New Mexico-West Texas Am: Putnam stays hot
UNM photo
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (July 1, 2007)-- The accolades keep piling up for Brandon Putnam, and so do the trophies.
In another brilliant display of power and finesse, Putnam worked his way around the golf course to claim the New Mexico - West Texas Amateur Championship. During the first two rounds, the field was victorious in taming Santa Teresa Country Club. Sunday was much different. On a day where only five players played better than par, and no scores were shot in the sixties, the golf course separated the field.
Putnam started the day six shots clear of Fred Esparza, Mike Frias, and Andrew Widmar (all locals from El Paso) but the lead was in jeopardy late on Sunday. As the field strertched out Widmar (University of Pepperdine) made a move and had a chance to cut the lead to two on the par-3 sixteenth when Putnam bogeyed. However, Widmar struggled himself and made double bogey, and it was clear sailing from there on in. Putnam finished at 207 (-9) to claim the title with Widmar finishing just three shots back at (-6). Finishing in third was Nick Geyer from UNM witha three day total of 212 (-4). Mike Frias of UTEP finished fourth at (-3), and local junior favorite Devin Miertschin drew the attention of New Mexico and West Texas' finest players with a fifth place finish of (-2).
Complete results follow:
Name |
Rd.1 |
Rd.2 |
Rd.3 |
Tot. |
Brandon Putnam |
66 |
67 |
74 |
207 |
Andrew Widmar |
71 |
68 |
71 |
210 |
Nick Geyer |
72 |
68 |
72 |
212 |
Mike Frias |
72 |
67 |
74 |
213 |
Devin Miertschin |
72 |
71 |
71 |
214 |
Freddy Esparza |
71 |
68 |
76 |
215 |
Steve Saunders |
72 |
69 |
74 |
215 |
Alex Zannes |
70 |
75 |
70 |
215 |
Robb Bierbaum |
69 |
75 |
72 |
216 |
Patrick Hanlon |
70 |
74 |
73 |
217 |
Andy Brooks |
71 |
72 |
75 |
218 |
Guillermo Chavez |
71 |
75 |
72 |
218 |
Jordan Bucy |
71 |
74 |
74 |
219 |
Bruce Meyer |
72 |
73 |
75 |
220 |
Anton Salome |
70 |
77 |
75 |
222 |
Alex Estrada |
75 |
72 |
75 |
222 |
Anthony Romero |
75 |
74 |
73 |
222 |
Max Machado |
74 |
73 |
76 |
223 |
Ray Byrne |
76 |
75 |
73 |
224 |
Ryan Trujillo |
74 |
74 |
77 |
225 |
Chad Middleton |
73 |
76 |
76 |
225 |
Robert Gonzales |
79 |
69 |
78 |
226 |
Jonathan Rogers |
75 |
73 |
79 |
227 |
Joseph Gorence |
75 |
77 |
75 |
227 |
Jack Duncan |
78 |
76 |
74 |
228 |
Cody Hernandez |
77 |
79 |
|
156 |
Jeremy Semko |
73 |
77 |
79 |
229 |
Justin Aragon |
81 |
76 |
73 |
230 |
Jeff Vinton |
81 |
79 |
71 |
231 |
Phil Giles |
79 |
82 |
71 |
232 |
Anthony Kozlowsi |
77 |
77 |
80 |
234 |
Chris Smith |
76 |
78 |
80 |
234 |
Patrick Dolan |
82 |
74 |
78 |
234 |
Tim Sienicki |
79 |
75 |
81 |
235 |
Gabe Chavez |
81 |
76 |
79 |
236 |
Cory Garrison |
81 |
78 |
77 |
236 |
David Moore |
77 |
81 |
78 |
236 |
Juan Carlos Gomez |
83 |
76 |
78 |
237 |
Cory Jones |
84 |
80 |
73 |
237 |
John Habing |
77 |
80 |
81 |
238 |
Isaac Pacheco |
79 |
78 |
81 |
238 |
Sid Ruiz |
81 |
81 |
78 |
240 |
Brett Goldberg |
81 |
77 |
83 |
241 |
Jerry Macias |
80 |
78 |
83 |
241 |
Michael Anderson |
78 |
82 |
81 |
241 |
Joseph Rivera |
78 |
82 |
81 |
241 |
Robbie Hargrove |
77 |
80 |
85 |
242 |
Joshua Hessinger |
82 |
77 |
83 |
242 |
James Dyer |
81 |
83 |
81 |
245 |
Kyle Geddes |
83 |
81 |
82 |
246 |
Oscar Martinez |
83 |
78 |
87 |
248 |
Richard Vega |
84 |
82 |
83 |
249 |
Reeves McGuire |
92 |
76 |
82 |
250 |
Gordon Pracko |
81 |
87 |
83 |
251 |
Gerome Espinoza |
87 |
84 |
87 |
258 |
Jake Graham |
85 |
87 |
92 |
264 |
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Must be a SCAGA member. 54-hole stroke play
event,
gross only. There will be a cut the low 66% of the
field
after 36-holes. There will be an additional Mid-
Amateur
only prize pool; competitors must be 25 and older to
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