The Road to 2015 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Round June 8, 2015 Century Country Club & Old Oaks Country Club Purchase, NY

Conducted by The Metropolitan Golf Association Pairings and Starting Times

Round 1 - Century Round 2 - Old Oaks Players Tee Time Tee Time Mark Brown, Oyster Bay, NY 1 7:00 am 10 12:30 pm (a) Trevor Randolph, Franklin Lakes, NJ

Matthew Doyle, Jupiter, FL 1 7:10 am 10 12:40 pm Steve Keogh, Brooklyn, NY

Andrew Deforest, Cottekill, NY 1 7:20 am 10 12:50 pm (a) Matt Parziale, Brockton, MA

(a) Michael McCoy, Des Moines, IA 1 7:30 am 10 1:00 pm Rich Berberian Jr, Derry, NH

(a) Scott McNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1 7:40 am 10 1:10 pm (a) Vinay Ramesh, Newtown, PA

Matthew Sita, Glen Cove, NY 1 7:50 am 10 1:20 pm (a) Zach Zaback, Farmington, CT

Dan McNeely, Smiths Falls, ON 1 8:00 am 10 1:30 pm (a) Patrick Hallisey, Wethersfield, CT

(a) Cameron Young, Scarborough, NY 1 8:10 am 10 1:40 pm (a) Michael Johnson, Ambler, PA

Michael Larkin, Harrison, NY 1 8:20 am 10 1:50 pm Michael Miller, Brewster, NY

Tyler Jaramillo, New York, NY 10 7:00 am 1 12:30 pm (a) MGA Marker

Gregory Pieczynski, Kingston, PA 10 7:10 am 1 12:40 pm Kevin Ausserlechner, West Harrison, NY

Lee Janzen, Orlando, FL 10 7:20 am 1 12:50 pm (a) Nathan Smith, , PA

Steve Scott, New City, NY 10 7:30 am 1 1:00 pm (a) William Voetsch, New Vernon, NJ

(a) Patrick Griffin, Unionville, CT 10 7:40 am 1 1:10 pm Thomas Kalinowski, Scottsdale, AZ

(a) Austin Gaugert, Lake Geneva, WI 10 7:50 am 1 1:20 pm Derek Bard, New Hartford, NY

Blanton Farmer, Lexington, KY 10 8:00 am 1 1:30 pm , Windermere, FL

(a) Brian Noonan, Austin, TX 10 8:10 am 1 1:40 pm Fran Quinn, Holden, MA

(a) John Flaherty, Glastonbury, CT 10 8:20 am 1 1:50 pm Kyle Higgins, Massapequa, NY Pairings and Starting Times Round 1 - Old Oaks Round 2 - Century Players Tee Time Tee Time Jamie Lovemark, Scottsdale, AZ 1 7:00 am 10 12:30 pm Scott Dunlap, Duluth, GA

Scott Harrington, Scottsdale, AZ 1 7:10 am 10 12:40 pm Tony Demaria, White Plains, NY

(a) Steven Zychowski, Mendham, NJ 1 7:20 am 10 12:50 pm Tim Beth, Chandler, AZ

Adam Rainaud, Old Lyme, CT 1 7:30 am 10 1:00 pm Cory Muller, Norwalk, CT

(a) Blake Morris, Hobe Sound, FL 1 7:40 am 10 1:10 pm Liam Friedman, Lackawanna, NY

(a) Gavin Hall, Pittsford, NY 1 7:50 am 10 1:20 pm Johnson Wagner, Saint Simons Island, GA

Corey McAlarney, Clifford Township, PA 1 8:00 am 10 1:30 pm (a) Thomas McCarthy, New York, NY

Matthew Dobyns, Lake Success, NY 1 8:10 am 10 1:40 pm (a) Michael Blair, Ancaster, ON

Brian Bergstol, Roseto, PA 1 8:20 am 10 1:50 pm Hal Jacobs, Hudson, MA

Joey Garber, Petoskey, MI 10 7:00 am 1 12:30 pm Pat Wilson, Andover, NJ

(a) Clancy Waugh, North Palm Beach, FL 10 7:10 am 1 12:40 pm David Pastore, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Dominic Bozzelli, Cleveland, OH 10 7:20 am 1 12:50 pm Shaun Powers, Greenwich, CT

(a) Christian Vozza, Orlando, FL 10 7:30 am 1 1:00 pm (a) Daniel Gosselin, Brossard, QC

Brian Gaffney, Darien, CT 10 7:40 am 1 1:10 pm Dylan Dethier, Williamstown, MA

Albert Miner, Katy, TX 10 7:50 am 1 1:20 pm Chang Wan Woo, Markham, ON

Krister Eriksson, Port St Lucie, FL 10 8:00 am 1 1:30 pm Paul Kaster, Red Bank, NJ

Kevin Shields, Pittsburgh, PA 10 8:10 am 1 1:40 pm Michael Furci, Sayville, NY

Keven Fortin-Simard, Chicoutimi, QC 10 8:20 am 1 1:50 pm Mark Watros, Darien, CT Pairings and Starting Times -Alphabetical-

Century Old Oaks Century Old Oaks Tee Time Tee Time Tee Time Tee Time Ausserlechner, Kevin 10 7:10 1 12:40 Muller, Cory 10 1:00 1 7:30 (a)Bard, Derek 10 7:50 1 1:20 (a) Noonan, Brian 10 8:10 1 1:40 Berberian Jr, Rich 1 7:30 10 1:00 (a) Parziale, Matt 1 7:20 10 12:50 Bergstol, Brian 10 1:50 1 8:20 Pastore, David 1 12:40 10 7:10 Beth, Tim 10 12:50 1 7:20 Pieczynski, Gregory 10 7:10 1 12:40 (a) Blair, Michael 10 1:40 1 8:10 Powers, Shaun 1 12:50 10 7:20 Bozzelli, Dominic 1 12:50 10 7:20 Quinn, Fran 10 8:10 1 1:40 Brown, Mark 1 7:00 10 12:30 Rainaud, Adam 10 1:00 1 7:30 Deforest, Andrew 1 7:20 10 12:50 (a) Ramesh, Vinay 1 7:40 10 1:10 Demaria, Tony 10 12:40 1 7:10 (a) Randolph, Trevor 1 7:00 10 12:30 Dethier, Dylan 1 1:10 10 7:40 Scott, Steve 10 7:30 1 1:00 Dobyns, Matthew 10 1:40 1 8:10 Shields, Kevin 1 1:40 10 8:10 Doyle, Matthew 1 7:10 10 12:40 Sita, Matthew 1 7:50 10 1:20 Dunlap, Scott 10 12:30 1 7:00 (a) Smith, Nathan 10 7:20 1 12:50 Eriksson, Krister 1 1:30 10 8:00 (a) Voetsch, William 10 7:30 1 1:00 Farmer, Blanton 10 8:00 1 1:30 (a) Vozza, Christian 1 1:00 10 7:30 (a) Flaherty, John 10 8:20 1 1:50 Wagner, Johnson 10 1:20 1 7:50 Fortin-Simard, Keven 1 1:50 10 8:20 Watros, Mark 1 1:50 10 8:20 Friedman, Liam 10 1:10 1 7:40 (a) Waugh, Clancy 1 12:40 10 7:10 Furci, Michael 1 1:40 10 8:10 Wilson, Pat 1 12:30 10 7:00 Gaffney, Brian 1 1:10 10 7:40 Woo, Chang Wan 1 1:20 10 7:50 Garber, Joey 1 12:30 10 7:00 (a) Young, Cameron 1 8:10 10 1:40 Gaugert, Austin 10 7:50 1 1:20 (a) Zaback, Zach 1 7:50 10 1:20 (a) Gosselin, Daniel 1 1:00 10 7:30 (a) Zychowski, Steven 10 12:50 1 7:20 (a) Griffin, Patrick 10 7:40 1 1:10 (a) Hall, Gavin 10 1:20 1 7:50 (a) Hallisey, Patrick 1 8:00 10 1:30 Harrington, Scott 10 12:40 1 7:10 Higgins, Kyle 10 8:20 1 1:50 Jacobs, Hal 10 1:50 1 8:20 Janzen, Lee 10 7:20 1 12:50 Jaramillo, Tyler 10 7:00 1 12:30 (a) Johnson, Michael 1 8:10 10 1:40 Kalinowski, Thomas 10 7:40 1 1:10 Kaster, Paul 1 1:30 10 8:00 Kendall, Skip 10 8:00 1 1:30 Keogh, Steve 1 7:10 10 12:40 Larkin, Michael 1 8:20 10 1:50 Lovemark, Jamie 10 12:30 1 7:00 McAlarney, Corey 10 1:30 1 8:00 (a) McCarthy, Thomas 10 1:30 1 8:00 (a) McCoy, Michael 1 7:30 10 1:00 McNeely, Dan 1 8:00 10 1:30 (a) McNeil, Scott 1 7:40 10 1:10 Miller, Michael 1 8:20 10 1:50 Miner, Albert 1 1:20 10 7:50 (a) Morris, Blake 10 1:10 1 7:40

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Wagner, Janzen Highlight U.S. Open Sectional Field at Old Oaks and Century

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 4, 2015) - The Road to Chambers Bay continues with Sectional Qualifying, where U.S. Open hopefuls will compete through 36 holes at 10 sites across the , one in Japan and one in England. Those who can get through the grueling sectional stage will be on their way to the 115th U.S. Open Championship at Chambers Bay in University Place, on June 15- 21.

The MGA annually conducts a Sectional Qualifying Round, and in its final year of a three-year rotation between Westchester and New Jersey, the Sectional visits Century Country Club and Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., on Monday June 8.

A total of 71 players – 48 professionals and 23 amateurs– will compete for four qualifying positions, and the field is filled with both local and national standouts.

Returning to his former stomping grounds is Johnson Wagner, a former Garrison, N.Y., resident who now lives on Saint Simons Island, Ga. He is one of the most successful players to come out of the Met Area, and still holds the record as the only player in MGA history to complete a “Met Slam,” clinching all three MGA majors (Met Am, Met Open, and Ike) in the 2002 season. After his historic run, Wagner soon graduated to the PGA TOUR where he has since claimed three victories - the 2008 Shell Houston Open, 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic, and 2012 Sony Open. This past April, Wagner nearly added a fourth victory to his resume at the Shell Houston Open. The 35-year-old is in search of his third U.S. Open appearance, the last coming at Oakmont in 2007 and the first at Shinnecock in 2004.

Two-time U.S. Open Champion of Orlando, Fla., will return to Purchase for the second consecutive year in an attempt to qualify. Janzen, who hasn’t competed in the U.S. Open since 2008, won this year’s ACE Group Classic on the Champions Tour, and sits at 24th in the Charles Schwab Cup Standings. After missing out on a qualifying spot by just two strokes a year ago, Janzen hopes to conjure up some of the magic that once led him to two U.S. Open victories at Baltusrol in 1993 and Olympic in 1998.

A host of top club professionals in the Met Area will be making an appearance at Century and Old Oaks, including Fresh Meadow head professional Matthew Dobyns of Lake Success, N.Y., who qualified in Purchase last year and competed at Pinehurst. Brian Gaffney of Darien, Conn., head professional at Quaker Ridge, hopes to qualify for his second U.S. Open in the last five years. Gaffney played at The in 2012 after qualifying at Canoe Brook. Joining them in the field is two-time Met Open Champion and Tam O’Shanter’s Mark Brown of Oyster Bay, N.Y. Brown has plenty of major championship experience under his belt, having played in four PGA Championships in his career (2000, 2001, 2006, & 2012). He hopes that experience has paid off and leads to an appearance at Chambers Bay.

Steve Scott of New City, N.Y., claimed a spot in this year’s Sectional Qualifier to try for his second U.S. Open appearance since 1996. Paramount’s head professional is well-known for his U.S. Amateur stand-off against a young in 1996. Scott has played on the PGA TOUR, the former Nationwide Tour and was the number-one-ranked amateur in the U.S. in 1999.

Another Met Area standout, Mike Miller of Brewster, N.Y., is in search of his first trip to a U.S. Open in his young professional career. The two-time (2012, 2011) MGA Player of the Year earned status on the PGA Tour Canada (Mackenzie Tour) for the 2015 season and tied for 31st in the season’s first event this past weekend. Since turning pro in 2013, Miller has added a win at the 2014 N.Y.S. Open, as well as a top-five finish at the 2013 Met Open to his impressive career.

The 2014 MGA Player of the Year, David Pastore of Greenwich, Conn., joined Miller in last weekend’s PGA Tour Canada event and tied for 22nd. He returns to the U.S. for the Sectional and hopes his successful 2014 campaign carries over and leads to a trip to his first U.S. Open.

Some of the top amateurs in the country will be in the field this year, including four-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Nathan Smith of Pittsburgh, Pa. Smith, who has built one of the most impressive amateur resumes in recent years, is coming off a win in the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship in May alongside teammate Todd White. Another top amateur is Michael McCoy of Des Moines, Iowa, who claimed the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur title after 13 stellar appearances in the event. He also competed in the 2014 Masters, the 2013 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Senior Open.

Junior phenom Cameron Young of Scarborough, N.Y., is no stranger to scene even at the young age of 18. Last season alone, he was an integral member of the winning 2014 Junior team, competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur and made it to the quarterfinals the U.S. Amateur. Young was exempt through local qualifying due to his 2014 U.S. Amateur finish.

Amateur Trevor Randolph of Franklin Lakes, N.J., earned the final local qualifying spot at Montammy after three playoff holes. Randolph has a wealth of experience playing in National championships - just having competed in the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball and qualifying for the Round of 64 in the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur. University of Texas golfer Gavin Hall of Pittsford, N.Y., successfully advanced through sectionals in 2013 to play at Merion and returns to Purchase with hopes of doing the same.

Other professionals to watch out for include 2013 Met Amateur Champion Pat Wilson of Andover, N.J., who claimed the final qualifying spot after a on the fourth playoff hole his local qualifying round. Kevin Ausserlechner of West Harrison, N.Y., who once worked at Century, hopes the course knowledge of his former course gives him any advantage possible.

On the national level, Old Oaks and Century will host a strong group of various Tour players including last year’s co-medalist Fran Quinn of Holden, Mass., and Skip Kendall of Windmere, Fl., who play on the Champions Tour, and Jamie Lovemark of Scottsdale, Az., who competes on the Web.com Tour.

A number of competitors will represent the Met Area at various other Sectional Qualifying sites across the country, including 2012 Met Amateur champion Ryan McCormick of Middletown, N.J., who will attempt to qualify in Washington at Tumble Creek Club. 2003 Met Open Champion Andrew Svoboda will play in Memphis, Tn., and fellow Met Area native Marc Turnesa is in the field at the Dallas, Tx., site. Anthony Casalino of Yonkers, N.Y., assistant professional at Innis Arden, will play at the Columbus, Ohio site after getting in as alternate. Amateur Sean Kelly of , N.Y., will play at The Bears Club in Jupiter, Fl. Morgan Hoffmann, originally from Wyckoff, N.J., is exempt into the U.S. Open after qualifying for the 2014 . QUICK FACTS

Final Field: 71 Professionals: 48 Amateurs: 23 Qualifying Spots: 4 (2 Alternates) Format: 36 holes, stroke play

Players start off the 1st and 10th Tees Starting Times: 7:00 – 8:20 a.m. / 12:30 - 1:50 p.m. ______

Century Country Club Purchase, New York

Founded: 1898 Course Opened: 1924 Architects: H.S. Colt & Charles Alison

Par: 35 – 36 = 71 Slope: 132 Yardage: 3,296 – 3,513 = 6,809 Course Rating: 73.3

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Yards 444 398 376 183 472 437 165 490 416 3,381 Par 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 35

Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Yards 418 570 357 152 463 533 460 230 410 3,593 6,974 Par 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 36 71

Old Oaks Country Club Purchase, New York

Founded: 1925 Course Opened: 1927 Architects: A.W. Tillinghast & Charles Alison

Par: 35 - 35 = 70 Slope: 138 Yardage: 3,407 - 3,258 = 6,665 Course Rating: 73.3

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Yards 423 547 190 382 450 376 204 441 394 3,407 Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 35

Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Yards 386 310 218 431 372 385 173 440 558 3,273 6,680 Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 35 70 Past U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Results

2014 U.S. Open Championship SQR 2008 U.S. Open Championship SQR Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y. Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y.

Name Hometown Score Name Hometown Score Fran Quinn Holden, Mass. 138 Kevin Silva New Bedford, Mass. 139 Rob Oppenheim Orlando, Fla. 138 Jeffrey Bors Southampton, N.Y. 142 James Renner Orlando, Fla. 139 Yohann Benson Canada 142 Matthew Dobyns Lake Success, N.Y. 141 Mike Gilmore Locust Valley, N.Y. 143*

2013 U.S. Open Championship SQR 2007 U.S. Open Championship SQR Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y. Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y.

Name Hometown Score Name Hometown Score Jesse Smith Dover, N.H. 137 Geoffrey Sisk Marshfield, Mass. 140 Gavin Hall (a) Pittsford, N.Y. 137 Frank Bensel Greenwich, Conn. 140 Geoffrey Sisk Marshfield, Mass. 137 Ricky Barnes Bernardsville, N.J. 141 Jim Herman Palm City, Fla. 138

2012 U.S. Open Championship SQR 2006 U.S. Open Championship SQR Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J. Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J.

Name Hometown Score Name Hometown Score Cameron Wilson (a) Rowayton, Conn. 136 Brett Quigley Jupiter, Fla. 131 Jim Herman Palm City, Fla. 137 Michael Harris Shorewood, Wis. 134 Brian Gaffney Rumson, N.J. 138 Kent Jones Albuquerque, N.M. 134 Mark McCormick Middletown, N.J. 138 Gregory Kraft Largo, Fla. 134 Kevin Stadler Scottsdale, Ariz. 134 Fort Worth, Texas 135 2011 U.S. Open Championship SQR J.J. Henry Fort Worth, Texas 135 Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J. Rob Johnson Orlando, Fla. 135 Andy Bare Jacksonville, Fla. 136 Name Hometown Score Tom Pernice Jr. Murrieta, Calif. 136 Geoffrey Sisk Marshfield, Mass. 137 Nick Thompson Coral Springs, Fla. 136 Matt Richardson London 138 John Mallinger Reston, Va. 136 Alexandre Rocha Windermere, Fla. 138 Scott Hend Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 137 Cheng-tsung Pan (a) Bradenton, Fla. 138 David Oh Cerritos, Calif 137 Andrew Svoboda Larchmont, N.Y. 137 Phil Tataurangi Flower Mound, Texas 137 2010 U.S. Open Championship SQR Chris Nallen Scottsdale, Ariz 137 Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J. Brad Fritsch Canada 138 Travis Williams Erie, Colo. 138 Name Hometown Score Tyler Hall Wayne, N.J. 138 Blaine Peffley Lebanon. Pa. 138 Dan McCarthy Syracuse, N.Y. 140 Jim Herman Port St. Lucie, Fla. 141 2005 U.S. Open Championship SQR Jon Curran Orlando, Fla. 142* Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J.

2009 U.S. Open Championship SQR Name Hometown Score Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y. Scottsdale, Ariz. 136 Chris Nallen Scottsdale, Ariz. 138 Name Hometown Score J.L. Lewis Lakeway, Texas 138 Kevin Silva New Bedford, Mass. 137 Len Mattiace Jacksonville, Fla. 138 Trevor Murphy Scottsdale, Ariz. 138 J.J. Henry Fort Worth, Texas 139 Michael Welch N. Quincy, Mass. 138 Steve Allan Scottsdale, Ariz. 140 Sean Farren Locust Valley, N.Y. 138 *Qualified in Playoff 2015 Local Qualifying Results

New Jersey Montammy , Alpine, N.J. May 11, 2015 ~(5 Qualifiers)~

Player City/State To Par Total Thomas Kalinowski Scottsdale, Ariz. -2 68 Brian Gaffney Darien, Conn. -1 69 Steve Keogh -1 69 Paul Kaster Red Bank, N.J. -1 69 Trevor Randolph (a)* Franklin Lakes, N.J. Even 70 Canoe Brook Country Club, Summit, N.J. May 14, 2015 ~(4 Qualifiers)~

Player City/State To Par Total Ryan McCormick Middletown, N.J. -6 66 Steven Zychowski (a) Mendham, N.J. -2 70 William Voetsch (a) New Vernon, N.J. Even 72 Pat Wilson* Andover, N.J. +1 73

Westchester Elmwood Country Club, White Plains, N.Y. May 13, 2015 ~(8 Qualifiers)~

Player City/State To Par Total William Davenport (a) Palm City, Fla. -4 67 Steve Scott New City, N.Y. -1 70 John Flaherty (a) Glastonbury, Conn. -1 70 Shaun Powers Greenwich, Conn. Even 71 Mark Watros Darien, Conn. Even 71 Kyle Higgins* Massapequa, N.Y. +2 73 Patrick Griffin* (a) Unionville, Conn. +2 73 Thomas McCarthy* (a) New York, N.Y. +2 73

Long Island Bethpage State Park (Red), Farmingdale, N.Y. May 14, 2015 Course Was Played at 17 holes Stipulated Round due to agronomic issues ~(7 Qualifiers)~

Player City/State To Par Total Kevin Ausserlechner West Harrison, N.Y. -5 62 Matthew Dobyns Lake Success, N.Y. -4 63 Matthew Sita Glen Cove, N.Y. -4 63 Mark Brown Oyster Bay, N.Y. -3 64 Michael Furci Sayville, N.Y. -2 65 John Igoe Republic of Ireland -2 65 Tyler Jaramillo* New York, N.Y. -1 66 Century Country Club

Century Country Club was founded in 1898 as the summer playground for a group of Wall Street bankers immortalized in Stephen Birmingham’s book, Our Crowd. The club’s founding fathers leased a site along the Long Island Sound in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx. Tom Bendelow designed a nine-hole course that played alongside the water. The club’s name probably came from the fact that it was established so near the turn of the century. Another theory is that the name refers to the intent of the founders to limit membership to an exclusive 100. The members quickly grew restless at their leased home, wishing to own their property and expand the course to 18 holes. In 1904, it purchased a 100-acre site along Landers Road in the Westchester County town of Greenburgh, where Herbert Strong designed its 18-hole course. By the end of World War I, many members found fault with this course. The major complaint was that the layout, one long uphill par five in particular, was too hilly. And so in 1922, the club purchased 175 acres on Anderson Hill Road in the town of Purchase. Prior to the move, the famed amateur champion and architect Walter Travis was hired to evaluate the new property. He commented, “There is a brook fed by what bears every indication of being a perpetual spring. This may very easily be formed into a pond, making a splendid water hazard.” Travis also commented on the absence of trees, which he believed had no place on a golf course. H.S. Colt and Charles Alison, who actually designed the course, were big proponents of trees. While the club wisely followed Travis’s advice and constructed the beautiful pond fronting the 13th green, it is difficult to imagine what Century would look like today without the numerous trees that give each hole an identity and add so much beauty and character to the course. It is a testament to Colt and Alison that the course has changed little over the years, aside from some bunker restoration by Robert Trent Jones in the mid-1960s. Century’s strengths are its par fours, several of which stretch more than 400 yards, and its tightly-bunkered and slick back- to-front greens. Several holes demand the drive carry the crest of a ridge to leave an open shot at the green. Century’s most prominent golfing member, Dick Siderowf, was the 1973 and 1976 British Amateur champion and member of three Walker Cup teams. He also won five Met Amateur titles and was the first -re cipient of the MGA Player of the Year Award in 1976. Another prominent figure at Century is long-time head pro Nelson Long, who has served the club for over three decades. Long’s leadership has not only influenced many on his staff, but has also allowed Century to remain the elite club that it is. Working alongside Long is Frank Bensel, who boasts an impressive competitive professional career, including a win at the 2007 Met Open, a 2nd place finish at the 2012 PGA Stroke Play Championship, winning the PGA Assistants Championship a record-tying three times, and is the 2005 Met PGA Player of the Year. Century’s appearance has changed over the years, but the club and the course have retained its reputa- tion as one of the Met Area’s finest and should present quite a challenge to the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying field as the final stop before Chambers Bay. Old Oaks Country Club

During the 1920s, the members of the Prog- ress City Club, a group with facilities in Manhat- tan, decided to add golf to their list of activities. Led by Gus Adler, who owned the Higbee retail chain, the club bought 205 acres of land in the town of Purchase, N.Y., adjacent to Century Country Club. The land was part of the estate of William A. Read, a founder of the investment banking firm of Dillon, Read & Company. Prior to Read, the property was owned by a silk mer- chant named Trainer Park, and his British manor house with its elaborate staircases and formal gardens would become the Progress clubhouse. In the club’s early years a large portion of the membership hailed from the entertainment world, including Albert Warner, one of the Warner Brothers, and lively entertainment was the rule of the day — and night. Ethel Merman made her first public appearance at the club in 1928, and Leslie Uggams did the same many years later. Uggams was one of many youthful performers brought to the club by member Moe Gale, who ran the William Morris talent agency in Manhattan. After the swimming pool was added in the 1930s, it was used for scenes in the 1976 filmGood - bye Columbus. Charles Alison is generally regarded as the architect for the Progress course, although this is only partly true. Alison did, in fact, build the course, but did so following plans laid out for the club by A.W. Tillinghast in 1925. Tillinghast designed 27 holes, the main course and the West nine, but he and the club failed to see eye to eye on some matters and they cut ties. Alison had both courses completed in 1926 and, despite the change in architects, the courses bore the Tillinghast imprint, especially the greens. During its early years, the Progress Country Club employed two professionals of note. “Wild” Bill Mehlhorn was the first, lasting one season before moving over to Fenway. Following him was Bobby Cruickshank, who served the club from 1926 through 1931. Cruickshank is best remembered as the victim of ’ “Shot of the Century,” that decid- ed their playoff for the 1923 U.S. Open at Inwood. The Depression brought with it very difficult times for the Progress club. In 1935, it was agreed that the only way to save the club was to merge with Oak Ridge, a nearby club that was also experiencing difficulties because of the De- pression. The Purchase site would become the home of the merged Old Oaks Country Club. Willie MacFarlane, the 1925 U.S. Open champion, arrived at Oak Ridge in 1921 and would remain as head professional after the merger. MacFarlane brought with him to Old Oaks his assistant Jimmy Dugan who, together with Dan Mackie, formerly at Century, became co-head professionals in 1942. The course underwent some renovations in later years after the state of New York condemned 13 acres of club property so that Interstate 684 could be built in 1963. The club was unable to maintain the West nine, leaving it with just its 18-hole course. Later in the 1960s, architect Frank Duane was brought in to modify several tees, greens and bunkers. In preparation for the 1989 IZOD Championship, Old Oaks retained architect David Postlewait to restore the club’s 57 bun- kers to their original contouring. Gracing the Old Oaks pro shop in more recent years have been Alan Senior, who succeeded Dugan and Bobby Heins. Heins came to the club in 1983 after serving a two-year apprenticeship under Tom Nieporte at Winged Foot. Heins’ credits include the 2008 MGA Senior Open, the 1988 and 1989 Met Opens, the 1990 New York State Open and six West- chester Opens (1981-1983, 1988, 1990 and 1992). He is also mentor and coach to PGA and Met Area star Johnson Wagner. In 1984 Old Oaks hosted the Met Open, the club’s first-ever MGA event. Jim Albus of Piping Rock caught front-running Rick Meskell of Century with a final round 69 to win by two strokes. Old Oaks also hosted the 1989 Met PGA Section Championship where Mel Baum of Bonnie Briar emerged as the winner. Together with neighboring Century, Old Oaks has conducted sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open on many occasions and has proven to be a formidable test for players looking to earn spots in the National Championship.

115th U.S. Open Championship Hosted by Chambers Bay Golf Course Univserity Place, Washington

Thursday, June 18-21

Those who qualify will head to the scenic Chambers Bay, located on the shores of the Puget Sound.

Quick Facts:

- This is the first time that the U.S. Open will make its way to the Pacific Northwest

- 2015 will see the first National Championship in Washington since the 1998 PGA Championship at in Sammamish.

- Chambers Bay plays as a Course, with only one tree on the entire property in out-of-bounds territory. This is unusual for a U.S. Open Championship site.

-For the first time in the Championship’s history, the 1st and 18th holes will change course pars. The first hole will now play as a par 5, and the last hole will now play as a par 4.