Sea Island, GA.-Roger Hoit of Baltusrol, Mike Reardon of Tuxedo, Mark Thompson of Plandome and Bryan Pendrick of Mill River (LI) all advanced to the first round of Match Play at the 2004 U.S. Mid Amateur Championship after 36 holes of stroke play qualifying on Saturday and Sunday October 2, 3.

Reardon, the reigning Westchester Amateur champion qualified in a playoff at 148, which was actually conducted on Monday morning after rain forced the cancellation of play of Sunday afternoon.  Pendrick and Hoit posted identical rounds of 73-73-146 over the Seaside and Plantation Courses at Sea Island while Thompson shot 72-75-147.  Reardon faces former U.S. Amateur finalist and Walker Cup player Trip Kuehne in the first round of match play.

Former U.S. Mid Amateur champion George Zahringer had to withdraw from the field because of a nagging leg injury and 1997 champion Ken Bakst shot 156 and failed to advance.  Peter Muerer from Staten Island, who is leading in the 2004 MGA / Jerry Courville, Sr. Player of the Year race shot 149 and missed qualify for match play by one shot. 

Several players with Met Area ties also qualified for Match Play including Austin Eaton of  New London, NH (141), Dirk Fennie formerly of Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey (148), former Met Amateur finalist Larry Tedesco (148) and Robin McCool (147).

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