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Thursday, September 11, 2008
New Champ
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Steve Wilson is your new U.S. Mid-Amateur champion. And he earned that title with his putter. Wilson had 14 one-putt greens over the 32 holes in beating Todd Mitchell, 5 and 4. Wilson was the equivalent of one over par, with the usual match-play concessions. But his short game was exquisite, especially from the bunkers. His two bunker saves on 17 and 18 in the morning 18 were huge. It kept the momentum going and Wilson never pulled his foot off the gas pedal. Hey, he does own two gas stations, so he was never worried about using up too much energy.
Let's give some credit to Mitchell as well. He played some marvelous golf to get to the finals. His putter just let him down in the championship match. While he won't get an invitation to the 2009 Masters, he is exempt to next year's U.S. Amateur and gets a three-year exemption from qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Amateur. He also gets a free pass out of local qualifying for the 2009 U.S. Open.
It will be interesting to see how the long-hitting Wilson does at Augusta next April. No Mid-Amateur champion has ever made the 36-hole cut since the Masters began giving invitations to the Mid-Amateur winner in 1989. Some have come awfully close -- see Nathan Smith and Trip Kuehne -- so maybe Wilson will be the first.
Some fan yelled out that he should go win the Masters next year. To me, just qualifying for the weekend would be a major accomplishment.
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Halfway Done
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You would expect the championship match of any USGA championship to feature high-quality golf and so far Steve Wilson and Todd Mitchell have not disappointed. It hasn't been a birdie-fest, but we've seen some brilliant up-and-downs, especially from Wilson, who owns a 2-up leading going into the afternoon 18 of the scheduled 36-hole final.
At holes 17 and 18, Wilson found greenside bunkers, only to convert par putts. He made a 12-footer at 17 and an 8-footer at 18. He had nine one-putt greens in shooting the equivalent of 1-under-par 69, with the usual match-play concessions. Mitchell carded a 2-over 72, but lipped out a 4-foot par putt at 18.
A nice gallery of some 200 people came out to watch the morning 18. Included in that bunch was Milwaukee C.C. club president Bo Beal, who served as the standard bearer. Assistant general chairman Chuck Severson was handling crowd control with several other volunteers.
Dr. Bob Hooper, who has never missed a day in 28 playings of the Mid-Amateur, served as the referee. Hooper was one of the key individuals responsible for getting the USGA to start the U.S. Mid-Amateur back in 1981. He and his wife, Carolyn, have refereed hundreds of matches in USGA events and worked U.S. Opens and U.S. Women's Opens. One year, they refereed the finals of the U.S. Mid-Amateur and U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur on the same day.
Hopefully the good golf will continue in the afternoon. It's a gorgeous day to play, with cool temperatures and a steady breeze. The second 18 will commence at noon CDT.
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Championship Match Update
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After a slow start, things have heated up in the 36-hole final for the 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur championship. Steve Wilson owns a 1-up lead through nine holes, thanks to a conceded birdie at the par-5 third and a 20-foot birdie at the par-4 sixth. Todd Mitchell won his first hole of the match at the par-4 ninth, rolling in an 11-footer for birdie from above the hole. Wilson also holed a clutch 10-foot par save at No. 7 after finding a greenside bunker. But at No. 8, he missed a chance to 3 up, missing a 5-foot birdie attempt to the right.
Mitchell is the equivalent of one over par through nine with the usual match-play concessions, while Wilson is one under.
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More On Steve Wilson
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Around these parts, Brett Favre still remains a cult hero. While he no longer plays for the Packers, his No. 4 jersey is still worn by those who worship Wisconsin's only NFL franchise.
Steve Wilson, who grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, attended Southern Mississippi at the same time Favre was firing lasers for the Golden Eagles and impressing professional scouts. The two have even played golf together. In high school, Wilson competed in the same baseball conference as Favre. He said Favre was always the "biggest, strongest and the best [athlete]."
And Wilson, who is the same age as Favre (38), admitted he doesn't have God-like status in the state like No. 4.
Then again, if Wilson, the owner of two gas stations, wins today's U.S. Mid-Amateur championship match, he'll get to play in the Masters, the equivalent of quarterbacking a team in the Super Bowl. The Mid-Amateur champion receives a likely invitation to the next year's Masters Tournament.
Unlike his 30-year-old final opponent Todd Mitchell, Mitchell played professional golf for 10 years on various mini-tours, but got his amateur status back in 2005. Until Monday, he had never won a match in a match-play competition. Now he's a victory away from spending a week next April in Augusta.
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Final Day
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Looks like Mother Nature is going to give us a third consecutive day of wonderful weather. We don't quite have the bright sunshine of Tuesday or Wednesday, but it is very pleasant for golf. On Wednesday, the winds picked up in the afternoon, which made Milwaukee C.C. play much more difficults and the way USGA officials want for a championship setup: firm and fast.
The 36-hole final features two players who hit the ball a ton. Steve Wilson drove the ninth green (295 yards from shorter tee) in Wednesday's semifinal match, his ball resting in the back fringe, where he made a birdie in his 3-and-1 win over Mike McCoy.
Todd Mitchell left his tee shot on the same hole in a greenside bunker, from where he made a gorgeous birdie. Facing an awkward stance, the 30-year-old blasted to 12 feet and holed a tricky downhill, left-to-right putt for a birdie. At the 366-yard 10th hole, his drive stopped on the forward tee for the par-3 12th hole. He failed to get up and down and lost the hole to Sean Knapp.
Mitchell still looks like he could play baseball. He's shed about 20 pounds from his playing weight of 195, but the guy just looks like an athlete.
Before I finish, I wanted to say how welcome the Milwaukee C.C. members have made us feel this week. Even when I came for media day on Aug. 21, we have been treated as if we were members of this club.
It's a truly special golf course. Anyone who is lucky enough to be invited by a member to play should jump at the opportunity. And if you don't believe me, ask any of the 264 Mid-Amateur competitors who teed it up this week. MCC has been given a huge thumbs-up. Mitchell ranked it right there with Oakmont, which he played in the 2003 U.S. Amateur.
Perhaps it is just Midwestern values, but the people here -- from the members, MCC staff and volunteers -- have been so nice and warm. And the players have had immaculate conditions for which to play their shots.
All in all, it's been a fabulous week here. I sure hope the membership at MCC puts a bid in to host a future USGA amateur championship.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Trivia, Trivia
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Here we were digging up all kinds of interesting trivial facts and the situation doesn't come to fruition. So much for history, right?
The last five players to have beaten Jeff Wilson in the round of 16 or better at the U.S. Mid-Amateur had all gone on to win the title. But Mike McCoy ended that streak Wednesday afternoon. After beating Wilson, 3 and 2, in the quarterfinals, he ran into a tougher Wilson in the semifinals. Steve Wilson of Ocean Springs, Miss., was just a little bit better in posting a 3-and-1 victory.
But now we have a chance for some more trivia. The last player from Illinois State to win a USGA championship was Jerry Vidovic at the 1977 U.S. Amateur Public Links. Vidovic won that title at Brown Deer Park, which happens to be a stone's throw from Milwaukee Country Club and was the second stroke-play venue for this year's Mid-Amateur.
Todd Mitchell, one of the Mid-Amateur finalists, happens to be a Illinois State graduate, although he played baseball for the Redbirds, not golf. Then again, Milwaukee was a good place for Vidovic 21 years ago.
Just some food for thought going into the 36-hole final.
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On To The Semifinals
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Just four players remain in the quest for this year's U.S. Mid-Amateur title. None of the four have ever made it to a USGA final, with Mike McCoy the only golfer to have reached the semifinals. McCoy takes on Steve Wilson of Ocean Springs, Miss., in the second of the two semifinal matches. The first semifinal features Todd Mitchell and Sean Knapp. Knapp, a veteran of 20 USGA events, finally got past the quarterfinals, rallying to beat Jimmy Chestnut, 2 and 1. Mitchell rolled over Chris Lange, 9 and 7.
With the breeze picking up, Milwaukee Country Club should play a little tougher this afternoon. The hole location at the ninth is one of the toughest I've seen all week. It is cut just past the false front and anyone above the hole has to be careful not to putt their ball off the green. Steve Wilson did that in his morning quarterfinal victory. McCoy spun his approach shot off the green. Several players tried to drive the green, only to find greenside bunkers.
So in a few hours we'll know which two players will be squaring off in Thursday's 36-hole championship match.
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One Match Over
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Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill., needed just more than two hours to eliminate 53-year-old Chris Lange of Bryn Mawr, Pa., 9 and 7. Neither player halved a hole in the entire match. Mitchell won 10 holes and Lange one (the par-5 third). It tied for the second-shortest match in the championship's 28-year history. Only Parker Smith's 9-and-8 triumph over Brian Woods in the first round at The Honors Course in 2005 was shorter.
Terry O'Laughlin also beat Scott Dalesio, 9 and 7, in the second round at Hartford Golf Club in 1996. So this makes Mitchell's victory the largest ever in the quarterfinals.
Mitchell will have nearly three hours to rest up before his scheduled semifinal match at 1:30 p.m. CDT against either Jimmy Chestnut or Sean Knapp. Chestnut owns a 1-up lead through nine holes.
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Day 5
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Looks like we have another gorgeous early September day in store for us at Milwaukee Country Club. There's a few more clouds than Tuesday, but the sun is out and it's just perfect to be outside. Temperatures are expected to rise into the upper-60s, low-70s.
The marquee match of the morning U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinals has to be between five-time quarterfinalist Jeff Wilson of Fairfield, Calif., and 2005 semifinalist Mike McCoy of West Des Moines, Iowa. Wilson, the low amateur at the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and a 2008 Open qualifier, has also advanced to the semifinals of the Mid-Amateur in 2001 and '02. The interesting thing is the player who has beaten Wilson in the quarters or semis has gone on to win the championship. Those players, in chronological order, are Greg Puga (2000), Tim Jackson (2001), George Zahringer (2002) and Austin Eaton III (2004). When he advanced to the third round in 2006, he lost to eventual winner Dave Womack. Wilson did not play last year at Bandon Dunes.
McCoy fell to Carlton Forrester in 2005 at The Honors Course.
Both players are reinstated amateurs. McCoy, a seven-time Iowa Player of the Year, got his amateur status back in 1987, while Wilson got reinstated 10 years later.
McCoy qualified for this year's U.S. Amateur and advanced to the second round of match play, so he was on good form coming into the Mid-Amateur. He has only trailed for one hole over the first three matches and has played just 43 holes.
Wilson, who earned his spot in the draw via a 19-for-14 playoff on Monday morning, has been the strokie-play medalist or co-medalist three times at the Mid-Amateur and once at the Amateur (2000 at Baltusrol). He also has yet to play the 18th hole in a match this week, but his matches have been a little tighter.
Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill., is the other Monday playoff survivor still left in the draw. Mitchell posted a pair of 2-and-1 wins on Tuesday and faces 53-year-old Chris Lange of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Lang upended stroke-play medalist Skip Berkmeyer, 1 up, in the second round, and then rallied from a 3-down deficit with three to play to eliminate Steve White at the 19th hole. So far stamina has not been an issue for Lange, who is enjoying his best showing at a USGA championship. Mitchell, the 2002 Illinois State Amateur champion and ’06 Chicago District Golf Association Player of the Year, also qualified for the 2008 U.S. Amateur but failed to make match play.
Mitchell graduated from Illinois State in 2000 and was drafted by the New York Yankees and played Class A baseball for two seasons. He is currently in the insurance business.
Jimmy Chestnut, the youngest player remaining at 26, meets USGA championship veteran Sean Knapp in the other upper-bracket quarterfinal. Knapp lost to Tiger Woods in the 1995 U.S. Amateur quarterfinals. Chestnut is playing in his first Mid-Amateur, but he recently won the Michigan Amateur (same format as the Mid-Amateur) and the Golf Association of Michigan Men's Championship, a 54-hole stroke-play competition. Chestnut played one year professionally and got his amateur status back in July of 2007. He will finish law school at Michigan State next May.
The final quarterfinal match has Michael Stamberger of Plainfield, N.J., facing Steve Wilson of St. Martin, Miss. Stamberger was 5 down after five holes to Ty Cox, but rallied for a 1-up win. Wilson needed 20 holes to beat former PGA Tour player Michael Muehr in the second round, then posted a 2-and-1 win over Jim Dunlap of Tigard, Ore.
Stamberger graduated from Old Dominion and tried the professional gig for a few years before becoming a Wall Street sales trader. Steve Wilson, a graduate of Southern Mississippi, owns a gas station. He also is a reinstated amateur (2005) and is competing in his second Mid-Amateur.
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008
More Stats
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Mike McCoy, a quarterfinalist, has played 43 holes through three matches. Steve White, who lost in the third round to Chris Lange, played 42 holes just on Tuesday. He beat Jordan Byrd at the 23rd hole in the second round and then watched a 3-up lead with three to play disappear in a 19-hole defeat to Lange in the afternoon.
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More Than A Vacation
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Michael Stamberger came to Milwaukee C.C. not just compete in the 2008 Mid-Amateur, but to also have some quality time with his wife. The couple is coming up on their 10th wedding anniversary. They took in a Brewers game, spending just $65 per ticket to sit four rows from home plate, an endeavor that would cost more than $600 in New York for a Yankees game. They also went to a local casino, stayed downtown at the posh Pfister Hotel and enjoyed some fine dining.
And on Tuesday, Stamberger rallied from 5 down after five holes to earn a 1-up third-round victory over 2007 quarterfinalist Ty Cox.
"It's been a nice experience," said Stamberger, a sales trader on Wall Street who plays out of Plainfield (N.J.) Country Club, a classic Donald Ross design.
Stamberger loves the traditional look of Milwaukee C.C., a layout that reminds him of his club in New Jersey.
He admitted that he was thinking about jumping on a late flight to Newark early in his third-round match. In the past, he might have waved a white flag. But he felt calm despite the deficit and by 13, he had squared the match. A brilliant 4-iron approach from 200 yards at 18 set up a winning par.
But he'll have to take care of a blister on his right foot to be ready to face Steve Wilson in the quarters Wednesday morning.
At least he's fully exempt for the 2009 Mid-Amateur. Now he can focus on a possible bigger prize: a likely invitation to the Masters that goes to the champion.
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Statlicious
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Thanks to Beth Murrison from our crack Media Relations staff onsite here at the Mid-Amateur, we have a great statistic on Jeff Wilson, who has advanced to the quarterfinals for the fifth time since 2000.
The previous four times, Wilson has lost to the eventual winner. In 2000, it was Greg Puga in the quarters. In 2001 it was Tim Jackson in the semifinals. In 2002, it was George Zahringer in the semifinals. And in 2004, he was eliminated by Austin Eaton in the quarters. Plus in 2006 when he advanced to the round of 16, Wilson lost to eventual winner Dave Womack.
You figure Wilson, the low amateur at the 2000 U.S. Open and a 2008 Open qualifier, would win this championship at some point. The automobile dealership owner has definitely put himself in position enough times. But if he should get defeated, that winner could have some awfully good karma, considering Wilson's past history.
We should also note that the four quarterfinalists in the lower half of the draw are all reinstated amateurs and one of the four in the upper half are reinstated. The three players in the round of eight who have never played for pay are Chris Lange of Bryn Mawr, Pa., Sean Knapp of Oakmont, Pa., and Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill.
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Rally Time
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Two golfers are in the process of making huge comebacks in the third round of the U.S. Mid-Amateur. Ty Cox won the first five holes against Michael Stamberger of Plainfield, N.J., but Stamberger has managed to square the match through 13 holes. Meanwhile, Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield, Colo., was 5 down to Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill., through eight holes. Despite a big rally from Lindstrom to trim the deficit to one, Mitchell held on for a 2-and-1 win. Mitchell also qualified for this year's U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst, but missed the match-play cut.
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Supporting Their Man
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Arguably one of the biggest galleries on Tuesday morning belonged to the 9:50 a.m. match between Adam Dooley and Wisconsin native Mark Scheibach. Virtually everyone was out to watch the 35-year-old Scheibach, who grew up in Fond du Lac and later played at the University of Wisconsin under Coach Dennis Tiziani. Scheibach's followers included his father, Larry, mother, Penny, sister, Laura, and her husband, along with older brother Brian, who served as his caddie.
"I was the worst golfer in the family," said Larry. "Brian was a really good player but he hated to practice. Even my wife was better than me. The only reason I was needed was for money."
Sister Laura was an academic All-American at Northern Illinois. She still works in the golf business for KSL out in Indio, Calif. Mark moved out to Bermuda Dunes, Calif., permanently in 2000, where he now oversees eight golf courses in Hawaii and does consulting work for other courses in the Pacific region.
Scheibach put on a good show for the locals, but Dooley was just a bit better in producing a 3-and-2 victory.
Mark's best shot of the day came at the par-3 eighth hole when stuck his tee shot to 3 feet for a conceded birdie. "His mom taught him that shot," said Larry. "I didn't have anything to do with that."
Childhood friend Rob Retzlaff also was out roaming the fairways Tuesday morning. Retzlaff, like Scheibach a reinstated amateur, tried to qualify for the Mid-Amateur as well. Retzlaff spent four years as an assistant pro at Ozaukee Country Club, where Scheibach worked for six years.
But coming back to play Milwaukee C.C. in a USGA championship was a true treat for Scheibach. Milwaukee C.C. member and former USGA Executive Committee member Jim Reinhart, a friend, had given him a heads-up three years ago about the event coming to Wisconsin.
Even in defeat, Scheibach was grateful for the opportunity to compete in front of so many friends and family on one of his favorite courses.
"There's not a lot of people who have access to something like this," said Scheibach. "This is a special place."
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Giving It A Go
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Gene Elliott, 46, of West Des Moines, Iowa, could get a Purple Heart this morning for playing through some excruciating pain. While warming up on the range for his second-round match against Matthew Williams of Albuquerque, N.M., Elliott tore a muscle in his rib cage. He decided not to withdraw, but he failed to reach the first green in regulation and lost the hole.
Williams, by the way, is the executive director of the Sun Country Amateur Golf Association.
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Multi-Tasking
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You could say Doug Fry, a member of the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Committee and a local Milwaukee-area resident, is quite the utility player. This week he not only has served as a walking Rules official, but acted as a 10th-tee starter during stroke play at Brown Deer Park and housed 2004 Mid-Amateur champion Austin Eaton III and his brother/caddie Ben, along with Californian John Vander Borght of the Mid-Amateur Committee.
On Monday Fry took his hand at caddieing, carrying the bag for No. 2 seed Tim Mickelson. So far so good as Mickelson rallied for a 1-up win over Scott Kammann.
No word yet if Fry will be cooking any late-night dinners at Milwaukee C.C., or heading up divot patrol.
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Day 4
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The dark, ominous clouds, along with the rain, have left the area and have been replaced by blue skies and bright sunshine. It's going to a beautiful day for golf, with temperatures expected to be in the mid-60s. It's a little cool out there this morning, but the temperatures will rise as the day progresses.
An interesting second-round matchup has a pair of guys with Clemson ties squaring off. Clemson grad Steve White (1995), who played with current PGA Tour player Charles Warren, meets Tigers assistant men's golf coach Jordan Byrd. Byrd has his younger brother, Jonathan (2000 Clemson grad) on his bag. Jonathan competes on the PGA Tour and finished 55th in the FedEx Cup standings. White knows both players, having played in the Clemson golf team's charity event several times. Either way, the Tigers will have one representative through to the round of 16 this afternoon. White now lives in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where he runs an artificial putting green business.
Medalist Skip Berkmeyer faces the oldest player left in the field, 53-year-old Chris Lange of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
No past champions are left among the 32 first-round survivors, but Steve Galko of Dallas, Texas, was on the victorious Texas squad at the 2005 USGA State Team Championship held in Bluffton, S.C. Galko posted the most lopsided first-round win on Monday, beating Brooks Freeman, 7 and 6.
Ty Cox, Byrd and Mickelson are the remaining quarterfinalists from the 2007 Mid-Amateur at Bandon Dunes, while Carlton Forrester was the 2005 runner-up to Kevin Marsh. Gene Elliott was the stroke-play medalist at the 1999 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach and Jeff Wilson was the low amateur at the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and qualified for this year's Open at Torrey Pines.
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Monday, September 08, 2008
First Round Musings
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The first round of match play is winding down here at Milwaukee C.C. and you have to give the players a lot of credit of playing through the rainy and damp conditions. In terms of the weather, this has been the worst day of the championship since the first official practice round on Thursday.
There hasn't been too many surprises today. Medalist Skip Berkmeyer advanced with a 3-and-2 win over Dan Horner. Tim Mickelson, the No. 2 seed and the brother of PGA Tour player Phil Mickelson, rallied for a 1-up win over Scott Kammann. He's the head coach at the University of San Diego.
We also had a battle of coaches with Josh Gregory, the head men's golf coach at Augusta (Ga.) State beating two-time Mid-Amateur semifinalist (2006 and '07) Scott Hardy, who heads the men's program at St. Mary's in northern California.
One assistant golf coach advanced (Clemson's Jordan Byrd) while another was defeated (Oklahoma State's Alan Bratton).
We came very close to having a first round without an extra-hole match. Saxon McFarland won the 18th hole to force sudden death against Derek Berg. Berg eventually took the match in 21 holes.
Gene Elliott sent 2004 champion Austin Eaton III home with a solid 6 and 4 win. West Des Moines residents had a good day as Michael McCoy registered a 6-and-5 win over Michael Harrington. But two-time champion Tim Jackson (1994 and 2001) fell to Andrew Davis, 1 down. Davis was one of the survivors from Monday morning's 19-for-14 playoff.
Another playoff survivor, 2005 runner-up Carlton Forrester, rallied for a 3-and-2 win over Andy Roberts. Last year, Roberts scored a huge first-round upset at the U.S. Amateur Public Links, knocking out medalist Mark Harrell en route to a quarterfinal showing.
Past champion Nathan Smith (2003) was eliminated by Todd Mitchell, 1 up. Mitchell also survived the playoff Monday.
Only one Wisconsin native remains and he no longer lives in the state. Mark Scheibach grew up in Fond du Lac but moved to Bermuda Dunes, Calif., in 2000. Scheibach also was in the Monday playoff and then defeated Scott Fawcett of Dallas, Texas, 3 and 2. Fawcett, a last-minute alternate, started Saturday's first round of stroke play with a first-nine 29 at Milwaukee Country Club.
The other two Wisconsin residents to qualify fell in matches that went the distance. Jimmy Chestnut defeated Marquette graduate Nathan Colson of Milwaukee, 1 up, while Adam Dooley ousted 29-year-old Matt Behm of Janesville, 2 up. Behm is an interesting story in that he has a home-grown swing, uses a 10-finger grip and works at his local golf course in the summer and a Boca Raton, Fla., club in the winter. He still has aspirations of turning pro, but has yet to find sponsorship to make it work.
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Loyalty
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Zach Lese, who had already been eliminated during the stroke-play portion of the Mid-Amateur, came out to watch his friend Jordan Byrd play his first-round match Monday. That might not be such a big deal, but with rain coming down and temperatures barely hitting 60, Lese was wearing a short-sleeve shirt and shorts.
"All my other clothes are packed," said Lese, who lives in Silver Spring, Md., and met Byrd when he was working there prior to his coaching stint at Clemson.
Well at least he got to see his friend post a 3-and-2 victory over Ron Ewing.
What was a weird sight was seeing PGA Tour player Jonathan Byrd in shorts carrying a Clemson golf bag. Byrd flew in from St. Louis Sunday night after the BMW Championship to caddie for his older brother. They are two years apart.
Jordan said it was probably the first time Jonathan had carried a Clemson bag since his days at the South Carolina school, where he was an All-American in 1999 and was selected to play on the '99 USA Walker Cup team.
"It's probably the first time he's worn shorts on a golf course in a tournament," said Jordan. Professionals are required to wear pants on both the Nationwide and PGA tours.
And Jonathan got a further appreciation for caddies. Carrying the bag is only part of the requirement. Raking bunkers, getting yardages, making sure the clubs are dry during rain storms and keeping your man calm also are key intangibles.
"It's hard," said Jonathan, who has earned just more than $1 million this year. "I was just trying to keep up."
Jonathan Byrd also had very high praise for Milwaukee C.C. "This is a fantastic golf course to have a tournament like this," said Byrd. "There's just good hole after good hole. There were some good hole locations. You have to hit good shots here."
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Playoff Over
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Dan Horner of Sandy, Utah, was the final survivor of the 19-for-14 playoff Monday morning at Brown Deer Park. The playoff lasted a total of four holes. Horner will face stroke-play medalist Skip Berkmeyer of St. Louis, Mo., at 11 a.m. CDT.
Now let's just hope the rain stays away.
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