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52 Teams will compete for the USGA Men's State Team Championship
2014 Team Texas winners Aaron Hickman (L), Colby Harwell (C) and Zach Atkinson (R) <br>(USGA Photo)
2014 Team Texas winners Aaron Hickman (L), Colby Harwell (C) and Zach Atkinson (R)
(USGA Photo)

BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 28, 2016) -- Beginning Wednesday and continuing through Friday, 52 teams will descend upon the Country Club of Birmingham for the 12th playing of the USGA Men's State Team Championship. The field is comprised of three-man teams from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Play for the 54-hole stroke-play event will take place on the Country Club of Birmingham's West Course, a Donald Ross design that was opened in 1926. The course, which hosted the 2013 U.S. Mid- Amateur won by Mike McCoy, is a par-71 layout that plays at 7,122 yards.

The USGA Men's State Team Championship was last played in 2014 on the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort and it was the Texas team of Zach Atkinson, Colby Harwell and Aaron Hickman claiming the title. Florida finished three-strokes behind as Texas won its record fourth title.

2016 Teams
-Two lowest of three scores count for the team’s daily total
*For teams without a non-playing team captain, the player with a * next to his name will serve as captain

ALABAMA
Woodie Eubanks, 40, of Trussville
Steven Groover, 31, of Birmingham
Matt Johnson, 36, of Dothan
Non-Playing Captain: Steve Hudson

ALASKA
Adam Baxter, 35, of Anchorage
Jordan Miller, 33, of Anchorage
*Greg Sanders, 53, of Anchorage

ARIZONA
Cory Bacon, 26, of Cave Creek
Bryan Hoops, 47, of Chandler
Ken Tanigawa, 48, of Paradise Valley
Non-Playing Captain: Alex Tsakiris

ARKANSAS
Stephen Cox, 30, of Jonesboro
Wes McNulty, 47, of White Hall
*Trey Schaap, 40, of Little Rock

CALIFORNIA
Ashwin Arasu, of San Diego
Dan Erickson, 17, of Wittier
Thomas Hutchison, 17, of San Jose
Non-Playing Captain: Keenan Barber

COLORADO
Keith Humerickhouse, 40, of Eagle
Jon Lindstrom, 49, of Broomfield
Nick Nosewicz, 33, of Aurora
Non-Playing Captain: Alex Crall

CONNECTICUT
John Flaherty, 22, of Glastonbury
Chet Hrostek, 46, of New Milford
Geoff Vartelas, 22, of Cromwell
Non-Playing Captain: Mike Moraghan

DELAWARE
*Jeffrey Allen, 59, of Wyoming
Jay Whitby, 29, of Wyoming
Greg Wolfe, 44, of Newark

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Endel Liias, 35
*Ryan Tendall, 34
Thomas Wharton, 38

FLORIDA
Joe Alfieri, 47, of Lutz
Marc Dull, 30, of Winter Haven
Jake Kevorkian, 21, of Saint Petersburg
Non-Playing Captain: Jack Pultorak

GEORGIA
Colin Bowles, 17, of Albany
John Engler Jr., 37, of Augusta
*Jack Hall, 59, of Savannah

HAWAII
Andrew Chin, 17, of Honolulu
Tyler Ota, 22, of Aiea
Jun Ho Won, 17, Honolulu
Non-Playing Captain: Paul Ogawa

IDAHO
Jesse Hibler, 38, of Meridian
Darren Kuhn, 49, of Pocatello
Justin McAfee, 23, of Boise
Non-Playing Captain: Vanessa Sinclair

ILLINOIS
Tee-K Kelly, 22, of Wheaton
Todd Mitchell, 38, of Bloomington
*Kyle Nathan, 32, of Glenview

INDIANA
Kenny Cook, 36, of Noblesville
*Sean Rowen, 42, of Greenwood
Brett Widner, 35, of Avon

IOWA
*Gene Elliott, 54, of West Des Moines
Mike McCoy, 53, of Des Moines
Jon Olson, 36, of Ankeny

KANSAS
Spencer Christian, 30, of Wichita
*Bradley Lane, 36, of Lawrence
Tim McKinnis, 51, of Lyons

KENTUCKY
Joe Deraney, 33, of Lexington
Denver Haddix, 36, of Lexington
Andy Roberts, 36, of Owensboro
Non-Playing Captain: Steve Humphrey

LOUISIANA
Brandon Aydlett, 34, of Metairie
*Patrick Christovich, 38, of New Orleans
Robby McWilliams, 48, of Benton

MAINE
Ricky Jones, 44, of Thomaston
Andrew Slattery, 27, of Auburn
*Jack Wyman, 25, of South Freeport

MARYLAND
Mark Cusic, 41, of California
Dan Falls, 40, of Gaithersburg
Ben Warnquist, 23, of Olney
Non-Playing Captain: Kelly Newland

MASSACHUSETTS
*Herbie Aikens, 34, of Kingston
John Kelly, 27, of East Longmeadow
Matt Parziale, 29, of Brockton

MICHIGAN
Evan Bowser, 21, of Dearborn
Anthony Sorentino, 38, of Shelby Township
Tom Werkmeister, 48, of Grandville
Non-Playing Captain: Ken Hartmann

MINNESOTA
Jesse Bull, 41, of Hopkins
Andrew McCain, 22, of Minneapolis
Trent Peterson, 29, of Eagan
Non-Playing Captain: Kip Colwell

MISSISSIPPI
Clay Homan, 44, of Starkville
Josh Lampley, 33, of Gulfport
Ben Snow, 35, of Hattiesburg
Non-Playing Captain: Margo Coleman

MISSOURI
Richard Berkmeyer, 42, of Wildwood
Joe Migdal, 24, of Ballwin
*Brad Nurski, 37, of St. Joseph

MONTANA
Jim Coleman, 42, of Billings
*Craig Hurlbert, 54, of Hamilton
Mark Mance, 48, of Whitefish

NEBRASKA
Brian Csipkes, 45, of Gretna
*Ryan Nietfeldt, 40, of Elkhorn
Greg Stanek, 21, of Bellevue

NEVADA
Edward Fryatt, 45, of Las Vegas
*David Nelson, 60, of Reno
Jacob Wilner, 38, of Reno

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Jamie Ferullo, 26, of Rochester
*Ryan Kohler, 32, of Chesterfield
Cameron Salo, 23, of New Ipswich

NEW JERSEY
Brian Komline, 42, of Bridgewater
Trevor Randolph, 43, of Franklin Lakes
Michael Stamberger, 44, of Brielle
Non-Playing Captain: Kevin Purcell

NEW MEXICO
James Lee, 22, of Albuquerque
Marty Sanchez, 22, of Santa Fe
*Kevin Sivage, 53, of Albuquerque

NEW YORK
Stewart Hagestad, 25, of New York
*Luke Hobika, 48, of Dewitt
Tyler McArdell, 26, of Baldwinsville

NORTH CAROLINA
David Gies II, 27, of Charlotte
*Scott Harvey, 38, of Kernersville
Justin Tereshko, 26, of Greensboro

NORTH DAKOTA
Bill Carlson, 23, of Fargo
*Rick Kuhn, 46, of Bismarck
Justin Redding, 26, of Minot

OHIO
Brandon Pluchinsky, 22, of North Lima
Jeff Scohy, 39, of Bellbrook
*Bill Williamson, 39, of Cincinnati

OKLAHOMA
Michael Hughett, 58, of Owasso
Draegen Majors, 28, of Tulsa
*Heath Myers, 32, of Kingfisher

OREGON
Conner Barr, 23, of Beaverton
Jesse Heinly, 24, of Bend
*Justin Kadin, 27, of Corvallis

PENNSYLVANIA
Christopher Crawford, 22, of Bensalem
Chip Lutz, 61, of Reading
*Nathan Smith, 38, of Pittsburgh

PUERTO RICO
Daniel Caban, 19, of Cabo Rojo
Erick Morales, 33, of Sabena Seca
Melvin Morales, 15, of Humacao
Non-Playing Captain: John Allen

RHODE ISLAND
Kyle Hoffman, 27, of Lincoln
Bobby Leopold, 31, of Coventry
Brad Valois, 28, of Warwick
Non-Playing Captain: Bob Ward

SOUTH CAROLINA
Robert Dargan, 47, of Columbia
Todd Hendley, 58, of Greer
*Todd White, 48, of Spartanburg

SOUTH DAKOTA
*Michael Keeton, 33, of Pierre
Julean Michels, 28, of Sioux Falls
Jesse Talcott, 34, of Harrisburg

TENNESSEE
Tim Jackson, 57, of Germantown
Philip Lee, 31, of White Bluff
Craig Smith, 29, of Nashville
Non-Playing Captain: Matt Vanderpool

TEXAS
Scott Abbott, 34, of Dallas
Zach Atkinson, 34, of Colleyville
Josh Irving, 29, of Dallas
Non-Playing Captain: Jim Brown

UTAH
*Ryan Brimley, 27, of Herriman
Cameron Crawford, 28, of Bluffdale
Dan Horner, 38, of Sandy

VERMONT
Eric Lajeunesse, 28, of Barre
*Garren Poirier, 36, of Killington
Bryan Smith, 31, of Jay

VIRGINIA
Keith Decker, 56, of Martinsville
*Scott Shingler, 44, of Haymarket
Justin Young, 38, of Salem

WASHINGTON
Tom Brandes, 60, of Bellevue
Erik Hanson, 51, of Kirkland
Reid Hatley, 35, of Spokane
Non-Playing Captain: Nate Schroeder

WEST VIRGINIA
Pat Carter, 48, of Huntington
Sam O’Dell, 38, of Hurricane
Philip Reale II, 32, of South Charleston
Non-Playing Captain: Dave Pope

WISCONSIN
*Kevin Cahill, 56, of Waukesha
Kyle Driscoll, 23, of Pewaukee
Bob Gregorski, 55, of Menasha

WYOMING
Dave Balling, 57, of Cody
John Hornbeck, 58, of Saratoga
*Mark Isakson, 59, of Sheridan


ABOUT THE USGA Men's State Team

The USGA State Team Championships grew out of the Association's Centennial Celebration in 1995, and have been held on an every-other- year basis since. 52 men’s teams (including teams from Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia) compete for the trophy named in honor of former USGA President James Hand. Fifty women’s teams compete for the trophy named for past USGA President Judy Bell.

State golf associations select three of their top non-college amateurs to represent them in this biennial team championship. The top two scores of the three players count toward the team total for each of the three days.

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