--80sh
Jason McKenzie, Augusta, Ga., 42-38--80sh
Craig Davis, Chula Vista, Calif., 41-39--80sh
Michael Henry, Bloomington, Ill., 38-42--80sh
Todd Burgan, Knoxville, Tenn., 38-42--80sh
Brad Clark, Chapel Hill, N.C., 39-41--80sh
Matt Heestand, Cleveland, Ohio, 38-42--80sh
Rudy Hermstadt, Waterbury, Conn., 38-42--80sh
Kenny Kowall, Parma, Ohio, 38-42--80sh
Doug Albers, Leawood, Kan., 40-40--80sh
Tim Hamm, Minneapolis, Minn., 39-41--80sh
Bucky Coe, San Diego, Calif., 43-37--80th
Cody Sundberg, Chicago, Ill., 41-39--80th
David Reynolds, Roanoke, Texas, 40-40--80th
Alan Hampton, Donalsonville, Ga., 39-41--80th
Casey Magner, Wilmette, Ill., 41-39--80th
Philip Mahone, Charlottesville, Va., 40-40--80th
Lee Gladden, Madison, Miss., 41-39--80th
Brian Corcoran, Dallas, Texas, 39-41--80th
Kenneth Weixel, Columbus, Ohio, 41-39--80th
Doug Stiles, Athens, Ga., 37-43--80th
Mark Hannon, Bolingbrook, Ill., 39-42--81sh
Ryan Baucom, East Rockingham, N.C., 39-42--81sh
Victor Galvani, Hopkinton, Mass., 39-42--81sh
Daniel Griffiths, Eugene, Ore., 42-39--81sh
Paul Buttafuoco, Enfield, Conn., 42-39--81sh
Jess Bonneau, Cypress, Texas, 41-40--81sh
Jeremy Defalco, Tucson, Ariz., 40-41--81th
Michael Barbosa, St. Petersburg, Fla., 42-39--81th
Jared Eglowsky, New York, N.Y., 40-41--81th
Chance Holmes, Phoenix, Ariz., 40-41--81th
Jeffrey Duncan, Carson City, Nev., 42-39--81th
Michael Kloenne, West Linn, Ore., 40-41--81th
Scott McLaughlin, Harleysville, Pa., 44-38--82sh
Chris Shelton, Ocoee, Fla., 42-40--82th
Travis Carpenter, Albuquerque, N.M., 41-41--82th
Andrew Denenberg, Chicago, Ill., 43-39--82th
Rick Ten Broeck, Chicago, Ill., 40-42--82th
Jay Betchan, Garber, Okla., 42-40--82th
Rob Cowan, Canada, 41-42--83sh
Albert Oh, New York, N.Y., 42-41--83sh
Danny Riskam, Broomfield, Colo., 43-40--83sh
Lew Mitchell, Troy, Ala., 41-42--83sh
Chadd Slutzky, Palatine, Ill., 40-43--83sh
Brad Landry, Scott, La., 41-42--83sh
Matthew Cannan, Chicago, Ill., 38-45--83sh
Trip Smalley, Mobile, Ala., 40-43--83sh
Jim McNelis, Gig Harbor, Wash., 38-45--83th
Andy Lucas, Tulsa, Okla., 40-43--83th
John Ramsey, Glenview, Ill., 40-43--83th
Tristan Sanders, Denver, Colo., 40-44--84sh
Scott Scudder, Erlanger, Ky., 42-42--84th
Cliff Martin, Los Angeles, Calif., 45-39--84th
Brien Gerber, Naperville, Ill., 41-43--84th
Cory Huss, Evans, Ga., 40-44--84th
Andrew Spooner, Austin, Texas, 44-40--84th
Tom Broderick, Redwood City, Calif., 41-44--85th
Charlie Schorgl, Leawood, Kan., 40-45--85th
Shannon McWilliams, Tallahassee, Fla., 42-43--85th
Matt Bianchini, West Boylston, Mass., 41-44--85th
Mark McCormick, Hanover, Mass., 39-47--86sh
Nathan Wilson, Sheridan, Wyo., 44-42--86sh
Derek Meinhart, Mattoon, Ill., 42-44--86th
Brian Fehr, Lavista, Neb., 43-44--87th
Tim Rypien, Spokane, Wash., 39-48--87th
Paul Rice, Redlands, Calif., 44-44--88sh
Lucas Trierweiler, Plainwell, Mich., 46-42--88sh
Dave Fardon, Center Valley, Pa., 46-42--88th
Steve Tarulli, Rockville Centre, N.Y., 44-45--89th