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UPCOMING EVENTS

2014 USGA EVENTSUS OPEN QUALIFYING

May 13Missouri Bluffs GC

Entry Deadline: April 23

US WOMEN’S OPEN

May 20Lake Forest CC

Entry Deadline: April 30

MAGA EVENTS

OLD WARSON CUP

MAY 3-4OLD WARSON CC- INVITATIONAL -

NORMANDIE AMATEUR

May 17-18Normandie GC

Entry Deadline: May 10

EAST SIDE AMATEUR

June 14-15Lockhaven GC

Entry Deadline: June 7

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St. Louis Country Club will playhost for the 38th Curtis CupMatch June 6-8, 2014. This marksthe first time that the Curtis Cupwill be played in the area and inMissouri.

St. Louisan Ellen Port, the six-time USGA champion will Cap-tain the 8-player team. Port is atwo-time Curtis Cup player andone of the most decorated womenin the history of the USGA.

General Chairman Dr. BillSedgwick noted that, “TheCharles Blair Macdonald coursewill be an ideal test of golf for thebest female amateurs in the world.The St. Louis golfing communityis in for a real treat watching thesetalented ladies compete for theCurtis Cup.”

A LOOK BACK...The first professional golf

championship held in the areawas the 1908 Western Open atNormandie GC. Won by four-time U.S. Open ChampionWillie Anderson, he would serveas golf professional at St. LouisCC in 1909, a year before hisuntimely death.

Also in the field were Robert,Dave and Jim Foulis - designersof Normandie GC and other areacourses - plus our airport’snamesake, Albert Lambert.

Other national players includedFred McLeod (winner of the1908 U.S. Open), LaurieAuchterlonie (winner of the 1902U.S. Open), Stewart Gardner(runner-up at the 1902 U.S.Open) Gil Nichols (runner up atthe 1904 and 1907 U.S. Open,and Alex Campbell of theCountry Club in Brookline (whotaught a young Francis Ouimetto play), along with areaprofessionals Otto Hackbarth(Westwood), David White(Algonquin) and Willie Duffy(Glen Echo).

The Western would return fiveadditional times, with the lastbeing played here at Bellerive in2008.

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STAFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Curt Rohe - curt@metga.org

DIRECTOR, FINANCEJennifer Langford - jennifer@metga.org

P.J. BOATWRIGHT INTERNSIan David & Eric Mendelsonboatwrightintern@metga.org

METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPSAmateur Championship

Match Play ChampionshipOpen Championship

Women’s Amateur ChampionshipJunior Amateur ChampionshipSenior Amateur Championship

Metropolitan Cup MatchesFour-Ball ChampionshipMid-America Junior Cup

USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDSUS Open Qualifying (Local and Sectional)

US Senior Open QualifyingUS Amateur Qualifying

US Mid-Amateur QualifyingUS Women’s Mid-Amateur

US Junior Amateur QualifyingUS Amateur Public Links Qualifying

US Senior Amateur QualifyingUS Women’s Open Qualifying

US Amateur Four-BallUS Women’s Amateur Four-Ball

EXECUTIVE BOARDStanford S. Grossman – President Emeritus

Thomas J. O’Toole, Jr. – Vice-PresidentThomas O. Sobbe, Jr. – Vice-President

M. Ray McCraine – SecretaryG. Scott Engelbrecht – Treasurer

G.F. (Rick) Meyer, Jr. – At-Large MemberH. Mick Wellington – At-Large Member

ADVISORY COMMITTEEScott Thomas, Chairman

Dustin AshbyTom Barry

Skip BerkmeyerJim Dunn

David RhoadsCurt Rohe

Hello MAGA Members! Ihope everyone enjoyed ourinaugural edition of TheMetropolitan in February?MAGA was very excited to rollout the first issue and was veryhappy of the work Jim Healeyput in to make this a greateNewsletter for you, ourmembers.

I am excited to embark on another very busytournament season, which starts May 3-4 with The OldWarson Cup at Old Warson Country Club. Sixteen of thebest amateurs from the area will compete in theAssociation’s annual match play championship. It shoulda great weekend, with our top seed Skip Berkmeyer and 2-time defending Amateur Champion Kyle Weldon in thefield for the first time.

The MAGA Amateur Series kicked off April 14 with agreat field teeing it up at WingHaven CC. While theweather was not pleasant that day, we had 54 players bravethe elements and kick-off our 5th season of the AmateurSeries.

I am also happy to introduce my two PJ BoatwrightInterns for 2014, Eric Mendelson and Ian Davis.Mendelson is an Evans Scholar at the University ofMissouri and Davis is graduating from Mizzou next monthwith a Psychology degree. They will be valuable assets tothe MAGA “team” this summer.

Please enjoy this issue of The Metropolitan, we havesome great features on the field of The Old Warson Cup;Rules of Golf Corner piece by Fred Kostecki and muchmore. As always, if you would like to reach out to thenewsletter please email us at themetropolitan@metga.orgor me personally at curt@metga.org.

CURT’S COMMENTS

Curt RoheExecutive Director

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONUSGA website: www.usga.org

MAGA website: www.metga.orgGHIN website: www.ghin.org

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Rule 18- Ball At Rest Moved

It is not uncommon for a player’s ball in play and at restto be moved. Rule 18 requires a ball in play and at restto be replaced if it has been moved. However, it isimportant to note that the word “replaced” doesn’talways mean that it is “placed”. In the simplest ofsituations, the ball is merely placed on the spot fromwhich it was moved. In other situations, replaced maymean to “drop” a ball and yet in others, it may mean to“re-create” a lie and place the ball. It could also meanto estimate the spot and place the ball on that spot.Finally, there are situations when a ball at rest has movedand the ball is played as it lies.

Note 2 to the Penalty Section of Rule 18 refers theplayer to Rule 20-3b if the original lie of a ball to beplaced or replaced has been altered. Note 3 to thePenalty Section of Rule 18 refers the player to Rule 20-3c if it is impossible to determine the spot on which aball is to be placed or replaced. There is an inter-relationship between Rules 20-3b and 20-3c that alsomust be considered.

My recommendation to a player, if he is unsure of theproper procedure in this situation, is to ask for helpfrom a Rules referee as this can be a complicatedsituation. Remember, the penalty for playing from awrong place is loss of hole in Match Play and a 2 strokepenalty in Stroke Play.

Contributed by Fred Kostecki MAGA RulesCommittee. The Rules of Golf Corner will feature amember of our Rules Committee.

RULES OF GOLF CORNER

The players selected to represent the United Statesrepresents a very talented group of ladies. They are:

Kyung Kim, 19, of Chandler, Ariz. (University ofSouthern California)

Alison Lee, 19, of Valencia, Calif. (University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles)

Erynne Lee, 21, of Silverdale, Wash. (University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles)

Ally McDonald, 21, of Fulton, Miss. (MississippiState University)

Annie Park, 18, of Levittown, N.Y. (University ofSouthern California)

Ashlan Ramsey, 18, of Milledgeville, Ga. (ClemsonUniversity)

Mariah Stackhouse, 19, of Riverdale, Ga. (StanfordUniversity)

Emma Talley, 19, of Princeton, Ky. (University ofAlabama)

The resumes of the players is most impressive: Al-ison Lee has competed in three U.S. Women’s Openand was runner-up at the 2012 U.S. Girls Junior.Kim won the 2012 U.S. Women’s Public Links titleand has also played in three U.S. Women’s Opens.Talley is the reigning U.S. Women’s Amateur cham-pion. Stackhouse, the first African-American to benamed to a US Curtis Cup Team, was on the winningGeorgia team at the 2012 Women’s State TeamChampionship. The remaining players all haveequally impressive collegiate and amateur credentials.

Over the weekend of April 10-12, the team arrivedat St. Louis CC for a practice session. In addition toCaptain Port, Walker Cup Captain Jim Holtgrievewas on hand to share his thoughts about the WalkerCup and what the experience meant to his players asthey captured the Cup in September 2013 at the Na-tional Golf Links on Long Island.

On Saturday, the players had a “mini-match”against area players to liven the experience and add abit of competition to their practice sessions.

The players will finish their collegiate seasons overthe next month before focusing their attention to theCurtis Cup Match June 6-8. The Ladies Golf Union(LGU), which selects the team that will representGreat Britain and Ireland, is scheduled to make theirpicks in early May.

Tickets and parking for the Match are free ofcharge. Please visit www.2014curtiscup.com for ad-ditional details.

CURTIS CUP (Continued)

In 2006, at the Farmer’s Insurance Open inSan Diego, Phil Mickelson, who normally playedCallaway clubs at the time, put a Ping I2square-grooved wedge in his bag. ScottMcCarron basicallyaccused Mickelsonof cheating bydoing that! Since thePing I2’s were grandfathered in under the old ruleplayers were, as John Daly said, “buying them offebay!” Robert Allenby said later, “Cheating is not theright word to use, but it’s definitely an advantage.”

That was in 2006. In 2010, the USGA adopted anew rule on grooves and the Tours went along with it.So, what does all this mean for club players?

The 2010 USGA rule regarding grooverequirements essentially said that the “volume of agroove” and the “sharpness of the groove edge” forclubs with lofts greater than or equal to 25 degrees willchange to conform to the new groove rule. Huh??

How many players knew that the old grooves hadsharp edges? What about the volume of the groove?What the heck does that have to do with spin?

If you recall way back in the 1980s, the USGA triedto outlaw square grooves. Ping produced the Eye 2 -with square grooves - and when the USGA reviewedthese in 1984 they said that they “did not conform.”Something about how the grooves were measured.Meanwhile, the PGA banned these grooves on Tourbeginning in 1990. Ping reacted in a way few

expected. Rather than change their clubs, Pingsued the PGA and the USGA. After a three-

year legal battle, finally, in 1993, they reacheda compromise and the I2’s were

grandfathered in.Fast forward to 2006. The USGA

published a technical report that statedsquare grooves provide an unfair

advantage due to the increased control out ofthe rough, lessening the importance on driving

accuracy. This time, all the Tours agreed, setting2010 as the date for players to conform. No lawsuitsthis time around. Everyone began to fall in line.

While the new rule impacts “U”-shaped grooves, itdoes not outlaw these; it only defines how any “U”-shaped grooves must conform to the newspecifications for spacing and edge radius.

This is a lot of technical-speak for the average clubplayer whose only concern is getting their ball out ofthe rough and onto the green.

Essentially, the square or U-grooves benefited betterplayers by enabling them to put a lot more spin on theball - especially out of the rough - because of thesharp, deep grooves. The impact of this was thatbeing in the rough wasn’t all that penal for betterplayers! By widening the spaces between grooves withsquare grooved clubs, they channel less grass andmoisture away than before, making them performmore like the “V” groove clubs.

In adopting the new rule, the USGA is essentiallygoing back to the old “V” groove design; however,they were not making “U” grooves illegal, justdefining that they must be smaller and not as sharpat the edges.

The USGA is downplaying the impact of this onthe average golfer, stating that if you could spin a ballfrom the fairway, you will still be able to do so. It’sjust from the rough where you won’t get as muchspin.

THE GROOVE RULE...A PERSPECTIVE ON THE RULE FROM A CLUB PRO...

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Each of the majortours; the PGA ofAmerica, the PGATour, ChampionsTour, NationwideTour, European PGATour, LPGA andAugusta National,adopted this as acondition of play in2010.

However, beginning in 2014, the USGA willimplement the rule for all USGA events; the U.S.Open, U.S. Women’s Open, the U.S. Senior Open andALL USGA amateur championships.

They have left the implemention of the rule up tolocal state and regional associations - along with clubs- as to when to adopt this for their events, whilerecommending that the rule be adopted for play in2014 for “elite” championships.

The major impact on most club players is that it willnot be until 2024 before the USGA will rule finallythat in order for a player to post a score for handicappurposes, you must be playing with conforming clubs.This gives you ten years to ante up and buy new irons!

However, how clubs address this for theirchampionships before 2024 seems to be open tointerpretation. My recommendation would be tobegin the process with their Club Championship thenmove down to All Men’s, Junior, Women’s andCouples Events. There are million’s of irons andwedges that will be taken out of play over this time,but it is the right thing to do for the good of the gamefor all players.

If we look at the 25 degree rule, this applies tobasically every club from a 4-iron through your wedge.However, since most players hit shots around thegreen with wedges - with varying lofts - it will be yourwedges that will become the main focus.

Now I have heard the position that if you have clubsthat are 4-5 years old and play a fair amount of golf,the grooves on them are fairly worn and are not reallyproviding much of an advantage. I understand thisand it does have some merit.

However,golf is all aboutequity. That’sthe purpose forhandicaps, thatis a ke y pointwhenevaluatingmost rules ofgolf and it

should be a key point in this discusssion. Just becausesome players with 5-year-old clubs have worn groovesdoes not mean all players with 5-year-old clubs do.How do we determine that one player does not havean unfair advantage over another in a club event orchampionship? Certainly there is less money on theline, but just as much pride as any championship forthe players.

It’s my belief that clubs should adopt the groove rulefor players competing for club championships. Whilethe USGA implies that the rule is applicable primarilyto wedges, for many players hitting 5-9-irons from therough, the benefit is also significant, and we know thatmore club players play from the rough on average thanfrom the middle of the fairway.

Before I am accused of just trying to sell more clubs,I’d like to state that one of the primary missions of aclub professional is to aid players in improving theirgame while passing on the message of the etiquette ofthe game as well as helping them follow the rules ofgolf during play.

Ryan Johnson, Head ProfessionalSunset Country Club

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Click HERE to to to the USGA website tolearn more about the Groove Rule and see ifyou are playing with conforming clubs.

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2014 PJ BOATWRIGHT INTERNS

Through the USGA’s PJ Boatwright InternshipProgram, MAGA is afforded the opportunity to hiretwo interns each season. This program was devel-oped to assist the State and Regional Golf Associa-tions and expose young men and women to theadministration side of the game. MAGA’s own CurtRohe was a Boatwright intern in 1998.

We are fortunate and excited to introduce our twointerns for 2014, Ian Davis and Eric Mendelson.

Davis will be graduating from University of Mis-souri next month with a degree in Psychology. Heis a resident of Ballwin, MO and a member at Per-simmon Woods Golf Club. Davis was a 4-year let-termen in golf in high school and has participated inGateway PGA Junior and St. Louis District GolfAssociation events in the past.

Mendelson, also a Mizzou student, is completinghis junior year. He is an Evans Scholar which he re-ceived from caddying at Westwood Country Club.A resident of Wildwood, MO, Mendelson is anEagle Scout. This will mark the 4th consecutiveyear MAGA has had an Evans Scholar for an intern.

Ian Davis

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(1) Skip Berkmeyer vs. (16) Sam Migdal 7:00 amAberdeen Golf Course Aberdeen Golf Course

(8) Andy Frost vs. (9) Buddy Allen 7:10 amBellerive Country Club Joachim Golf Club

(4) Joe Migdal vs. (13) Bob Hanneken 7:20 amAberdeen Golf Course Aberdeen Golf Course

(5) Alex Cusumano vs. (12) Michael Wootten 7:30 amMetropolitan Golf Club Whitmoor Country Club

(2) Kyle Weldon vs. (15) Corey Choate 7:40 amMetropolitan Golf Club Wolf Hollow Golf Club

(7) Steven Souchek vs. (10) Ted Moloney 7:50 amGateway National Golf Links Greenbriar Hills Country Club

(3) Phil Caravia vs. (14) Brian Lovett 8:00 amNorwood Hills Country Club Bellerive Country Club

(6) Garrett Sneed vs. (11) Jeff Johnson 8:10 amCountry Club of St Albans Bogey Hills Country Club

2014 “THE OLD WARSON CUP”

Round of 16 - May 3

Quarterfinal Matches - May 3 - 12:00 pm, 12:10 pm, 12:20 pm, 12:30 pm

Semifinal Matches - May 4 - 7:00 am, 7:10 am

Final Match - May 4 - 12:00 pm

Defending Champion: Garrett Sneed

NEXT MAGA EVENT...Normandie Amateur - May 17-18

Normandie GCEntry Deadline - May 10

Defending Champion: Skip Berkmeyer

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ST. LOUIS GOLF

HISTORY

1965 U.S. OPEN

Arriving at Bellerive in 1965, GaryPlayer fully expected to win: he felt thatway every time he tees it up. However,he also believed that although he hadthree legs of the professional Grand Slamto his credit (1959 British Open, 1961Masters, 1962 PGA) that Jack Nicklaus,who at the time had won two Masters, aU.S. Open and a PGA, would be the nextto join Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan inthat Club!

However, while Nicklaus struggled atBellerive, Player felt a calmness unlike hehad before. During the week, he went tochurch each morning, and each night,with a bit of superstition, did not changehis black shirt, but instead, washed andironed the same one after the daysround.

While the “Black Knight” would beborn that week, to Player it was KelNagle’s shot on the fifth hole during theplayoff, which hit a female specatator,that rattled him for several holes,enabling Player to outplay him and winthe Open.

After his victory, he donated most of hisprize money to the USGA and gave hiscaddy a tidy sum, leaving him with noneof the $26,000 prize money.

During an interview with this writer in2000 at the Boone Valley Classic, Playerwas asked if he had returned to Bellerive.He said that he had not. However, on hisway to the airport, he stopped byBellerive and met with the staff, touringthe clubhouse and locker room, where hisshirt and scorecard are proudly displayed.

He would next return to compete in2004 at the U.S. Senior Open.

AMATEUR SERIES EVENT #1

Same conditions, different year…that was the sentiment at Wing-Haven CC April 14 for the first Amateur Series Event of 2014!The 2013 Series kicked off at Far Oaks under deplorable condi-tions with wind, sleet, snow and rain making the day less than de-sirable. Well, this year’s kickoff was not much better. While theday started OK, it continually got worse as the day went on.

Nonetheless, 54 players teed it up at the wonderful WingHavenCC. This was one of our largest fields ever, a great sign for theseason to come. Golfers in four (4) Divisions would have the op-portunity to play one of the areas top courses to kick off the Ama-teur Series season.

The Net Open Division lead things off, with Clyde Richardson(Metropolitan GC) hitting the first tee shot of 2014. A Divisionthat has primarily seen the least participation, had 12 players atWingHaven. Jason Mueller (Metropolitan GC) would take the topspot with a Net score of 74 with Mark Moreland (The Falls GC)coming in 2nd at 79.

The Senior Scratchers would follow the Net Open Division. Sen-iors for the Amateur Series is the 50+ year old crowd. Under reallytough conditions, William Wunderlich (Aberdeen GC) would takethe top spot in a scorecard playoff with Cal Neeman, Jr. (AnnbriarGC). They each shot 86 on the day. Wunderlich had a 42 to Nee-man’s 44 on the back 9 for the playoff win.

The Division that always get the most participation, Scratch Openhad 14 players start the day. Playing about 6800 yards at Wing-Haven, Greg Mazdra (Metropolitan GC) had a great round with a78, and was the only Scratch Open golfer to break 80. Kevin Jeske(Metropolitan GC) was 3-shots back of Mazdra with an 81.

Finally, the Senior Net Division brought up the back of the pack.In the largest field, 17 players, Don Humphrey (Ruth Park GC)would fire a 1-over par Net 73 on the day. Again, this group sawthe worst conditions for most of their round, thus a great round byHumphrey. Jim Garrett (Metropolitan GC) would wind up 1-shotback with a 74.

For all of the results from WingHaven, visit Amateur Series Event#1 Scoreboard.

Thank you to WingHaven CC for the opportunity for the AmateurSeries to visit your club, the players were very appreciative. The2nd event will take place May 9 at Sunset Hills Country Club, al-ways a favorite of the Amateur Series!

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MAGA COMPETITIONSENTRY

CHAMPIONSHIP DATE(S) DEADLINE VENUE

Old Warson Cup May 3-4 Invitational Old Warson Country Club

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 QUALIFYING ROUNDSENTRY

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

2014 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

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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SUN APR 27 MON 28 TUE 29 WED 30US Women’sOpen Entry Deadline

THU May 1 FRI 2 SAT 3Old Warson Cup

4Old Warson Cup

5 6 7 8 9 10Normandie Amateur EntryDeadline

11 12 13US Open Qualifying

14US Women’s APL Entry Deadline

15 16 17Normandie Amateur

18Normandie Amateur

19 20US Women’sOpen

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25 26 27 28US Women’s APL Senior OpenEntry DeadlineAPL Deadline

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MAY 2014

SUN 1 MON 2 TUE 3 WED 4US Junior Girls &Boys Deadline

THU 5 FRI 6 SAT 7East Side EntryDeadline

8 9US APL Qualifying

10US APL Qualifying

11Women’s AmateurEntry Deadline

12 13 14East SideAmateur

15East SideAmateur

16Senior OpenQualifying

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22 23 24Women’s Amateur

25 Junior GirlsWomen’s AmateurUS Amateur Deadline

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29 30 July 1US Junior Amateur

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Record Book

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METROPOLITAN INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (TAYLOR CUP / METROPOLITAN CUP / OLD WARSON CUP) Event Year Winner Club Runner-Up Club Site Score Date

Taylor Cup 1996 Don Bliss St. Albans Derre Owsley Boone Valley 1up 5/11/96

Taylor Cup 1997 Jim Holtgrieve Westborough Scott Thomas Norwood Hills Boone Valley 3&2 5/10/97

Taylor Cup 1998 Jim Holtgrieve Westborough Don Bliss St. Albans Boone Valley 1up 5/9/98

Taylor Cup 1999 Tim Riley St. Clair Roger Null Boone Valley Boone Valley 1up 5/8/99

Taylor Cup 2000 Don Bliss St. Albans Brian Kennedy Norwood Hills Boone Valley 1up (19) 5/13/00

Taylor Cup 2001 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Don Bliss St. Albans Boone Valley 2&1 4/21/01

Taylor Cup 2002 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills David Estes Norwood Hills Boone Valley 1up (21) 5/4/02

Metro Cup 2003 David Estes Norwood Hills Andy Frost Bellerive Old Warson 3&2 5/31/03

Metro Cup 2004 Don Bliss Norwood Hills Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Old Warson 2 & 1 6/16/04

Metro Cup 2005 Shawn Jasper Boone Valley Don Bliss Norwood Hills Old Warson 1up 5/8/05

Metro Cup 2006 John Kelly Norwood Hills Chris Nagel Meadowbrook Old Warson 1up 5/7/06

Metro Cup 2007 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Justin Bardgett Meadowbrook Old Warson 1up(21) 6/10/07

Metro Cup 2008 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Brian Kennedy Persimmon Woods Old Warson 4 & 2 5/4/08

Metro Cup 2009 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Tom Barry Normandie GC Old Warson 5 & 4 5/31/09

Metro Cup 2010 Scott Langley Ballwin Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National Old Warson 1up 5/14/10

Metro Cup 2011 Justin Bryant Bellerive Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National Old Warson 3&2 5/15/11

Metro Cup 2012 Justin Bryant Bellerive Skip Berkmeyer Aberdeen Old Warson 5&3 5/6/12

Metro Cup 2013 Garrett Sneed CC of St. Albans Thomas Wuennenberg Tapawingo Old Warson 5&4 5/5/13

NORMANDIE AMATEUR

YEAR WINNER CLUB TOTAL RUNNER-UP TOTAL DATE

1986 Tom Barry Normandie 212 Dennis Moore 217 Sept 141987 Tom Barry Normandie 210 Craig Schnurbusch 213 Spet 131988 Scott Thomas Norwood Hills 212 Dee Sanders 215 Sept 181989 Don Bliss Norwood Hills 212 John Utley 217 May 211990 + David Estes * Norwood Hills 108 Chris Gum 108 May 201991 Jeff Johnson Bogey Hills 137 Craig Hardcastle 138 May 191992 John Kueper * Carlyle GC 139 Scott Thomas 139 May 171993 Steve Irwin Old Warson 143 David Lucks 145 May 161994 Bill Bahn Southmoor 145 Dan Barry 146 May 221995 Scott Thomas * Norwood Hills 141 Bill Bahn 141 May 211996 Don Bliss Norwood Hills 144 Craig Schnurbusch 143 May 19 Bobby Godwin 1431997 Scott Thomas # Norwood Hills 140 Craig Schnurbusch 140 May 231998 David Estes Norwood Hills 142 Terry Tessary / Clay Smith 143 May 171999 Scott Fann Gateway National 139 Skip Berkmeyer 141 May 232000 Tom Barry Normandie 138 David Estes 141 May 212001 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills 137 Tom Barry 141 May 202002 NOT HELD 2003 Justin Bliss Norwood Hills 142 Skip Berkmeyer 2004 David Lucks Gateway National 139 Skip Berkmeyer 141 May 232005 Phil Caravia Gateway National 137 Skip Berkmeyer 140 May 242006 Skip Berkmeyer * Norwood Hills 141 Darren Lundgren 141 May 222007 Buddy Allen Fox Run 139 Skip Berkmeyer 141 May 202008 Darren Lundgren Norwood Hills 141 Skip Berkmeyer / Brian Kennedy 142 May 182009 Ted Moloney Fox Run 146 Skip Berkmeyer 147 May 172010 Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National 136 Jim Holtgrieve 142 May 232011 Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National 144 Patrick Riordan 145 May 242012 Andy Frost Bellerive 135 Skip Berk,eyer 138 May 202013 Skip Berkmeyer * Aberdeen GC 141 Buddy Allen / Phil Caravia 141 May 19

* - won playoff; # - won 7 hole playoff; + - tournament shortened to 27 holes

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POINTS STANDINGS

1 Berkmeyer, Skip Aberdeen Golf Course 2100.002 Weldon, Kyle Metropolitan Golf Club 1700.003 Caravia, Phil Norwood Hills Country Club 1117.504 Migdal, Joe Aberdeen Golf Course 1005.835 Cusumano, Alex Metropolitan Golf Club 995.006 Sneed, Garrett Country Club of St Albans 875.007 Souchek, Steven Gateway National Golf Links 710.008 Jones, Teddy Metropolitan Golf Club 648.009 Frost, Andy Bellerive Country Club 605.0010 Allen, Buddy Joachim Golf Club 587.5011 Moloney, Ted Greenbriar Hills Country Club 570.0012 Johnson, Jeff Bogey Hills Country Club 550.0013 Wootten, Michael Whitmoor Country Club 535.0014 Bohme, Bryan Norwood Hills Country Club 485.0015 Hanneken, Bob Persimmon Woods Golf Club 465.00T16 Lovett, Brian Bellerive Country Club 462.50T16 Choate, Corey Wolf Hollow Golf Club 462.5018 Migdal, Sam Aberdeen Golf Course 439.0019 Moritz, Cy Franklin County Country Club 425.00T20 Pearl, Austin Persimmon Woods Golf Club 400.00T20 Timpone, Joe Persimmon Woods Golf Club 400.0022 Britt, Patrick Norwood Hills Country Club 379.0023 Wrozier, Justin Old Hickory Golf Club 375.0024 Riordan, Patrick Persimmon Woods Golf Club 360.00T25 Bulejski, Tanner Metropolitan Golf Club 350.00

2013 AMATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2013 SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR1 Johnson, Jeff Bogey Hills Country Club 1512.002 Frost, Andy Bellerive Country Club 1285.003 Gardiner, Mark Cardinal Creek Golf Course 855.004 Dunn, Jim Sunset Hills Country Club 775.005 Edwards, Scott Persimmon Woods Golf Club 770.006 Timpone, Joe Persimmon Woods Golf Club 680.007 Barry, Tom Normandie Golf Club 429.508 Trittler, Robert Persimmon Woods Golf Club 412.509 Boyd, Tim Aberdeen Golf Course 355.0010 Whitaker, Michael The Falls Golf Club 327.5011 Speicher, David Cardinal Creek Golf Course 282.5012 Eisenbeis, Jack St Louis Country Club 275.0013 Missavage, Richard Persimmon Woods Golf Club 262.5014 Teagarden, Dirk Persimmon Woods Golf Club 225.0015 Boggs, Dale Bogey Hills Country Club 220.00T16 Jankowski, Ray Metropolitan Golf Club 196.67T16 Kootman, Michael Meadowbrook Country Club 196.67T16 Millman, Jim Quincy Country Club 196.6719 Waitulavich, Jerry Forest Park Golf Course 180.0020 Bliss, Don Boone Valley Golf Club 150.00T21 Jarrett, Rich Gateway National Golf Links 147.50T21 Landry, Mike Tapawingo National Golf Club 147.5023 Pohl, Gary Tapawingo National Golf Club 135.0024 Kennedy, Brian Metropolitan Golf Club 125.0025 Meeh, Robert Persimmon Woods Golf Club 115.00

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1 Allen, Buddy Joachim 505.002 Sinak, Tom Fox Run 297.503 Sinak, Bret Persimmon Woods 232.504 Collins, Chris Tapawingo National 205.005 Holdridge, Scott Norwood Hills 150.00T6 Ritter, Keith Glen Echo 145.00T6 Jeske, Kevin Aberdeen 145.008 Aguayo, L A Pevely Farms 142.509 Munos, Ryan Metropolitan 110.0010 Frillman, Adam Aberdeen 105.0011 Berra, Ryan Metropolitan 90.0012 Lohrding, Mark Stonewolf 80.0013 Hanewinkel, Jeff Metropolitan 75.00

14 Gomes, Frank Metropolitan 72.5015 Weingart, Lew The GC of Wentzville 70.0016 Falcone, Salvatore Old Hickory 67.50T17 Maloney, Angus Quarry at Crystal Springs 62.50T17 Stojanovic, Aleks Tapawingo National 62.50T19 Jeppesen, Ryan Old Hickory 45.00T19 Keeley, Conor St. Clair 45.0021 Powell, David Metropolitan 42.50T22 Staudt, Luke Metropolitan 32.50T22 Poitra Jr, Conrad Cardinal Creek 32.5024 Reid, Patrick Metropolitan 27.5025 Pirtle, William Metropolitan 20.00

2013 AMATEUR SERIES - SCRATCH OPEN

1 Santee, Drew Sunset Hills 430.002 Leslie, Dwayne Metropolitan 315.003 Quesenberry, Michael Lake Forest 270.004 Glore, Bradley Metropolitan 220.00T5 Mahoney, Cory Paradise Valley 160.00T5 Smith, Paul Paradise Valley 160.007 Buterbaugh, Joseph Emerald Greens 120.008 Davis, John The Falls 105.00

9 Sisler, Chris Paradise Valley 75.00T10 Harder, Richard Berry Hill 55.00T10 Seibel, Nathan Metropolitan 55.00T10 Senn, Chris Old Hickory 55.00T13 Hendrick, Tyler Metropolitan 40.00T13 Wooten, Bobby St. Francois 40.0015 Macaraeg, Ely Metropolitan 25.00

2013 AMATEUR SERIES - NET OPEN

2013 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR SCRATCH

2013 AMATEUR SERIES - SENIOR NET

1 Ross, Pat The Orchards 370.002 Fitzgerald, Schooner Metropolitan 330.003 Ngala, Donny Cardinal Creek 273.334 Landry, Mike Tapawingo National 232.505 Neeman Jr, Cal Annbriar 198.756 Wohlford, Jeff Sunset Hills 187.507 Fletcher, Brent Lake Forest 160.008 Lewis, Butch Metropolitan 152.509 Rauvola, Gary Metropolitan 146.2510 Garrett, Brad The GC of Wentzville 132.5011 Beckman, Michael Metropolitan 127.50

12 Wysong, Robert Persimmon Woods 121.2513 Leonberger, Tim Stonewolf 110.0014 McVey, Patrick Crescent Farms 92.5015 Wunderlich, William Aberdeen 85.0016 Ortmann, Tom Metropolitan 60.0017 Graven, Michael Fox Run 43.7518 Barker, Timothy Emerald Greens 28.3319 Gibbs, Randy Metropolitan 20.0020 Smith, Gordon Metropolitan 18.33T21 Berkeley, John Metropolitan 5.00T21 Spencer, Hank Sunset Hills 5.00

1 Bruno, Richards Metropolitan 249.172 Slantz, Bill Metropolitan 246.673 Laramie, Larry The Falls 215.004 Humphrey, Don MVGCSA GC 212.505 Epps, John GC of Florissant 210.006 Schneider, Vince Old Hickory 203.337 Weissflug, Dr. Ken Aberdeen 200.008 Zonca, Steve The Landings at Spirit 170.009 Keck, Dan Wolf Hollow 137.5010 Banks, Larry Aberdeen 122.5011 Son, Sangwon Metropolitan 110.0012 Hefner, Leo Mystic Oak 100.00

13 Hollenbeck, Russell Metropolitan 99.1714 Shirley, William (Bill) Metropolitan 98.3315 Scoles, Michael Metropolitan 97.5016 Weber, Harry Missouri Bluffs 92.5017 Berkeley, John Metropolitan 90.8318 Williams, Doug Metropolitan 77.5019 Constance, Richard Gateway National 55.0020 Edmonston, King Franklin County 50.0021 Standlee, Norman Sunset Hills 35.0022 Garrett, Jim Metropolitan 22.5023 Polillo, Ronald Cardinal Creek 20.00

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AMATEUR SERIES

EVENT #1 FAR OAKS GC APRIL 19 Scratch Open

Tim Sinak Fox Run GC 78Jeff Hanewinkel Metropolitan GC 83 L.A. Aguayo Pevely Farms 84Buddy Allen Joachim 84

Net Open Dwayne Leslie Metropolitan GC 82Drew Santee Sunset Hills CC 82Michael Quesenberry Lake Forest 91Senior ScratchButch Lewis Metropolitan GC 76Brent Fletcher Lake Forest 78Robert Wysong Persimmon Woods 79

Senior Net Dr. Kenneth Weissflug Aberdeen 86Vince Schneider Old Hickory 86 John Epps GC of Florissant 88

EVENT #2 SUNSET HILLS MAY 24Scratch Open

Buddy Allen Joachim GC 75Bret Sinak Persimmon Woods 79 Mark Lohrding Stonewolf 83

Net OpenDrew Santee Sunset Hills 73Bradley Glore Metropolitan GC 79John Davis Falls GC 93

Senior ScratchBrad Garrett GC of Wentzville 76Pat Ross The Orchards 80 Brent Fletcher Lake Forest 81

Senior NetJohn Epps GC of Florissant 84Larry Laramie The Falls 85Don Humphrey MVGCSA 86

EVENT #3 GATEWAY NAT. JUNE 28Scratch Open

Buddy Allen Joachim GC 71Scott Holdridge Norwood Hills 73Bret Sinak Persimmon Woods 73

Net OpenDrew Santee Sunset Hills 74Tyler Hendrick Metropolitan 77Bobby Wooten St. Francois 77

Senior ScratchPat Ross The Orchards 72Jeff Wohlford Sunset Hills 74Donny Ngala Cardinal Creek 74

Senior NetLarry Laramie The Falls 83Vince Schneider Old Hickory 83Steve Zonca Landings at Spirit 84

EVENT #4 ANNBRIAR GC JULY 22Scratch Open

Buddy Allen Joachim 71Kevin Jeke Aberdeen 72Chris Collins Tapawingo 74Tom Sinak Fox Run 74

Net OpenDrew Santee Sunset Hills 78Bradley Glore Metropolitan 82Michael Quesenberry Lake Forest 83

Senior ScratchDonny Ngala Cardinal Creek 74Mike Landry Tapawingo 75Jeff Wohlford Sunset Hills 75

Senior NetMichael Scoles Metropolitan 81Dr. Kenneth Weissflug Aberdeen 81Dan Keck Wolf Hollow 81

2013 SERIES RESULTS

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2014 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

EVENT DATE ENTRY DEADLINE SITE

Event #1 Monday, April 14 Monday, April 7 WingHaven Country Club

Event #2 Friday, May 9 Friday, May 2 Sunset Hills Country Club (Ill.)

Event #3 Monday, June 2 Monday, May 26 Crescent Farms Golf Club

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

EVENT #5 TAPAWINGO AUGUST 5Scratch Open

Keith Ritter Glen Echo 76Bret Sinak Persimmon Woods 78Chris Collins Tapawingo 78Tom Sinak Fox Run 78

Net OpenDwayne Leslie Metropolitan 85Michael Quesenberry Lake Forest 87Cory Mahoney Paradise Valley 90

Senior ScratchSchooner Fitzgerald Metropolitan 75Mike Landry Tapawingo 77Pat Ross The Orchards 78Cal Neeman Jr. Annbriar 78

Senior NetSangwon Son Metropolitan 82John Epps GC of Florissant 84Harry Weber Missouri Bluffs 89

EVENT #6 MISSOURI BLUFFS SEPT. 16Scratch Open

Buddy Allen Joachim GC 75Scott Holdridge Norwood Hills 76Ryan Berra Metropoitan 79

Net OpenDrew Santee Sunset Hills 78Cory Mahoney Paradise Valley 80Michael Quesenberry Lake Forest 81

Senior ScratchMike Landry Tapawingo 78Cal Neeman Jr. Annbriar 78Pat Ross The Orchards 80

Senior NetDr. Kenneth Weissflug Aberdeen 79Larry Banks Aberdeen 81Don Humphrey MVGCSA 83

CHAMPIONSHIP ABERDEEN OCT. 5 & 6Scratch Open

Buddy Allen Joachim 146Kevin Jeske Aberdeen 150Aleks Stojanovic Tapawingo 154

Net OpenCory Mahoney Paradise Valley 153Drew Santee Sunset Hills 157Michael Quesenberry Lake Forest 164

Senior ScratchDonny Ngala Cardinal Creek 144Mike Landry Tapawingo 149Pat Ross The Orchards 149

Senior NetDr. Kenneth Weissflug Aberdeen 157John Epps GC of Florissant 159Don Humphrey MVGCSA 165

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