Zahringer Leads After First Round At 2002 U.S. Mid-AmateurGreenwich, Conn. – George Zahringer, 49, of New York, N.Y., shot a 3-under-par 68 to hold the lead after the first round of stroke play Saturday at the 22nd U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, being held at The Stanwich Club (par-72, 6,952 yards) and the Round Hill Club (par-71, 6,560 yards).
Zahringer, runner-up at the 2001 U.S. Mid-Amateur and a member of The Stanwich Club, shot a 3-under-par 68 at the Round Hill Club. Steady play on the greens was the key for Zahringer, who had 28 putts during his round.
“I feel like I’m putting very well,” Zahringer said. “Putting is important at Round Hill the way the golf course is set up. Unless your short irons are really on, you can have some really tricky two putts because of the undulations.”
Also benefiting from a hot putter was David Herzog, 29, of Palmdale, Calif., who needed only 27 putts at The Stanwich Club on his way to a 3-under-par 69. He recorded four straight birdies, starting at the par-5 5th hole, en route to a 4-under-par 32 on the front nine.
Herzog, the 1993 Rhode Island Amateur champion, played collegiately at Rollins (Fla.) College. After leaving Rollins, Herzog joined the U.S. Marine Corps and didn’t touch a golf club for almost six years.
“I didn’t miss it,” Herzog said. “But then I got invited to play in a member guest at Metacomet (R.I.) two years ago and fell in love all over again.”
Nine players finished under par at the two courses, including 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Danny Green, 45, of Jackson, Tenn., who shot a 2-under-par 69 at Round Hill.
“I would have liked to have kept it at 4-under like I was at one point but if you’d have told me I’d have 69 before I teed off, I’d have taken it and watched football today,” Green said.
Defending champion Tim Jackson, 43, of Germantown, Tenn., is three shots behind Zahringer after firing an even-par 71 at Round Hill.
“This course is a lot harder than what the scorecard shows, particularly the hole placements today,” Jackson said. “It was a good solid start.”
Play continues Sunday with the second round of stroke play, before the field is trimmed to the low 64 scorers who will advance to match play. The Championship runs through Thursday’s 36-hole final match.
The U.S. Mid-Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
Greenwich, Conn. – Scores following the first round of stroke play Saturday at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, played at The Stanwich Club (par-72, 6,952 yards) and the Round Hill Club (par-71, 6,560 yards) (SC = Stanwich Club; RH = Round Hill):
George Zahringer, New York, N.Y., 35-33--68RH
Bill Sharpe, Edmond, Okla., 33-36--69RH
Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn., 32-37--69RH
David Herzog, Palmdale, Calif., 32-37--69SC
Chris Cupit, Alpharetta, Ga., 36-34--70RH
Patrick Pierson, Central Nyack, N.Y., 37-33--70SC
Brad Hardin, Martinsville, Ind., 35-35--70SC
Jeff Knox, Augusta, Ga., 35-36--71SC
Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn., 34-37--71RH
Gary Wolstenholme, England, 36-35--71SC
Chip Travis, Hinsdale, Ill., 36-36--72RH
Kyle Coody, Plano, Texas, 37-35--72SC
Bert Atkinson, Charleston, S.C., 38-34--72SC
Chris Jenkins, Little Rock, Ark., 36-36--72RH
Roger Hoit, Summit, N.J., 37-35--72RH
Dan Jennings, Los Angeles, Calif., 34-38--72RH
Dave Yarnes, Corvallis, Ore., 36-36--72SC
Mike Booker, The Woodlands, Texas, 37-35--72SC
Paul Schlachter, Pittsburgh, Pa., 36-36--72RH
Mike McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa, 34-38--72SC
Patrick Dean Carter, Lesage, W.Va., 38-34--72SC
Gary Lucas, Topeka, Kan., 34-38--72RH
Peter McCarthy, Canada, 36-37--73SC
Michael Kelley, Westerville, Ohio, 37-36--73RH
Mike Stewart, Concord, Ohio, 38-35--73RH
Casey Alexander, Massapequa Park, N.Y., 36-37--73RH
Chris Lange, Bryn Mawr, Pa., 37-36--73RH
Kemp Richardson, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 36-37--73RH
Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa, 37-36--73RH
Trey Lewis, Hendersonville, Tenn., 35-39--74RH
Haymes Snedeker, Oxford, Miss., 36-38--74RH
Randy Mahar, Portland, Ore., 36-38--74RH
Christopher Cassetta, Kernersville, N.C., 35-39--74RH
Marty James, Prescott, Ariz., 39-35--74RH
Joseph Taylor, West Islip, N.Y., 36-38--74RH
Rick Reinsberg, Moraga, Calif., 34-40--74SC
Malcolm Holland, Dallas, Texas, 39-35--74SC
Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, Texas, 38-36--74RH
John Kemp, England, 39-35--74RH
Mark Peel, Delray Beach, Fla., 37-37--74RH
Peter Samborsky II, Dayton, Ohio, 37-37--74RH
Brian Komline, Gladstone, N.J., 34-40--74SC
Greg Reynolds, Grand Blanc, Mich., 39-35--74SC
Daniel Arvanitis, Manchester, N.H., 36-38--74SC
Richard Balla Jr, St Charles, Ill., 39-35--74SC
Wes Christopher, Kingwood, Texas, 34-40--74RH
Jay Rice, Darien, Conn., 37-37--74SC
John Pate, Santa Barbara, Calif., 37-37--74RH
Steven Colwick, Houston, Texas, 39-36--75SC
Scott Hval, Portland, Ore., 40-35--75SC
Rob Mangini, Scottsdale, Ariz., 38-37--75RH
Jerry Courville, Milford, Conn., 36-39--75SC
John O'Brien, Jacksonville, Fla., 38-37--75RH
Mark Strickland, Woodstock, Ga., 37-38--75SC
Matt Strong, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 38-37--75RH
Gus Sylvan, Columbia, S.C., 38-37--75SC
Bob Kaestner, Glyndon, Md., 35-40--75RH
Kenneth Kellaney, Phoenix, Ariz., 37-38--75SC
Greg Ott, Des Moines, Wash., 38-37--75SC
Aaron Tallman, Pembroke Pines, Fla., 40-35--75SC
Tripp Davis, Norman, Okla., 40-35--75SC
James Hay, Fremont, Calif., 39-36--75SC
Paul Zarek, Burlington, Wis., 35-40--75SC
Joel Sandler, North Potomac, Md., 35-40--75RH
Shawn McCaskey, Cincinnati, Ohio, 40-35--75RH
Dean Channell, Cary, N.C., 37-38--75RH
Gregory Martin, Starkville, Miss., 38-37--75SC
Terry Wamack, Columbus, Ohio, 37-38--75RH
Scott Hardy, Pleasant Hill, Calif., 35-40--75RH
Allen Barber, Yorktown, Va., 36-39--75RH
Sean Hartman, Massapequa, N.Y., 36-39--75RH
Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas, 39-36--75SC
James Scorse, Rochester, N.Y., 38-38--76RH
Ryan Nietfeldt, Omaha, Neb., 38-38--76SC
Robert Sheats, Atlanta, Ga., 36-40--76RH
John Belicka, Greenwich, Conn., 38-38--76RH
Michael McDermott, Broomall, Pa., 39-37--76SC
Jeff Wilson, Suisun, Calif., 39-37--76SC
Dan Barkley, Roswell, Ga., 38-38--76RH
John M. Jones III, Sugar Land, Texas, 37-39--76RH
Austin Eaton, Stamford, Conn., 38-38--76RH
Michael Stone, Glenview, Ill., 39-37--76SC
Robert Caton, Huntington Beach, Calif., 36-40--76RH
Arnold Cutrell, Greensburg, Pa., 38-38--76SC
Kenneth Weixel, Columbus, Ohio, 38-38--76RH
Jeff Burda, Modesto, Calif., 38-38--76RH
Claud Cooper, Birmingham, Ala., 37-39--76RH
Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif., 40-36--76SC
Titus Harris III, Houston, Texas, 40-36--76RH
Keith Janecek, Parkton, Md., 40-36--76RH
Doug Green, Cumming, Ga., 37-39--76RH
Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C., 39-37--76SC
Dan Falls, Goshen, Md., 34-42--76SC
Scot Lance, Fairfax, Calif., 39-38--77SC
Michael Deo, Bedminster, N.J., 40-37--77SC
Chris Kuhlke, Augusta, Ga., 41-36--77RH
Jim Roy, Syracuse, N.Y., 38-39--77SC
Steve Smyers, Lakeland, Fla., 41-36--77SC
Matthew Lawton, Burr Ridge, Ill., 39-38--77SC
Michael Kersey, Edmond, Okla., 38-39--77SC
Nic Daugharty, Valdosta, Ga., 38-39--77SC
David Nocar, Severna Park, Md., 40-37--77RH
Robert Basham, Los Lunas, N.M., 39-38--77RH
David Brown, Upper St Clair, Pa., 37-40--77SC
Larry Brasch, Tempe, Ariz., 39-38--77RH
Matthew Clarke, Loudonville, N.Y., 39-38--77RH
Gui Costin, Radnor, Pa., 39-38--77SC
Michael Doetsch, New York, N.Y., 36-41--77SC
Mark Catalano, Upper Arlington, Ohio, 37-40--77SC
Dale Black, Flushing, Mich., 38-39--77RH
John Hogan, Beverly, Mass., 38-39--77RH
Paul Melson, Plantation, Fla., 36-41--77RH
Brian Murphy, Wethersfield, Conn., 39-38--77SC
Benji Nelson, Madison, Miss., 36-41--77RH
Alan Hill, Spring Branch, Texas, 40-37--77RH
Greg Stebbins, Mahwah, N.J., 40-37--77SC
Mike McClung, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, 37-40--77SC
William Moore, Pacific Grove, Calif., 42-35--77SC
Trey Owen, Austin, Texas, 38-39--77SC
Skip Taylor, Flat Rock, N.C., 39-38--77RH
James Camaione, Upland, Calif., 39-38--77SC
Jack Kearney, Peachtree City, Ga., 40-37--77RH
C. Rod Pattan, Fenton, Mich., 41-37--78SC
Greg Puga, Los Angeles, Calif., 37-41--78SC
William Mallon, Vero Beach, Fla., 40-38--78SC
Robert E Savarese Jr, Lafayette Hill, Pa., 41-37--78RH
Mark Wagner, Statesville, N.C., 40-38--78SC
Jim Spagnolo, Fort Worth, Texas, 37-41--78SC
Dan Crockett, Franklin, Tenn., 38-40--78RH
Rod Skyles, Boise, Idaho, 39-39--78RH
Richard Southwick, Shelter Island, N.Y., 39-39--78SC
David Boesel, Winter Park, Fla., 37-41--78SC
John O'Donnell, Los Angeles, Calif., 39-39--78RH
David Pawlus, Parsons, Kan., 38-40--78RH
John Lindholm, Grand Blanc, Mich., 39-39--78RH
Mark Amundson, Sioux Falls, S.D., 37-41--78SC
David Delich, Cos, Colo., 40-38--78SC
Kevin Quinn, Needham, Mass., 39-39--78RH
Frank Acker, Las Vegas, Nev., 41-37--78SC
Michael McLoone, Arlington Heights, Ill., 37-41--78SC
Richard Breed, Farmington, Conn., 38-40--78SC
Ray Makloski, Pueblo, Colo., 39-39--78RH
Alex Moore, Winnetka, Ill., 39-39--78RH
Randall Conroy, Lawrence, Kan., 39-39--78SC
Jerry Greenbaum, Atlanta, Ga., 41-37--78RH
Jeff Scohy, Mt Gilead, Ohio, 38-40--78RH
Tim Duffey, Phoenix, Ariz., 39-39--78SC
Mark Etue, Carlsbad, Calif., 41-37--78RH
Michael McGowan, Bethesda, Md., 39-39--78SC
David Hayes, Menands, N.Y., 38-40--78RH
John Kelley, Winston-Salem, N.C., 35-43--78RH
Joe Bushee, Cabot, Ark., 38-41--79RH
B. W. Bruce, Marion, Ill., 37-42--79SC
Rick Woulfe, Ft Lauderdale, Fla., 43-36--79SC
Danny Yates, Atlanta, Ga., 40-39--79SC
Mike Riedel, Brentwood, Calif., 40-39--79RH
Jason Coolik, Atlanta, Ga., 40-39--79RH
Michael Hall, Wilmington, Del., 40-39--79SC
Brian Sparrow, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 39-40--79SC
Bob Paris, Erie, Pa., 38-41--79RH
Shawn Barker, Bartlesville, Okla., 38-41--79RH
Brad Cruts, Allen Park, Mich., 40-39--79SC
John Carras, Midland, Mich., 39-40--79RH
Brendan Hester, Sutton, Mass., 43-36--79SC
Tim Sheppard, East Peoria, Ill., 40-39--79SC
Greg Nichols, Pigeon Forge, Tenn., 41-38--79SC
W Keith Wood, Atlanta, Ga., 40-39--79RH
Richard Blooston, Edina, Minn., 40-39--79SC
Kevin Watford, Nashville, Tenn., 40-39--79RH
Bret Voisin, Orlando, Fla., 40-39--79SC
Aaron Nichols, Union, Ky., 40-40--80RH
Tim Gamso, Dallas, Texas, 41-39--80RH
Jack Kelly, Seattle, Wash., 39-41--80RH
Tim Walsh, Wasilla, Alaska, 42-38--80SC
Steve Watts, Orem, Utah, 41-39--80SC
Chad Frank, Lake Mary, Fla., 40-40--80RH
John Auclair, Cumberland, R.I., 40-40--80RH
Shaun Jepsen, Bountiful, Utah, 41-39--80RH
Robbie Gaglioti, Warren, N.J., 40-40--80RH
Chip Lutz, Reading, Pa., 39-41--80RH
Timothy Waggoner, Spokane, Wash., 39-41--80SC
Brian Oakley, Phoenix, Ariz., 39-41--80SC
Paul Houvener, Bothell, Wash., 41-39--80RH
Brian Higgins, Franklin, Mass., 42-38--80SC
Frank Babusik, Ft Lauderdale, Fla., 38-42--80SC
David Lucks, St Louis, Mo., 42-38--80SC
Jim Vallone, San Dimas, Calif., 39-41--80SC
Roy Neal, Mt Pleasant, S.C., 41-39--80RH
Rich Berglund, Oakmont, Pa., 43-37--80SC
Clay Long, Carlsbad, Calif., 41-39--80RH
Terrell Coffield, Bennington, Vt., 40-40--80RH
Tyler Rachetto, Sturgis, S.D., 40-41--81SC
Mark McEvoy, Montebello, N.Y., 38-43--81RH
Jamie Looper, Oakdale, Calif., 41-40--81RH
Jack Medick, Colleyville, Texas, 40-41--81RH
Rob Northcutt, Atlanta, Ga., 42-39--81RH
Tim Scott, Downers Grove, Ill., 41-40--81SC
Chad Hilderbrand, Cincinnati, Ohio, 37-44--81RH
Tom Norys, Riverside, Calif., 44-37--81RH
Richard Berkmeyer, St Louis, Mo., 41-40--81SC
Steven Galko, Dallas, Texas, 40-41--81SC
David Patterson, Atlanta, Ga., 42-39--81SC
Mark Inman, Skillman, N.J., 43-38--81RH
Gayle Sanchez, Baton Rouge, La., 40-41--81RH
Jason Griffith, Gainesville, Ga., 38-43--81RH
Peter Dahlberg, Fort Worth, Texas, 38-43--81RH
Robert Godfrey, Clemson, S.C., 41-40--81RH
Colin Bork, Fargo, N.D., 40-41--81RH
Kenneth Malloy, Rye, N.Y., 42-39--81RH
Robert Valerio, Hawthorne, Calif., 40-41--81RH
Timothy Byers, McHenry, Ill., 44-37--81SC
Dennis Younglove, El Macero, Calif., 39-42--81RH
Bryan Sasek, Lenexa, Kan., 40-41--81SC
Chris Heidenreich, San Mateo, Calif., 41-40--81RH
Brian Coakley, Wellesley, Mass., 41-40--81SC
Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas, 44-38--82SC
Michael Murphy, Cincinnati, Ohio, 40-42--82RH
Rick Dewitt, Arvada, Colo., 45-37--82SC
Jon Pfluger, Austin, Texas, 43-39--82RH
Steve Johnson, Signal Mountain, Tenn., 41-41--82SC
Phillip Ebner, Minneapolis, Minn., 45-37--82RH
Jeffrey Hedden, Waterford, Conn., 42-40--82SC
Peter Meurer, Staten Island, N.Y., 40-42--82RH
David Kokesh, Bloomington, Minn., 39-43--82SC
Michael Nealy, Boca Raton, Fla., 42-40--82SC
Edward Vomastek, Traverse City, Mich., 41-41--82RH
Bill Land, Lafayette, La., 43-39--82SC
Shane Evangelist, Irving, Texas, 43-40--83RH
Cyrus Whitney, Old Tappan, N.J., 42-41--83SC
Stephen Kuhn, Boston, Mass., 41-42--83SC
David Nelson, Reno, Nev., 40-43--83SC
Earle Bidez, Birmingham, Ala., 43-40--83SC
Kenneth Bakst, New York, N.Y., 42-41--83SC
Chris Hartenstein, Austin, Texas, 40-43--83RH
Paul Kimura, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 44-39--83SC
Brett Snortland, The Woodlands, Texas, 43-40--83SC
Glenn Wityak, Middlebury, Conn., 40-43--83RH
David Murray, Grapevine, Texas, 43-40--83SC
Kenny Wilson, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 40-43--83RH
John McDonald, San Clemente, Calif., 42-41--83RH
Joe Kohmann, Twinsburg, Ohio, 38-45--83RH
Ken Eichele, Beechhurst, N.Y., 42-41--83RH
James Winner, Bel Air, Md., 40-44--84SC
Steve Agazzi, Johns Island, S.C., 43-41--84SC
Mike Montgomery, Granite Bay, Calif., 44-40--84SC
Tim Mooradian, Maynard, Mass., 42-42--84SC
Randy Elliott, Winter Park, Fla., 43-41--84SC
Michael Keaveny, Brewster, N.Y., 41-44--85SC
Theodore Seagroves III, Chapel Hill, N.C., 42-43--85RH
Mike Cotter, Albany, Texas, 43-42--85SC
Jeff Parsons, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 44-42--86SC
Lance Parker, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 43-43--86SC
Mitch Wyatt, Salisbury, Md., 40-46--86SC
P. Chet Walsh, Norristown, Pa., 44-42--86RH
Larry Gilhuly, Gig Harbor, Wash., 44-42--86SC
Michael J Karger, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., 44-43--87SC
Trey Wilkinson, Houston, Texas, 39-48--87SC
Jeff Mehlberth, Centerville, Ohio, 44-43--87RH
Jason Hlatky, Denver, Colo., 44-44--88SC
Michael Taylor, Jackson, Miss., 42-48--90SC
Jim McGuire, Alexandria, Va., 43-47--90SC
David Swanson, Sacramento, Calif., 48-42--90RH
Duff Meyer, Arlington Heights, Ill., 49-44--93SC
Anthony Kondracki, Kingston, Pa., 46-50--96RH
