Sharpe Leads After First-Round Morning Action at 2002 U.S. Mid-AmateurGreenwich, Conn. – Bill Sharpe, 33, of Oklahoma City, Okla., shot a 2-under-par 69 to hold a one-stroke lead midway through the first round of stroke play Saturday at the 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).
Sharpe, playing at Round Hill, got off to a shaky start with a double bogey on the par-3 11th, his second hole of the day. But he recovered to birdie the par-4 12th hole and played bogey-free golf the rest of the way.
“Fortunately that was only my second hole so I had 16 holes left to play and I just tried not to make any other mistakes from that point,” Sharpe said.
One stroke behind Sharpe at Round Hill is Chris Cupit, 34, of Alpharetta, Ga., who recorded an eagle on the par-5 15th hole en route to a one-under-par 70.
Jeff Knox, 39, of Augusta, Ga., led the way at The Stanwich Club with a 1-under-par 71. He was the only player to finish under par from the morning’s action at Stanwich.
“I’m surprised that with as good as the weather was that we didn’t have more low scores,” Knox said. “The difference here is the slope of the greens. If you’re not below the hole, you’re going to struggle.”
The remaining 132 players in the field of 264 still have yet to complete their first round. Defending champion Tim Jackson, 43, of Germantown, Tenn., teed off at 12:30 p.m. at the Round Hill Club.
Play continues Saturday afternoon with the completion of the first round. The second round of stroke play is set for Sunday 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 morning action of the first round of stroke play Saturday at the U.S. Mid-Amateur, played at the 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):
Bill Sharpe, Edmond, Okla., 33-36--69RH
Chris Cupit, Alpharetta, Ga., 36-34--70RH
Jeff Knox, Augusta, Ga., 35-36--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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Michael Keaveny, Brewster, N.Y., 41-44--85SC
Theodore Seagroves III, Chapel Hill, N.C., 42-43--85RH
Jeff Parsons, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 44-42--86SC
Michael Taylor, Jackson, Miss., 42-48--90SC
Jim McGuire, Alexandria, Va., 43-47--90SC
Duff Meyer, Arlington Heights, Ill., 49-44--93SC
