Jim Holtgrieve Earns Medalist Honors at 2012 USGA Senior Amateur

Jim Holtgrieve, 64, of St. Louis, carded a 3-under-par 68 to earn medalist honors Sunday on the second day of stroke-play qualifying at the 2012 USGA Senior Amateur Championship at the par-71, 6,838-yard Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell. Holtgrieve, who also shot 68 in the first round, finished at 6-under 136.

First-round leader Stan Kinsey, 58, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., was one stroke behind at 5-under 137. His second-round 71 followed a 66, which matched the second-best 18-hole qualifying score in championship history.                                                     

The USGA Senior Amateur Championship consists of 36 holes of stroke play with the field then reduced to the low 64 scorers for six rounds of match play. The championship is scheduled to conclude with an 18-hole final on Thursday, Oct. 4, starting at 9 a.m. EDT.

The USGA Senior Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

Defending USGA Senior Amateur champion Louis Lee, 56, of Heber Springs, Ark., reigning British and Canadian Senior Amateur titlist Chip Lutz, 57, of Reading, Pa., and Graham Cooke, of Canada, joined Bemowski at 2-under 140. Lee recorded three birdies and one bogey to post 69, while Lutz had a second straight 70. Cooke birdied the par-5 17th to cap his round of 69.

“Every hole has its dangers,” Lee said. “I just plodded my way around, a little workmanship. It wasn’t anything flashy. I kept it in play. I had to get it up and down from some strange places a couple of times.”

West Caldwell, N.J. – Results of Sunday’s second round of stroke play at the 2012 USGA Senior Amateur Championship, played at 6,838-yard, par-71 Mountain Ridge Country Club.

Jim Holtgrieve, St. Louis, Mo. - 68-68--136

Stanley Kinsey, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. - 66-71--137

Steve Golliher, Knoxville, Tenn. - 71-68--139

Louis Lee, Heber Springs, Ark. - 71-69--140

Chip Lutz, Reading, Pa. - 70-70--140

Graham Cooke, Canada - 71-69--140

Mark Bemowski, Mukwonago, Wis. - 69-71--140

Stephen Fox, Huntington, W.Va. - 71-70--141

Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. - 68-73--141

Rick Woulfe, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - 69-72--141

Curtis Skinner, Lake Bluff, Ill. - 72-71--143

Jim Rollefson, Franklin, Wis. - 72-71--143

Terry Werner, Dyer, Ind. - 69-74--143

John Grace, Fort Worth, Texas - 72-71--143

David Szewczul, Farmington, Conn. - 72-71--143

Stephen Sharpe, Greensboro, N.C. - 73-71--144

Michael Stephens, Carmel, Ind. - 74-70--144

James Pearson, Charlotte, N.C. - 72-72--144

Roger Brown, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 72-72--144

David Talcott, Edgewood, Wash. - 70-75--145

Casey Boyns, Monterey, Calif. - 71-74--145

Greg Reynolds, Grand Blanc, Mich. - 74-71--145

Randal Lewis, Alma, Mich. - 73-72--145

Kevin Carey, South Dennis, Mass. - 71-74--145

Robert Baker, Little Rock, Ark. - 72-73--145

Douglas Hanzel, Savannah, Ga. - 75-71--146

Douglas Pool, Las Vegas, Nev. - 73-73--146

Emile Vaughan, Pike Road, Ala. - 73-73--146

Doug Potter, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - 73-73--146

John Ervasti, Brooklyn, N.Y. - 74-72--146

Owen Joyner, Spring, Texas - 75-71--146

Gerardo Ramirez, San Antonio, Texas - 73-73--146

Jeff Burda, Modesto, Calif. - 73-73--146

Gary Vanier, Pleasant Hill, Calif. - 70-76--146

David Mooty, Eden Prairie, Minn. - 75-71--146

Jay Blumenfeld, Parsippany, N.J. - 74-72--146

Sam Till Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind. - 77-69--146

Douglas Farr, Monroe, La. - 69-78--147

Brady Exber, Las Vegas, Nev. - 72-75--147

Leif Carlson, Apple Valley, Minn. - 74-73--147

Grady Brame Sr., Hammond, La. - 73-74--147

Dennis Vaughn, Germantown, Tenn. - 78-69--147

Mike Booker, The Woodlands, Texas - 72-76--148

Steven Ford, Trappe, Md. - 74-74--148

David Jacobsen, Portland, Ore. - 73-75--148

David Pulk, Williamsburg, Va. - 69-79--148

Ron Vannelli, Edison, N.J. - 79-69--148

Mike Rice, Houston, Texas - 76-72--148

Doug Ritter, Davie, Fla. - 76-72--148

George Zahringer, New York, N.Y. - 74-74--148

Gary Hardin, Fort Worth, Texas - 72-76--148

Donald Detweiler, Raleigh, N.C. - 70-78--148

Mike Gravley, Greer, S.C. - 78-70--148

Kemp Richardson, Laguna Niguel, Calif. - 75-73--148

Hunter Nelson, Houston, Texas - 72-76--148

Michael Occi, Clarksville, Md. - 76-73--149

Martin West, Rockville, Md. - 72-77--149

Neil Spitalny, Chattanooga, Tenn. - 75-74--149

Jack Kearney, Peachtree City, Ga. - 78-71--149

Don Marsh, Johns Creek, Ga. - 74-75--149

Patrick Tallent, Vienna, Va. - 76-73--149

Joe Russo, Sewell, N.J. - 74-75--149

Steve Rogers, Bowling Green, Ky. - 74-75--149

Greg Osborne, Lititz, Pa. - 76-73--149

Jim Knoll, Sunnyvale, Calif. - 72-77--149

Pat O'Donnell, Happy Valley, Ore. - 76-73—149

Failed to Qualify

Doug Lacrosse, Tampa, Fla. - 78-72--150

Alan Fadel, Toledo, Ohio - 77-73--150

John Fritz, Mint Hill, N.C. - 73-77--150

Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn. - 75-75--150

Armen Dirtadian, Tucson, Ariz. - 77-73--150

Jim Bango, North Haven, Conn. - 72-78--150

Leon Roday, Richmond, Va. - 76-75--151

George Roat, Windermere, Fla. - 75-76--151

Don Donatoni, Malvern, Pa. - 73-78--151

Dennis Younglove, Davis, Calif. - 75-76--151

Ben Hargis, Alexandria, La. - 75-76--151

Bill Tribou, Lakeville, Mass. - 77-74--151

Lynn Martin, Findlay, Ohio - 75-76--151

Tom Hyland, Marlton, N.J. - 74-77--151

Jim McNelis, Gig Harbor, Wash. - 77-74--151

Ron Carter, Monticello, Ind. - 80-71--151

Bill Probst, Midway, Utah - 76-76--152

George Marucci Jr., Villanova, Pa. - 78-74--152

Michael Kawate, Aiea, Hawaii - 76-76--152

Bob Stephens, Indianapolis, Ind. - 77-75--152

G. Munroe Cobey, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 77-75--152

Mike Fedewa, Canton, Mich. - 75-77--152

Mike Bell, Indianapolis, Ind. - 78-74--152

Vance Antoniou, North Barrington, Ill. - 75-77--152

Robert Bachman, Farmington, Utah - 74-78--152

Ronald Kilby, McAllen, Texas - 76-76--152

Vinny Giles, Richmond, Va. - 74-79--153

Mark Rallas, Leesburg, Va. - 79-74--153

Robert Stahl, Santa Ana, Calif. - 76-77--153

Rick Weihe, Bellingham, Wash. - 76-77--153

Rick Luzar, Pinehurst, N.C. - 72-81--153

Patrick Carrigan, Walnut, Calif. - 75-78--153

Davis Driver, El Paso, Texas - 75-78--153

Tim Dinwiddie, Afton, Tenn. - 72-81--153

John Wray, Fort Wayne, Ind. - 78-76--154

Steve Paulsen, Las Vegas, Nev. - 76-78--154

Colin Ahern, Andover, Mass. - 76-78--154

Hal Wright, Shreveport, La. - 79-75--154

Kelly Crone, Englewood, Colo. - 75-79--154

Jorge Gaudiano, Mexico - 77-78--155

Mike Puls, Irving, Texas - 78-77--155

Bill Clanton, Leesburg, Ga. - 79-76--155

Robert Mase, Tulsa, Okla. - 74-81--155

Robert DeWitt, East Amherst, N.Y. - 73-82--155

Jay Sessa, Garden City, N.Y. - 78-77--155

Thomas Lynett, Rye, N.Y. - 82-73--155

George Walker, Mobile, Ala. - 76-79--155

Blair Subry, Wauconda, Ill. - 82-73--155

Hal Marshall, Littleton, Colo. - 76-80--156

Ron Eilers, Kansas City, Mo. - 78-78--156

Norton Brick, Elyria, Ohio - 77-79--156

Christopher Blair, Nipomo, Calif. - 79-77--156

Philip Pleat, Nashua, N.H. - 77-79--156

Bob Griesgraber, Vadnais Heights, Minn. - 74-82--156

Michael Fosdick, Theodore, Ala. - 81-76--157

David Lind, Burr Ridge, Ill. - 81-76--157

Tom Norton, Muscatine, Iowa - 76-81--157

Gregory Hetzer, San Pedro, Calif. - 76-81--157

Gary Kirwan, McKinney, Texas - 77-80--157

Don Eklund, San Diego, Calif. - 80-77--157

George Kelley, Merced, Calif. - 78-80--158

Gus Sylvan, Columbia, S.C. - 80-78--158

Richard Marlowe, Youngstown, Ohio - 79-79--158

Marlin Detweiler, Akron, Pa. - 82-76--158

Steve Pelzl, Aberdeen, S.D. - 76-82--158

Raymond Emsley, Davisburg, Mich. - 77-82--159

Don Russell, Tequesta, Fla. - 80-79--159

Marshall Morgan, Odessa, Texas - 79-80--159

Mickey Jones, Odessa, Texas - 81-78--159

Kevin Hayes, La Jolla, Calif. - 79-80--159

Jarratt Jones, Boerne, Texas - 83-77--160

Brian Hawke, Temple Terrace, Fla. - 85-75--160

Tom Perry, Indianapolis, Ind. - 81-79--160

Andrew Conway, Pittsford, N.Y. - 75-85--160

John Hull, Clayton, Mo. - 82-79--161

Jim Wise, Columbia, S.C. - 78-83--161

Mark Mann, Ann Arbor, Mich. - 79-82--161

Stan Lefrak, Folsom, Calif. - 79-82--161

Wesley Paxson Jr., Jacksonville, Fla. - 79-82--161

Douglas Alt, Salina, Kan. - 80-82--162

James Seymour, Bakersfield, Calif. - 81-81--162

James Saivar, San Diego, Calif. - 79-83--162

Michael Hoefs, Lincoln, Neb. - 79-84--163

David Mears, Citra, Fla. - 78-85--163

Chip Ward, South Burlington, Vt. - 81-86--167

Richard Hunt, Bixby, Okla. - 82-89--171

Bruce Scamehorn, Winter Haven, Fla. - 80-DQ

Randy Campbell, Asheville, N.C. - 79-WD

John Olive, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 76-WD

William Thomas Doughtie, Amarillo, Texas - 81-WD

West Caldwell, N.J. – Pairings for Monday’s first round of match play at the 2012 USGA Senior Amateur Championship, played at 6,838-yard, par-71 Mountain Ridge Country Club.

(Upper Bracket)

9:00 a.m. - Gerardo Ramirez (146) vs. Jeff Burda (146)

9:08 a.m. - Stephen Sharpe (144) vs. Doug Ritter (148)

9:16 a.m. - Michael Stephens (144) vs. Mike Rice (148)

9:24 a.m. - Robert Baker (145) vs. vs. Leif Carlson (147)

9:32 a.m. - Kevin Carey (147) vs. Grady Brame Sr. (147)

9:40 a.m. - Doug Potter (146) vs. Jay Blumenfeld (146)

9:48 a.m. - Terry Werner (143) vs. Donald Detweiler (148)

9:56 a.m. - David Talcott (145) vs. David Jacobsen (148)

10:04 a.m. - Emile Vaughan (146) vs. Sam Till Jr. (146)

10:12 a.m. - Jim Rollefson (143) vs. Mike Gravley (148)

10:20 a.m. - Casey Boyns (145) vs. Steven Ford (148)

10:28 a.m. - Paul Simson (141) vs. To Be Determined

10:36 a.m. - Stephen Fox (141) vs. To Be Determined

10:44 a.m. - Chip Lutz (140 vs. To Be Determined

10:52 a.m. - Louis Lee (140) vs. To Be Determined

11:00 a.m. - Jim Holtgrieve (136) vs. To Be Determined

(Lower Bracket)

11:08 a.m. - Stanley Kinsey (137) vs. To Be Determined

11:16 a.m. - Owen Joyner (146) vs. Gary Vanier (146)

11:24 a.m. - David Szewczul (143) vs. George Zahringer (148)

11:32 a.m. - James Pearson (144) vs. Ron Vannelli (148)

11:40 a.m. - Mark Bemowski (140) vs. To Be Determined

11:48 a.m. - Douglas Hanzel (146) vs. Brady Exber (147)

11:56 a.m. - Rick Woulfe (141) vs. Hunter Nelson (148)

12:04 p.m. - Randal Lewis (145) vs. Dennis Vaughn (147)

12:12 p.m. - Steve Golliher (139) vs. To Be Determined

12:20 p.m. - John Ervasti (146) vs. David Mooty (146)

12:28 p.m. - John Grace (143) vs. Gary Hardin (148)

12:36 p.m. - Roger Brown (144) vs. David Pulk (148)

12:44 p.m. - Graham Cooke (140) vs. To Be Determined

12:52 p.m. - Douglas Pool (146) vs. Douglas Farr (147)

1:00 p.m. - Curtis Skinner (143) vs. Kemp Richardson (148)

1:08 p.m. - Greg Reynolds (145) vs. Mike Booker  (148)