Sea Island, GA-Fourteen top local amateurs have earned a spot in this year’s U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship which begins this week at Sea Island Golf Club in Sea Island, GA.  Heading the list will be 1997 Champion Ken Bakst of Friar’s Head who still has an exemption into the Championship. Among the Met Area players who earned their spot via sectional qualifying, are current MGA Player of the Year points leader, Peter Meurer of Silver Lake, and current Westchester Amateur champion Mike Readron of Tuxedo. Roger Hoit, of Baltusrol, led all qualifiers at Cranbury Valley GC in Harwich, MA with a 71.  A complete list of qualifiers is below.

 

The stroke play portion (36 holes) begins on Saturday with Match Play set to begin on Monday.

Met Area players have an outstanding record in this event, boasting four recent champions (George Zahringer - 2002, Bakst – 1997, Jerry Courville Jr. – 1995, and Jeff Thomas- 1993.  Courville, who will be absent this year because he has turned professional, holds the record for the most match play wins in this event and Zahringer, who was unable to compete due to an injury, was the oldest champions, at 49.  Both players have reached the finals, semi-finals and quarter-finals at least once.

 

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- US Mid Am Sectional Qualifying Round -

Hampshire Country Club

Mamaroneck, NY

September 1, 2004

 

- Qualifiers -

 

Player	Home Club	Score
Mike Reardon	Tuxedo	34 – 35= 69
Phil Auerbach	Brae Burn	34 – 36= 70
Steven Murphy	Knollwood	37 – 34= 71
Peter Meurer	Silver Lake	35 – 36= 71
Pat Pierson	Minisceongo	34 –37= 71
John Doppelt	Fresh Meadow	36 – 35= 71
Mark Thompson	Plandome	36 – 36= 72
Bill Bartell	Bethpage	33 – 39= 72

-US Mid Am Sectional Qualifying Round -

Panther Valley Golf & Country Club

Allamuchy, NJ

September 2, 2004

 

- Qualifiers -

 

Player	Home Club	Score
Mark McGowan	Montclair	38 – 36=74
Jay Blumenfeld	Mountain Ridge	37 – 38=75
Michael Locastro	Panther Valley	37 – 38=75
Brad McFadden	Overbrook	39 – 36=75*