Defending Champion Jackson Cruises At 2002 U.S. Mid-AmateurGreenwich, Conn. – Defending champion Tim Jackson, 43, of Germantown, Tenn., continued to easily advance Tuesday morning at the 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, being held at The Stanwich Club (par 72, 6,952 yards).
Jackson, who won, 7-and-5, in first-round action, cruised through his second-round match with a 6-and-5 victory over Shawn McCaskey, 33, of Cincinnati, Ohio. In two matches, Jackson has yet to play past the 13th hole.
“I don’t think I drove the ball as well today but I controlled it well into the greens,” Jackson said. “My putting was good and solid. Pars have won a lot of holes out there. I just try to control it and keep it under the hole.”
Jackson, who also won the 1994 U.S. Mid-Amateur, will face England’s Gary Wolstenholme, 42, in the afternoon’s third-round match. Wolstenholme, four-time member of the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team, won the par-3 16th hole in his match against Dave Yarnes, 27, of Corvalis, Ore., and held on for a 1-up victory.
Also advancing was the 2001 runner-up, George Zahringer, 49, of New York, N.Y., who won the final two holes against Joseph Taylor, 31 of West Islip, N.Y., en route to a 5-and-4 victory.
Jerry Courville Jr., 43, of Milford, Conn., needed 19 holes to beat Richard Southwick of Shelter Island, N.Y. Courville, the 1995 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, birdied the 19th hole of the match to advance.
Play continues Tuesday afternoon with the third round of match play. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be played Wednesday, and the Championship runs through Thursday’s 36-hole final match.
The U.S. Mid-Amateur, for players 25 and older, is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
Greenwich, Conn. -- Results from Tuesday’s second round of match play from the 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at The Stanwich Club (6,952 yards, par 72).
Upper Bracket
David Brown, Upper St. Clair, Pa. (152) def. Peter Samborsky II, Dayton, Ohio (149), 2 and 1
Jerry Courville, Milford, Conn. (148) def. Richard Southwick, Shelter Island, N.Y. (151), 19 holes
Greg Reynolds, Grand Blanc, Mich. (150) def. Gregory Martin, Starkville, Miss. (151), 3 and 2
John Pate, Santa Barbara, Calif. (146) def. Tripp Davis, Norman, Okla. (149), 4 and 3
Gary Wolstenholme, England (149) def. Dave Yarnes, Corvallis, Ore. (145), 1 up
Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn. (147) def. Shawn McCaskey, Cincinnati, Ohio (150), 6 and 5
Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. (152) def. Mark Wagner, Statesville, N.C. (149), 3 and 1
John Kemp, England (147) def. Arnold Cutrell, Greensburg, Pa. (150), 4 and 2
Lower Bracket
Jeff Wilson, Suisun, Calif. (149) def. Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif. (152), 2 and 1
Brendan Hester, Sutton, Mass. (148) def. Chip Travis, Hinsdale, Ill. (147), 2 up
Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas (149) def. Trey Lewis, Hendersonville, Tenn. (152), 4 and 2
David Nocar, Severna Park, Md. (151) def. Greg Ott, Des Moines, Wash. (149), 2 and 1
George Zahringer, New York, N.Y. (142) def. Joseph Taylor, West Islip, N.Y. (149), 5 and 4
Ryan Nietfeldt, Omaha, Neb. (148) def. David Herzog, Palmdale, Calif. (147), 1 up
Austin Eaton, Stamford, Conn. (149) def. James Scorse, Rochester, N.Y. (152), 1 up
Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas (149) def. Chris Jenkins, Little Rock, Ark. (146), 5 and 3
