Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association August 2014 Newsletter

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UPCOMING

EVENTS

USGA QUALIFYING

US WOMEN’S AMATEUR

FOUR-BALL

September 23St. Clair Country Club

US AMATEUR

FOUR-BALL

October 6Bellerive CC

MAGA EVENTS

FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

September 28-29Franklin County CC

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QUALIFYINGEdwards and Hardcastle

earn spots following playoff.

When the dust settled and thescorecards signed, there werethree “73s” posted. With only twospots available, each player knewwhat had to be done.

Scott Edwards

Craig Hardcastle

SENIOR AMATEURGardiner puts exclamation

point on season.

It has been quite a year for MarkGardiner. First, he just missedqualifying for the US Publinks -finishing a shot from qualifying.Then he outplays a strong field ofamateurs and professionals to grabthe lone qualifying spot for the USSenior Open. You would thinkafter that he would rest on hislaurels. Think again.

Mark Gardiner with George Meyer Trophy

2015 AMATEUR

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BOONE VALLEY GC

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STAFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTORCurt Rohe - [email protected]

DIRECTOR, FINANCEJennifer Langford - [email protected]

P.J. BOATWRIGHT INTERNSIan Davis & Eric Mendelson

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METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPSAmateur Championship

Match Play ChampionshipOpen Championship

Women’s Amateur ChampionshipJunior Amateur ChampionshipSenior Amateur ChampionshipMetropolitan Cup MatchesFour-Ball ChampionshipMid-America Junior Cup

USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDSUS Open Qualifying (Local and Sectional)

US Senior Open QualifyingUS Amateur Qualifying

US Mid-Amateur QualifyingUS Women’s Mid-Amateur

US Junior Amateur QualifyingUS Amateur Public Links Qualifying

US Senior Amateur QualifyingUS Women’s Open Qualifying

US Amateur Four-BallUS Women’s Amateur Four-Ball

EXECUTIVE BOARDStanford S. Grossman – President EmeritusThomas J. O’Toole, Jr. – Vice-PresidentThomas O. Sobbe Jr. – Vice-President

M. Ray McCraine – SecretaryG. Scott Engelbrecht – Treasurer

G.F. (Rick) Meyer Jr. – At-Large MemberH. Mick Wellington – At-Large Member

ADVISORY COMMITTEEScott Thomas, Chairman

Dustin AshbyTom Barry

Skip BerkmeyerJim Dunn

David RhoadsCurt Rohe

Welcome to summer finallyarriving within the last coupleweeks! I am not one to complainas we have been so fortunate thisseason with the weather forMAGA championships and theUSGA qualifying rounds. Theseason always flies by, but Ibelieve the weather weexperienced enhanced that fact.

The end of August means winding down, though we hada wonderful Senior Championship this month at GreenbriarHills CC. Mark Gardiner added to what was already aremarkable season by capturing the championship by a shotover Andy Frost. We are looking forward to conducting theinaugural US Four-Ball Championship qualifying for themen and women over the next two months. The women (sixteams) will compete September 23 at St. Clair CC and themen (50 teams) at Bellerive CC on October 6.

August is also the end for one of our interns, EricMendelson. Eric has headed back to the University ofMissouri for his final year at the Evans Scholar House. Ericwas a tremendous asset to our “team” this season, and wethank him for his hard work and dedication to MAGA forthe last three months. Good luck to your senior year atMIZZOU!

I also want to take a portion of my article to say thankyou to two of the most dedicated volunteers MAGA has everhad; Tom and Alice Wohlgemuth. I cannot even begin tocount the number of days and countless hours these two putin over the years officiating for MAGA! They have recentlymoved to Waco, TX to be closer to family and will be sorelymissed around MAGA championships going forward.

This edition of The Metropolitan is the final monthlyissue of the season. The next issue will cover September-October as we officially wrap up the season over the nextcouple months. This endeavor has been a great experienceand I must thank Jim Healey for his expertise in seeing thisprogram off the ground. We hope you, our members, haveenjoyed receiving the newsletter. As always, if you have anyquestions or comments please email us [email protected].

As always, feel free to reach out to me at [email protected].

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Officiating during the summer at MAGA champi-onships or USGA qualifying rounds we have numer-ous situations come up that are always interesting.This occurrence happened during the recent MAGASenior Championship at Greenbriar Hills CC.

A player hit his tee shot toward an area marked as aWater Hazard (yellow) which also tied into Out ofBounds down the left of the hole . The Player as-sumed that his ball was in the lateral water hazard andput another ball in play under 26-1(a). After hittinghis tee shot under 26-1, a Fellow Competitor (not inhis group) informs him that the original ball was Outof Bounds. What is the Ruling?

If the Player WAS virtually certain that his ball wasin the Water Hazard when he put a ball in play under26-1(a), then he can proceed under 26-1, incurring aone stroke penalty.

However, if the Player was NOT virtually certain(in this case he assumed) and he put a ball in playunder Rule 26-1, he has played from a wrong placeand the original ball is lost. The player must re-playfrom the tee under rule 27-1 prior to playing fromthe next tee or he is disqualified. He incurs three (3)penalty strokes, two (2) for Playing from a WrongPlace (Rule 20-7) and one (1) for the ball Out ofBounds (Rule 27-1).

Contributed by Ray McCraine, MAGA RulesCommittee. The Rules of Golf Corner will feature amember of our Rules Committee.

RULES OF GOLF CORNER

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONUSGA website: www.usga.org

MAGA website: www.metga.orgGHIN website: www.ghin.org

A LOOK BACK

St. Louis golf can boast of many “firsts” in the historyof golf.Glen Echo was the site of the first Gold Medal

Olympic Golf Matches and the only Gold Medal TeamGolf Event (so far) in Olympic History.St. Louis was the site of the first U.S. Amateur played

west of the Mississippi in 1921, and the first U.S.Women’s Amateur in 1925. In 1947, during the U.S. Open at St. Louis, KSD-TV

broadcast the first golf matches. It was also the firsttime that gallery ropes were used during the Open.In 1965, at the U.S. Open at Bellerive, that event

marked the first time that the event was held over fourdays. Previously, the final two rounds were both playedin one day.In 1981, Bellerive hosted the first U.S. Mid-Amateur. With all of these “firsts” you would think that there

would not be much else. However, you would beslightly off base.Two area players - Don Bliss (Norwood Hills) and

Mark Boyajian (St. Clair CC) - each earned a remark-able “first” during their play at a U.S. Mid-Amateurcompetition. Can you imagine what it was?In 1985, during the first qualifying round, Don made

a hole-in-one on the eighth and tenth holes atBrookhaven GC in Dallas. He was the first - and so farthe only one - to make two aces during a single roundin any USGA championship!Boyajian followed up the next year with an equally

impressive first. In 1986, at Annandale CC in Madi-son,Wisconsin, Mark became the first player in USGAhistory to post a 29. He did so on his first nine duringhis first round. It wasn’t until later that Jim Holtgrievebrought this to the attention of the USGA that Markwas properly recognized for this accomplishment.

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Mark Gardiner captured the 22nd Senior AmateurChampionship today, finishing 3-under for thechampionship with rounds of 69-70. This caps off a greatsummer by Gardiner having qualified for the US SeniorOpen earlier in the year.

The 2012 champion Andy Frost was Runner-Up forthe second consecutive year. His 2-under round onFriday enabled him to finish just one shot back.

70 and over: Low Net – Buck Clement; Low Gross – Don Dupske

50-54: Low Gross – Dale Black; Low Net – Art Deguire (not pictured)

565-69: Low Net – Bill Wirtz; Low Gross – Danny Sheehan

55-64: Low Net – Michael Ghidina; Low Gross – DennisClarke

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Norwood Hills, Greenbriar Hills, Persimmon Woods and Bellerive all advance to the Quarterfinal round.

FIRST ROUND MATCHES:Norwood Hills (9) defeated St. Louis CC (8): 4.5 - 1.5•

Greenbriar Hills (5) defeated Old Warson (12): 3.5 - 2.5•

Persimmon Woods (7) defeated Old Hickory (10): 4 - 2•

Bellerive (11) defeated Boone Valley (6): 3.5 - 2.5•

Joachim, Quincy, Meadowbrook and Algonquin all had first round byes:

THE QUARTERFINAL MATCHES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

Joachim GC (1) vs. Norwood Hills CC (9)•

Quincy CC (4) vs. Greenbriar Hills CC (5)•

Meadowbrook CC (2) vs. Persimmon Woods GC (7)•

Algonquin GC (3) vs. Bellerive CC (11)•

The higher seeded team will serve as host for the match.

THE METROPOLITAN CUP

Each playoff round, there are 6 matches contested. A professional match, 2 singles scratch matches,a singles handicap match and 2 Four-Ball handicap matches make up the 6 matches.

Boone Valley GC’s 18th green and clubhouse, site of the 2015 MAGA Amateur

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Ellen Port swears by it. In fact, prior to a practice session in January for 14 prospective Curtis Cup players, reading itwas one of her homework assignments for the players. Now we’re talking about 14 of the most talented women collegiateplayers in the country at some of the top golf programs. While Ellen won’t say this was the reason why they dominated theGB&I Team so thoroughly, it certainly did not hurt!

Written by Dr. Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness is the first book of its kind that teaches individuals exactlywhat to do to be mentally prepared for competition and sports, and it does so in a very user-friendly manner.Targeting tools for mental toughness, it is designed to help competitors and coaches identify what it takes to be successfuland to improve focus, concentration, confidence, and motivation requiring just 10 minutes of practice per day.” So, thefirst question asked is, who is this Dr. Jason Selk? Turns out, he’s a pretty impressive guy!While serving as the Director of Mental Training for the St Louis Cardinals, Dr. Jason Selk helped the team

win their first World Series in over 20 years, and in 2011 he assisted the Cardinals in the historic feat of win-ning their second World Championship in a six year period. Dr Selk’s second book, Executive Toughness, while10-Minute Toughness, is on pace to be one of the best-selling sport psychology books of all time.

First, we must ask ourselves, what really is mental toughness? Mental toughness is the ability to have thethoughts in your head help produce your desired results. Golfers know all too well the the impact of negativethinking on performance, as there is often plenty of time between shots for self-doubt to take over.

The key to mental toughness is to have the thoughts in your head be productive. The hard part is that thenatural way of thinking, especially when the pressure is on, is to have thoughts that are unproductive. This isone of the fundamental reasons that success is so difficult to acquire. When the pressure is on, it is normal for aperson to have thoughts of self-doubt and negativity, or even the typical 'don’t' thinking.

For example the football player is likely to hear the internal words of “don’t drop this pass,” or the baseballplayer tells himself “don’t strikeout.” This type of thinking is at the opposite end of the mental toughness spec-trum, as it actually is counter-productive in terms of producing desired results. If the baseball player is thinkingto himself, "don't strikeout," he is NOT thinking about what he should focus on in order to get a hit.

Productive thoughts focus on what is needed for success. The football player trying to catch the pass mightsay, “see it in and squeeze it tight,” while the baseball player says, "track the ball, short compact swing”. Thehard part is having the productive thoughts when the pressure is on.

The two steps necessary to accomplishing mental toughness are to first identify what your productivethoughts are, and then train your mind to have those thoughts at the important times. For example, a golfermay say to himself while putting, "see the spot, roll in it." Practicing this statement in a daily mental workoutand practicing replacing all negative thinking (e.g., "don't miss this putt") with positive performance cues willnot only help prevent anxiety on the tee, but will also create more consistent performance.

Remember, it is abnormal to be mentally tough. Mental toughness does not happen on accident. Just likephysical strength and precision, it takes a lot of work. You have to know first what your mental toughnessthoughts are, and then you have to train your mind to be able to have the mental toughness thoughts especiallywhen the pressure is on.

This might sound funny but I want you to be abnormal, I want you to be abnormally mentally tough enoughto have the thoughts in your head make it easier for you to achieve your dreams. Being great isn’t easy, it’s notsupposed to be easy. Choose to be great everyday by putting energy into training your mind to have productivethoughts and mental toughness.

TEN MINUTE TOUGHNESS: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

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US SENIOR AMATEUR QUALIFYING

T1 Craig Hardcastle St. Louis, Mo. +2 73

T1 James Dunn Collinsville, Ill. +2 73

T1 Scott Edwards St Louis, Mo. +2 73

T4 Ron Eilers Columbia, Mo. +3 74

T4 Dee Sanders Columbia, Mo. +3 74

T4 Michael Hartman Olivette, Mo. +3 74

T4 Mark McLain St. Petersburg, Fla. +3 74

8 Gerald Mozur St. Louis, Mo. +4 75

T9 Anthony Brown Saint Louis, Mo. +5 76

T9 Paul Dickson Del City, Okla. +5 76

T11 Stan Curtis Carbondale, Ill. +6 77

T11 Ben Cantrell Cape Girardeau, Mo.+6 77

T11 John Kueper Carlyle, Ill. +6 77

T11 Ken Highlander Edwardsville, Ill. +6 77

T11 Greg Long Effingham, Ill. +6 77

T16 Kent S Brown Fort Wayne, Ind. +8 79

T16 Dennis Osborne Ballwin, Mo. +8 79

18 Pat Ross Belleville, Ill. +9 80

T19 Bill Sedgwick St Louis, Mo. +11 82

T19 Todd Hingtgen Marion, Iowa +11 82

T19 Mark Mayhood Effingham, Ill. +11 82

T19 William Anderson Wentzville, Mo. +11 82

T19 Robert Meeh St Louis, Mo. +11 82

T24 Joseph Andriole Orlando, Fla. +12 83

T24 Judson Brewer Carbondale, Ill. +12 83

T24 Pat Manning St. Louis, Mo. +12 83

T24 Robert Rosenfeld Saint Louis +12 83

T24 John Kuebler Jefferson City, Mo. +12 83

29 Mark Norman Chesterfield, Mo. +13 84

T30 Robert Lietz Weldon Spring, Mo.+16 87

T30 James Kuebler Senoia, Ga. +16 87

32 Mark Todorovich St. Louis, Mo. +17 88

William Horn Saddlebrooke, Mo.WD

Glen Echo lived up to its reputation as a top-flight track as the U.S. SeniorAmateur competitors found the historic course up to the challenge during qualifyingfor the championship, to be played at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach,California. With Scott Edwards, Jim Dunn and Craig Hardcastle managing rounds of 73, they

forced a three-for-two playoff to see who would be on their way to Newport Beach.On the first playoff hole, the long dogleg right par-4 18th, Edwards made par toensure himself a trip to California, while both Dunn and Hardcastle posted bogey5s, forcing them to move to the first hole to determine the second qualifier. The380-yard first hole was playing nearly a half a stroke over par during thecompetition, with both players gladly took their 4s as they walked up the hill to the18th tee once again. The 18th, at 411-yards, was also playing difficult for the day,yielding only two birdies. Though both players made par here during regulationplay, under the pressure of the playoff both made bogey earlier and they each missedthe green again with their second shot. However, Hardcastle, short of the greenwith his approach, made a nice recovery from 43-yards away to 3-feet to give himselfa chance for par. Meanwhile, Dunn was in the area to the left of the greenside bunker. With the pin

cut to the left side, Jim tried to finesse a shot to get it close. Unfortunately, his thirdlanded in the near bunker, under a steep lip - forcing him to take an unplayable lie -giving Hardcastle two-putts to earn the second playoff spot.

Jim Dunn was the odd-manout in the 3 for 2 playoff.

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In 1948, the PGA was played at Match Playand the host club was Norwood Hills.

Following the 36-hole qualifying rounds, thelow 63 players joined defending champion JimFerrier to determine the winner. A number oflocal professionals were in the group including:Walter Ambo and Frank Moore. Other notableswere: Sam Snead, Lew Worsham, Gene Sarazen,Horton Smith, Jimmy Demaret, Lloyd Mangrumand Claude Harmon.

Also qualifying was Ben Hogan at 138 (134was low qualifing score) and Mike Turnesa, ofthe six famous Turnesa brothers. Hogan hadposted a 66 - 72 while Snead had put up a pairof 68s.

There were a few upsets in the early roundsas Ferrier bowed out in round two, as didMoore. Ferrier is quoted as saying, “There area lot of hills at Norwood. No old man will winthis Championship.”

The quarterfinals saw Harmon down Snead in42 holes, while Demaret defeated George Fazio5 & 4, with Turnesa and Hogan both winningtheir matches. In the semifinals, Turnesa beatHarmon, the current Masters champion, in 37holes, while Hogan edged his good friendDemaret 2&1. During their match, both playersfinished at 10-under par

The final match should have been asinteresting. While Turnesa consistentlyoutdrove Hogan, Ben relied on his superb ironplay. His 66 on the morning round found him 4-up. His 7 & 6 victory was the 2nd largest marginof victory in the PGA at that time.

WIth the PGA played in May, Hogan went onto win the US Open in June, becoming the firstto win both in the same year since GeneSarazen in 1922. For the week, Hogan was acombined 35-under par over 213 holes in his 10rounds. But for a man of 36, he was also quiteweary.

Following his auto accident in 1949, Hogan would not compete in the PGA again until 1960.

Mike Turnesa (l) and Ben Hogan with the Wannamaker Trophy.

ST. LOUIS GOLF HISTORY

THE 1948 PGA

Mike Turnesa in dark shirt, putts on the downhill par-3 2nd greenduring the finals. Today this area is part of the par-5 second on theWest course.

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MAGA COMPETITIONSENTRY

CHAMPIONSHIP DATE(S) DEADLINE VENUE

Old Warson Cup May 3-4 Invitational Old Warson Country Club

Normandie Amateur May 17-18 May 10 Normandie Golf Club

East Side Amateur June 14-15 June 7 Lockhaven Golf Club

Women's Amateur Championship June 24-25 June 11 Forest Hills Country Club

Open Championship July 10-12 June 25 Country Club of St. Albans

Junior Amateur Championship July 21-22 July 9 Normandie Golf Club

Amateur Championship July 31 -August 1 July 2 Westwood Country Club

Senior Amateur Championship August 14-15 July 30 Greenbriar Hills Country Club

Four-Ball Championship September 28-29 September 10 Franklin County Country Club

USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDSENTRY

CHAMPIONSHIP DATE(S) DEADLINE VENUE

US Open (Local) May 13 April 23 Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

US Women's Open (36 Holes) May 20 April 30 Lake Forest Golf & CC

US Women's Amateur Publinks May 28 May 14 Annbriar Golf Club

US Amateur Public Links June 9-10 May 28 Aberdeen Golf Club

US Senior Open June 16 May 28 Country Club at The Legends

US Junior Girls' Amateur June 25 June 4 Bogey Hills Country Club

US Junior Amateur (36 Holes) July 1 June 4 Old Hickory Country Club

US Amateur July 14 June 25 Jefferson City Country Club

US Mid-Amateur August 5 July 9 Annbriar Golf Club

US Women’s Mid-Amateur August 5 July 9 Annbriar Golf Club

US Senior Women's Amateur August 20 August 6 WingHaven Country Club

US Senior Amateur August 21 August 6 Glen Echo Country Club

US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball September 23 August 6 St. Clair Country Club

US Amateur Four-Ball Ocotber 6 August 6 Bellerive Country Club

Events in gray have been completed.

2014 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Go to www.metga.org/2014-schedule-of-events/ to apply on-line or to download an application for an event.

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Record Book

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METROPOLITAN FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

YEAR TEAM SCORE RUNNER-UP SCORE SITE

2008 John Carroll & Don Walker 69

2009 Steve Strauss & Dan Cox 8/27/09

2010 Ryan Eckelkamp & David Strickland 69* Tom Wohgemuth & Skip Berkmeyer 69 Norwood Hills 4/29/10

Strickland - 72

Ekelkamp - 77

Won sudden-death playoff on second hole with a birdie.

2011 Rudy Bailey & Tim Carroll 68 Paul Neeman & Cal Neeman 68 Old Hickory 4/28/11

Courtney Cooper & Matt Roark 68

2012 Davd Strickland & Brian Scott 63 Cal Neeman & Paul Neeman 65 CC at The Legends 8/23/12

Michael Richardson & Ryan Helfrich 65

2013 Not Played

1994 Bellerive Country Club

1995 Sunset Hills Country Club

1996 Crystal Highlands Golf Club

1997 Norwood Hills Country Club

1998 Meadowbrook Country Club

1999 Norwood Hills Country Club

2000 Norwood Hills Country Club

2001 Mid-Rivers Golf Club

2002 Franklin County Country Club

2003 Persimmon Woods Golf Club

2004 Forest Hills Country Club

2005 Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

2006 Meadowbrook Country Club

2007 Bellerive Country Club

2008 Bellerive Country Club

2009 Bellerive Country Club

2010 Bellerive Country Club

2011 Meadowbrook Country Club

2012 Old Warson Country Club

2013 Glen Echo Country Club

METROPOLITAN CUP TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

RESULTS FOR AREA PLAYERS AND QUALIFIERS AT RECENT USGA EVENTS:

U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR - CUT AT 148NASSAU COUNTRY CLUB - GLEN COVE, NY

U.S. AMATEUR - CUT AT 145ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB - JOHNS CREEK, GA.

Ellen Port: 82 - 74 = 156

Kyle Weldon: 73 - 76 = 149Tanner McKinney: 79 - 71 = 150Joe Migdal: 76 - 75 = 151

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USGA QUALIFYING RESULTS

U.S. MID-AMATEUR QUALIFYING - AUGUST 5, 2014ANNBRIAR GOLF CLUB

Pos. Player City/State Rd1 Total1 B.W. Bruce Marion, Ill. -4 672 Brian Haskell St. Joseph, Mo. -3 683. Andy Roberts Owensboro, Ky. -3 684. Derek Meinhart Mattoon, Ill. -3 68Alternates1Alt. Mark Gardiner Mascoutah, Ill. -2 692Alt. Chris Kovach St. Louis, Mo. -2 69

U.S. WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR QUALIFYING - AUGUST 5, 2014ANNBRIAR GOLF CLUB

Pos. Player City/State Rd1 Total1 Alisha Matthews St. Louis, Mo. +9 812 Dee Johnson Perryville, Mo. +10 82Alternates1Alt. Deirdre Robertson Iberia, Mo. +12 842Alt. Margaret Manning St. Louis, Mo. +14 86

U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S AMATEUR QUALIFYING - AUGUST 20, 2014WINGHAVEN COUNTRY CLUB

Pos. Player City/State Rd1 Total1 Ginny Orthwein St. Louis, Mo. 78 781Alt Diane Chancellor Glencoe, Mo. 81 81 2Alt Patricia Robinson Poplar Bluff, Mo. 83 83

Note: Orthwein qualified then withdrew from consideration. Chancellor will replace her.

U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR QUALIFYING - AUGUST 21, 2014GLEN ECHO COUNTRY CLUB

Pos. Player City/State Rd1 Total1 Scott Edwards St. Louis, Mo. +2 732 Craig Hardcastle St. Louis, Mo. +2 73Alternates1Alt Jim Dunn Collinsville, Ill. +2 732Alt Dee Sanders Columbia, Mo. +3 74

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MAGA POINTS STANDINGS

Rank Player Club Name # of Events Other Events Total Points1 Caravia, Phil Norwood Hills Country Club 5 3 1730.002 Weldon, Kyle Metropolitan Golf Club 2 4 1475.003 Berkmeyer, Skip Aberdeen Golf Course 4 2 1400.004 Migdal, Joe Aberdeen Golf Course 3 3 1300.005 Jones, Teddy Metropolitan Golf Club 2 2 990.006 Moloney, Ted Greenbriar Hills Country Club 3 1 775.007 Smith, Seth Missouri Bluffs Golf Club 3 1 758.008 Cusumano, Alex Metropolitan Golf Club 2 1 735.009 Anderson, John Norwood Hills Country Club 2 2 700.0010 Souchek, Steven Gateway National Golf Links 2 3 650.0011 Riordan, Patrick Normandie Golf Club 1 2 563.0012 Migdal, Sam Aberdeen Golf Course 1 3 432.5013 Frost, Andy Bellerive Country Club 2 2 415.0014 Kendrick, Mike Greenbriar Hills Country Club 2 0 392.5015 Allen, Buddy Joachim Golf Club 1 3 378.0016 Pierce, Van Country Club of St Albans 2 2 366.00T17 Burry, Zach Westview Golf Course 0 1 350.00T17 Craig, Brian Norwood Hills Country Club 0 2 350.00T17 Gardiner, Mark Cardinal Creek Golf Course 0 3 350.00T17 Moritz, Cy Sullivan Country Club 0 1 350.0021 Barry, Tom Normandie Golf Club 2 1 326.0022 Lovett, Brian Bellerive Country Club 2 2 325.0023 Wootten, Michael Whitmoor Country Club 0 2 310.00T24 Hanneken, Bob Aberdeen Golf Course 1 2 300.00T24 Sucharski, James Metropolitan Golf Club 1 2 300.00

2014 AMATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR (TOP 25)

2014 SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEARRank Player Club Name # of Events Other Events Total Points1 Gardiner, Mark Cardinal Creek Golf Course 2 4 1532.502 Edwards, Scott WingHaven Country Club 1 2 850.003 Frost, Andy Bellerive Country Club 3 1 837.504 Trittler, Robert Persimmon Woods Golf Club 2 0 550.005 Fogarty, Andy Missouri Bluffs Golf Club 2 0 500.006 Mozur, Gerald Gateway National Golf Links 3 0 448.337 Johnson, Jeff Bogey Hills Country Club 2 1 430.008 Hardcastle Sr., Craig Normandie Golf Club 0 1 350.009 Barry, Tom Normandie Golf Club 2 0 328.5010 Speicher, David Cardinal Creek Golf Course 2 0 317.5011 Pohl, Gary Tapawingo National Golf Club 1 0 312.50T12 Miller, Dyke Far Oaks Golf Club 1 0 228.33T12 Millman, Jim Quincy Country Club 1 0 228.3314 Eisenbeis, Jack St Louis Country Club 1 1 223.7515 Kootman, Michael Meadowbrook Country Club 1 1 205.0016 Dunn, James Norwood Hills Country Club 1 1 203.7517 Ross, Pat The Orchards 1 0 185.0018 Sedgwick, Bill St Louis Country Club 1 0 175.0019 Ngala, Donny The Legends Country Club 2 0 160.00T20 Begley, Tim The Falls Golf Club 1 0 153.75

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Complete Point Standings can befound on the MAGA website.

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AMATEUR SERIES

August 2014

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SCRATCH OPENRank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points1 Jeske, Kevin Metropolitan Golf Club 5 365.02 Barrett III, Robert Metropolitan/Gateway PGA Jr GC 3 225.0T3 Allen, Buddy Joachim Golf Club 2 165.0T3 Munos, Ryan Metropolitan Golf Club 3 165.05 Mazdra, Greg Metropolitan Golf Club 2 145.06 Gollwitzer, Zachary Aberdeen Golf Course 2 135.07 Lawrence, Parker Metropolitan Golf Club 2 130.08 Cahill, Jason Metropolitan Golf Club 2 125.09 Nolfo, Tony Metropolitan Golf Club 3 121.710 Kim, Hongsang Metropolitan Golf Club 2 100.011 Stojanovic, Aleks The Legends Country Club 4 87.512 Weingart, Lewis The Quarry at Crystal Springs 4 72.513 Lawton, Mike Metropolitan Golf Club 2 71.7T14 Greiner, Dan Mystic Oak Golf Club 1 60.0T14 Ramsey, Terry The Quarry at Crystal Springs 2 60.016 Schenck, Caleb Ste Genevieve Golf Club 2 55.017 Frost, Wheeler Bellerive Country Club 3 40.018 Sinak, Tom Fox Run Golf Club 1 36.719 Peters, Michael Ballwin Golf Course 1 35.0T20 Franz, Matthew Metropolitan Golf Club 1 30.0T20 Wooten, Bobby Metropolitan Golf Club 2 30.0T22 Green, Garret Clinton Hill Golf Course 2 25.0T22 Grubbs, Robbi Fox Run Golf Club 2 25.024 Lohrding, Mark Stonewolf Golf Club 1 20.0T25 Reid, Patrick Metropolitan Golf Club 1 15.0

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - NET OPENRank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points1 Moreland, Mark The Falls Golf Club 5 325.02 Mueller, Jason Metropolitan Golf Club 5 315.03 Leslie, Dwayne Metropolitan Golf Club 5 255.04 Senn, Chris Persimmon Woods Golf Club 5 225.05 Davis, John The Falls Golf Club 5 220.06 Smith, Paul Paradise Valley Golf Club 4 195.07 Glore, Bradley Metropolitan Golf Club 4 152.58 Sisler, Chris Paradise Valley Golf Club 5 150.09 Mahoney, Cory Metropolitan Golf Club 3 145.010 Wilson, Patrick Crescent Farms Golf Club 1 100.011 Tarvid, Matthew Metropolitan Golf Club 3 57.512 Richardson, Clyde Metropolitan Golf Club 2 50.013 Yockey, Justin Metropolitan Golf Club 2 47.514 Seibel, Nathan Metropolitan Golf Club 1 40.015 Stonebarger, Daniel Wolf Hollow Golf Club 3 35.016 Roestel, Will Metropolitan Golf Club 3 27.517 Son, Sangwon Metropolitan Golf Club 1 20.018 Miller, Curtis Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.019 Wren, Christopher Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0

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2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR SCRATCHRank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points1 Crow, Ollie Metropolitan Golf Club 4 305.02 Ross, Pat The Orchards 5 287.53 Neeman Jr, Cal Annbriar Golf Course 3 240.0T4 Domenick, Mike Joachim Golf Club 2 155.0T4 Wunderlich, William Aberdeen Golf Course 2 155.06 Beckman, Michael Metropolitan Golf Club 3 122.5T7 Garrett, Brad Metropolitan Golf Club 3 112.5T7 Fitzgerald, Schooner Metropolitan Golf Club 4 112.5T7 Rauvola, Gary Metropolitan Golf Club 4 112.5T7 Borah, Chris Metropolitan Golf Club 5 112.511 Leonberger, Tim Stonewolf Golf Club 3 97.512 Smith, Gordon Metropolitan Golf Club 3 95.0T13 McVey, Patrick Crescent Farms Golf Club 1 75.0T13 Ngala, Donny The Legends Country Club 2 75.015 Son, Sangwon Metropolitan Golf Club 2 60.016 Wysong, Robert Persimmon Woods Golf Club 3 45.017 Barker, Timothy Glen Echo Country Club 2 40.018 Quesenberry, Michael Lake Forest Golf & C.C. 2 35.0

August 2014

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR NET Rank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points1 Hefner, Leo Mystic Oak Golf Club 4 257.52 Humphrey, Don Ruth Park Golf Club 5 247.53 Epps, John Metropolitan Golf Club 5 220.0T4 Edmonston, King Franklin County Country Club 5 180.0T4 Laramie, Larry The Falls Golf Club 5 180.06 Scoles, Michael Metropolitan Golf Club 5 165.07 Keefe, Ben Metropolitan Golf Club 3 155.08 Garrett, Jim Metropolitan Golf Club 3 142.59 Williams, Doug Metropolitan Golf Club 5 137.510 Zonca, Steve The Landings at Spirit GC 4 135.0T11 Clay, Kendall Pevely Farms Golf Club 3 115.0T11 Banks, Larry Aberdeen Golf Course 4 115.013 Slantz, Bill Metropolitan Golf Club 3 97.514 Magner, John J Old Hickory Golf Club 2 52.515 Quesenberry, Michael Lake Forest Golf & C.C. 1 45.0T16 Bruno, Richards Ruth Park Golf Club 2 37.5T16 Eisenreich, Steve Metropolitan Golf Club 2 37.5T16 Hollenbeck, Russell Metropolitan Golf Club 4 37.519 Sinak Sr, Joseph Metropolitan Golf Club 2 27.5T20 Weber, Harry Missouri Bluffs Golf Club 1 25.0T20 Gilliland, David Metropolitan Golf Club 5 25.022 Schneider, Vince Old Hickory Golf Club 3 15.0T23 Kelly III, Jim Gateway National Golf Links 1 10.0T23 Shirley, William (Bill) Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.0

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