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What A Difference A Day Makes
The weather is 100 percent worse today than yesterday, and the forecast for this afternoon (Sunday) is worse yet. Still, one player beat the odds and made an improbable move up the leaderboard, at the very least healing the self-inflicted wound of shooting 82 on Saturday.
Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill., came back Sunday morning with the day’s best score, a 4-under-par 68 at Bandon Dunes. His 7-over-par 150 total for 36 holes might be enough to get him into match play.
The low 64 scorers will advance. The field started at 264.
Dan Ladd of Weston, Mass., went the other way after a 1-under-par 70 Saturday at Bandon Trails, the second course being used for stroke play. His 156 total still might be good enough as well. The weather is deteriorating with each minute, and the scores are getting higher and higher. Thirty-five mile-an-hour winds are coming.
“I figured I shot myself out of it yesterday, so I had no fear today,” said Mitchell, a 29-year-old insurance agent. “If I shot another 82, so what. I birdied the first two holes and just held on from there.
“I really put myself behind the eight ball yesterday. I just hope something good comes of this and it was good enough to make it to match play.
“I hope it blows and blows this afternoon.”
The weatherman is on Mitchell’s side, it would appear. Look for one if not both of these golfers to still be playing on Monday.
Written by Craig Smith, USGA director of media relations
| Championship Facts |
PAR AND YARDAGE – The Bandon Dunes course is set to play at 6,966 yards and par 36-36—72. The Bandon Trails course, which will be utilized as the second course for the stroke play portion of the Championship (two rounds), is set up at 6,857 yards with a par of 36-35—71. ARCHITECTS OF THE COURSES – Bandon Dunes was the first of the three golf courses designed at the resort. The course was designed by Scotsman David McLay Kidd and it was opened in 1999. The Bandon Trails course was the last of the three to open for play. The Trails course was designed by the team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. It was opened in 2005. MID-AM ON THE WEB – For scores, groupings, and the latest U.S. Mid-Amateur information, log on to the USGA Internet site at www.usga.org/championships/. Real-time scoring will be available via the championship web site at www.usmidam.org. WHO CAN PLAY – Amateur golfers who will have reached their 25th birthday on or before Sept. 29, and who have a USGA Handicap Index® not exceeding 3.4, are eligible. ENTRIES – The USGA accepted 4,426 entries for the 2007 championship. The record of 5,271 entries was set in 1997. QUALIFYING – Sectional qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Amateur was conducted from Aug. 27-Sept. 7 at 67 sites. THE FIELD – The starting field will consist of 264 golfers. Each golfer will play a single round on each of the two golf courses before the field is trimmed to the low 64 scorers, who will advance to match play on the Bandon Dunes course. |
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