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UPCOMING

EVENTS

2014 USGA EVENTS

US AMATEUR

July 14Jefferson City CC

US MID-AMATEUR

August 5Annbriar Golf Club

US WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR

August 5Annbriar GC

MAGA EVENTS

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

July 10-12CC of St. Albans

JUNIOR AMATEUR

July 21-22Forest Hills CC

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

July 31-August 1Westwood CC

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Ellen PortWomen’s Amateur Champion

U.S. SENIOR AMATEURGardiner outduels the fieldto earn spot at Oak Tree.

Mark Gardiner is living on bor-rowed time; at least that’s whathis wife has told him. When theformer Air Force E-9 retired heand his wife made a deal; hecould spend a year playing golf.Soon, one turned into two andnow he’s on his third season. Iseveryone happy? “Earning the

Mark Gardiner (l) was medalist and lowamateur for the Senior Open Qualifier

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WOMEN’S AMATEUR

Port wins her 13th Women’sAmateur Title. Catherine

Dolan takes second.Ellen Port hardly missed a

beat. (Continued on page 5)

EAST SIDE AMATEUR

Smith edges Moloneyfor title at Lockhaven.

Seth Smith fired a 3-underpar 69 on Sunday to followup a 75 on Saturday tocomplete 36-holes atLockhaven Golf Club atEven par to win the 11thEast Side Amateur. (Continued on page 8)

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STAFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTORCurt Rohe - curt@metga.org

DIRECTOR, FINANCEJennifer Langford - jennifer@metga.org

P.J. BOATWRIGHT INTERNSIan Davis & Eric Mendelson

boatwrightintern@metga.org

METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPSAmateur Championship

Match Play ChampionshipOpen Championship

Women’s Amateur ChampionshipJunior Amateur ChampionshipSenior Amateur Championship

Metropolitan 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 Emeritus

Thomas 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

Hello MAGA members!What a great month of June withseveral MAGA events and the38th Curtis Cup Match! I hopeyou took advantage of theopportunity to visit St. LouisCountry Club and experience theCurtis Cup, it was a remarkableweek. I had the pleasure ofserving on the Rules Committeeand walking, as forward observer,for a match each day…it was a great experience. The talentof those 16 young women was phenomenal and a treat towitness first hand.

We conducted the final US Amateur Public LinksQualifying on June 14-15 at Aberdeen Golf Club. This willbe the 89th US Amateur Public Links Championship, andfinal as it is being retired after this season. Two locals, KyleWeldon and Steven Souchek, made it through and will playat Sand Creek Station in Newton, KS next month.

I always say US Senior Open Qualifying may be thehardest USGA championship to qualify for, this year provedjust that. One spot was up for grabs out of forty-seven (47)players at The Legends CC on June 16. Mark Gardiner, anamateur from Cardinal Creek GC at Scott Air Force Base,fired a fantastic 2-under par 70 to earn the lone spot. It isone of the most gratifying aspects of my job, to ask thequestion, “Do you accept this qualifying certificate to play inthis USGA Championship?” Congratulations Mark!

As we head into July the schedule just seems to continueramping up. The Metropolitan Open Championship will beplayed July 10-12 at The Country Club of St. Albans. Thisis going to be another fantastic event with Plaza Motors asthe Presenting Sponsor and another strong field will beshowcased. The championship will kick-off July 9 with theToro/JP Morgan Pro-Am and the championship commencesJuly 10. The full field will play Thursday-Friday beforebeing cut to the low 40 scores and ties for the final roundSaturday. I invite you to come out to St. Albans to see someof the future stars of the Web.com and PGA Tour, we haveprofessionals from 12 states currently registered coming toSt. Albans.

Wow…a lot happening over the next couple months.Thank you for your support of MAGA and for taking thetime to read The Metropolitan! We have received somereally great feedback from you, our individual membersfollowing each edition. As always, if you have any questionsor would like to see something in particular addressed in afuture issue, email me directly at curt@metga.org.

CURT’S COMMENTS

Curt RoheExecutive Director

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IS THAT ONE CLUB LENGTH OR TWO?

Finding the proper place to take a drop is a commonsituation faced by golfers. It seems simple, right?Watch a PGA event on TV. When you see a RulesOfficial assisting a player, chances are it involves adrop. Do the pros make mistakes on ball drops? Youbet. One of the most talked about recently was TigerWoods’ improper drop in the 2013 Masters afterhitting into a water hazard. It eventually cost him twostrokes at a time when he was very much in contention.

When a player chooses the option to drop, howshould he proceed? If it is a penalty situation such asa ball in a lateral water hazard or a lie the playerdecides is unplayable, the player has multiple options.One option is to drop, not nearer the hole, within twoclub lengths from the present ball position for a ballunplayable or from the margin of the lateral hazardwhere last crossed (or from a point on the oppositemargin equidistant from the hole. Penalty situationsare the only ones where two club lengths relief ispermitted.

What about relief without penalty from:• An immovable obstruction such as a cart path or

other immovable man-made object,• from an abnormal ground condition such as

ground under repair, casual water or hole, cast orrunway made by a burrowing animal, reptile or bird,

• from a wrong putting green? In these cases, the competitor must locate the nearest

point of relief and properly drop within one clublength and not nearer the hole.

RULES OF GOLF CORNER

What common mistakes are made in taking a drop?One is locating the nearest point of relief. That is thepoint nearest to where the ball lies:

• that is not nearer the hole, and• where, if the ball were so positioned, no

interference by the condition from which relief issought would exist for the stroke the player wouldhave made from the original position if the conditionwere not there.

That may involve measuring to insure it is thenearest point. The player should then measure oneclub length and drop in the appropriate area. Theball must be dropped from shoulder height and arm’slength; not from waist high, not from head high.Provided the ball does not roll more than two clublengths, roll nearer the hole or roll back to wherethere is interference from the condition from whichhe took relief, the ball is properly in play. If the playerdrops improperly and plays a stroke, he is playingfrom a wrong place and incurs a two stroke penalty.

A player might have the opportunity to take a drop;maybe even several drops in a round. Droppingcorrectly avoids unnecessary penalties.

Contributed by Jack Dull MAGA RulesCommittee. The Rules of Golf Corner will feature amember of our Rules Committee.

RULES OF GOLF CORNER (Continued)

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONUSGA website: www.usga.org

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

Anyone who has played the game for some time will surely recall when club manufacturers told us that to get longer teeshots we needed to hit drivers with lower face angles - often as low as 8-9 degrees! I drank the cool-aid and bought a 9.5degree Cobra, as I’m sure many players did. Now we’re hearing another story; raise the face angle (loft) to as much as 16degrees to generate greater distance! So, what’s up with this? Is it for real or are they just trying to sell us newer drivers?

TaylorMade’s new SLDR and SLDRs are the latest in hi-tech design for players. According to the manufac-turer, these are the lowest spinning drivers they have ever made while in the same breath state they have un-locked the key to distance by hitting the ball higher - with less spin - by adding more loft. They go on to statethat the ideal launch angle is 17 degrees with a spin rate of 1700 rpm.

If we go back to the early days of the golf ball, we know that to generate distance you need lift. Lift is createdwhen air flows over and under the ball, just like an airplane wing. Early balls were smooth and did not fly veryfar; but when they were “cut” this created lift, just as today’s dimples do on modern golf balls (The Magnus Ef-fect). Still, spin is essential to create lift; while we all know that side-spin (left or right) is the demon devil, gener-ating a slice or hook. So, creating a club that reduces spin will reduce the amount of side-spin and, ifTaylorMade is correct, the higher launch angle will do so without losing - and perhaps even adding - distance.Perhaps this is as much due to the COR of the club (coefficient of restitution) which has been the subject of dis-cussion in recent years. If it is true that TaylorMade has found the secret to longer, straighter drives, it will cer-tainly give it the edge in the market for a time. However, if they are successful, certainly more manufacturerswill follow suit.

The SLDR uses a sliding weight within the club to promote a fade or a draw while also moving the center ofgravity forward, going against the prevailing industry thought, which was low and at the back of the club.

The SLDR S metalwoods are aimed at the amateur market while the SLDR will continue to be played bytouring pros as they offer more adjustment options.

Finally, TaylorMade introduced its miniDriver in May with a 260cc head (compared to 460cc for the normalSLDR head). Justin Rose used one of these at the Masters during practice rounds and said he gained an extra 10yards when compared to his 3-wood.

So far, only Callaway is matching TaylorMade on the lofts above 13 degrees, making it likely that Ping, Ti-tleist, Nike and others are taking a wait-and-see approach to how quickly golfers jump at these new drivers.

DRIVER LOFT: A NEW TAKE ON THE ISSUE.WHY PROS ARE HITTING DRIVERS WITH HIGHER LOFTS FOR GREATER DISTANCE.

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RESULTS FOR AREA QUALIFIERS FOR THE U.S. OPEN AND THE U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN

SETIONAL QUALIFYINGCOLONIAL CC, MEMPHIS, TENN.137 QUALIFIED

Chad Saladin, Rolla, Mo.66 - 80 = 146Richard Berkmeyer (a), Wildwood, Mo.78 - 75 = 153 Kevin Kring, Springfield, Mo.74 - 76 = 150 Jordan McLaurin, Ironton, Mo.75 - 73 = 148 Paul Imondi, Tustin, Calif.74 - 69 = 143

SPRINGFIELD CC, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

136 QUALIFIED

Blake Biddle (a), Fayetteville, Ark.78 - 68 = 146

U.S. WOMEN’S OPENCUT AT 149Jasi Acharya, Columbus, Mont.85 - 75 = 160 Samantha Gotcher (a), Clarksville, Tenn.76 - 82 = 158

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SENIOR OPEN QUALIFYING(continued from page 1)

spot in the Senior Open will certainly make thingseasier at home” Gardiner stated, “however, it’s alsoher thirtieth high school reunion, but I’m sure we’llbe heading to Oklahoma and not North Dakota.”

Originally from Maine, Gardiner traveled theglobe with the Air Force. “I never flew jets” hecomments, “I flew a desk.” Spending his career inan HR capacity left him time to perfect his game.However, in addition to golf, Gardiner is also anexcellent bowler. In 2004. he qualified to play inPBA event at St. Clair Lanes where he competingwith Pete Weber.

A week before the Senior Open qualifying, hemissed qualifying for the US Amateur Public Linksby a single shot. He learned from that experience inqualifying for the Senior Open.

Looking back through the record books for thelast amateur to qualify for the Senior Open, the listincludes the like os Jim Holtgrieve, David Estesand Don Bliss as amateurs who teed it up with thegames greats.

In the threesome with Brian Fogt and JC Ander-son, two longtime top professionals, it was the am-ateur who played the marquee round. Gardiner,who is deaf in his right ear, noted that playing withFogt, who also has a hearing loss, must have left JCfeeling like he was talking to himself during theround.

Despite putting it into trouble on the 13th andfinding more problems on number 16, his birdie atthe 18th sealed the deal...and the trip to Edmond,Oklahoma.

WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP(continued from page 1)

Despite playing very little over the past months, asshe prepared to lead the USA Curtis Cup Team tovictory in the just completed Match at St. Louis CCJune 6-8, Ellen paid close attention to her players asthe wiley veteran - with six USGA titles, eightMissouri Amateur crowns, two Curtis Cupcompetitions and a Trans-National title - sat backand watched her players dominant the GB&I team.

Telling everyone who would listen that once theMatch was over she needed to work on her game,Ellen posted rounds of 72 and 70 for a 2-under 142and a five shot win to claim her 13th MetropolitanWomen’s Amateur Championship at Forest HillsCountry Club and her first title since 2010. It wouldseem that some players, practice may be over-rated!

Defending champion Catherine Dolan, bouncedback from an opening round of 75 to shoot even paron her second round while Brooke Cusumano, sisterof Alex - who finished 2nd at the Old Warson Cupmatches in May - finished in third position. Thefreshman at SIU Carbondale - a two time stateindividual champion in high school - was unable topost a birdie in her second round over the demandingForest Hills layout.

Meanwhile, Dolan, for former Missouri Statestandout and recent qualifier for the U.S. Women’sAmateur Public Links Championship, was forced tosettle for a solid round in her effort to catch Port,who posted a 4-under 32 on the front nine toeffectively end the chase. A 2-over back nine justmade the result a little closer.

Port’s name will again be etched onto the Jayne M.Watson Trophy.

In other action, there were three otherflights competing. These flights werebased on course handicaps andcompeted for Net winners in each flight.

B Flight: Cindy Hauter – 70-69 Jo DiSalvo – 73-73C Flight: Janet Allen – 67-71Elizabeth Shasteen – 72-70D Flight: Alicia Anderson – 70-73Dena Romberg – 73-71

NEXT MAGA EVENTS...Open Championship - July 10-12

CC of St. Albans

Defending Champion: Drew Stoltz

Junior Amateur Championship - July 21-22

Normandie GC

Defending Champions: Elizabeth Leath & Chris Ferris

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SCENES FROM THE CURTIS CUP MATCH

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The Curtis Cup

Honorary Chair Dr. CondoleezzaRice at the Opening Ceremonies

USA Team(above) and GB&I

Team (right)

Stephanie Meadow of theGB&I team - a graduate ofAlabama and #2 ranked col-legiate player, turned profes-sional after the event, andplayed well at the Women’sOpen at Pinehurst.

Emma Talley, 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion

Mariah Stackhouse (Stanford)(l) and AllyMcDonald (Mississippi State) watch theaction at the 18th green on Sunday.

Allison Lee (UCLA) (l) and Kyung Kim (USC)won their Four Ball match 4&3 on Friday.

The USA Team posing for photos after aconvincing win.

Ashlan Ramsey (Clemson) on the first teeduring Sunday singles matches. Ramseyturned professional following the Match,playing in a Pro-Am on Monday.

(left) Charlotte Thomas ofthe Univ. or Washingtonand 17-year-old AnnabellDimmock, the youngestplayer in the Match.

Captain Ellen Port reviews the actionas her daughter, Katie chaufferus heraround the course.

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Stephanie Meadow / Georgia Hall 2 and 1 Mariah Stackhouse / Emma Talley

Annabel Dimmock / Gemma Dryburgh 4 and 3 Alison Lee / Kyung Kim

Bronte Law / Charlotte Thomas 4 and 3 Annie Park / Ally McDonald

USA 3 - GB&I 0

Stephanie Meadow / Georgia Hall Halved Ashlan Ramsey / Alison Lee

Eilidh Briggs / Gabriella Cowley 3 and 1 Erynne Lee / Annie Park

Annabel Dimmock / Bronte Law Halved Emma Talley / Ally McDonald

USA 2 - GB&I 1 Total USA 5 - GB&I 1

Stephanie Meadow / Georgia Hall 4 and 2 Kyung Kim / Alison Lee

Annabel Dimmock / Bronte Law 1 up Erynne Lee / Annie Park

Gabriella Cowley / Gemma Dryburgh 2 and 1 Emma Talley / Mariah Stackhouse

USA 2 - GB&I 1 Total USA 7 - GB&I 2

Charlotte Thomas / Gemma Dryburgh 2 and 1 Ashlan Ramsey / Alison Lee

Eilidh Briggs / Gabriella Cowley 3 and 2 Kyung Kim / Erynne Lee

Stephanie Meadow / Georgia Hall Halved Ally McDonald / Mariah Stackhouse

USA 2 ½ - GB&I ½ Total USA 9½ - GB&I 2½

Bronte Law 4 and 3 Emma Talley

Annabel Dimmock 4 and 3 Ally McDonald

Georgia Hall 3 and 2 Kyung Kim

Gemma Dryburgh 1 up Ashlan Ramsey

Charlotte Thomas 2 up Erynne Lee

Eilidh Briggs Halved Mariah Stackhouse

Gabriella Cowley 5 and 4 Annie Park

Stephanie Meadow 2 and 1 Alison Lee

USA 3½ - GB&I 4½ Total USA 13 - GB&I 7

Winner of a Match is in BOLD.

FINAL RESULTS OF 2014 CURTIS CUP

Friday Four Ball

Friday Foursomes

Saturday Four Ball

Saturday Foursomes

Sunday Singles

USA - 13 • GB&I - 7

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ST. LOUIS GOLF

HISTORY

THE 1971 RYDER CUP

Old Warson CC was the site for the 1971Ryder Cup matches between the UnitedStates and Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I).It would not be until 1979 that the USwould take on a team from Europe.

Since the club’s opening in 1955, OldWarson had sought out a premier event.Having looked at a U.S. Open and a PGA, in1965 the PGA informed the club that the1971 event would be theirs.

Stars on the team would be householdnames: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, LeeTrevino, Charles Coody, Frank Beard, BillyCasper, Gene Littler, Dave Stockton, MasonRudolph, Miller Barber, Gardner Dickinsonand captain Jay Hebert. On the GB&Iteam, Tony Jacklin was the star, with PeterOosterhuis, Christy O’Connor and BernardGallacher other well known players.

The US won 18½ to 13½, continuing thedominant theme up to that time.

Using local caddies, two incidentsmarred the event, with each side sufferingequally. In Saturday’s singles, Dickinson’s14-year-old caddie, thinking a putt hadbeen conceded, picked up Gardner’s ballas it lay inches from the cup, losing himthe hole. In a Friday Four Ball match, Gallalcher’s caddie - and a huge Palmerfan - watched as Arnie hit a shot at thepar-3 seventh. Out of curiosity, the caddie- a Normandie member - asked Arnie whatclub he hit. The referee overheard thisand, despite protestations by theAmerican team not to enforce the rule,awarded the hole to the US. The next day,the GB&I captain Eric Brown was quotedas saying, “we not only have to defeat theAmericans, but the referees and our own caddies.”

EAST SIDE AMATEUR1 Seth Smith Missouri Bluffs GC 75 69 1442 Ted Moloney Greenbriar Hills CC 69 77 1463 Mike Kendrick Greenbriar Hills CC 71 76 147T4 Zachary Gollwitzer Aberdeen Golf Course 73 75 148T4 Tony Nolfo Metropolitan GC 73 75 148T6 Torrey Welsch Metropolitan GC 77 73 150T6 Phil Caravia Norwood Hills CC 76 74 150T6 Chris Kovach Metropolitan GC 73 77 150T6 Brian Lovett Bellerive CC 73 77 15010 Wes Hillen Metropolitan GC 73 78 151

Smith is coming off his freshman season at Kansas State Universityand plays on the golf team.First round leader Ted Moloneycompleted his round bogey-bogey-bogey to fire a 77 and finish at146, 2-over par.

East Side Amateur Champion Seth Smith.

CURTIS CUP PLAYERS AT U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND PLAYERStephanie Meadow 71 72 69 69 281 3rd(Alabama)

USA PLAYERSEmma Talley (a) 75 73 78 74 300 T63(Alabama)Ally McDonald (a) 78 77 155 MC(Mississippi State)

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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 Amateur Four-Ball Ocotber 6 August 6 Bellerive Country Club

US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball September 23 August 6 St. Clair 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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WED 2AmateurChampionshipEntry Deadline

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Record Book

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METROPOLITAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP1991 Don Bliss Norwood Hills Terry Tessary Arlington CC at Legends 218 8/17/911992 Derre Owsley Kirkwood, MO David Lucks The Players Club Bogey Hills 214 8/22/921993 Don Bliss Norwood Hills Barry Yehling Meadowbrook Lake Forest 213 8/21/931994 Jim Holtgrieve + Westborough Don Bliss St. Albans CC of St. Albans 217 8/21/94 David Estes Norwood Hills1995 Craig Schnurbusch Farmington Jim Mason Greenbriar Hills Spencer T. Olin 211 8/19/951996 Tom Barry Normandie David Estes Norwood Hills Bellerive 213 8/18/961997 David Estes Norwood Hills Craig Schnurbusch Farmington Fox Run GC 214 8/7/971998 David Estes Norwood Hills Jim Holtgrieve Westborough Old Warson 214 8/15/981999 Brian Kennedy Norwood Hills Phil Caravia St. Clair Norwood Hills 215 8/6/99 David Estes Norwood Hills Doug Diemer Bellerive 2000 Bob Beckmann Norwood Hills Tom Barry Normandie Meadowbrook 216 8/12/002001 Scott Fann St. Peters, MO Scott Thomas Norwood Hills Gateway National 207 8/11/012002 Michael Sabo Greenbriar Hills David Lucks Gateway National Westwood 209 8/11/022003 Scott Edwards * Persimmon Woods Shawn Jasper Boone Valley Persimmon Woods 216 8/7/032004 John Kelly Norwood Hills Darren Lundgren Forest Hills Glen Echo 207 8/7/042005 Parker LaBarge Meadowbrook Darren Lundgren Forest Hills Fox Run 212 8/13/052006 Darren Lundgren * Norwood Hills Parker LaBarge Meadowbrook Boone Valley 217 8/13/062007 Ryan Franks Quincy Scott Langley Waterloo Winghaven 213 8/12/072008 Adam Long Old Hickory Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Norwood Hills 211 8/18/082009 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Ted Moloney Fox Run Bellerive 214 8/15/092010 Eli Grant Meadowbrook Brian Craig Gateway National Meadowbrook 215 8/14/102011 Ryan Penfield Forest Park Ben Crancer CC at Legends St. Louis CC 214 8/13/112012 Kyle Weldon Metropolitan Kevin Bell Bellerive Old Warson 209 8/14/12 Skip Berkmeyer Aberdeen2013 Kyle Weldon Metropolitan Phil Caravia Norwood Hills Persimmon Woods 208 8/3/13

METROPOLITAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP2000 Westborough Country Club Boys - Andy Ahlering Girls - Christine Idoux2001 Franklin County Country Club Boys - James Nouss Girls - Jaclyn Burch2002 Old Warson Country Club Boys - Mark Schmitz Girls - Lauren Renz2003 Bellerive Country Club Boys - Adam Long Girls - Ashley Freeman 2004 Greenbriar Hills Country Club Boys - Justin Bardgett Girls - Ashley Freeman 2005 The Players Club Boys - Mitchell Gregson Girls - Ashley Freeman 2006 Norwood Hills Country Club (East) Boys - Justin Bryant Girls - Kelsey Meyer

2007 Fox Run Golf Club Boys - Dan Schaller Girls - Catherine Dolan2008 Forest Park Golf Club Boys- Joe Migdal Girls - Shaina Rennegarbe2009 Aberdeen Golf Club Boys - Nick Goeke Girls - Madeline Conlin2010 Forest Hills Country Club Boys - Brandon Straeb Girls - Gina DellaCamera2011 Clinton Hill GC Boys-David Abolt Girls-N/A2012 Westborough CC Jimmy Siegfried Girls-Emily Goldenstein2013 Quail Creek GC Boys-Joseph Williams Girls-Elizabeth Leath

METROPOLITAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP2006 Skip Berkmeyer * Norwood Hills Bob Gaus Tower Tee St. Albans 203 7/15/062007 Darren Fletcher (Az) Arizona Bob Gaus (208) Tower Tee St. Albans 207 7/15/072008 Scott Langley (a) * Pevely Farms Justin Mcarraher Gateway St. Albans 206 7/12/082009 Scott Langley (a) Pevely Farms John Kelly Norwood Hills St. Albans 205 7/11/092010 Shawn Jasper Boone Valley Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National St. Albans 204 7/10/102011 Shawn Jasper Boone Valley Zach Barlow Pyramid Oaks St. Albans 207 7/9/112012 Mitchell Gregson Waterloo CC Brandon Holtz Lakeside CC St. Albans 197 7/14/122013 Drew Stoltz (Az) Whisper Rock Chris Thompson Lawrence CC St. Albans 206 7/13/13 Shawn Jasper Boone Valley

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U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS QUALIFYING - JUNE 9-10, 2014ABERDEEN GOLF CLUB - PAR 71 - 7,056 YARDS

Pos. Player City/State Total Rd1 Rd2 Total1 Kyle Weldon St. Louis, Mo. -3 71 68 1392 Steven Souchek Columbia, Ill. Even 71 71 1421Alt Mark Gardiner Mascoutah, Ill. Even 71 71 1422Alt Mitchell Rutledge Creve Coeur, Mo. +2 72 72 144*Souchek earned final qualifying spot with a par 4 on the first playoff hole.

U.S. SENIOR OPEN QUALIFYING - JUNE 16, 2014COUNTRY CLUB AT THE LEGENDS

Pos. Player City/State Total1 Mark Gardiner Mascoutah, Ill. 701Alt J.C. Anderson St. Louis, Mo. 72

USGA QUALIFYING RESULTS

U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKSSAND CREEK STATION GOLF COURSE

NEWTON, KAN.JULY 14-19, 2014

U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPOAK TREE NATIONAL

EDMOND, OKLA.JULY 10-13, 2014DEFENDING CHAMPION - KENNY PERRY

U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS QUALIFYING - MAY 28, 2014ANNBRIAR GOLF COURSE

Pos. Player City/State TotalT1 Alisha Matthews St. Louis, Mo. 71T1 Shawn Rennegarbe Addieville, Ill. 713 Lucy Nunn Lawton, Okla. 734 Catherine Dolan Ballwin, Mo. 745 Carly Ragains Highland Village, Texas 751Alt Marissa Cook Edwardsville 762Alt Bailey Hopper Overland Park, Kan. 76

U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKSTHE HOME COURSE

DUPONT, WIS.JULY 14-19, 2014

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MAGA POINTS STANDINGS

Rank Player Club Name # of Events Other Events Total Points1 Berkmeyer, Skip Aberdeen Golf Course 2 1 700.002 Caravia, Phil Norwood Hills Country Club 3 0 645.003 Weldon, Kyle Metropolitan Golf Club 1 1 450.004 Moloney, Ted Greenbriar Hills Country Club 2 0 375.00T5 Burry, Zach Westview Golf Course 0 1 350.00T5 Souchek, Steven Gateway National Golf Links 1 1 350.007 Smith, Seth Missouri Bluffs Golf Club 1 0 300.00T8 Cusumano, Alex Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 200.00T8 Halterman, Troy Whitmoor Country Club 1 0 200.0010 Kendrick, Mike Greenbriar Hills Country Club 1 0 175.0011 Lovett, Brian Bellerive Country Club 2 0 140.00T12 Gollwitzer, Zachary Aberdeen Golf Course 1 0 137.50T12 Nolfo, Tony Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 137.5014 Frost, Andy Bellerive Country Club 2 0 135.00T15 Franklin, Jeremy Gateway National Golf Links 1 0 117.50T15 Hull, Chad Persimmon Woods Golf Club 1 0 117.5017 Callahan, Crimson Missouri Bluffs Golf Club 1 0 100.00T18 Kovach, Chris Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 95.00T18 Welsch, Torrey Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 95.0020 Beaston, Justin Metropolitan Golf Club 2 0 90.0021 Barry, Tom Normandie Golf Club 1 0 85.0022 Hillen, Wes Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 60.0023 Sneed, Garrett Country Club of St Albans 2 0 57.50T24 Gardiner, Mark Cardinal Creek Golf Course 0 1 50.00T24 Migdal, Joe Aberdeen Golf Course 1 0 50.00

2014 AMATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2014 SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEARRank Player Club Name # of Events Total Points1 Gardiner, Mark Cardinal Creek Golf Course 1 2 507.502 Mozur, Gerald Gateway National Golf Links 2 0 220.003 Frost, Andy Bellerive Country Club 2 0 212.504 Barry, Tom Normandie Golf Club 1 0 162.505 Ngala, Donny Country Club at the Legends 2 0 160.006 Bolhofner, Mark Metropolitan Golf Club 2 0 115.00T7 Barks, Rick Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 112.50T7 Jarrett, Rich Gateway National Golf Links 1 0 112.509 Johnson, Jeff Bogey Hills Country Club 1 0 100.0010 Kueper, John Gateway National Golf Links 2 0 60.0011 Whitaker, Michael The Falls Golf Club 1 0 57.50T12 Jankowski, Ray Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 40.00T12 Rector, Mel Lake Forest Golf & Country Club 1 0 40.0014 Leonberger, Tim Stonewolf Golf Club 1 0 20.0015 Hawkins, Steven Metropolitan Golf Club 1 0 10.00T16 Cullen, Matthew Normandie Golf Club 1 0 5.00T16 Speicher, David Cardinal Creek Golf Course 1 0 5.00

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AMATEUR SERIES

June 2014

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SCRATCH OPENRank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points1 Jeske, Kevin Metropolitan Golf Club 3 215.02 Mazdra, Greg Metropolitan Golf Club 2 145.03 Lawrence, Parker Metropolitan Golf Club 2 130.04 Cahill, Jason Metropolitan Golf Club 2 125.05 Nolfo, Tony Metropolitan Golf Club 3 121.76 Barrett III, Robert Metropolitan/Gateway PGA Jr GC 1 100.07 Allen, Buddy Joachim Golf Club 1 65.0T8 Greiner, Dan Mystic Oak Golf Club 1 60.0T8 Munos, Ryan Metropolitan Golf Club 1 60.0T8 Ramsey, Terry The Quarry at Crystal Springs 2 60.0T8 Stojanovic, Aleks The Legends Country Club 3 60.012 Schenck, Caleb Ste Genevieve Golf Club 1 45.0T13 Lawton, Mike Metropolitan Golf Club 1 36.7T13 Sinak, Tom Metropolitan Golf Club 1 36.7T15 Peters, Michael Ballwin Golf Course 1 35.0T15 Frost, Wheeler Bellerive Country Club 2 35.017 Weingart, Lew The Quarry at Crystal Springs 2 25.018 Lohrding, Mark Stonewolf Golf Club 1 20.0T19 Grubbs, Robbi Fox Run Golf Club 1 15.0T19 Towell, Justin Far Oaks Golf Club 1 15.0T21 Aguayo, L A Pevely Farms Golf Club 1 5.0T21 Brown, Ryan Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0T21 Gomes, Frank Ballwin Golf Course 1 5.0T21 McWilliams, Kenton Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0

2014 AMATEUR SERIES - NET OPENRank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points1 Mueller, Jason Metropolitan Golf Club 3 240.02 Moreland, Mark The Falls Golf Club 3 185.03 Leslie, Dwayne Metropolitan Golf Club 3 150.0T4 Davis, John The Falls Golf Club 3 140.0T4 Senn, Chris Persimmon Woods Golf Club 3 140.06 Wilson, Patrick Crescent Farms Golf Club 1 100.0T7 Mahoney, Cory Metropolitan Golf Club 2 90.0T7 Smith, Paul Paradise Valley Golf Club 2 90.09 Glore, Bradley Metropolitan Golf Club 2 77.510 Tarvid, Matthew Metropolitan Golf Club 2 52.511 Richardson, Clyde Metropolitan Golf Club 2 50.012 Stonebarger, Daniel Wolf Hollow Golf Club 3 35.0T13 Yockey, Justin Metropolitan Golf Club 1 30.0T13 Sisler, Chris Paradise Valley Golf Club 3 30.015 Roestel, Will Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.016 Wren, Christopher Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0

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2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR SCRATCHRank Player Club Name Number of Events Total PointsT1 Domenick, Mike Joachim Golf Club 2 155.0T1 Wunderlich, William Aberdeen Golf Course 2 155.03 Ross, Pat The Orchards 3 152.54 Crow, Ollie Joachim Golf Club 2 150.05 Neeman Jr, Cal Annbriar Golf Course 2 140.06 Smith, Gordon Metropolitan Golf Club 3 95.0T7 Leonberger, Tim Stonewolf Golf Club 2 80.0T7 Rauvola, Gary Metropolitan Golf Club 3 80.09 Ngala, Donny Country Club at the Legends 2 75.010 Son, Sangwon Metropolitan Golf Club 2 60.0T11 Beckman, Michael Metropolitan Golf Club 2 52.5T11 Fitzgerald, Schooner Metropolitan Golf Club 2 52.5T13 Barker, Timothy Glen Echo Country Club 2 40.0T13 Wysong, Robert Persimmon Woods Golf Club 2 40.015 Borah, Chris Metropolitan Golf Club 3 35.016 Garrett, Brad The Golf Club of Wentzville 1 32.517 Quesenberry, Michael Lake Forest Golf & C.C. 1 30.0

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2014 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR NET Rank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points1 Hefner, Leo Mystic Oak Golf Club 2 175.02 Laramie, Larry The Falls Golf Club 3 170.03 Epps, John Metropolitan Golf Club 3 145.04 Garrett, Jim Metropolitan Golf Club 3 142.5T5 Clay, Kendall Pevely Farms Golf Club 3 115.0T5 Humphrey, Don Ruth Park Golf Club 3 115.07 Scoles, Michael Metropolitan Golf Club 3 95.08 Banks, Larry Aberdeen Golf Course 2 90.09 Edmonston, King Franklin County Country Club 3 87.510 Zonca, Steve The Landings at Spirit GC 2 60.011 Magner, John J Old Hickory Golf Club 2 52.512 Keefe, Kenneth Metropolitan Golf Club 1 50.013 Quesenberry, Michael Lake Forest Golf & C.C. 1 45.0T14 Hollenbeck, Russell Metropolitan Golf Club 3 32.5T14 Williams, Doug Metropolitan Golf Club 3 32.516 Sinak Sr, Joseph Metropolitan Golf Club 2 27.5T17 Gilliland, David Metropolitan Golf Club 3 15.0T17 Schneider, Vince Old Hickory Golf Club 3 15.0T19 Kelly III, Jim Gateway National Golf Links 1 10.0T19 Shirley, William (Bill) Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.0T19 Slantz, Bill Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.0T22 Bruno, Richards Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0T22 Eisenreich, Steve Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0

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FACES IN THE CROWD AT THE CURTIS CUP

Jayne Watson (center) and friendsdressed for the occasion

Bill Bitting is his Operation Win Backthe Cup camouflage!

US Amateur champs and Curtis Cupplayers & captains, Carol SempleThomposon (l) and Mary Budke

Curt Rohe (l) and USGA’s Mark Passey.

Triumphant Walker Cup captainJim Holtgrieve enjoying the Match.

USGA President Tom O’Toole (l) andUSGA Executive Director Mike Davis atthe Opening Ceremonies.

Cardinal’s president Bill DeWitt III (l) speakswith Tom O’Toole during Sunday’s matches.

GB&I supports singing before the firstmatch each day.

Kyung Kim (l) and Alison Lee havingfun during Thursday’s practice round.

Crowds in attendance at the Opening Ceremonies on Thursday evening.

Sports Commission president Frank Viverito,Rick Meyer, Emily Fisher, Marc Schreiber andChris Roseman.

History panels relating the story of the CurtisCup and St. Louis CC for spectators.