Two Past Champions Among Six Sharing Medalist Honors At 1-Over-Par 144

Bandon, Ore. – Two past champions are among the six golfers who completed 36 holes at 1-over-par 144 Monday to share medalist honors at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

Austin Eaton of North Sutton, N.H., the 2004 champion, George Zahringer of New York, the 2002 champion, and Richard Berkmeyer of St. Louis, Mo., finished their second round of stroke play Monday with scores of 75, 73 and 72 respectively. Tim Hogarth of Northridge, Calif., Trip Kuehne of Irving, Texas, and Stephen Sear of Washoe Valley, Nev., completed their second round Sunday with totals of 144.

Play was halted Sunday due to darkness with 132 golfers still on the course. Heavy rains halted play for nearly three hours before golfers went back on the course at 5:25 p.m. (PT).

John Adams of San Clemente, Calif., and Dan Whitaker of Cle Elum, Wash., who shared the first round lead with 4-under-par 68s, were among six who finished a stroke behind the medalists at 145. Tim Mickelson of San Diego, the younger brother of professional golfer Phil Mickelson, was in a group of eight at 146.

Play continues Monday at the par-72, 6,988-yard Bandon Dunes layout with the first round of match play for the low 64 scorers. Ten golfers were involved in a playoff at 8-over 151 to determine the final five places for match play.

Among those safely advancing to match play were former champions Danny Green (1999) of Jackson, Tenn., and Kevin Marsh (2005) of Las Vegas, Nev., at 147 and Nathan Smith (2003) at 151, who played six playoff holes to get the 64th spot. Buddy Marucci, the 1995 U.S. Amateur runner-up to Tiger Woods and two-time USA Walker Cup team member, also advanced with a 147 total.

Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill, posted a remarkable 4-under-par 68 at Bandon Dunes in tough weather conditions Sunday to rebound from his opening round of 82 and make match play at 150. His 68 was five strokes better than anyone else who finished on Sunday.

“I figured I had shot myself out of it Saturday, so I had no fear,” said Mitchell.

Four past champions failed to advance to match play, including the defending champion Dave Womack of McDonough, Ga., who finished at 155.

The Mid-Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

Story written by Craig Smith, USGA director of media relations. Email him with questions or comments at csmith@usga.org

Bandon, Ore. – Results from the second round of stroke play at the U.S. Mid-Amateur, completed Monday at the par 72, 6,966-yard Bandon Dunes course and the par 71, 6,857-yard Bandon Trails course at the Bandon Dunes Resort (d-Dunes, t-Trails). (Low 64 scorers advance to match play;  * =  10 players in playoff to determine the final five places for match play):

 Austin Eaton III, North Sutton, N.H., 69t-75d--144

George Zahringer III, New York, N.Y., 71d-73t--144

Richard Berkmeyer, St Louis, Mo., 72d-72t--144

Stephen Sear, Washoe Valley, Nev., 70d-74t--144

Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif., 69d-75t--144

Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas, 70t-74d--144

Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash., 68d-77t--145

Jason Bittick, Coto De Caza, Calif., 69d-76t--145

John Adams, San Clemente, Calif., 68d-77t--145

Nathan Tyler, Tucson, Ariz., 71t-74d--145

Ryan Parnell, Atlanta, Ga., 71d-74t--145

Thomas McGraw, Montgomery, Texas, 71d-74t--145

Alan Bratton, Stillwater, Okla., 72t-74d--146

Arnold Cutrell, Greensburg, Pa., 72d-74t--146

John Ehrgott, Peoria, Ill., 70d-76t--146

John O'Donnell, Los Angeles, Calif., 72d-74t--146

Matt Adcock, Tempe, Ariz., 76d-70t--146

Scott Hardy, Pleasant Hill, Calif., 72d-74t--146

Tim Mickelson, San Diego, Calif., 70d-76t--146

Ty Cox, Fort Worth, Texas, 70t-76d--146

Chip Lutz, Reading, Pa., 71t-76d--147

Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn., 72t-75d--147

George Marucci Jr, Villanova, Pa., 75t-72d--147

James Lehman, Minneapolis, Minn., 74d-73t--147

Michael Cooper, Austin, Texas, 75t-72d--147

Jason Rudquist, Peyton, Colo., 70d-77t--147

Kevin Marsh, Las Vegas, Nev., 74d-73t--147

Bill Brown, Dublin, Ga., 73d-75t--148

Culley Barragan, Dallas, Texas, 73d-75t--148

Eric Spencer, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 70t-78d--148

Glenn Przybylski, Frankfort, Ill., 76d-72t--148

Jeffrey Hedden, Quaker Hill, Conn., 75d-73t--148

Michael McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa, 75d-73t--148

Packard Dewitt, Germantown, Tenn., 73d-75t--148

Ryan Abbate, Weston, Fla., 73d-75t--148

Thomas Gocke, Sammamish, Wash., 73d-75t--148

Tripp Davis, Norman, Okla., 77t-71d--148

Alan Hill, Spring Branch, Texas, 76d-73t--149

Brandon Kearney, Bend, Ore., 71d-78t--149

Donnie Cooper, Knoxville, Tenn., 75d-74t--149

Doug Manor, Dallas, Texas, 75t-74d--149

Doug Stiles, Athens, Ga., 74t-75d--149

Jay Blumenfeld, Parsippany, N.J., 73d-76t--149

Jeff Daniels, Harrisburg, Pa., 74t-75d--149

Stan Payne, Little Rock, Ark., 77d-72t--149

Tevis Upton, Douglasville, Ga., 70t-79d--149

Blake Johnson, Winnetka, Ill., 74d-76t--150

Dan Horner, Salt Lake City, Utah, 74d-76t—150

David Schnider, Vista, Calif., 73t-77d--150

Douglas Clapp, Walpole, Mass., 77t-73d--150

Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa, 73d-77t--150

Jeffrey Scohy, Mt Gilead, Ohio, 75t-75d--150

Jordan Byrd, Clemson, S.C., 73t-77d--150

Ken Kellaney, Phoenix, Ariz., 72t-78d--150

Michael Pearson, Alpharetta, Ga., 74t-76d--150

Patrick Tallent, Vienna, Va., 74t-76d--150

Roger Newsom, Virginia Beach, Va., 75t-75d--150

Tim Tucker, Coos Bay, Ore., 70t-80d--150

Todd Mitchell, Bloomington, Ill., 82t-68d--150

*Bert Atkinson, Charleston, S.C., 73t-78d--151 (4,4, 4)

*Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, S.C., 72t-79d--151 (3)

*Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., 74d-77t--151 (4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4)

*Steve Kline, Cincinnati, Ohio, 75t-76d--151 (4, 3)

*Steve White, Jackson, Wyo., 74t-77d--151 (4, 3)

Failed to Qualify

*Bryan Hoops, Chandler, Ariz., 70d-81t--151 (5)

*Chris Kuhlke, Augusta, Ga., 71t-80d--151(4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5)

*Danny Riskam, Los Angeles, Calif., 75t-76d--151 (5)

*Dave Segot, Bethpage, N.Y., 77t-74d--151 (5)

*Gary Wolstenholme, England, 74t-77d--151 (5)

Albert Oh, New York, N.Y., 79t-73d--152

Brian Gillespie, Wayne, Pa., 73d-79t--152

Darrin Overson, Provo, Utah, 71d-81t--152

James Kurtenbach, Denver, Colo., 74t-78d--152

John Fulkerson, Birmingham, Ala., 76d-76t--152

Michael McDermott, Havertown, Pa., 73t-79d--152

Randal Hoder, New Haven, Conn., 76t-76d--152

Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif., 73d-79t--152

Steven Liebler, Irmo, S.C., 72t-80d--152

Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn., 71d-81t--152

Andy Cooper, The Woodlands, Texas, 75t-78d--153

Bill Seagris, Canada, 74t-79d--153

Craig Looper, Snoqualmie, Wash., 75d-78t--153

Daniel Russo, Hagaman, N.Y., 77t-76d--153

David Noll Jr, Dalton, Ga., 72t-81d--153

Grady Brame, Hammond, La., 80d-73t--153

James Grainger, Charlotte, N.C., 78d-75t--153

Jason Higton, Fresno, Calif., 72t-81d--153

Jay Smith, Edmond, Okla., 74d-79t--153

Kenneth Bakst, New York, N.Y., 77t-76d--153

Kevin Wassmer, Poseyville, Ind., 74d-79t--153

Neal Barfield, Dallas, Texas, 74d-79t--153

Patrick Carter, Lesage, W.Va., 74d-79t--153

Scott Wille, Chicago, Ill., 79d-74t--153

Stephen Putinski, Mentor, Ohio, 77t-76d--153

Tony Brown, Wayzata, Minn., 77d-76t—153

Travis Minzel, Lincoln, Neb., 71t-82d--153

Allan Small, Florham Park, N.J., 77t-77d--154

Cliff Pierce, Edmond, Okla., 79t-75d--154

Clifford Blanchard, Tiverton, R.I., 73t-81d--154

Danny Arvanitis, Manchester, N.H., 74d-80t--154

David Liotta, Broomall, Pa., 77d-77t--154

Gary Spector, Woodmere, N.Y., 75d-79t--154

Greg Olson, Weaverville, Calif., 77t-77d--154

Roger Hoit, Summit, N.J., 77d-77t--154

Scott Lorenz, La Canada, Calif., 80t-74d--154

Scott McGihon, Bermuda D, Calif., 76t-78d--154

Tim Katanski, Monroe, Mich., 77t-77d--154

Tommy Clement, Mobile, Ala., 76t-78d--154

Bob Royak, Alpharetta, Ga., 73t-82d--155

Chris Gallagher, West Chester, Pa., 76d-79t--155

Chris Igawa, Hilo, Hawaii, 80d-75t--155

Chris Lemley, Decatur, Ala., 77d-78t--155

Chris Noel, Tulsa, Okla., 73d-82t--155

Dave Womack, Mcdonough, Ga., 72t-83d--155

Eric Peterson, Nampa, Idaho, 74t-81d--155

Jason Cage, Baltimore, Md., 74t-81d--155

Michael Dunham, Concord, Mass., 75t-80d--155

Sam Hogan, Valdosta, Ga., 74d-81t--155

Tim Romero, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 74d-81t--155

Brandon Davis, New York, N.Y., 76d-80t--156

Brian Harris, Kokomo, Ind., 74d-82t--156

Brooks Snyder, Attica, Ind., 72t-84d--156

Bryon Shumate, Fort Smith, Ark., 80t-76d--156

Dan Ladd, Weston, Mass., 70d-86t--156

Drew Panebianco, Dresher, Pa., 77d-79t--156

Greg Melhus, Fargo, N.D., 79t-77d--156

Jason Dunn, South Riding, Va., 80d-76t--156

Jim Williams, Orinda, Calif., 77t-79d--156

John Ervasti, Scarborough, N.Y., 78t-78d--156

John Gollwitzer, Chicago, Ill., 80d-76t--156

John Moheyer, Lima, Ohio, 79d-77t--156

Steve Johnson, Mequon, Wis., 76t-80d--156

Brian Gauley, Wake Forest, N.C., 74t-83d--157

Flip Bradley, Huntsville, Ala., 78t-79d--157

John Bracken, Avon, Conn., 76d-81t--157

John Wright, Elmhurst, Ill., 86t-71d--157

Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, Calif., 74d-83t--157

Jon Veneziano, Mount Dora, Fla., 70d-87t--157

Jonathan Morgan, Salt Lake City, Utah, 78t-79d--157

Michael Bell, Indianapolis, Ind., 78t-79d--157

Michael Rowley, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 77t-80d--157

Rob Long, Clarksville, Tenn., 74t-83d—157

Scott Stevens, La Quinta, Calif., 80t-77d--157

Ben Lowery, Marietta, Ga., 76d-82t--158

Britten Barker, Gig Harbor, Wash., 81d-77t--158

Darin Newhouse, Tyler, Texas, 78t-80d--158

David Barnett, Gulf Shores, Ala., 74d-84t--158

David Brown, Pittsburgh, Pa., 76t-82d--158

Keith Harris, Southern Pines, N.C., 80d-78t--158

Keith Stein, Jamaica, 79d-79t--158

Ken Saksa, Naples, Fla., 74t-84d--158

Luke Johnson, Overland Park, Kan., 78d-80t--158

Michael Podolak, Oxbow, N.D., 74d-84t--158

Michael Puls, Irving, Texas, 79d-79t--158

P Chet Walsh, Wayne, Pa., 78d-80t--158

Scott Jacobs, Hollywood, Fla., 82t-76d--158

Stephen Seiden, Garnet Valley, Pa., 76t-82d--158

Tim Hume, Tampa, Fla., 76t-82d--158

Nick Amen, Woodland, Calif., 81d-78t--159

Robert Bradshaw, Suffolk, Va., 80t-79d--159

Shawn McCaskey, Denver, Colo., 77d-82t--159

Terry Lisle, Columbus, Ga., 78d-81t--159

Thomas Werkmeister, Grand Rapids, Mich., 81t-78d--159

Alex Stamey, Mill Creek, Wash., 78d-82t--160

Brian Woods, Lutherville, Md., 75t-85d--160

Charles Kingsbaker, Phoenix, Ariz., 77d-83t--160

Clayton Houser, Lewisville, Texas, 77t-83d--160

Jeff Nielson, Gresham, Ore., 76d-84t--160

Jeffrey Walker, Pompano Beach, Fla., 84t-76d--160

Jonathan Scalf, Georgetown, Ky., 79t-81d--160

Justin Hoft, Bluffton, S.C., 77t-83d--160

Ken Moody, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 73t-87d--160

Mark Wilson, Oakland, Ore., 80t-80d--160

Matthew Clarke, Loudonville, N.Y., 80t-80d--160

Nick Masterpole, Syracuse, N.Y., 80d-80t--160

Rob Morgan, Albuquerque, N.M., 78d-82t--160

Stuart Wallace, Houston, Texas, 80d-80t--160

Gordon Fraser, Scotland, 76t-85d--161

James Edmondson, Hurst, Texas, 76d-85t--161

Jason Stone, Oakland, Calif., 78d-83t--161

Jeff New, The Woodlands, Texas, 78t-83d--161

Matthew Salane, Jacksonville, Fla., 79d-82t--161

Michael Kohn, Belding, Mich., 80d-81t--161

Mike Riley, Panama City, Fla., 77d-84t--161

Peter Flory, Chicago, Ill., 80d-81t--161

Stephen McKalko, Troy, Mich., 76t-85d--161

Tim O'Brien, Mequon, Wis., 81t-80d--161

Jason Humphrey, Coos Bay, Ore., 78t-84d--162

Jonathan Shipley, Houston, Texas, 81t-81d—162

Steven Hoffman, Bloomington, Ind., 78d-84t--162

Troy Boswell, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 77d-85t--162

Brian Westveer, Charlotte, N.C., 77t-86d--163

Rick Dollarhide, Chico, Calif., 78d-85t--163

Thomas Prevost, Mcminnville, Ore., 80t-83d--163

Andy Nevin, Danville, Calif., 81t-83d--164

James Trungale, Austin, Texas, 82d-82t--164

Jim Volpenhein, Union, Ky., 77d-87t--164

Johnny Canova, Rockford, Ill., 78t-86d--164

Mark Gallaugher, Batavia, Ill., 81d-83t--164

Michael Alsup, Tulsa, Okla., 82t-82d--164

Michael McKennon, Lake Oswego, Ore., 78d-86t--164

Mike Lockwood, Houston, Texas, 79t-85d--164

Peter Krsnich, Overland Park, Kan., 79d-85t--164

Richard Barbles, Houston, Texas, 74t-90d--164

Walker Taylor, Wilmington, N.C., 81t-83d--164

Douglas Jones, Houston, Texas, 80d-85t--165

J T Johnson, Woodbury, Minn., 84t-81d--165

John Powell, Dalton, Ga., 79t-86d--165

Jonathan Carlson, Kelseyville, Calif., 79d-86t--165

Lee Sakugawa, Wailuku, Hawaii, 78d-87t--165

Vance Antoniou, North Barrington, Ill., 81d-84t--165

Warren Caves, Newport Beach, Calif., 74d-91t--165

Larry Montplaisir, Gilbert, Ariz., 80d-86t--166

Peter Israel, Venice, Calif., 83d-83t--166

William Mallon, Vero Beach, Fla., 81d-85t--166

Mark Gardner, Redlands, Calif., 88t-79d--167

Mike Hyland, Toledo, Ohio, 82t-85d--167

T D Luten, Raleigh, N.C., 86t-81d--167

Joe Sanders, Incline Village, Nev., 86d-82t--168

Rob Carpentier, North Andover, Mass., 83t-85d--168

Blair Strain, Los Angeles, Calif., 83d-86t--169

Chuck Ingram, Shepherdstown, W.Va., 85d-84t--169

Craig Brewer, Bay Shore, N.Y., 81d-88t--169

Eric Olander, Lake Forest, Calif., 81t-88d--169

Joe Hudson, New Port Richey, Fla., 80d-89t--169

Kevin Conover, Petaluma, Calif., 83d-86t--169

Alex Stanek, Roanoke, Va., 79t-91d--170

Brian Kramer, Far Hills, N.J., 82t-88d--170

Daren Cooper, Albuquerque, N.M., 81d-89t--170

Don Gibson, Ladera Ranch, Calif., 86t-84d--170

Mike Slosek, Adams, Mass., 79d-91t--170

Dave Balling, Cody, Wyo., 77t-94d--171

Deron Reisman, Columbus, Ohio, 87t-84d--171

Marshall Butler, Louisville, Ky., 80t-91d--171

Jerry Thibeau, Rochester, N.Y., 78d-94t--172

Geoff Klein, Mankato, Minn., 91t-82d—173

Joe Neveril, Downers Grove, Ill., 87t-86d--173

Tom Christensen, Waterloo, Iowa, 85t-88d--173

Trey Owen, Austin, Texas, 86d-92t--178

Rob Stover, Durham, N.C., 90t-94d--184

Adam Angst, Peoria, Ill., 82d-WDt--WD

Arthur Starrs, Dallas, Texas, 79t-WDd--WD

Bob Bechtold, Avondale, Pa., 82d-WDt--WD

Bryan Barragate, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 80d-WDt--WD

Craig Groenendaal, Centreville, Va., 75t-WDd--WD

Craig Steckowych, Greenland, N.H., 79d-WDt—WD

Jack Hall, Sea Island, Ga., 74t-WDd--WD

Jason Pridmore, Ventura, Calif., 81d-WDt--WD

John Ziegler, Burbank, Calif., 76d-WDt--WD

Jonathan Mathias, San Antonio, Texas, 73d-WDt--WD

Josh Dennis, Birmingham, Ala., 89t-WDd--WD

Kenneth Weixel, New Albany, Ohio, 76t-WDd--WD

Lee Kolquist, Geneva, Ill., 83d-WDt--WD

Mark Esposito, Naperville, Ill., 74t-WDd--WD

Michael Kelley, Westerville, Ohio, 76t-WDd--WD

Mike Ignasiak, Saline, Mich., 76d-WDt--WD

Robert Lent, Allison Park, Pa., 81t-WDd--WD

Ryan Sloane, Santa Clara, Calif., 76t-WDd--WD

Scott Sills, West Monroe, La., 78d-WDt--WD

Steven Hudson, Birmingham, Ala., 78t-WDd--WD

Tom McParlan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 80d-WDt--WD

David Baker, Branford, Conn., 86d-DQt--DQ