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dly Presen rou ted UPCOMING OLD WARSON CUP P By EVENTS Caravia downs Cusumano in extra holes for title. Norwood Hills player wins on Exclusive Corporate Partner 2014 USGA E VENTS the first extra hole as he overcomes a 2-down situation US A MATEUR PUBLIC LINKS over the final 9 holes. June 9-10 (Continued on page 7) Aberdeen Golf Club

US S ENIOR OPEN June 16 Sixteen of the finest Women CC at the Legends Amateurs in the World will de - scend on St. Louis Country Club US J UNIOR GIRLS June 6-8 for the 38th playing of JUNE 25 the Curtis Cup Match. BOGEY HILLS CC Ellen Port, a two-time Curtis ENTRY DEADLINE : J UNE 4 Cup Player (1994 and 1996), and six-time USGA champion (four MAGA E VENTS U.S. Mid-Amateur titles and two U.S. Senior Women’s champion) EAST SIDE AMATEUR and a twelve-time Metropolitan June 14-15 Women’s Amateur winner, will Phil Caravia with the Old Warson Cup Lockhaven GC after claiming the title. captain the USA team. This marks the sixth USGA Entry Deadline: June 7 championship held at St. Louis NORMANDIE AMATEUR WOMEN ’S AMATEUR Berkmeyer claims his fourth Country Club. The event will mark USGA June 24-25 Normandie title in five years. President and MAGA Founder Forest Hills CC Skip Berkmeyer really likes Tom O’Toole’s first championship Entry Deadline: June 11 playing at Normandie. Why during his term as president of the wouldn’t he? He’s won the event organization. six times (2001, 2006, 2010, 2011, Parking, shuttles and Admission 2013 and 2014) and finished to the Match is free of charge. See page 9 for second on eight other occasions. Please visit www.2014curtis - full schedule (Continued on page 8) cup.com for additional details.

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STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Curt Rohe - [email protected] CURT ’S COMMENTS

DIRECTOR , F INANCE For those of us who work Jennifer Langford - [email protected] in the golf business, it was one P.J. B OATWRIGHT INTERNS of the longest winters in recent Ian Davis & Eric Mendelson history. Well, May has come [email protected] and we are now in full swing. MAGA had a busy month… METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Old Warson Cup, Normandie Amateur Championship Amateur, US Open and US Curt Rohe Match Play Championship Women’s Open Qualifying Executive Director Open Championship rounds. Bottom line…we went Women’s Amateur Championship from waiting for the season to a Junior Amateur Championship full sprint! Senior Amateur Championship Metropolitan Cup Matches May started with a wonderful weekend at Old Warson Four-Ball Championship Country Club and the Old Warson Cup, we experienced Mid-America Junior Cup perfect weather for the first time in a long time. Phil Caravia emerged as champion, he has participated in USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS several match play championships going back to the Taylor US Open Qualifying (Local and Sectional) US Senior Open Qualifying Cup at Boone Valley. He was very emotional in winning US Amateur Qualifying and as an administrator it makes me very proud of what I US Mid-Amateur Qualifying do. US Women’s Mid-Amateur US Junior Amateur Qualifying Beginning with this issue of The Metropolitan we will US Amateur Public Links Qualifying have monthly editions through August. Covering all of the US Senior Amateur Qualifying MAGA championships and USGA qualifying rounds US Women’s Open Qualifying conducted. US Amateur Four-Ball US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Our USGA Rules of Golf Corner feature this month is written by Dan LeGear, MAGA Rules Committee and EXECUTIVE BOARD USGA Regional Affairs Committee. Stanford S. Grossman – President Emeritus Thomas J. O’Toole, Jr. – Vice-President I urge all golfers reading this to come out to St. Louis Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. – Vice-President Country Club this week to witness the 38th Curtis Cup M. Ray McCraine – Secretary Match. This is an international event and we (St. Louis) G. Scott Engelbrecht – Treasurer need to show our support for these 16 talented young G.F. (Rick) Meyer Jr. – At-Large Member women who are playing for their countries. Very few of us H. Mick Wellington – At-Large Member have the opportunity to walk the hallowed grounds of St. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Louis CC...I cannot think of a better way to accomplish Scott Thomas, Chairman that then by attending the Curtis Cup matches. Dustin Ashby Tom Barry As always, if you have any suggestions or comments for Skip Berkmeyer us on The Metropolitan please email us at Jim Dunn [email protected] or email me directly at David Rhoads [email protected] . Enjoy this edition we have some great Curt Rohe content and pictures from The Old Warson Cup.

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RULES OF GOLF CORNER (Continued ) CONNECT WITH US ... players in the group could see the ball land across the Visit us on FACEBOOK hazard nor did any see a splash. However, the player whose ball was involved as well as his two fellow Or for the Latest competitors were CERTAIN in their own minds that Updates... the ball clearly hooked into the water and did not At TWITTER clear the hazard on the other side of the lake. In their minds there was VIRTUAL CERTAINTY that the ball was in the water hazard. Since it was clearly a water hazard the player could not play a provisional ball. Based upon those facts the player whose ball was RULES OF GOLF CORNER involved declined to go forward to determine if the ball had in fact crossed the hazard, he treated the ball WHEN ISAFACT , N OT A FACT ? as being lost in the hazard and he dropped a ball on the forward tee under Rule 26-1.b. (dropping a ball When a ball is struck toward a water hazard it is a on a point between the flagstick and the spot where question of fact whether it is in the hazard! In order to the players agreed that the ball last crossed the margin treat the ball as in the hazard, there must be of the hazard, on the Tee side of the hazard some 15 VIRTUAL CERTAINTY that it is in the hazard. If yards ahead of where the player played his tee shot). the ball cannot be found, it cannot be played as though After the player dropped a new ball, but before he it is in the hazard unless there is VIRTUAL made a stroke at the ball, a spectator from across the CERTAINTY that it is, in fact, in the hazard. water hazard yelled out that the ball had been found Without that virtual CERTAINTY, the ball not found outside the water hazard. What is the procedure in is a LOST BALL and the player must proceed under this case? Decision 26-1/3.5 provides the answer. Rule 27-1 for a Lost Ball. Based upon the facts and the BELIEF of the player Decisions 26-1/1 and 26-1/1.3 go into great detail and his two fellow competitors that there was in discussing the issue of VIRTUAL CERTAINTY. VIRTUAL CERTAINTY that the ball was lost in the Sometimes there is VIRTUAL CERTAINTY that a water hazard, the player was justified in proceeding ball is lost in a water hazard, but the actual FACT is under the water hazard rule (Rule 26-1). AND, even that it is not in the water hazard because it has actually though his ball was actually found outside the water been FOUND outside the water hazard. This hazard before he made a stoke at the substituted ball situation came up during the 2014 Big XII Men’s Golf that he had dropped, once the player dropped a ball Championship held at Whispering Pines Golf Club under Rule 26-1b., that ball became the ball in play outside of Huntsville, Texas. under Rule 20-4 and the player had to proceed with The seventeenth hole at Whispering Pines is a that ball. So, even though it was a FACT that the ball 5 dogleg left where the tee shot has to carry a lake to was not lost in the water hazard, under the Rules of get to the fairway and the lake extends down the entire Golf, since there was VIRTUAL CERTAINTY that left side of the hole. Across the water hazard and all the ball was lost in the water hazard, VIRTUAL along the left side of the hole adjacent to the water CERTAINTY trumps the actual FACTS and the ball hazard, there is an area of tall heavy rough before it was, under the Rules of Golf, lost in the water hazard. turns into fairway and it is very difficult to see the red hazard stakes. The more a player tries to cut the Contributed by Dan LeGear MAGA Rules dogleg, the longer the carry is over the water hazard. Committee. The Rules of Golf Corner will feature a At the event, a player struck his tee shot and as it flew member of our Rules Committee. across the water hazard it was hooking. None of the

3 PUTT FOR DOUGH ? NOT TRUE SAYS ONE PROFESSOR . A PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS WITH YOUR GAME !

We’ve all read the story lines: “Drive for show and putt ones game? Broadie says it’s because a putt is the last for dough.” Or how about “Greens in regulation is the key shot on a hole, giving it a higher than normal to low scores.” Then again, “Fiarways hit is the way to importance to players. lower your scores.” Does any of this really matter? When While most knowledgeable about the game are now asked how does one make more birdies, Ben Hogan replied, agreeing with what Broadie has been preaching for “Hit your shot closer to the pin!” Is it really that simple? To several years, they are now accepting that it really is Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie, the the long-game that is separating the elite from the answer is yes. And his reasoning and research is turning also-rans. the golf world upside down. For example, Broadie assesses Tiger’s game when he was the best player on the planet. Sure, everyone Broadie has spent the past decade collecting data on knew he seemed to make every putt he looked at every shot hit by every player on the PGA tour from during those years, but Broadie insists it was his long ShotLink since 2003 and from top amateur players approach shots that really separated him from the since 2005. He found that the skills that separate top pack. professionals from those in the middle of the pack are What Broadie is really telling golfers is that being the same for top amateurs. It’s all about shots-gained. closer to the hole in every instance is better. He insists The example he uses is familiar to all golfers. If you that, instead of playing it safe and laying up on par 5s, pop-up your drive and it travels 100 yards on a par 5, go for it - sort of the Roy McAvoy “Tin-Cup” what are your chances of making a par on the hole? approach. Too often, Broadie says, players leave putts According to conventional tracking, you can check a short of the hole; essentially, they don’t play aggressive Fairway Hit on your card. You feel pretty good about enough. that. However, on this 500-yard hole, you have 400 Broadie suggests applying another method to your yards to go to make par. If you are a scratch player, game in the hopes of becoming a better player; the the odds-makers say you will only need 4.5 more median leave concept. What this means is, when you strokes to hole out. So, half the time you will make par hit your approach to the green, how far from the hole and half the time you will make a six. This makes the are you? If your average approach from the hole is, strokes gained on your drive a negative .05; your bad say, 25 feet when you are 150 yards from the green, drive cost you half a stroke. Broadie would analyze your game in this manner. However, if you nailed a 300-yard drive, you would Take the 25 feet to the pin and divide it by 450 (150 only need 3.5 strokes to hole out half the time. So, yards). This gives you a median leave of 5.5%. you gained 1.5 strokes with your good drive. Of Coincidentally, 5.5% is the median leave of tour course, this is for the scratch player. What about an players who are best on tour. (Their average leave is 29 80s shooter, or a 90s shooter, etc. feet from 175 yards!) Next time out, track yours. See if What his research found is that for players across the you don’t lower your scores by lowering your median board - amateur or pro - according to ShotLink, leave number! putting contributed only a 15% scoring advantage for Broadie’s book talks about practicing by using games Tour players, while shots from off the green and lessons to improve your chances and avoid wasting contributed 85%. The ratio is the same for amateur shots and optimize your long game to shave strokes off players as well. your game. So, what caused the golf world to believe that The bottom line for most amateurs; Every stroke putting was the most important factor in improving DOES count.

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4 CURTIS CUP JUNIOR GOLF DAY AT ST. L OUIS CC On Sunday, May 18, a Junior Golf Day was held at St. Louis CC, which featured drive, pitch and putt events. Staged in conjunction with the South Central CYC golf program, over 150 youngsters and their parents arrived to enjoy the day. On-hand were Curtis Cup Captain Ellen Port and USGA President Tom O’Toole to lend their support for the event. A special guest, PGA professional, entertainer and motivational speaker, Dennis Walters, was on-hand to demonstrate to the assembled group that despite what obstacles one may face, do not give in. His message was sim - ple: Have a dream and don’t let anyone tell you it can’t be done. With Walters hitting shots from the swivel seat in his specially designed golf cart - he lost the use of his legs in a 1974 accident - he used everything from a 12” driver to CURTIS CUP MATCH a fishing pole with a head at - tached, with each shot landing SCHEDULE OF EVENTS right down the middle! In the end, the youngsters ran THURSDAY , J UNE 5: 6:00 P.M. to retrieve the golf balls Walters hit - with a photo of his dog on Opening Ceremonies & each one. Flag Raising

FRIDAY , J UNE 6 - 8:00 A.M. Dennis Walters hits another shot right down the middle from his specially Four-Ball Matches designed golf cart. FRIDAY , J UNE 6 - 1:30 P.M. Foursomes Matches

SATURDAY , J UNE 7 - 8:00 A.M. Foursomes Matches

SATURDAY , J UNE 7 - 1:30 P.M. Four-ball Matches

Ellen Port addresses the youngsters. SUNDAY , J UNE 8 - 1:13 P.M. Singles Matches - 8 groups

SUNDAY , J UNE 8 - 6:30 P.M. EXT VENTS N MAGA E ... Closing Ceremonies East Side Amateur - June 14-15 Lockhaven Golf Club Polo Exhibition to Entry Deadline - June 11 immediately follow the Defending Champion: Bob Hanneken Closing Ceremonies.

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SCENES FROM “T HE OLD WARSON CUP ” F INAL

Tee shots at the 10th hole. Phil Caravia putting for par at the eighth hole. Alex Cusumano’s approach on the ninth at Old Warson

Caravia’s fine tee shot at the 13th set up a birdie.

Cusumano’s birdie attempt at the 17th just misses. Cusumano’s difficult downhill birdie attempt on the first playoff hole - the first - was short, setting up a three-putt, which enabled Caravia to take the title with a par.

Good sportsmanship was displayed following Caravia’s par putt, giving him the victory. Curt Rohe awards Cusumano the Run - ner-up medal.

Stan Grossman presents Caravia with the Old Warson Cup.

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6 2014 “T HE OLD WARSON CUP ” R ESUTS Defending Champion: Garrett Sneed Round of 16 - May 3 (1) Skip Berkmeyer def. (16) Sam Migdal 5 and 4 Aberdeen Aberdeen Golf Course (8) Andy Frost def. (9) Buddy Allen 4 and 3 Joachim Golf Club (4) Joe Migdal def. (13) Bob Hanneken 5 and 4 Aberdeen Golf Course Aberdeen Golf Course (5) Alex Cusumano def. (12) Michael Wootten 3 and 2 Metropolitan Golf Club Whitmoor Country Club (2) Kyle Weldon def. (15) Corey Choate 6 and 4 Metropolitan Golf Club Wolf Hollow Golf Club (7) Steven Souchek def (10) Ted Moloney 3 and 2 Gateway National Golf Links Greenbriar Hills Country Club (3) Phil Caravia def. (14) Brian Lovett 4 and 2 Norwood Hills Country Club Bellerive Country Club (6) Garrett Sneed def. (11) Jeff Johnson 2-up Country Club of St Albans Bogey Hills Country Club Quarterfinal Matches - May 3 (1) Skip Berkmeyer def. (8) Andy Frost 5 and 4 (5) Alex Cusumano def. (4) Joe Migdal 2 and 1 (2) Kyle Weldon def. (7) Steven Souchek 2 and 1 (3) Phil Caravia def. (6) Garrett Sneed 4 and 3 Semifinal Matches - May 4 (5) Alex Cusumano def. (1) Skip Berkmeyer 2 and 1 (3) Phil Caravia def (2) Kyle Weldon 1-up Final Match - May 4 (3) Phil Caravia def. (5) Alex Cusumano 19 holes

The first round matches found all the higher seeds winning their match. Perhaps the most surprising aspect was that few of the matches were close and only one went to the eighteenth hole. The first “upset” of the compe - tition took place during the quarterfinals when Alex Cusumano downed Joe Midgal 2 and 1. The remaining higher seeds each took their match. However, the semifinals found just the reverse as the lower seeds both won their matches. Cusumano sur - prised number one seed Skip Berkmeyer with a 2 and 1 win. Berkmeyer won the first hole and the match was all-square until the thirteenth, when Cusumano birdied the par 3. A par on the sixteenth put Cusumano 2-up and when both took par on the seventeenth, the match ended. In the second semifinal, both Caravia and Kyle Weldon played excellent golf. Weldon had four birdies and only four bogeys, while Caravia posted five birdies with only two bogeys. In the end, Caravia’s steady play earned him a 1-up win. In the final match, Cusumano held a 1-up lead through eight holes before a bogey leveled the match. How - ever, pars on eleven and twelve gave him a 2-up lead. Caravia narrowed the margin with a birdie at the thir - teenth, then both pared the fourteenth - despite Cusumano’s drive that narrowly reached the putting surface - with the 15th also being halved with par. Caravia dropped a birdie putt on the 16th to square the match, with both players making par on the final two holes. An approach on the first extra hole - the first - that went to the back fringe, left Cusumano with a delicate downhill breaking putt, which he left some six feet short. A miss on his par attempt enabled Caravia to 2-putt for par and the victory.

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ORMANDIE MATEUR UMMARY N A S ST. L OUIS GOLF Normandie Golf Club is 113 years old. Having been a private club HISTORY from 1901-1985, it saw its share of great players; in fact, it was often said that Normandie was the area’s top Players Club. With a legacy of 1992 PGA champions like four-time U.S. Open champion Willie Anderson, who won the 1908 over the course, who could dispute it’s The St. Louis area had not hosted a claim. major championship since the 1965 U.S. Looking down the list of former winners of the Normandie Amateur Open. However, following the success of - Tom Barry, Scott Thomas, Don Bliss, David Estes and more - it’s evi - the 1981 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Bellerive, its dent that the course has a way of testing one’s game and letting the membership - and area golfers - were cream rise to the top. hungry for more! Certainly for Skip Berkmeyer, his Following a 1986 presentation, the PGA game is not only suited for the historic awarded the 1992 event to Bellerive. layout, but it is almost as though he Everyone knew this would be just a knows every “nook and cranny” on the special event, especially after John Daly’s course, and how best to avoid trouble. amazing win in 1991 at Crooked Stick. The Despite the moderate temperatures, “grip it and rip it” machine brought a new scores the first day were fairly high. vitality to the Tour, as well as a new breed The poor spring weather no doubt pre - of younger golfers anxious to watch his vented many players from getting in as 300-plus yard drives and 160-yard wedges; much practice time as they desired, Skip Berkmeyer (l) with Tournament something unheard of at the time. Director David Smith however, Berkmeyer (35-35), Troy At the champion’s exhibition, it was Daly, Halterman (35-35) and Joe Molitor not Nicklaus, who swung the driver, as he (36-35) posted rounds of 70, 70 and 71, respectively, to jump into the blasted shots onto Ladue Road. first round lead. Not far behind was 2012 champion Andy Frost with a As the championship began, Gene 73 and Ted Moloney, the 2009 champion at 74, along with Chad Hull Sauers and Craig Stadler posted 67s on and Brian Lovett. Old Warson Cup champion Phil Caravia came in with a 75 Thursday to take the early lead. Sauers With the course playing over 81 shots for the field, with nearly dou - followed this with a 69 or Friday to take a ble the number of double bogeys and the dreaded “others,” the leaders 2-shot lead into the weekend. knew the number of challengers on the final day would be only a hand - On Saturday, it was Jeff Maggert who ful of players. caught fire, posting a championship course On Sunday, only a few players made moves to improve their position. record 65 to vault into second place with Many went in the opposite direction. Caravia posted a 72, giving him , two behind Sauers. a fourth place finish, while Moloney shot the same, enabling him to Sunday’s round saw Sauers succumb at finish third. Molitor could do no better the par-3 sixth as he found the water and than an 82 to end his run at the title. settled for a double bogey, eventually With Halterman, Berkmeyer and coming home with a 75. Meanwhile, Molitor in the final group, Halterman Maggert moved to 7-under through eight stayed with Berkmeyer on the first nine, holes, giving him a two-shot lead. with each posting 1-under 35s. Bogeys However, he played his last seven holes in on the 11th and 12th early in his back 5-over par, stumbling in with a 74. nine, followed by another on the par-3 Price, sinking long putts at the 16th for 16th, effectively ended his run for the birdie and at the 17th for par, maintained Play at the 9th green on Sunday. crown. A long birdie on the tough 18th his 2-shot edge over John Cook. A par at hole enabled him to come in with a 1- the eighteenth gave him his first major over 37, good enough for second place. title and a three-shot win. He would For his part, Berkmeyer went out in 35, then followed that with a 34 go on to win two more majors in on the back, including an eagle-3 on the par-5 15th, enabling him to 1994, including a second PGA lock up his second consecutive title and fourth in five years. and the British Open.

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2014 C OMPETITION SCHEDULE

MAGA C OMPETITIONS ENTRY CHAMPIONSHIP DATE (S)DEADLINE VENUE Old Warson Cup May 3-4 Invitational Normandie Amateur May 17-18 May 10 Normandie Golf Club East Side Amateur June 14-15 June 7 Lockhaven Golf Club Women's Amateur Championship June 24-25 June 11 Forest Hills Country Club Open Championship July 10-12 June 25 Country Club of St. Albans Junior Amateur Championship July 21-22 July 9 Normandie Golf Club Amateur Championship July 31 -August 1 July 2 Westwood Country Club Senior Amateur Championship August 14-15 July 30 Greenbriar Hills Country Club Four-Ball Championship September 28-29 September 10 Franklin County Country Club

USGA Q UALIFYING ROUNDS ENTRY CHAMPIONSHIP DATE (S)DEADLINE VENUE US Open (Local) May 13 April 23 Missouri Bluffs Golf Club US Women's Open (36 Holes) May 20 April 30 Lake Forest Golf & CC US Women's Amateur Publinks May 28 May 14 Annbriar Golf Club US Amateur Public Links June 9-10 May 28 Aberdeen Golf Club US Senior Open June 16 May 28 Country Club at The Legends US Junior Girls' Amateur June 25 June 4 Bogey Hills Country Club US Junior Amateur (36 Holes) July 1 June 4 Old Hickory Country Club US Amateur July 14 June 25 Jefferson City Country Club US Mid-Amateur August 5 July 9 Annbriar Golf Club US Women’s Mid-Amateur August 5 July 9 Annbriar Golf Club US Senior Women's Amateur August 20 August 6 WingHaven Country Club US Senior Amateur August 21 August6 Glen Echo Country Club US Amateur Four-Ball Ocotber 6 August 6 Bellerive Country Club US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball September 23 August 6 St. Clair Country Club

Go to www.metga.org/2014-schedule-of-events/ to apply on-line or to download an application for an event.

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JUNE 2014 SUN 1 MON 2 TUE 3 WED 4 THU 5 FRI 6 SAT 7 US Junior Girls East Side Entry & Boys Deadline Deadline

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 US APL US APL Women’s Ama - East Side Qualifying Qualifying teur Entry Dead - Amateur line

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 East Side Senior Open Amateur Qualifying

22 23 24 25 Junior Girls 26 27 28 Women’s Women’s Amateur Amateur US Amateur Deadline 29 30 July 1 2 3 4 5 US Junior Amateur

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JULY 2014 TUE July 1 WED 2 THU 3 FRI 4 SAT 5 US Junior Amateur Amateur Championship Entry Deadline

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20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Junior Amateur Junior Amateur Championship Championship

27 28 29 30 31 AUG 1 2 Senior Amateur Amateur Amateur Entry Deadline Championship Championship

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Record Book METROPOLITAN WOMEN ’S CHAMPIONSHIP 1993 Ellen Port Sunset Maria Palazola Forest Hills Bogey Hills 145 7/29/93 1994 Ellen Port Sunset Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Fox Run 149 7/6/94 1995 Jo D Blosch Mid-Rivers GC Ellen Port Fox Run Quail Creek 141 7/27/95 1996 Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Mary Ann Beattie CC Legends Greenbriar Hills 143 8/1/96 1997 Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Julie Sabo Greenbriar Hills Missouri Bluffs 145 7/2/97 1998 Ellen Port Sunset Nancy Walther Norwood Hills Quail Creek 147 7/9/98 1999 Lizie Uthoff Sunset Hills Ginny Orthwein St. Louis Algonquin 144 7/21/99 2000 Ellen Port Sunset Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Meadowbrook 140 7/24/00 2001 Ellen Port Sunset Jamie Tucker CC Legends Gateway National 141 7/23/01 2002 Ellen Port Sunset Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Annbriar 139 7/22/02 2003 Ellen Port Sunset Jaclyn Burch Winghaven Crystal Springs 147 7/15/03 2004 Ellen Port Sunset Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Norwood Hills 145 7/23/04 2005 Ellen Port Sunset Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills St. Clair 145 7/13/05 2006 Ellen Port Sunset Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Sunset 154 7/26/06 2007 Whitney Brummett CC at The Legends Barbara Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Westborough 153 7/17/07 2008 Chelsea Schriewer Bogey Hills Ellen Port Sunset CC Bogey Hills 140 7/22/08 2009 Ellen Port Sunset Kelly Osborne CC St. Albans Whitmoor 146 7/24/09 2010 Ellen Port Sunset Kristen Hamel Meadowbrook Forest Park 145 6/23/10 2011 Shwete Galande Emerald Greens Catherine Dolan Missouri Bluffs Winghaven 145 6/16/11 2012 Shwete Galande * Emerald Greens Ellen Port Sunset Algonquin 153 6/19/12 2013 Catherine Dolan Ballwin Ellen Port Sunset St. Louis 144 6/17/13

METROPOLITAN EAST SIDE CHAMPIONSHIP 2004 Scott Thomas Norwood Hills Scott Edwards Persimmon Woods Far Oaks 139 10/10/04 2005 Scott Thomas Meadowbrook Scott Langley Pevely Farms Belk Park 143 9/25/05 Ken Highlander Sunset Hills 2006 Ben Wood Greenbriar Hills Darren Lundgren Forest Hills Belk Park 137 6/11/06 2007 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Mitchell Gregson Annbriar Belk Park 134 7/1/07 2008 Darren Lundgren Fox Run GC Mitchell Gregson Annbriar Belk Park 136 6/15/08 2009 Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National Paul Neeman Old Hickory Belk Park 134 6/14/09 2010 Chris Brant Metropolitan GC John Anderson Norwood Hills Belk Park 138 6/13/10 2011 Phil Caravia St. Clair Justin Bryant Bellerive Belk Park 138 6/12/11 2012 Jeremy Franklin Gateway National Mike Ehlers WingHaven Belk Park 140 6/10/12 Jim Dunn Sunset Hills Josh Phillips St. Clair Thomas Wuennenberg Tapawingo 2013 Bob Hanneken Persimmon Woods Eli Grant Meadowbrook Lockhaven 141 6/9/13

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USGA Q UALIFYING RESULTS

U.S. O PEN LOCAL QUALIFYING - M AY 13, 2014 MISSOURI BLUFFS GOLF COURSE

Pos. Player CIty/State Total Score 1 Chad Saladin Rolla, Mo. -2 68 2 Richard Berkmeyer (a) Wildwood, Mo. -1 69 T3 Blake Biddle (a) Fayetteville, Ark. +1 71 T3 Kevin Kring Springfield, Mo. +1 71 T3 Jordan McLaurin Ironton, Mo. +1 71 6 Paul Imondi Tustin, Calif. +2 72

*Imondi earned final qualifying spot with a birdie on the second playoff hole.

The players advanced to one of 10 Sectional Qualifying Sites across the as they attemt to earn a spot into the 2014 U.S. Open at and Country Club.

U.S. O PEN CHAMPIONSHIP PINEHURST RESORT AND COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE OF PINEHURST , N ORTH CAROLINA JUNE 9-15, 2014

U.S. W OMEN ’S OPEN QUALIFYING - M AY 20, 2014 LAKE FOREST COUNTRY CLUB

Pos. Player City/State Total Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total 1 Jasi Acharya Columbus, Mont. +1 71 74 145 2 Samantha Gotcher (a) Clarksville, Tenn. +4 74 74 148

U.S. W OMEN ’S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP PINEHURST RESORT AND COUNTRY CLUB PINEHURST , N ORTH CAROLINA JUNE 17-22, 2014

IMPORTANT INFORMATION USGA website: www.usga.org MAGA website: www.metga.org GHIN website: www.ghin.org

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MAGA P OINTS STANDINGS

2014 A MATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rank Player Club Name # of Events Other Events Total Points 1 Berkmeyer, Skip Aberdeen Golf Course 21700.00 2 Caravia, Phil Norwood Hills Country Club 20550.00 T3 Cusumano, Alex Metropolitan Golf Club 10200.00 T3 Halterman, Troy Whitmoor Country Club 10200.00 5 Moloney, Ted Greenbriar Hills Country Club 10175.00 6 Frost, Andy Bellerive Country Club 20135.00 T7 Franklin, Jeremy Gateway National Golf Links 10117.50 T7 Hull, Chad Persimmon Woods Golf Club 10117.50 T9 Callahan, Crimson Missouri Bluffs Golf Club 10100.00 T9 Weldon, Kyle Metropolitan Golf Club 10100.00 11 Barry, Tom Normandie Golf Club 1085.00 12 Sneed, Garrett Country Club of St Albans 2057.50 T13 Migdal, Joe Aberdeen Golf Course 1050.00 T13 Souchek, Steven Gateway National Golf Links 1050.00 T15 Beaston, Justin Metropolitan Golf Club 1045.00 T15 Hawn, Wils Columbia Golf Club 1045.00 T15 Jaeger, Kevin Metropolitan Golf Club 1045.00 T15 Lovett, Brian Bellerive Country Club 1045.00 T19 Johnson, Jeff Bogey Hills Country Club 10 7.50 T19 Molitor, Joe Metropolitan Golf Club 10 7.50 T19 Voisin, Bryce WGM Golf Club 10 7.50

2014 S ENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rank Player Club Name # of Events Total Points 1 Frost, Andy Bellerive Country Club 2 212.50 2 Barry, Tom Normandie Golf Club 1 162.50 3 Johnson, Jeff Bogey Hills Country Club 1 100.00 4 Ngala, Donny Cardinal Creek Golf Course 1 80.00 T5 Bolhofner, Mark Metropolitan Golf Club 1 57.50 T5 Gardiner, Mark Cardinal Creek Golf Course 1 57.50 7 Rector, Mel Lake Forest Golf & Country Club 1 40.00 8 Kueper, John Gateway National Golf Links 1 30.00 9 Mozur, Gerald Gateway National Golf Links 1 20.00 T10 Cullen, Matthew Normandie Golf Club 1 5.00 T10 Speicher, David Cardinal Creek Golf Course 1 5.00

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AMATEUR SERIES

2014 A MATEUR SERIES - SCRATCH OPEN Rank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points 1 Jeske, Kevin Metropolitan Golf Club 2 150.0 2 Mazdra, Greg Metropolitan Golf Club 2 145.0 3 Cahill, Jason Metropolitan Golf Club 1 100.0 4 Nolfo, Tony Metropolitan Golf Club 2 91.7 5 Lawrence, Parker Metropolitan Golf Club 1 65.0 T6 Greiner, Dan Mystic Oak Golf Club 1 60.0 T6 Munos, Ryan Metropolitan Golf Club 1 60.0 T6 Ramsey, Terry The Quarry at Crystal Springs 2 60.0 9 Stojanovic, Aleks Country Club at the Legends 2 40.0 T10 Lawton, Mike Metropolitan Golf Club 1 36.7 T10 Sinak, Tom Metropolitan Golf Club 1 36.7 12 Frost, Wheeler Bellerive Country Club 2 35.0 T13 Lohrding, Mark Stonewolf Golf Club 1 20.0 T13 Weingart, Lew The Quarry at Crystal Springs 1 20.0 15 Towell, Justin Far Oaks Golf Club 1 15.0 T16 Aguayo, L A Pevely Farms Golf Club 1 5.0 T16 Brown, Ryan Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0 T16 McWilliams, Kenton Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0

2014 A MATEUR SERIES - NET OPEN Rank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points 1 Mueller, Jason Metropolitan Golf Club 2 200.0 2 Senn, Chris Persimmon Woods Golf Club 2 125.0 T3 Leslie, Dwayne Metropolitan Golf Club 2 110.0 T3 Moreland, Mark The Falls Golf Club 2 110.0 5 Mahoney, Cory Metropolitan Golf Club 2 90.0 6 Davis, John The Falls Golf Club 2 80.0 7 Glore, Bradley Metropolitan Golf Club 1 55.0 8 Richardson, Clyde Metropolitan Golf Club 2 50.0 T9 Smith, Paul Paradise Valley Golf Club 1 30.0 T9 Tarvid, Matthew Metropolitan Golf Club 1 30.0 T9 Stonebarger, Daniel Wolf Hollow Golf Club 2 30.0 12 Sisler, Chris Paradise Valley Golf Club 2 25.0 13 Roestel, Will Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.0 14 Wren, Christopher Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0

2014 S CHEDULE OF EVENTS - R EMAINING DATES EVENT DATE ENTRY DEADLINE SITE Event #4 Friday, July 18 Friday, July 11 The Falls Golf Club Event #5 Tuesday, August 12 Tuesday, August 5 Tapawingo National Golf Club Event #6 Monday, September 15 Monday, September 8 Far Oaks Golf Club Championship Sat-Sun, October 4 - 5 Invitational Aberdeen Golf Club

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AMATEUR SERIES

2014 A MATEUR SERIES - SENIOR SCRATCH Rank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points 1 Neeman Jr, Cal Annbriar Golf Course 2 140.0 T2 Domenick, Mike Joachim Golf Club 1 100.0 T2 Wunderlich, William Aberdeen Golf Course 1 100.0 4 Ross, Pat The Orchards 2 97.5 T5 Ngala, Donny Cardinal Creek Golf Course 2 75.0 T5 Rauvola, Gary Metropolitan Golf Club 2 75.0 7 Leonberger, Tim Stonewolf Golf Club 1 65.0 8 Son, Sangwon Metropolitan Golf Club 1 55.0 9 Crow, Ollie Joachim Golf Club 1 50.0 10 Barker, Timothy Glen Echo Country Club 2 40.0 11 Wysong, Robert Persimmon Woods Golf Club 1 35.0 T12 Beckman, Michael Metropolitan Golf Club 1 32.5 T12 Garrett, Brad The Golf Club of Wentzville 1 32.5 14 Smith, Gordon Metropolitan Golf Club 2 20.0 15 Fitzgerald, Schooner Metropolitan Golf Club 1 17.5 16 Borah, Chris Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.0

2014 A MATEUR SERIES - SENIOR NET Rank Player Club Name Number of Events Total Points T1 Garrett, Jim Metropolitan Golf Club 2 120.0 T1 Laramie, Larry The Falls Golf Club 2 120.0 3 Humphrey, Don Ruth Park Golf Club 2 110.0 4 Epps, John Metropolitan Golf Club 2 95.0 5 Banks, Larry Aberdeen Golf Course 2 90.0 6 Hefner, Leo Mystic Oak Golf Club 1 75.0 T7 Clay, Kendall Pevely Farms Golf Club 2 65.0 T7 Edmonston, King Franklin County Country Club 2 65.0 9 Zonca, Steve The Landings at Spirit GC 1 55.0 10 Magner, John J Old Hickory Golf Club 2 52.5 11 Quesenberry, Michael Lake Forest Golf & C.C. 1 45.0 12 Hollenbeck, Russell Metropolitan Golf Club 2 27.5 13 Scoles, Michael Metropolitan Golf Club 2 20.0 T14 Kelly III, Jim Gateway National Golf Links 1 10.0 T14 Gilliland, David Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.0 T14 Schneider, Vince Old Hickory Golf Club 2 10.0 T14 Shirley, William (Bill) Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.0 T14 Williams, Doug Metropolitan Golf Club 2 10.0 T19 Bruno, Richards Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0 T19 Eisenreich, Steve Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0 T19 Sinak Sr, Joseph Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0 T19 Slantz, Bill Metropolitan Golf Club 1 5.0

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