Hogarth, Kuehne And Sear Brave Weather To Share 36-Hole Lead At 1-Over-Par

Bandon, Ore. – Tim Hogarth, Trip Kuehne and Stephen Sear braved tough weather conditions Sunday to shoot in the mid-70s but they still shared the early lead with a 1-over-par total of 144 after 36 holes of stroke play at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

Half of the 264-player field failed to finish their second round due to darkness after a 2:40 suspension at mid-day due to heavy rains. Among those who failed to finish were first-round co-leaders Dan Whitaker of Cle Elum, Wash., and John Adams of San Clemente, Calif., who had 68s at Bandon Dunes Saturday.

The second round will be completed Monday before the field will be trimmed to the low 64 scorers for the first round of match play.

Hogarth, the 1996 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion from Northridge, Calif., posted a 4-over-par 75 Sunday at the par-71, 6,857-yard Bandon Trails course, while Sear of Washoe Valley, Nev., finished with a 74. Kuehne, 35, of Irving, Texas, carded a 2-over 74 at the par-72, 6,988-yard Bandon Dunes layout.

Jason Bittick of Coto de Caza, Calif., and Ryan Parnell of Atlanta, Ga., are one stroke back at 145. Five others finished at 145, including Tim Mickelson of San Diego, Calif., the younger brother of professional golfer Phil Mickelson.

Scores ballooned in the rain and high winds on Sunday, with only one player finishing under par. Twenty-three golfers finished under par on Saturday.

“It’s unbelievable,” said the 41-year-old Hogarth in describing the tough conditions. “I never would play on a day like this. This is only the second or third time I’ve ever played in the rain. In Los Angeles, we don’t play in the rain.

“I played phenomenal for 13 holes. It was a joke. And then it caught up to me.”

He finished five over par for the last five holes.

Kuehne, the 1994 U.S. Amateur runner-up to Tiger Woods, was just as emphatic about the tough conditions.

“It’s brutal. It’s as hard as I’ve ever played in,” said Kuehne, fresh from his play in Northern Ireland as part of the victorious USA Walker Cup team. “I expected this weather (in Northern Ireland), but not at the Mid-Amateur,”

The only golfer who enjoyed the conditions was Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill, who posted a remarkable 4-under-par 68 at Bandon Dunes to rebound from his opening round of 82.

“It was really good,” said Mitchell, who was five strokes lower than any of the morning finishers. “I figured I shot myself out of it yesterday, so I had no fear today. If I shot another 82, so what.

“I just hope something good will come out of this and it was good enough for me to make match play.”

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. – Partial results from the second day of stroke play at the U.S. Mid-Amateur, played Sunday 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Darrin Overson, Provo, Utah, 71d-79t--150

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bert Atkinson, Charleston, S.C., 73t-78d--151

Bryan Hoops, Chandler, Ariz., 70d-81t--151

Chris Kuhlke, Augusta, Ga., 71t-80d--151

Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, S.C., 72t-79d--151

Steve Kline, Cincinnati, Ohio, 75t-76d--151

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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