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Castor, Brick and Kain Qualify for U.S. Senior Am

August 18, 2009August 17, 2009 by Allen Freeman

Tom Castor of Ashland, Norton Brick of Elyria, and Bob Kain of Hunting Valley advanced from the local qualifier of the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, held today at the challenging Kirtland Country Club.

Castor was medalist with a solid 1-over par 72, and Brick settled for a 74 after starting with a front nine of 34. Kain advanced after a round of 75 (which included a hole-out for eagle on a par 4) by winning a 3-players-for-one-spot playoff.

Castor, Brick and Kain move on to the Beverly Country Club in Chicago to play Sept. 12-17 in the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. Complete results from the Kirtland qualifier follow:

Latimer, Metzendorf, Juszczyk Qualify for U.S. Am

August 5, 2009 by Allen Freeman

Fresh off a record-setting victory in the Northeast Ohio Am, Nick Latimer of Brooklyn earned the medalist honors at the greater Cleveland area 36-hole qualifier for the United States Amateur Championship, posting a 2-under par total 142 that included a 4-under par 68 at Red Tail Golf Club in Avon.

Also qualifying was Dan Metzendorf of Strongsville with an even par score of 144 that included a second-round 69 at Avon Oaks. Joe Juszczyk of Dearborn Heights, MI grabbed the final qualifying spot by winning the first playoff hole in a four-player shoot-out after posting 1-over par 145.

The U.S. Amateur Championship will be played August 24 – 30 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK. Complete results for all players in the qualifier follows…

Local Pair Qualify for 2009 U.S. Publinx

June 17, 2009June 16, 2009 by Allen Freeman

Qualifiers for the 2009 U.S. Public Links Championship from the Windmill Lakes Golf Club qualifying event, Monday, June 15th: KELLEN ERDMAN – ROCKY RIVER, OHIO 135 KENT MONAS – PERRY, OHIO 138 The championship is at the Jimmie Austin Golf Club in Norman, OK July 13-18.

Vaughn Snyder Qualifies for U.S. Open at Bethpage

June 10, 2009 by Allen Freeman

With scores of 67-69=136, local amateur Vaughn Snyder of Massillon was one of four players who made it through the Dayton regional last Monday, and will play in the U.S. Open next week at Bethpage Black June 18-21 in Farmingdale, N.Y. Congratulations Vaughn!

Bohardt and Marlowe Medal at Local U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier

August 26, 2008 by Allen Freeman

Tom Bohardt of Concord Township and Richard Marlowe of Youngstown each posted 1-under par 70 at Acacia Country Club on Monday to qualify for the United States Senior Amateur Championship at Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas September 20 – 25. Complete scores from the local U.S. Senior Amateur qualifier are here. –Allen … READ MORE >

Cavey and Metzendorf Medal at Local U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier

August 11, 2008 by Allen Freeman

Ben Cavey of Wadsworth and Daniel Metzendorf of Strongsville earned their way to the 2008 United States Mid-Amateur Championship by posting the low rounds of the day at the regional qualifier, a one-over par 73 at the challenging Lake Forest CC in Hudson today. Four players followed with 74: Brian Sparrow of Chagrin Falls; David … READ MORE >