Kyle Kmiecik of Avon, Dr. Jeff Mallette of North Canton, and Dennis Holub of Reminderville all earned their way to the 2011 United States Amateur Golf Championship today, to be played at Erin Hills Golf Club in Erin, Wisconsin August 22 – 28.
Playing both Weymouth and Fox Meadow Country Clubs in Medina today, Kmiecik was the medalist with a sizzling 6-under par total for the 36 holes. Mallette finished at 2-under par for the day after a comeback 69 in the afternoon session, while Holub posted a steady 1-under par 143 total.
The qualifying players were the only three out of the 65 to start who finished with under par total scores for the day.
Finishing at a heart-breaking even par for the day and just one shot out were three local players: Peter Skirpstas of Medina; Howard Clendenin of Seville; and Parker Hewit of Westfield Center.
PLAIN DEALER GAME STORY HERE.
FINAL RESULTS: 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship’s
36-hole Local Qualifying Tournament
Weymouth and Fox Meadow Country Clubs, Medina, Ohio
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 – Par 144:
Pos. | Player | City/State | R1 | R2 | Total | Total |
1 | Kyle Kmiecik | Avon, Ohio | 68F | 70W | 138 | -6 |
2 | Jeff Mallette | North Canton, Ohio | 73W | 69F | 142 | -2 |
3 | Dennis Holub | Reminderville, Ohio | 73W | 70F | 143 | -1 |
DID NOT QUALIFY | ||||||
T4 | Peter Skirpstas | Medina, Ohio | 76W | 68F | 144 | Even |
T4 | Howard Clendenin | Seville, Ohio | 73F | 71W | 144 | Even |
T4 | Parker Hewit | Westfield Center, Ohio | 72W | 72F | 144 | Even |
T7 | Richard Schembechler | Massillon, Ohio | 73F | 72W | 145 | 1 |
T7 | Mac McLaughlin | Shaker Heights, Ohio | 73F | 72W | 145 | 1 |
T7 | John Furlong | Medina, Ohio | 71F | 74W | 145 | 1 |
T7 | Chase Wilson | Zanesville, Ohio | 71F | 74W | 145 | 1 |
T7 | Alex Andrews | Kirtland, Ohio | 69F | 76W | 145 | 1 |
T12 | David Iwan | Rumson, N.J. | 73F | 73W | 146 | 2 |
T12 | Ronald Bonatz III | Northville, Mich. | 73W | 73F | 146 | 2 |
14 | Kent Monas | Perry, Ohio | 75F | 72W | 147 | 3 |
T15 | Jack Uecker | Akron, Ohio | 75F | 73W | 148 | 4 |
T15 | Preston Robinette | Berlin Heights, Ohio | 73F | 75W | 148 | 4 |
T17 | Michael Bishop | Medina, Ohio | 77W | 72F | 149 | 5 |
T17 | Louis Durban | Cleveland, Ohio | 76W | 73F | 149 | 5 |
T19 | Joe Zucker | Rocky River, Ohio | 78W | 72F | 150 | 6 |
T19 | Patrick Riley | North Augusta, S.C. | 76F | 74W | 150 | 6 |
T19 | Tom Repicky | Bentleyville, Ohio | 75F | 75W | 150 | 6 |
T19 | Joe Tornabene | Canton, Ohio | 75F | 75W | 150 | 6 |
T19 | Jackson Stroup | Hudson, Ohio | 74W | 76F | 150 | 6 |
T19 | Zachary Bates | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 73F | 77W | 150 | 6 |
T19 | Alex Di Palma | Waite Hill, Ohio | 72W | 78F | 150 | 6 |
T19 | Mark Maynard | Medina, Ohio | 72F | 78W | 150 | 6 |
T27 | Nick Blackburn | Westlake, Ohio | 83W | 68F | 151 | 7 |
T27 | Josh Dewees | Canton, Ohio | 79W | 72F | 151 | 7 |
T27 | Stephen Hiltebrant | Cleveland, Ohio | 78W | 73F | 151 | 7 |
T27 | Brian Van De Motter | Rocky River, Ohio | 75F | 76W | 151 | 7 |
T27 | Bryan Barragate | Shaker Heights, Ohio | 75F | 76W | 151 | 7 |
T27 | Bradley Graham | Canada | 75F | 76W | 151 | 7 |
T27 | Josh Koch | Medina, Ohio | 74F | 77W | 151 | 7 |
T34 | Beau Titsworth | Avon, Ohio | 77W | 75F | 152 | 8 |
T34 | Trevor Jones | Poland, Ohio | 76F | 76W | 152 | 8 |
T36 | Alexandre Belmont | Palm Beach, Fla. | 80W | 73F | 153 | 9 |
T36 | Patrick Elber | Mentor, Ohio | 76F | 77W | 153 | 9 |
T38 | John Chaney | Shaker Hts., Ohio | 80F | 74W | 154 | 10 |
T38 | Sean Murphy | Hudson, Ohio | 79F | 75W | 154 | 10 |
T38 | Ross Beal | Uniontown, Ohio | 78W | 76F | 154 | 10 |
T38 | Tristan Lewis | Pepper Pike, Ohio | 78W | 76F | 154 | 10 |
T38 | Byron Firestone | Canton, Ohio | 77F | 77W | 154 | 10 |
T38 | Jesse Fox | Garfield Hts., Ohio | 77F | 77W | 154 | 10 |
T38 | Bryan Montgomery | Harpster, Ohio | 75F | 79W | 154 | 10 |
T45 | Daniel Metzendorf | Medina, Ohio | 79F | 76W | 155 | 11 |
T45 | Jay Overy | Grafton, Ohio | 77W | 78F | 155 | 11 |
T45 | Henry Cunningham | Litchfield Park, Ariz. | 76W | 79F | 155 | 11 |
T45 | Rob Cimarolli | Scott Twp., Pa. | 72F | 83W | 155 | 11 |
T49 | Austin Dales | Northville, Mich. | 83W | 74F | 157 | 13 |
T49 | Frank Whites III | Wickliffe, Ohio | 72F | 85W | 157 | 13 |
T51 | Doug Barber | Willoughby, Ohio | 79F | 79W | 158 | 14 |
T51 | Mike Wilson | Independence, Ohio | 78F | 80W | 158 | 14 |
53 | Trevor Grigg | Novi, Mich. | 81W | 79F | 160 | 16 |
T54 | Brennan Brooker | Medina, Ohio | 82F | 80W | 162 | 18 |
T54 | Marcus Hunt | Port Clinton, Ohio | 76W | 86F | 162 | 18 |
56 | Marc Matteson | Ashland, Ohio | 80W | 83F | 163 | 19 |
57 | Ryan Wirtz | Strongsville, Ohio | 81W | 84F | 165 | 21 |
58 | Jeffrey Yannarell | North Royalton, Ohio | 88W | 89F | 177 | 33 |
59 | Landon Palay | Orange Village, Ohio | 90W | 93F | 183 | 39 |
60 | Michael Drobnick | Hilliard, Ohio | 78W | DQF | DQ | DQ |
61 | Billy Barbour | Mount Vernon, Ohio | 82F | NSW | NS | NS |
62 | Nick Adkins | Ashland, Ohio | 86F | NSW | NS | NS |
F = FOX MEADOW COUNTRY CLUB | W = WEYMOUTH COUNTRY CLUB